New-York tribune., 1919-07-28
The Tribune
Fresh Air Fund

II all goes Well-and things always
go we'll with Tribune Fresh Air Fund
vacationists-1,267 or more boys and
girls will go to the country this week
to begin Fresh Air outings. This full
fills the prophecy made last week that
the total number of children sent away
this week would exceed last weeks
total of 1850.
The week begins we'll with a party of
1O6 youngsters setting out this morn
ing at 10 o'clock for Owego, N. Y.
When this party arrives in Owego
two groups of people are going to be-
gin their education along certain lines.
owego has never entertained Fresh
Airs" before, or if it has the expert
ence dates SO far back that everybody
has forgotten all about it. The hosts
who are to take in the children are
gong to get an insight into the per-
sonality and the mode of life of a lot
of the countrvs future voters. They
are going to learn that life among the
poor includes many things they never
suffered, many things they never be-
lieved happened outside books.
The guests of these hosts are going
to get an insight into mode of life
VIII olesome American family life
which is at present utterly outside the
limits of their experience. And they
are going to learn about the country,
its crops, its beauties, its cool pleas
ures.
1t may be hard to believe that there
are children in New York who have
never seen green fields, woods of wav-
ing trees, hills, lakes, rivers, but there
are many who have not, and some of
them will set out for Owego this
morning.
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund knows
exactly the family circumstances of
every one of the one hundred and six
who are to be included in the party,
change to the country.
For five or six weeks past there has
been on file in the Office of the fund an
index card like the following
is, by the way, the card of one of the
children to be sent off in the Owego
group-for each child to go in this
vacation party:
Name: B......, Esther.
address. go. Lexington Avenue.
"Age. ..812 years. Sex. Female.
"Relig ion. Catholic.
Nationality Of parents. :. Spanish.
Family income -. $27 a week.
"Number in family :. Seven.
physical condition of child. Fair
has had seven illnesses in early
childhood.
obstinate of social condition .
Very estmable family. Have had
much illness and consequent expense"
This information has been collected
for the fund.- in the case of the chill
dren sent to Owego, by thirty -four
social welfare organizations from all
Of ho rit, of
churches of different denominations,
eight Of them hospitals or dispcnsaries
connected with hos spitals. ten of them
social settlements, four of them
branches Of the Charity Organization
Society. The others arc the Brooklyn
Child!en's Aid Society, the Board of
Child Welfare Widows Pension FUND.-
ard the New York Bible Society
if you want to see some happy chill
drcn, come down to the Barclay Street
ferry of the Lnckawanna Railroad this
morning between 8 and $3.50 and watch
them gather for the trip. If you want
to see some happy and healthy chill
dren, come over to Hobokcn on August
II at 1880 and watch them come off
the train when they return.
IF you will do either or both of these
things you will also do a third you
will send a contribution to The Tribune
IeSH All una 10 uelp pay tnc CX-
pense of the work it is doing for the
boys and girls of the tenements of
| New York.
Contributions Received
Contributions to the Tribune Fresh
Air Fund:
Previously acknowledged ....... .$31 ,804 72
Berkshire Fresh Air Committee. -. 47257
j. Nevctt Steele, jr. jr.............. 50 90
Bradford Merrill .............. 35 90
J. A. Mckcvey .................. 100
From Alexander, Who Wishes
Other Little Boys of His Age
Fresh AIR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 300
A. Calm NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 200
Edward McGnrvey ............. 1900
In Memory Of E. II. M ......... 800
+. N. Monjo Observation-Disclosures. 100 00
In Memory of Thomas, July 28.... 400
Walter M. Bristow .............. TOO
Mrs. Sherman w. Ford .......... 500
Lawn service. Lakeport. N. Y, per
j. @. A. ..................... 800
Mrs. Selden Spencer Benedict ... zoo
c. S. Van c.. jr.. to send some
other little Teller" to the