New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-14

y VI 10 NV A'''."''.f
City and country both are waking up
to the fact that the fresh air season
is at hand. What the city is doing is
indicated in the list of contributions
published above. II is not possible TO
nut down the record of the countrys
activity so conciscly. ~
In all sections of the country within
days iourney by rail Of New YORK
the friends of fresh air for city chill
dren" are getting their local commit
tees organized, and THESE are urging
the people of their neighborhoods 10
open their homes 10 one or more boys
and girls TO be sent out By the Tribune
Fund
Tn north, in jefferson County, where
the campaign has its local headquar-
ters in WATERFOWL, the people are plan
ming 70 give two hundred children va
cations. The invitations are being so
licited through the churches. As there
arc sixty churches in the county, the
committee estimates that with even
four places obtained through each
church the two hundred mark will be
considerably exceeded.
LeWlS AOlNly NCAL hObl W "N''NaNNs'i
has followed the example Of it's neigh
Dor and is planning to take at least
one hundred children. The interest in
the work in this county has so FAR cen
tired about Lowville and Lyons Falls,
but it will undoubtedly extend to other
towns when the county committee gets
it's plans in full swing.
Coming south on the same line, Onon.
daga County has its work already well
under way in the neighborhood OF
Utica. For this section of the county
two parties are so far scheduled-one
for July and one for July 2. Each is
to be made up Cf about fifty children.
It is expected that Fresh Air parties
will also be organized in the northern
part of the county, in the region Of
. Boonville.
The Cayuga County committee, with
its headquarters at Auburn, has been
at work for some time. 1t has not yet
estimated the number of children II
can find places for. Last year. how
ever. it provided about 800 two-week
outings, and as its work has grown
steadily for several years, it will prob
ably do even better this year than last.
Binghamton is again looking out fof
hospitality in Broome County. Just
what may be expected from this region
in the way of vacations for city tots is
indicated by it's record for the last
decade During this period it has
entertained an average of 300 boys and
girls each year.
Over the line in Pennsylvania, too,
hospitality is being offered for the
tenement youngsters. Scranton is the
centre for the biggest campaign here.
The whole region within a radius Of
twenty-five miles of this place is being
secured for kind-hearted people who
will listen to the plea for the children.
Almost 300 were distributed in this
locality il 1914.
In addition to these big campaigns
for the Tribune Funds proteges,
smaller ones are under way in towns
and villages in many directions. some
in Massachusetts,, some in Vermont.
some in New Jersey, some in New
York and some in Pennsylvania.
The present week will see the open
ing for the season of the first of the
Tribune Fresh Air Fund homes. This
will be the Home for Convalescents
near Middletown. n. Y. To il on
Wednesday will be sent forty-tive boys
and girls selected from various OF the
city's hospitals and free clinics. Each
one will be kept at the home two weeks
or longer, according to the needs of
the individual cases.