New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
FILL WOODS AND FIELDS
Just 1000 Fresh Air Children
Enjoying Vacations Now.
MANY OTHERS AWAIT CALL
Fund Receives Numerous Invita-
tions, but Supply of Money
Runs Low.

The woods are full OF them, not only the
woods but the fields and the er-sprin-
ked meadows well. There are to-day
2,o9O Tribune Fresh Air angels as they
call themselves, in the woods, the fields
and meadows of New York, New Jersey.
Pennsylvania and New England.
Some arc just beginning their two weeks
stay, for some the vacation is just at its
zenith, while for others 1t IL just ending,
but all are getting at least little share of
the wealth OF nature which is for fifty
weeks of the year denied them. To say
| that they are having q good time Is only
to give expression to the obvious or the
total number $50 are at the Tribune homes;
the remaining $50 are with good friends,
who delight to see them happy.
With six and a half weeks of the Fresh
Air season gone. the number of children
sent away has been brought up to 1850,
figure more than a thousand in excess OF
the total al the corresponding date last
year.
This fine showing has not been brought
about without work and expense The
work cannot be estimated for 1t Is done
by many persons working in different fields
ana along varying lines. But the expense
estimates itself, at least in one respect 1t
presents itself in the very concrete form of
bills, bills that are urgent and insistent
and which viii not be put off Yesterday
the manager of the fund paid one of $4,000
to one railroad for transportation. There
are, or course, other railroads which clanor
for money, and other items of expense will
have to be met. Thus far this season re-
ceipts and expenditures have just about
kept apace, and the purse of the fund is
about empty.
There are still weeks left in the Fresh Air
season There are still four thousand chill
dren waiting to enjoy vacaton-four
thousand that expect to go. thousands more
that would like to go. For these children
invitations are coming in by scores each
DAY IN answer TO appeals. One other thing
IS necessary There must be money to pay
for carrying the children to the havens OF
I'delight that are open to them.
The problem before the management at
present may be solved in two ways: The
number of children entertained may be
cut down TO fit financial conditions or the
resources of the fund may be expanded to
provide for all who are in need of this
sort of help. 1t rests with the contributing
public to say which solution shall be fol-
lowed The responses to the call for funds
this year have been generous, but there is
yet much to be done. The manager is at
present holding many invitations in abey-
ance, waiting to see which way the tide
will turn.
"A new Tribune home for a new kind of
work was opened yesterday at Seymour.
Conn. 1t is home for boys older than are
entertained at the already established
places. There We're thirty in the first partv
sent, and like number will be kept there
throughout the rest of the season Such
a home as this supplies a long felt want
in the Fresh Air work One of a similar
nature for girls has long been maintained
at Chapel Hill, n. ].
one of the pleasing Developments of this
seasons work has been the decided in
crease in the number of invitations received
from persons and towns where Fresh Air
chlldren have been entertained before
Where the children have been they go
again DR. Devns the manager of the
fund, attributes the large increase this
year to the great care that is exercised
to have tho children who arc sent awav
perfectly clean