New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-24
CITY CHILDREN
WIN THEIR HOSTS
Country People Beg to
Keep Guests Longer
than Time Allotted.
SHOWER CLOTHES
ON THOSE IN NEED
More than LOO Boys and Girls
10 Start on Vacations
This Week.

How do the country people taAe e
our Fresh Ar children after they ge
hem ." asked a contributor to th'
ribune Fund yesterday.
This is a question which the countr!
osts are continuously answering
themselves. Here. Tor instance, is IN,
nswer o. The chairman Of a FresF
.ir committee az Hackettstown, y. J.
mere ffty-fve children are now being
ntertaincd in the homes Of th'
ownspeopie.
My dear Mr.. Comfy:
To-day ends the first week OF
our experience M entertaining
Fresh Air children.
l. has been quite an eventful
week for both the committee and
the town people.
Our station was crowded 20 see
those iittlc folks get of ,ho train.
One glance told you they were
needy. and some OF them did Ger
taIuly look foriorn.
A chairman of the committee
] was very anxious that YOU send
us needy eases, as / knew that
would determine our success an
other year.
The people here have shown
such an interest since the chill
drcn came. have had clothes
showered on me for their use. and
our fund has grown 10 $500.
One Of the children. mere
baby. named Mary Bartn, has
fallen in very good hands. She
never had a ten days Inspection
am sure. for she was dirty and
ragged They just love her IN tins
nome. where there are no chill
dren. and cannot bear 20 send her
back 20 the dreadful home from
which she must have come. Could
YOU tell me the name OF the
worker who sent her, so ! could
ind out the particulars concern
ing this child's home life.
Tomorrow the churches ~ town
have union excursion TO Island
Park. Eastou. Penn. The Fresh Ar
children viii 90 free. the Fresh
AIT committee paying the expense
The children will leave here on
the 29th Sincerely.
NORMA Z. VAN SICKLE.
The case Of the little girl in TINS
stter IS typical. The country host.
lust love en-" as one wrote a feV
avs ago.
How the hosts take 20 their guest.
must. Of course. be judged by VIVA
hey DO for them not vigorously
ut personally.
From the following letter the opin
On Of the writer must be deduced II
ccordance with this standard:
Nv Dear Mr.. Comfy Yours re-
ceived. 7 am certainly a busy 1T
tie Gun Of tea" seeing after my
different broods and making sure
trat they are comfortable ana
happy
Word came TO me Sunday that
child was sick on the mountain al
Cir. Bavlor's with sore throat ana
fever. which. of course, suggested
diph-heria. The place was almos.
inaccessible. so steep was the road,
but one Of our richest citizens. VINO
has powerful motor car. took me
and a doctor up and he pronounced
the case mumps There are four
girls there. so 7 suppose they Will
all have them. but that disease is
harmless IF properly cared lot.
which viii be done.
I have our little girl missionary
societies sewing and nNlng cream
clothes for some who are very
needy. Just the kind ! asked for,
YOU remember.
The bows in camn are having
GOOD time Every day two mothers
Of scouts 20 up with d GOOD
cooked dinner and We have man
TO cook supper and breakfast
was I'd to-day and gave them
GOOD chicken dinner. am going
10 have a picture taken OF the
BOYS camp and also one o. the
girl on my lawn.
some families will probably
want 20 keen their children long
or. VIII that be perm is-iDie.
r. 3. CRENELING.
Two hundred and thirty children Wi.
o. on. to-day 20 prove themselves 10
7oir hosts They are 20 be distrIh
ted a. Greene. oxford. Shernurne and
.orwich. y. w. and I'D various mai
uIage- iu the ueighborhood o- '"rt
and, s. y.
one hundred and fifty SINAI. girls
.Il be- sent 20 Ashford Hit. the TrIb.
ne Fresh AIT Home AZ Ardsiey. y
this afternoon. Tomorrow one
urdl-d and fifty boys viii go 20 the
The total number OF boys and girls
emf away this week will be ll26.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS