New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
CHILDREN TAKE SCRANTON
The Fifty More Requested Are
Promptly Forwarded.
TWO OTHER PARTIES START
NeWington, Conn, and Berlin,
\. Y, Get Their First Fresh
Air Fund Contingents.

The reports Of Colonel Roosevelt's s re-
cent flying trip through the coal regions
of Pennsylvania indicated that he found
them plentifully supplied with children
It seems. however. that the people in and
near Scranton believe that their section
Of the country win support few more
Since the visits of the distinguished in
vestisator of social conditions they have
received into their homes two parties of
Fresh Air yacationers. It may be. Of
course, that there was no connection be
tween the two events.
Some time ago Scranton decided to take
and make glad twenty-seyen Tribune
Fresh Airs" This party was sent on
Monday 1t so happened that 10 the
party were assigned some of the poorest
of the children who have gone out in
Fresh Air parties during the season of
1910.
When they appeared at the railroat. sta
ton ready for their departure they were
clad in their best: but ii was a poor best
Many o. them had no hats and there was
hardly shoe among f1fty-four present
that was not a real fresh air" shoe
judging by the number of openings in evi-
dence for the admission of that element
The clothes Of the children were TOO
The one sign that proved the occasion an
extraordinary one was the general clean
lIness of the youngsters themselves.
BY the time the party got to Scranton
it was not only ragged. but four hours
in railroad train had made it dirty
as we'll 1t was no wonder, then, that
the hearts of the people who saw the
weary youngsters come off the train
should be moved to pity. They were. and
before the pity had had time TO cool the
people sent word TO New York
IF there are any more like these send
US fifty at once
The ifty-just the same brand-went
yesterday. and are now enjoying the hos
pitaIity of hosts who are more noble than
the noble. for kind hearts are more than
coronets."
In the firyt Scranton party there We're
two girls who. like many another tot in
this and previous years, had been taken
from surroundings made pftlful not alone
by poverty. During the week preceding
their departure they had seen their
father. in a fit of insanity, take his own
life.
The "aristoCracy of the kind heart is
not confined entirely TO the Pennsylvania
city Newington, Conn. yesterday pre-
oSiitSn lilS i4ptf ~ Ct me Town 10 d l. TfSIi
Air party for the first time. Berlin n Y.
did likewise There is no record that gold
keys in jewelled caskets were used in the
respective ceremonies or that there was
any ttresome speech by a lord mayor or
like dignitary; but the lack viii prob
ably not deter the recipients of the honor
from shining UP all the apple trees and
admiTing all the COWS in both places.
Each contingent of children that re-
turns from St Helens Home at Inter
laken. Mass, is forced to endure an
hours wait for a change of trains at
Chatham, n I. Not long ago. while a
partys special car was on siding in the
Chatham yards looking like some strange
monster because of the heads and arms
that stuck out Of every window, one Of
the mechanics, who had been making the
regular inspection OF the cars running
gear entered the car and sought the at
tendant in charge
Il want TO adopt a little girl" he said.
can I have one Of these?"
He really meant what he said, too, al
though he had some trouble in convinc-
ing the attendant of the fact Since that
time he has been in correspondence with
Dr.. Devins, the manager of the Tribune
Fund. and yesterday little Fresh Air
Was sent TO his home TO be entertained
for 4 time Meanwhile an effort will be
made to find him a permanent guest.