New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-03
CARLOADS Of CHILDREN
Fresh Air Fund Sending Little
Ones Up the Country.
1000 WENT THIS WEEK
Plenty of Time Left for Those
Who Want to Put Glow IN
Cheeks of Needy.

This has been carload week TOT thc
Fresh Air vacationers. Every party Oh
children except three Of all those sent out
nv the Tribune Fund this week has num-
bered a coachful or more. All told' nine-
teen coaches, filled entirely with fres"
Air children, rolled out OF various raii-
,oad terminals this week on their way 10
the country. -.
az tlds number. nine carried their juDi-
liant cargo to Ardsley. n. Y. and three
carried theirs 20 Auburn, n. \. AHlons
the others there was one coachload eacii
for Pittsfeld. Mass; Middletown, CORNING
and Malone. ". Y; East Croftsbury' w.
and Tenahy and Verona. n. j. In aou'-
ton 10 these large parties there "e''
smaller squads for Tuly. ManorVlhe'
Hawthorne and Kings Park. n. u: be'h-
any. Conn, and Montrose. Penn. Ihe To-
tal number of children included In the
nartias of the week was more than one
thousand.
There were returning carloads too
two from Utica four from Binghamtoh'
a big one from Angelica. seven from
ArdsIev and one from Middletown, N L.
IN say nothing of one each from Tenany'
Y 7 pittsdeld. Mass, and Tunkhannock,
Penn.
In the returning parties there were LIZ.
children. This total includes those OF
many smaller parties not named aoo' C.
II would be hard to determine "hich
were the happier crowds--those just set
ting out I'm antelope ton or those returning
with hope fulfilled. It would not nave
Iam distinguish one
class from the other. A single glance AZ
the sunburned. healthy faces of those re-
turning would have been sufficieht 10 SGT
them off from the pallid little tots JUST
starting out.
The coming week gives promise OF great
things. Already plans have been 'aid Tot
the sending out OF 10 needy youngsterS'
Unless this week IS different from all lIs
predecessors. sufficient number OF III
vltatlons will be piled in before the week
,s over TO bring this total above the thou-
sand mark
For the moment the area OF high pres
sure I'm the Fresh Air campaign seems
70 have shifted to Vermont and Northern
New York. Hardwick. North Sprihsneiu'
Cambridge. East Croftsbury, West Glo-
yer. Manchester. Eden, Poulteney' MOT
risville and Ferrisburg, in the Green
Mountain state. have all received or
asked for Fresh Airs within the last week
In Northern New York. Malone and Tdp-
Der Lake have opened their doors.
Beck OF all this Fresh Air acuVi'y'
this shifting back and forth Of thousands
OF children. who but for this help would
nine through the summer without
breath OF pure air. stands the generosity
az the public. The Tribune Fresh AIT
Fund IL but the agent Of those who con-
tribute 20 It's work.
In 10 the present the generosity OF TIE
hubble has been somewhat slower TINS
year than last. The Fresh Air season Is
about half over, and the Tribune Fund
MANAGEMENT must very soon determine
how far Il IS to extend It's work this year.
THUS far no restriction has been laid on
tho work. As many children AS places
could be provided for have been sent 10
the country. This policy has been ioi-
lowed IN the belief that receipts as large
or larger than those Of 1911 would cventu-
ally come to the treasury. The time has
now arrived, however. when the situation
as il actually IS must be faced. II funds
do not begin TO how IN. the work must
b. restricted and only SO mucf done AZ
,hr resources in sight warrant. This VIII
recessitatc the refusal 10 send children
90 many places where accommodations
can be had.