New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-13
Funds Must Be Had at Once or
Little Ones Will Lose
Cherished Outings.
HOMES MAY BE CLOSED
Boys and Girls Who Have
Looked Forward to Their
Turns for Months Hopeful
Money Will Come In.

being cut off. The danger Is real ana
imminent one. one that must be averted
in the near future. o. II will be too late.
The endangered "a atoms are those Of
2 host OF boys and girls who have been
waiting all summer for The Tribune
Fresh Air Fund TO send them to the
country Day. after day they have
watched others set out with LAUGHTER ana
shouting; and the little stay-at-homes
in many cases have been able % KEEP
back the tears only because Of the hope
within their hearts that time would bring
round their turn at last They are hop
irc still
But vacations cannot ne provided with
out money. The 5000 county fortnights
that have already been given nave cost
more than has thus far been contributed
10 pay for them This means that part
Of the seasons Fresh Air work must he
stopped at once unless there is an imm"-
date Improvement in the outlook for
funds.
The curtailment Of the work has al
ready been begun in a tentative way.
Yesterday IL was found necessary TO hold
up the sending of a large party 10 otis
vile. y. Ia party made up OF the
wives and children OF tuberculous pa
TENTS now being treated at the OusvilIe
sanatOrium-and also n party of negro
children who were TO have been enter
tanned at Manorville, l.. l. Ii Will still
be possible 10 send these parties at a
later date II the outlook improves.
At the same time # was decided that ii
would be necessary to close some of The
Tribune Fund homes at the expiration
Of the stay of the children now at them
unless there should he a decided i'm
prOvement in the situation. II this plan
is carried out one Tribune home when
has accommodations for go boys will lie
closed on Saturday Of this week. Win
funds available It would be possible 10
give two parties OF boys-5oo in all-vaca-
tions at this place during the portion OF
the summer still remaining. Other homes
would have to be closed the following
week.
In addition to these curtailments. II
will be necessary 10 refuse the invitations
10 send parties OF children to various
country towns which are coming in every
day Scores OF country hosts are await
ing their little city guests.
To avert the impending calamity and To
secure TO the children the outings they
need so greatly will cost not less thail
$500. This amount would be contributed
within twenty-four hours II the friehos
~ children everywhere could be made To
realize the situation.
\ reader Of The Tribune 10 whom the
situation is known writes TO ask: "Why
do you not try the effect of an appear
in The Tribune under the caption Am
Ny Brothers Keeper?
The applicability Of the question To the
case seems to have occurred to the nina
Of the writer OF another letter whlch
was received at about the same time
from Camp Arey.' on Lake keuka'
Y. Y. The writer. e r. Arey' manager
Of the camp, says:
Il am sending you a money order lot
the amount We collected in our camp
for the Fresh Air Fund Hope 1t may
help a little toward sending some poor
CITY children into the country. We nave
an over-aoundance Of fresh air up mere
and I guess we felt a little gulIty al
being so lucky
Thank The Tribune for making IL pos
s.blc for Us 10 relieve our consciences.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Proceeds from a sale given at Hast
irgs-on- Lake Sunapee, y. H. Az ESQ. ~
vt poSI Rs o. Roche. Newport r. L.; 100 %
Proceeds Of fair given By {. A-ed
Capen. st.. al Chatham. cape 'ou' "A M
Mas. ............... .'..'-'' ''''''' o. "a
) .o,'-.'''-''- '''''.'.......,........ % 90
MIs charles +. crenah' i''oo"., 10 90
Proceeds o, fair conducted by sey-
eral iittie Metrchcn. y. j.. sirls IN
through John &. Dolph ......'. !" w
Guests OF the Pakatakan. ArkviIe'
\ Y. through the Rev. e. b. ,oo
rS S9yes e P1rdy, Norfolk. conn. 70 %
Ethel NJ. Clark Brooklyn ......-. VV'
Mss susan 0. Hoffman. Richmond ,ooo
Mass. ..........-..'. ..'.'' '''''''' IN an
~. Hsss y .. 10 %
Robert s5s II T. r Burdssi. Por, Chester. IA,
Ms W n corbn Elizabeth. y. J. ioco
Mrs H. NJ Adams. Glen Cove Long 400
- IsloH, ~. .. 10 ~
no, i H. '.. ~ %
Barber e. Co. Inc .................... 70 1899
Or w. y. Northrup. .'.'''''''''''''' Ia 90
i hs,r i DsnTy &. co...... 10 %
Collected in camp Arey. Lake Keuka,
Y y through Ethel r. Arey . 90
Sarah z. Crane. Amsterdam. y. y %
Mr. II d. Richard Butler. swampsco,t ,o
Mass ..........ss. 30 '-'''' m
Mrs S. j. Titbal. Dalton. Mass. : 100 90
4 w. l. ............'.''.'''''''''.' Z 90
u Ios n p ca,rnoiy. Pelham. y w.. 800