The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-26
FRESH AIR CHILDREN COMING
Representative of New York Tribune
Society Here-Clergy and Press
VIII Assist in Finding Homes
for Children for Fortnight's
Vacation,


for Children for Fortnight's
Vacation.
Miss Juliette Arden, a representa-
tive of the Tribune Fresh Air So
ciety, of New York City, was in
Honesdale on Friday in the interest
of the fresh air children of the Me-
tropolis. While here Miss Arden
visited the clergy and newspapers of
the town. She was assured of their
hearty cooperation in the matter,
the papers volunteering to extensive
ly and freely advertise what the So
Ciety is doing for the unfortunate
shut-in children of New York city.
Miss Arden was in Scranton last
week, and was advised to come to
Honesdale, friends claiming that
HOnesdale was an ideal place and
that the people were willing here to
do and help in charitable lines of
work. Upon the recommendation
given, Miss Arden came here. To
representative, of The Citizen Miss
Arden stated that she was not sorry
that she came to Honesdale, that she
was greeted alike by all denomina-
tions and that everybody seemed to
be interested in the work she repre-
sented. Miss Arden emphasized es-
pecially the brotherly feeling exist
ing here and Catholic, Protestant
and Hebrew seemed to be united.
Miss Arden claims there are &c.
600 rooms in the city of New York
containing no windows and that the
ordinary living apartment is 14x20
feet. AS many as a family of IL oc-
cupy these quarters The room in
many tenements is divided, the only
frrh hot hn+ NV~1l1 t~lf 70
through half a window The children
are half fed, the fathers not earning
enough to support his family Miss
Arden said she has spent ten years
in the slums of New York in the in
terest of neglected children. She
claims that the people of Honesdale
have a most beautiful town, in fact,
Miss Arden stated, lit is one of the
prettiest places | have ever visited.
1t is an ideal place for our fresh air
children" Miss Arden's headquarters
during the summer months will be
in the Y. NJ. {. A. building, Scran-
ton. Leslie NJ. Comfy is general man
ager, Tribune building. New York
City. The trustees of the fund are:
Whitelaw Reid, president; Cleve-
land H. Dodge, Francis IL. Stetson,
DR.. Walter B. James, Odgen Mills;
Edward l.. Kossiter, secretary and
treasurer; Col. Henry Woodward
Sackett, counsel. Rev. John Ban
croft Devins, ID. D., manager
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund Aid
Society of New York City, was or
iginated June 3, 1877, and became
incorporated in December, 1888.
The object Of the society is to send
the tenement children to the coun-
try fn nj oh Nuh
enjoy fresh air, wholesome food and
kind friends. Before sending the
children out into the country they
are thoroughly examined by physi-
clans so that they will be free from
any disease. The children come
from churches, missions, kinder
gartens, settlements, hospitals and
dispensaries. The Society's twelve
homes in 1910 entertained 6,0S5
children; the fund sent 1859 to
farmers families, making a total of
11,044 in all. The expenditures
were S52,229.O7 and the average
cost per capita, $4.73. The society
pays car fare to destination and re-
turn to the city.
1t is the Society's purpose to send
more children to the country. A
fund of $4,000 is needed as a me-
mortal to Willard Parsons, founder
of the Fresh Air movement. To-
ward that special fund the society
now has s2,500.
Following is a form of bequest:
| give and bequeath to The Trib-
une Fresh Air Fund Aid Society in
the City Of New York the sum of
p.
i give and bequeath to The Trib-
une Fresh Air Fund Society in the
! City of New York the following de-
scribed property, (Here insert de-
! scription).
All monies received go to benefit
| the children. The salaries OF the
officers are paid by friends. An an
| nual budget of $4,000 is received
! for the fresh air fund and every dol
| lar contributed by the public helps
send a child to the country.
Longfellow beautifully writes:
| Come to me, o ye children!
| And whisper in my ear,
I What the birds and the winds are
/ singing
In your sunny atmosphere.
/ For what are all our contriyings,
And the wisdom of our books,
/ When compared with your caresses,
And the gladness of your looks?
! Ye are better than all the ballads
That were ever sung or said
For ye are living poems,
And all the rest are dead.