New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-06
Holiday Mail Was Heavy
and Tribune Fund
Awaits Answers.
ALITTLE ENGRAVING
IN GREEN WILL DO
There We're Some Who Didn't
Get Away for the Week End,
but Are Still Hoping.

for YOU. read them ana
port forget 20 answer.
New York Ci,y. July >. 1914
r~,bunc Fresh Ar Fund;
10 Vsndam ST. Room -.
one flight ID 30 The right IS 2 very
moor Italian family The father IS
cbild's shoemaker. working most
lv al half time IN a -actory. he
joes rot look strong. The mother
Is very frail and delicate. having
i've living children and four died.
The oldest. @ BOY. Is eleven. Inc
o-be~ four arc girls aged from SIX
months 20 nine years. me second
Youngest. three wears old. Is
c-,pnIe and a terrible care. Gould
,.o,, no. have II sent 90 the Cripple
uosnital where IL could get proper
food and treatment: Those people
sre 80 hoDelessly poor that. Ike
5nr,b animals. they don't know how
"a help themselves. so charity or
,bilanthrouy ought 20 taSc hold OF
sneh and show them that there are
.,rl hearts who when they ind the
v.o--hv poor are willing 20 help.
vo7i-r YOU Will investigate and
see how poor and worthy they are.
Ian, only an acquaintance o. their
condition but not able 20 nelp.
Very spectfully. A CITIZEN.
Vo+ addressed TO you? Aren't YOU
.,s 81 the kind hearts who when they
ind the worthy poor are willing TO
hslp"' Here IS the second letter;
Pitt s..
The EDITOR The Tribune Fresh Air
Fund.
Dear Sir: an a pupil in the ga
Grade of ?. :. 90. Ny teacher some
times reads 20 US your paper. She
once told me that you are very
kind 20 the poor children o. the
city.
] would like 20 20 very mucn,
because I am very tired, worked
hard On my school work.
Please send me 20 your country,
because was never there !
would ike 20 see all the COWS and
the lovely little chickens.
Yours respectfully.
REBECCA --.
A,a here's the third. which Is very
In INTO the second doubtless pc
csr:.e teacher" helped little in the
inditin- or both. But this ought 70
-ake YOU read both the more care
fully. for teacher has had her eye on
these c3rrcs pondents Of yours all year
and knows their needs.
- Willet St.
Dear Sir. am a pupil in the GA
rr.da Of ?. :. g.. Evcry day my
teacher reads your paper 10 US
sbo,- the country. Ny teacher sand
that YOU are very kind 20 the poor
children Of the city and send them
20 the country.
would like 70 60 20 the country
because ! have worked SIX months
and am verv tired. have never
been % the country ard would Ike
20 see the cows and the chickens
and al the beautiful flowers.
have q little brother who -
weak and would like 70 90 10 the
country. viii promise 20 keep hlm
quiet II you Will do 50 | Will be
verv grateful. 7 am very coed IN
school and NY teacher never mas
20 scold ne. Ny brother IS very
que, child and VIII DO no harm.
Your little friend.
ESTHER --.
IN your fourth letter YOU viii ind
the teacher IN another school this
tine-herself writing 20 you about
some Of her boys:
Dear Sir: Thank YOU very much
for yOur prompt answer 20 my let
ter. Tire Two boys whom ! wish 70
recommend FOR vacation have
both been left back n school
IN bo-t Eases me brain seems 10
be unable 20 grasp the work,
owing ] think 20 weakened vital
i.v r IL could be managed, Dotn
would need a longer vactlOn than
-he usual two weeks.
The first child is an orphan llv-
i1g with a married sister. Ttls
child seems 70 be suffering from
malnutrition. .s thin ard weak.
Sometimes mas pain in his side.
The second child IS pale and list
less. and has, think. some inter-
nal trouble.
suppose no provision has been
made or can be made for those
children VINO. not sick fail o. pro
notion through sheer lnertness Of
brair-lsziness IL might be called
probably due 20 improper feed.
ing. perhaps 20 insuhlciencv o.
sleep Or 20 monotonou' slrIOuh1-
ingf
Llgh, farm work, which would
tempt these boys 20 use their
muscles. would be very beneficial
and would perhaps wake I'd the
brain a well
have several Of this type.
There is one mother In particular
Who looks forward with arprehen-
sive dread % the sumner She
must work. her husband must
work. The child~en are left pretty
much % their own devices. Can
YOU suggest any person 20 whom
could apply in this matter;
Gratefully yours.
MARY 4. M'HUGH
P 6. 10. -.
To replying 20 this lc.ter. don't for
get % say that you and he rest %
fFe Tribune Fresh Ar Fund DO make