New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-01
HANCOCK NOW A TRIBUNE
FRESH AIR FUND CENTRE
With ShOhoIa. COCheCton and
CaIIiCOon, N. j., 1t Opens
Its Doors.
PARTY OF s. GO THERE
Wives and Children of City's
Patients to Visit Them at
otisville, N. Y, Also Guests
of The Tribune.

When John Hancock was strutting
around in that famous robe Of his. per-
forming the various official duties which
an aamirins public thrust upon him
rom time 20 time. he little thought what
things should in later years be done
in his name
Nawrally. ne knew that &c would some
time become a bugbear to the small
how in the history class who had to
learn an about the Hancockian ex-
aloits as s.guer of the Declaration Of
Independence. president of the con-
,ipeutal Congress. habitual Governor Of
the BAY state. and so forth al inhnitum.
That much honor was to be expected.
but that his name would become one day
the proud symbol for insurance COM
panies. banks. streets. collars. telephone
companies and brands of cotton goods
and other things without number. not
even a Hancock could have imagined.
And now another thing has been added
10 the list Hancock has become a
fresh air centre. Not that they've made
new Haucock-out OF whole cloth.
so to sp.ak-just for this purpose. That
wasn't necessary, as there was one
already made to hand up at the junction
Of the east and west branches OF the
Delaware River on the southern border Of
New YORK state. Rather this well ostab-
ushed Hancock. where for years they've
been making the flour that some OF Us
eat and the leather with which some
Of US are shod, has just walked up 10
lis opportunities.
Not long ago some one up that way
said to some one else.
We ought 10 have some Of those
Tribune Fresh Air youngsters out here
to take advantage Of some of this sur
plus country that is going TO waste all
around Us There Is room for all the
poor children in New York on the hills
within sight Of Hancock
Happily, some one else agreed and the
TWO went TO work 10 see what might be
done. They discovered that interesting
people In the welfare of the tenement
house children was not a difficult task
II undertaken with enthusiasm They
found that places were 10 be had in
Hancock for forty-two boys. Encouraged
by this success. they extended their
operations In neighboring villages. and
shohola. Cochecton and Callicoon were
persuaded 10 unite with Hancock in the
good work The result was that sixty
FIVE children-most OF them boys-yester-
cay morning left the city behind them
for TWO weeks.
To make a Fresh Air centre Of a place
named for one Of the signsrs Of the
Declaration of independence was not in
appropriate The boys who went away
yesterday will feel to-day much the same
sort OF elation. much the same sort OF
release from @ distressing bondage. that
was felt by Hancock and his contem-
porarles on the glorious Fourth in Is.
These lads will be better American
citizens for their period Of independence
Of the city.
In addition TO the boys who went 70
Hancock and vicinity Yesterday. a party
OF mothers and children went TO OTIS
Vile. y. Y. They we're wives or children
Of patients in the citys tuberculosis
sanatorium at that place.
To-day 100 children from tubeT-
culous families will be sent 10 the
Tr.bunes home at Deposit y. y. Also
% bows will 20 20 the Tribune home at
Litchfeld. Conn 81 boys and girls
70 Utica. y Y. and 40 girls 10 the
Ashford Hill Home. in Ardsley. y. y.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.