New-York tribune., 1919-08-27
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Youngsters Sent to Country for Breath of
Real Country Air Win Firm Friends,
Who Offer Chance to Have Real Homes

Two little boys who live IN Norwalk,
| Comm, few days ago sent contribu
tion to the Fresh AIR Fund. and with
It letter In which they said they
thought the fund was lawful good to
help poor children have vacation"
And they were right, If by the Fresh
Air Fund" they meant the people In the
city who give their money to the work
and the people in the country who en-
tertain the children the fund sends
out.
Probably the boys had chiefly In
mind the fun and good times which
vacation meant to them, but there Is
lot of lawful goodness" hidden below
the surface Of the Fresh Air work
which the boys, and many of their
elders, too, might never think Of.
Many vacation has been paid for
this summer by a contribution which
was meant personal sacrifice by tho
donor. And many country host who
night does world more for her guest
than simple hospitality demands. The
warm hearts Of the people go out not
only in pity, but in real affection to
the little Fresh Airs" and they do
far more for them than provide good
times and q chance to benefit by coun-
try life. A letter received yesterday
shows case in point.
VIII Give Child Chance
among the children sent to War
saw, n. Y, by the Fresh Air Fund"
it runs, was little Spanish girl
named Ortensia R, Since her return
shs has written several pathetic
letters
If this is a deserving case will
be glad to take this little girl for the
school year. This will give her the
opportunity to go to school and also
the privileges Of a daughter in our
home.
Il will esteem it great favor if
you will look up this case for me and
let NE know If it is proper one to
help in this manner and whether her
parents would consent to her coming.
Our school in Warsaw opens September
10; SO if the matter can be attended
to at once it will be appreciated"
The fund has not made the investiga-
ton yet, but whether or not Ortensa
spends the winter with her friends in
Warsaw there is real human heart
tand well-to-do American home) be-
hind the letter. There also is one be-
hind the letter which follows:
Just line in regard to Fresh Air
child that had at my home in Corning
for two weeks. He was a fine little
boy of seven years, fine disposition
and very mannerly and clean. He. GER
tainly improved in the two weeks and,
of course, would have improved a lot
more if he could have remained about
four weeks more. This we would have
been very glad to have him do, as we
grow much attached to him and his
sunny disposition, but we did not know
in time that it could be arranged
Il want the same boy next year and
would like to have him as early as pos
sible after school is out, so that he
may stay ali summer"
Firm Friends Made
These are individual cases, but where
the youngsters went out in groups
they won the same sort of friendship
and received the same hearty wei
come. A hundred letters might be
reproduced to show this-one will do:
Il wish to assure you that the chill
dren sent to oxford were as nice as
one would wish TO know. I heard moth
ing but rood words for them on every
side, especially the girls at the camp.
They made many good friends in Ok
ford and we were sorry to see them
go.
~ think the list showing the increase
in weight of the girls at the camp will
show what our good air, water and
food can do. had the opportunity of
giving them all the rood milk they
wantcd-Bordcns best A grade pas
teurized, right fresh every day from
the Borden dairies around Oxford. 1t
was a pleasure to see them improve"
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