Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-20

The fresh air home. New FernWood'
of the Essex County Christian En-
deayor Union. opened this week and
today is being visited by many OF
the endeavorers from this city and
other parts of the county who were
interested in its welfare.
The first group of guests, which
consisted of mothers, thin and care
worn, with their pale-face little ones,
were taken TO the camp early in the
week by the superintendent, stephen
D. Riddle, of St. Cloud, West Orange,
who forsaKes his office in New York
each Monday to visit the home; Mrs.
William S. Butcher. one Of the volun-
teer visitors, who gratuitously de-
votes much of her time to the work,
and W. H McVey, who has charge of
the home. The guests were taken by
trolley to Caldwell and wagons be-
longing to the home conveyed them
the remaining three miles to New
Fernwood The home is fortunate in
having such a man as Mr.. McNey in
charge as assistant to the superin-
tendent He is a good business man
ager and buys provisions, etc, in a
most careful and economical way, and
allows no waste, and is constantly
improving conditions at the home by
his energy and skin. He rules in a
loving. yet systematical way, which
speaks for itself, for when visiting
the home We see him in the midst OF
the guests at the home, or see them
following him about. He is like a
true father caring for large family
New FernwUod is a most delightful
spot. where mothers worn out with
illness and anXieties and delicate
children are benefited by an outing
of two weeks. In many instances it
is their first trip to the country.
They are given ample facilities for
physical diversion and plenty of we'll
cooked, Wholesome food-without cost.
Clothing is furnished in many cases,
as some come with barely enough
covering for the body.
Before going to the home appii-
cants are visited officially, to make
sure the benevolence of the home is
not imposed upon, that applicants are
really in need of a change for the
promotion of health, and many of
these are found with bare enough 10
supply the necessities of life. Many
cases could be related. In one, a
father. who had been i'll, was put on
the street with his wife and five chill
drcn because of non payment of rent.
One child had died from exposure,
when the case came to the notice of
one of the home visitors, who tele-
phoned Mr. Riddle, and provision wac
made to care for the mother and chill
dren until the father was able TO care
60 Hfe- Ia Amt hp4z
where a mother was very i'll and in
the hospital the seven little ones were
cared for. A crippled boy, who was
very frail and weak, was cared for
until he was strong enough to under
/ 90 an operation. These are an exam
/ pie of cases which receive the benefits
of the home.
The committee acknowledges then
/ Indebtedness for hearty cooperation
| to the faithful Christian EndeaVoi
/ visitors and several institutions ol
/ urganiza tons engaged in work of 6
/ similar character, including the Blu
4 reau of Associated Charities, tn,
/ Newark Anti-Tuberculosis Associa-
/ ton, Visiting Nurses Associa ton
/ etc, in sending worthy cases a!
| guests of the home.
/ New Fcrnwood is Endorsed by tn,
/ charities Endorsement committee o
the Board Of Trade of the city o
/ Newark; also by A. ". MacDougal
/ superintendent of the Bureau of Asso
ciated Charities. OF the six years
! service 1912 was he "best ever" Whei
932 persons were entertained; 1911
was equally efficient in every respect
/ although the number fell 40 shor
Of the previous year, which was du
in part to the fact that the hom
opened two weeks later than 1917
This home is interdeuomiuationa
Last summers guests were as fol
lows: Americans ga; Germans, l0t
colored, %; English, 30; irish, A
Italians. a; hebrews, II; Scotch, 10
Polish, 4; Swedish 3; French. ): Hun
garian, >: Slav, 1; Norwegian, ], O
this number 100 were Catholics.
Several additions have been mad
to the home equipment in the pas
two years The most important is
new detached shelter home abou
fifty feet from the main building 70
use of the guests on extremely ho
or stormy days. This was made pos
sible by the generosity of the lat
Hon Smith Ely, of Livingston, N. J
early in the summer, just prior to hi
death, in response to an appeal ser
out by the committee he contribute
S52025, duplicating 3n equal amour