Putnam patriot., 1918-07-26
BOYS AND GIRLS
 RETURN TO CITY
Fresh Air Children After I Two Weeks Tn Putnam and Vicin- ity Are Now Back in New York.
Not An Accident of Any Sort Mar
 Their Visit

Seventy -z3s af ne eseHss fresh aIr ohIIdre5 4ba. under tae supervision of the New fork Tribune have been spending tao weeks vacation ia Putnam and the surrounding towns returned 10 their homes in the eity on Tuesday. EiFht of the children did not go back Six of them have been kept by friends who have grown so attached 10 their little guests that they could not bear to let them go. and two children from Woodstock. owing to a misunderstanding lost the train These latter two left Wednes- day morning for New York and neith- CT of them was sorry that mistake had given an additional 24 hours in Windham county The children ar rived in Putnam smiling. and they left with that same expression of de light on their childish faces They were happy not because they wanted to 20. but they were thinking of the pleasant hours spent in the green fields and gardens. and of the wonder ful things they had seen during the past two weeks The children were royalty entertained while here. and nearly all expressed q desire ta come back.
 The children left 5B fire s34 ex- press, aH1 ss ahen tbey came, | sfe- cal car aaz provided f5e thsm Near ly all of tHs boys aa5 eisIs 6ad aa rived ai tae station ay st1, aH4 were tagged so as ta facilitate sett4a# them to tHelr homes when NeW Yerk was reacbsd The faad fareaels were pathetic as vel as humorous One lttle miss was seen kissing the nose of q kindly old horse tbat was owned on the farm where she hal passed happy fortnight All of the children were laden with bundles. and many friends gathered al the station platform to bestow little gifts to the boys and girls Several of the ehil- dren had punches of wild flowers, daisies, brown-eyed susans and ferns others carried new dolls. and hardly one but had neatly tied box of lunch under his or her arm
 Many amusing incidents have hap pened since the visitors first came Two little girls al the Wheaton home were terribly frightened one day when a beautiful large butterfly chaneed to light on some flowers they were picking Another little boy went out into the hen coop and saw an egg on the nest once he rushed into the house to why eggs were kept out where tie hens were. Two little girls at performance al the Bradley theatre sang as loudly as they could those songs they recog- nized that were being played by the theatre pianist Ana tbe incl lent mieht be multiplied many times.
 The six children who are to remain in the country will be placed as fol lows Mrs Byron Lamoady. Mrs Henry Converse, Mrs Harry Thomp- son; Mrs Frank Hall, Thomps T Mir and Mr> | Il Davenport and MT and Mrs Leon Allard Pomfret The two girls vho are to be in Pomfret have spent the past two weeks with Mrs. Geee Pratt. Grand View The girl wby s been with Ms surplus has been Jahen by Mrs H. hamp- son. The other three are at the same homes in winch they have been for two weeks.
 A check of ffty dollars has been reeeiYed by che loea committee that has had charge of the arrangements for bringing the children Co Putnam. As all local bills have been paid. this check is to be sent to Che Tribune Fresh Air Fund, and will be used to help provide vacations for other New York city children
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