New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-04
$4,000 NEEDED TO GIVE
LITTLE ONES FRESH AIR
1857 Children Sent to Country
by the Tribune Fund, but
Thousands Are Waiting.
AUGUST THE BEST MONTH
Streets of the City Now at Their
Worst for Tiny Sufferers
Round, Brown and
Happy" Ones Return.

The end Of the first half % the Tribune
Fresh Air season came last SATURDAY..
The real work of the season began June
q II n is found possible to carry
through the original plans the season
will end September 6.
In the FIVE weeks ND to SATURDAY GS5T
children were sent 10 the country. an
average Of nearly 400 a week Most
Of these were given-or will be given
before they return TO New York-a fort
night each in the country. although $50
were kept away for three weeks and not
few are 10 be kept by kindly country
hosts for the entire summer.
About 300 of the boys and girls have
srioyed their good times and returned
10 the city. as one smiling mother put
II round. brown end happy" Some
thing Ike 1900 youngsters are now in the
midst of vacation pleasures, with longer
~ shorter period in the country still
before them. The high water mark for
the number OF children in the country
at one time was reached July % and .,
when there we're 2sS3 children enjoying
Tribune Fund outings in various places.
Two-thrds Of the nearly 1000 so far
sent away passed their outings at eleven
Tribune Fund Fresh Air homes and
camps The other one-third were re
ceived and entertained by hosts who
heard the cry OF the suffering tots and
opened their homes TO them.
APPROXIMATELY $50 of the children
those mentioned as having been kept in
the country for three weeks-were under
rourished and undeveloped children from
tuberculOus families. In addition TO this
work for this class OF children. there
also were sent away $50 adults and chill
dren who constituted the families OF
tuberculous patients at Otsville.
OF the boys and girls 200 were con-
valescents recovering from sickness or
injury. In many instances just discharged
from city hospitals. More than 800 girls
we're OF the little mother" class. These
ranged in age from twelve TO sixteen
wears. About 500 boys we're older than
the Tribune Fund has been in the habit
Of caring for in past years. the limit
having been set at fifteen years for the
DenviUe Camp, where all OF these were
entertained.
The others-nearly 5000 boys and
grls-were what they themselves would
probably style Just kids" They
we're all between the ages OF five and
twelve and one-half years. not sick nee
essarily. not Of any particular national
ity. creed or color-just lads and lassies
OF the tenenents. eager 10 laugh and
make friends. hungry for sight OF the
great open world OF nature and weary
Of the cramping and blighting life OF
narrow streets and houses and hot pave
ments.
For the support OF the Tribune Fund
work there was contributed UP TO and
Including Saturday. as is indicated al
the end OF this column. '23,so3 IS. While
IL IS Impossible 70 say exactly as yet
this probably will not quite cover the
expenses Of the work to date.
There remains one-half OF the Fresh
Air season OF children for whom the
Tribune Fund has been asked 10 provide
outings there remain many more than
the number already provided with vaca-
tions To give 10 each OF them the out
ing he needs, and the outing ne cannot
possibly get by other means. $4,000 IN
addition 10 the amount already contrib
uted. will be needed.
August is the vacation month. For
the next FIVE weeks the season at the
seaside and mountain resorts will be al
its height. the country will be thronged
with people in search Of pleasure, rest
and change. Every one will feel that
his wellbeing demands a week or fort-
-. - q v,o,rb auav from the wear
and tear o. The city's heat-and doubt
less they will be right
Think. then. friend, Of the poor little
youngster whose need must be greater
than yours because his surroundings
are different and his hardsnips thou
sand times greater than yours Does he
need a country outing? His case de-
mands your attention, your heip' IN
humanity's name. You can relieve ms
suffering and make him happy by pay
ing his expenses TO the country-wili
3d.