New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
His Plea, Written to Trib-
une, Includes Two
Small Sisters.
FRESH AIR FUND
BOON TO CHILDREN
Many Little Ones of This City
Think Trees and Green
Fields Myths.
DO you know Dannie ?

ITO you KNOW DAullt
Neither did we until day or so
ago. He is a simple little soul, but
he has a great need, which the follow
ing letter was written TO make known;
Dear Sir: I write you these few lines ask
ing you ~ you can send my two sisters and
myself 20 the country I am ten years Old
and my sister Is eight years and my little
sister is i've years old. Hoping you will an
swer this letter soon. Yours truly $50.
Maybe Dannie Is one of those lads
who have never seen the country.
Some people are skeptical about the
existence Of any such. "Shucks" they
say, don't tell me that there is any
body nowadays who can't get to the
country if he wants to. Why, the sub
way will carry you there for q
nickel" Perhaps it will; but listen 20
this from the minister of the Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church in West
104th St:
Fresh Air FUND. New York Tribune, New
Gentlemen: want 20 most heartily com
mend the work The New YORK Irioune ~ ~
doing with It's Fresh Air Fund 1 know OF
no more beautiful charity. Recently we TOOK
$50 children OF the sunday school TOT a pic
mic. A little girl nine years Old tolu me
on the way DaCk ludt Ullh was AiiS ms 49,
che had ever been In the country. some
Tins ago we were showing motion pictures OF
birds building nests. A high school girl SIX
teen years OF age, told me that she nso
never seen a birds nest. These are not the
poorest children, but belong to parents who
cannot afford summer outing. You deserve
fun cooperation and support from every body.
hone that your income VIII be larger thah
ever. Wishing you best success J am, yours
sincerely CHRISTIAN i. RElSNE''
The other day a nurse in one Of the
public dispensaries requested The Trib-
une Fund to send away for her a group
Of twenty-eight children, and she
closed her letter with the statement:
"Of these twenty-eight children ]
KNOW that fifteen have never had a
glimpse of the country"
And right here, in logical sequence,
comes a letter about a boy who not
only has been, but is there, and will
remain for the rest of the summer.
During the winter this lad is But
tons" i'm a private school One Of the
teachers in the school took an inter
est in him and volunteered to take
him TO her country home for the sum-
mer If The Tribune Fund would pay
his railroad fare. The boy was sent
some time ago. This letter tells how
he is enjoying the vacation:
Ny Dear Mr. Comfy. did not mean 20 wait
two weeks TO tell you that Vincent had ar
rived safely and 10 thank you for the part
yol took In sending him.
u the first two weeks Is a sample, there IS
10 Doubt that the experience will be not only
pleasant but most satisfactory and bene-
'efrl Vincent IS several shades darker, eats
we'll gets in about nine hours sleep every
night and nils the days with swimming, bail
etc. and making himself generally useful 10
re lie Sc willing 20 try mis- hand at any
thing He seems to be an unusual boy, par
ff-u'arlv considering the home he comes
from. u whistlHg and singing mean happl-
ness. ] think the boy is enjoying himself
Ana / feel sure that he will return 70 the
cts better en- every way FOR his experience.
With renewed thanks. very truly yours
HELEN ". CIRCUIT.
West Harwich Mass.
And now, having been introduced to
Dannie, and having learned a little
about the Fresh Air Fund, don't you
want to send it five dollars so that
Dannie may see the country-and per-
haps five more for each of his "two
sisters" so that the three can 60 to-