New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-01
Family Goes to Country.

But the hest part of the story is that
the Bakers (Nladimir's entertainers
tried 70 get the mother and the remain
, ing boy. who is sixteen years old, to go
| TO Angelica 20 live, and they have at
last gone there. The older boy immed-
ately got good position, the mother Is
/ promised work and they have decent
! little house TO live in.
The Fresh Air Fund Of The Tribune
! has done TO greater work than this of
removing a whole family from the per-
nicious East Side influences and placing
! them among wholesome and decent sur
roundings. ! am sure you will be glad
! with me.
In the issue of The Tribune for Novem-
f., Der 2S last, under the genial heading.
"Sly Cupid Hides in Tribune Fund" there
appeared the account Of wedding which
had taken place at Hope Chapel in East
4th St on Thanksgiving Day. The parties
to the marriage were young woman, of
New York, and a farmer from the rural
district, near Owego. y. Y.
Many years ago a little girl Of the East
Side was sent for Tribune outing to the
farm where the young farmer In question
was growing boy. Though a city waif,
the little girl during her visit, won for
herself the respect and affection Of the
family by whom she was entertained
! From time to time, as the years passed,
she was invited to revisit her vacation
friends; and now, after more than dec
ade she has become the wife Of the son
of the house where she was first received
as Fresh Air
ANY one present at the evening per-
! Torrance at the New York Hippodrome
December might have had his attention
attracted by a group of a score or more
/ boys seated somewhere about the centre
Of the balcony. The boys, II may be
noted In passing. were evidently enjoying
one OF the supreme moments Of their lives
up to that time.
Last summer a young man, a resident
Of New Britain. Conn, and owner of a
farm not far from that city, took twenty
two Of the Tribune Funds proteges for a
two weeks outing on the farm. The boys
had a good time and returned to their
homes much improved physically. Better
than that, they made an impression on
their host and he took fancy to them:
so much so. in fact. that he has since
kept track of the lads. They composed the
party at the iIppodrome, and the host
of the occasion was again the young man
who had entertained them so royalty dur
| ing their Fresh Air outing. The enjoy
ment which the boys got out OF the out
/ ing bids fair TO be overshadowed by the
continued friendship OF the man who pro-
vided II.
| Time and space are given to these in
/ stances because they illustrate the kind
/ of results which arise from a sort of
/ Fresh Air work peculiar to the Tribune
/ Fund, at least in this metropolitan dis
| trict. That is TO say. they are the results
OF sending children out for vacations TO
/ families in the country. who entertained
them at the funds solicitation. not for
pay. but as guests and friends. Nor are
the instances cited isolated cases. but
! typical ones selected from many. And,
at the most. they illustrate quite made
| quately the many sided benefits which
/ this sort of outing brings in its train.
! Still another statement is OF interest In
this connection. OF the children for whom
outings were provided in 1913, about 1000
were received by generous country peo-
pie in the manner just described. In
most cases the invitation extended was
| for two weeks. AS a matter OF fact, how
I
ranging from three weeks 10 two months
while no uncomfortable number are still
with their hosts OF the summer. This
| lengthening OF the vacation period came.
/ in most cases, as a result OF the realiza-
I ton on the part OF the entertainer that
the child needed longer outing for
physical upbuilding; in other cases. 1t
came because OF the interest or affection
the guest had inspired.
Enthusiasm, Of Country People.
For many years the work Of the
Tribune Fund has been done In two ways:
% BY securing vacation places for chill
dren in the manner indicated above;
CD by entertaining children at institu-
tionai Fresh Air homes supported by, or
In cooperation with. the fund. In the
earlier years OF the work IL was entirely
OF the first kind. AS the years went by
and the work increased. however. the
idea OF providing for the children at the