New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-26
Seventy.hve Crippled Girls
Start Vacations at
Deposit, N. Y.
Hundreds to Follow
More than a Thousand Chill
dren To Be OF When School
Term Closes

The Tribune Fresh Air Fund pro-
rides country Uacations Of O fort
night each for the children of the
poor of NeW York. The Uacations
are absolutely free to the children
or their guardians. The a0ork is
supported entirely by the roluntary
contributions Of the public. II you
contribute to the find your gift
,ciH be expended to the last penny
in proUiding transportation to and
maintenance in the country for the
children. None Of 1t 1CiU be used
for the administrative expenses Of
the work. These arc met from other
sources. lYiU you contribute and
make some boy or girl happU?
The campaign for the relief Of the
little children Of New York has been
resumed quietly. The Tribune Fresh
Air Fund began Its forty-hrst year Of
work last Thursday with the sending
out of a party Of seventy-fve children
to the Devereux Memorial Home, at
Z Deposit, n. Y.
This first Fresh Air party was made
mp Of girls from the classes for Grip
pies in the public schools. They went
out in braces, in bandages and in plas-
ter casts, but looking eagerly for the
y country. They were wan and pitiful
lot, needful Of whatever relief the
world could give them, if ever children
were. At least half of them had TO
he carried into the train. There was
not a straight body among the seventy
+ five.
Mostly Permanent Cripples
Most Of these youngsters are perma-
nent cripples-c children for whom life
/ has no -hued side. II seemed hitting
/ that they should get the first share OF
. the good times of The Tribune Fund
( this summer. They are TO be given
three weeks at DevereuX Home, and
during that time every effort will be
put forth 20 make them forget their
misfortunes.
That the girls have entered into the
shirt Of the vacation is proven by the
motto which seems TO have been
adopted by the entire crowd. IL Is,
Make these skinny arms round"
/ This party Of girls is but the begin
ming of great task There are thou
sands of boys and girls in the streets
/ of New York for whom country vaca-
tions are a vital necessity. Each day
of the week the Office of the fund is lit
orally swamped with plcss from chill
dren and for children.
All Plead for Vacations
School teachers are begging q change
from city conditions for lads and las
sizes whom they have seen growing pale
and emaciated during the progress OF
the school term. Hospital nurses are
asking outings for tots who have been
sick under their care. Settlement work
ers are pleading for chances for their
little proteges. Mothers are praying
that their sons and daughters be given
a respite from the grind Of the tene-
ments and streets. As far as possible
the requests will be granted as the
weeks Of the school vacation pass.
The fund will make big start on It's
summers task on Friday and Saturday
Of this week On Friday, even before
the school door swings to for the sum
mer. about six hundred youngsters will
be sent tripping down the road that
leads 70 vacation land. On Saturday
some four hundred more viii follow
! All OF these children viii 90 to the
funds fresh air homes and camps.
( Later on hundreds OF others will be
sent cat TO he entertained by private
hosts in the country.