New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-29
FRESH AIR KIN TO
HEARTS OF GOLD
Without Offerings of Big
Souled New York Chill
dren Must Suffer.
TRIBUNE FUND is
BESIEGED BY BABIES
SO Many Need Cool Outings
from Sweltering City, and
Poverty Pinches Thousands.

A representative Of one OF the lower
IVES, Side social settlements came TO
the Office Of The Tribune Fresh AR
Fund on Saturday Of last week in great
agitation to ask, "When are you going
20 put some of our children in your
country parties -
Before an answer could be given she
continued. Already you have sent in
Vitations for large numbers TO all the
other organizations In our neighbour
hood. hut you've allowed US none"
This was probably true. The early
part OF this week the Tribune Fund will
send away about 1890 boys and girls for
country vacations Doubtless consider
able numbers of these are TO be taken
from the organizations referred to by
the dissatisfied worker. What she
failed to realize was that. with almost
100 organizations asking for places for
more than 10000 children, not al
could he satisfied at the beginning OF
the season.
This same representative had an
other question TO ask, one which is
asked repeatedly every year but par
ticularly IN the first weeks of the sea-
son: "How many children will you
serd away for Us this summer
The question brings TO light the most
difficult problem the Fund rs called
upon to solve at the beginning OF each
seasons active work-how many chill
dren shall plans be laid for?
The Fresh Air work is supported by
voluntary contributions. The number
of outings that can be provided is en-
;irely governed by the money con-
tributed The problem therefore re-
solves itself into the question, How
contribute to the Fund in 1914!
Obviously this is a question hard to
answer. In the last five years the re-
eeipts Of the Fund have averaged about
$4,000 a wear. In that period, how
ever. the amount received in single
year has varied from $4,000 to S52,OOO;;
The number Of children who received
Outings each year has, of course, varied
In about the same ratio.
$4,000 Needed for All.
At the present date s6.7i9 81 has
been received toward the expenses OF
This s.lmpoer. To send away all of the
children now on the Funds lists Will
reouire at least $4,000; and, without
donbt. the number OF youngsters Tor
whom outings Will be asked VIII De
greatly increased as the days go by',
How much Of the $4,000 Will the
friends of the boys and girls oil tne
tenenents give? This problem is made
80 d;eicTlt of solution this year by
III depression which prevails IN the
business world. Already old friends
If the Fund and its work have sald re-
r,cetfulIv. "Business conditions make
!, irnossible for us to help this sea-
But this has been terribly hard
,,oay for the poor. and they have been
noorer than for many years past. mere
I'm no more children than ever VINO
y,;iI need outings because Of the prl-
,,t;ons Of the winter and spring. Ihere
also will be more whose parents VIII pe
unable to provide those outings a'
their own expense. fo1+
Are the persons who nave hot ieio
The pinch OF poverty gong 10 Ie1iII I,,
this situation and come 10 Sne +haI,
Of the poor more generously IMAM 'ne.
Io,e been accustomed ? AT least one
80 Tho Finds friends Of long standing
There is still another side OF the
ahIor For several years past
p,,nber of the social settlements anu anu
siniIar organizations OF the CITY nay
sirtained small Fresh Air camps 10
,i't;cb we're sent some of the chlioreh
tLet we're known to need outings
Some of these camps are " -
,,nned this year. On the. other hano'
. .tse of these organizations have re-
Toyted that they shall have to give up
!beir camps; End these are looking 70
tpc Tribune Fund to take more emil
avon ave for them than they have been &C ac,
cnstomed to ask for. In most cases t tne
rSs s for the discontinuance OIL tne
r,non is falling off in recelpIs az
tributed 10 the aard times.
Relies on Public.
With no means of determining aS-
,rrateiv what the amount OF the pup
Tc's support is 10 be, the Tribune I u ihn
- = . Going ahead N the belief that ,o tne
nnblie will do its oest. And az leas S
MI pU+H the end Of July, the LADS anu NJ
ias s, who need the country wili ap ID
b i"S~-d to that maven Of delight anu
5nbuilding as last as arrang p,i tbsf
can he made for their care. by ina
I'M, I'm the situation should have s.; Sg
, liz, sufficiently to make 1t possible
", tei sef The limits Of the seasons work.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.