The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-03
FRESH AIR SPELLS CAREER
Are You Helping Mould Young Lives
and Interested in Character
Building?-Help just
Little.

learn Inat during lJl L III NEW lOIh
CITY alone 1873 children were killed
and 3S1 seriously wounded as the
result of being run down by trolley
cars, automobiles and wagons? That
this was not an exceptional record
was indicated by the fact that dur
ing last April and May forty-two
children were killed and 104 injur-
ed, while in June there was an in
crease in fatal accidents over the
number for the same month in any
other year thus far recorded.
How do these children get caught?
Simply in letting out the character
building impulse to play, in doing
which it is ever necessary to dodge
the cop, the car and the automo-
bile.
You can help make the number
less by taking care of the little un-
fortunate ones of the overcrowded
street for fortnight. All expenses,
as to car fare, etc, is paid by the
Fresh Air Society of the New York
Tribune, the only cost to you will
be their board during their stay with
you. Surely you will not consider
that.
Statistics show that IS per cent.
of the successful men in all walks of
children in the country. This is de-
clared to be true despite the fact
that only 81 per cent. of the popu-
lation of the United States was
rural.
Rev. c. F. Reisner, D. D., pastor
of Grace Methodist Episcopal
church, New York City, recently
made a strong appeal for support of
the Tribune's Fresh Air Funds ac-
tivities. Among other statements
made by Reisner stated:
But with Fairgrounds we cannot
give the children all they want to
have" declared DR.. Reisner.
Thousands of them ought to be
sent of the city for a glimpse of the
country. There are six hundred
| thousand children of school age in
New York. Less than one-third of
them get a real summer outing.
! How can the wealthy enjoy seeing
their own children run about in glee
on the fresh grass when they re-
member that thousands of Gods
other lambs are either dying or be-
| ing dwarfed in mind and soul for
| the lack of such an outing? They
ought to give to every fresh air
fund until they miss the money.
''Thirty-five years ago." continued
| DR.. Reisner, this great need of
! country air and associations was
realized by Willard Parsons, a
Presbyterian clergyman, and he
started a movement which soon came
to be known as The Tribune Fresh
Air Fund. In the course of its his
tory this organization has brought
the benefit of a country fortnight to
these are now, as a result of this
help, judges, ministers and public
men. Last year The Tribune's bene-
ficiaries numbered nearly ten thous-
and. This year it plans to provide
for twelve thousand of the poorest
little tads it can find.
Can you find anything more re-
liable, more effective and more
economical than this Tribune fund
If so, employ it; if not, then send
it donation at once. The excuse
of inability fits none. To say that
people do not need this help shows
one to be absolutely and criminally
ignorant that IS gives a child a
two weeks outing.
Finally" said DR.. Reisner, "we
dare not disregard the appeal OIL
New York children. We cannot lool
at their sweet young faces without
loving them. If we miss the chance
and shut our eyes to their need we
shall develop hearts like that OF
Dives of old who could feast in hi
palace while a naked beggar starved
at his door"
The society has received this yea
$2,327.46 from interested friends
which is contributed for the chill
dren.
Contributions, preferably by
check, express or money order
should be addressed to The Tribun,
Fresh Air Fund, The Tribune, New
York City.
There is constantly growlnI
company of people in New York
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connect
cut, Vermont and Western Massa
chusetts who look for the coming o
the Fresh Air season as they do 70
. Christmas or the Fourth of July, be
j cause it means for them and for tn
tenement house children the renew
ing or the making of friendship
which are mutually beneficial. Au
burn, Binghamton, Cortland, Delhi
Norwich, Utica, Warwick, Water
town, n. Y; Bradford. Carlisle
Scranton, Warner, Pa; Rutland, VT
and Pittsteld, Mass, lead the list @
towns where large parties were sen
An editor at Warren, Pa, arrange
for a party of 120 boys and the pee
pie of that town fitted up an islam
for their use, which they calle
Boyville." Christian Associatio
workers and other young peopl
waited upon the children and ell
tertained them royalty.
Scores of people in the countr
who cannot entertain the children
their own homes and others VIII
think they cannot do so contribut
: TO local funds to hire children boarC
!. ed. While no proper form Of co-ope
- alton is criticised, there Is a dangC
here; the motive behind the gift
e unquestioned, but the good whiC
Is the money does, II is believed,
,e not usually as beneficial either
a the child or to the benefactor as
the child were taken into the hon