New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-03
FUND HAS AIDED 5000.
But 1000 More City Children
Want to Visit Country.
PATHETIC LETTERS POUR IN
Estimated that S24, 900 More
Will Be Required if Work
Planned Is Completed.

rho r,id-season statement Of The Tribune
Fresh Air Fund was issued yesterday oy
tho manager. the Rev. DR. John Bancroft
rev,ns According 70 the figures more
than s 600 children have been given vaca-
tons during the last five weeks "ih'e
there stiu remain on file at the headquar-
ters OF the fund 1000 applications OF 1hoSe
who want 10 60 TO the country Inc case
Of each Of the 1000 applicants has been
investigated and found 10 be one OF ex-
IRENE need
subscriptions 70 the fund 70 date have
amounted TO $4,000. The most careful
ca lculations-based largely on the STATISTICS
Of last years activitles-indicate that az
least $4,000 more must be raised II the
work now planned by the management Is
10 be completed.
DR. Devins declared that unless this sum
could be obtained the work Of the season
must be curtailed and some Of the needy
appIicants denied the Two weeks In the
country which mean so much to them
This will have 10 be done despite the fact
that accommodations in the country can
be obtained. provided transportation be
paid
Among the 4tLtFIN VI AIlti'tAN4'A
several received recently BIZ superintendent
Austin Of The T-ibune's home at Ashford
Hill and turned over by him TO the man
ager Of the fund Each IS typical-and no
more-in its pathos and evidences Of need
/ Of the whole 1000 who remain unsausfed
A little girl writes:
Dear Mr. Austin
would Ike 10 come back again I had
| a time Of my life when I was OUT mere
/ VIII you sent me- two ticket 10 come oacA
so warm here in the city and the boys
and girls ought 10 he glad % be here and
enjoy It for the air only know nov No 70
so we'll I watch closely. | am going 10
/ take my little cousin 10. I sent my pest
/ regards 10 you. the teachers and the chill
dren.
ADELINE QCINTON.
A friend Of family in distress writes:
! Mr. Austin,
Dear Sir:
! at The Ashford Hi summer home Tor
! children and thought ! would take the
| privilege OF asking you II you could Keep
! George and David Poole for q few weeks
more AS their mother has q family OF ten
| and has very bad health this sumner her
I self and since boys are so awful WHO m
Z New York. she is more than happy 70 see
/ them away and that way they are on the
| streets Of New York. And Furthermore
/ George Poole has always been very SICK
! boy I viii also send YOU a notice we re-
/ ceived from d Or. stating that George
should he out IN the air Is much as possible
as the air is the only t.ng would help ms
health any. He has NJ catching disease
! only weak heart and poor blood. lie
should be away all summer in ract put Mrs.
/ Poole is much unable 20 pay FOR such.
! go Mr. Austin / nope you would pc abe
/ 70 do such Also keep Dave II possible as
/ they are brothers and are company Tor one
/ another, They wrote and said they liked II
| go much. Respectfully.
MRS. ]. c. MELLADT.
The last is from boy upon whom family
cares have come early in life.
Dear Sir:
! was in Ardslev two years ago and was
/ told now that 7 am 70 old 20 go. was
/ told that I must be thirteen or under and
/ 7 am fourteen I would Ike 10 go SO as 70
! take two younger brothers.
You would Obge me greatly by lettng
me know whether ! can 60 ana II can
/ please send d letter to me saving So so tnat
/ I may show II 70 the authorities.
BY doing so you VIII oblige
| MICHAEL 6CHIMMEL.
/ OF the 1000 needy children $50 set forth
Yesterday for Lyons Falls. Claverack, Ash
/ ford Hill Debit and Gardner. n. z, and
/ Elizabeth. y. j.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS