New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-03
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Fire States Ouerrun by Today's Fresh Air Parties
The "&esh Airs" began to-day las,

The Fresh Airs began to-day last
What's more, they won't finish it
until tomorrow morning.
AS to-day will be the first real day
IN the lives Of some of the Fresh
AIRS. it's we'll it's long, long Fresh
Air day. Long as it is to be, it won't
lassies who are to begin their .aca-
tions started for the country.
There are eleven outgoing Fresh Air
parties on the days schedule. The
first left town last night. 1t set out
for Alfred, N. Y, over the Erie ,.ail-
road, at 12:45 a. m. 1t will arrive at
its happy hunting grounds this morn
ing about 0 o'clock. So, you see, the
Fresh Airs" did get the day startcd
last night.
The days second, third, fourth and
fifth parties will set out this morning
at $40 o'clock over the New Haven
road for Vernon, Brattleboro. Ludlow
and Townshend, Vt. They will arrive
at their vacation destinations between
and o'clock this afternoon.
The sixth party will go at 1858 a. m
to Lee, Mass. the seventh, at 10
O'Clock, to quaint old Higganutn, Conn
Both these parties travel over the New
Haven.
The eighth party will go out at
IL o'clock this morning for an all days
ride to Cohocton, N. Y, via the J.acka-
wanna and Erie. The ninth and tenth
parties will leave Pennsylvania Station
together over the Lehigh Valley Rail-
ROAD Tor Wyalusing and Towanda, Pa.
on the 1:O5 train this afternoon.
Last and largest of ali. the eleventh
party, will board the train tonight at
. o'clock for an all-night ride on the
New York Central to Penn Van, N. Y.
AS this party doesn't arrive until after
q O'Clock tomorrow morning, this
Fresh Air day really measures about
thirty-two hours.
For the sake of its little quests the
fund wishes that it might expand every
day of the summer to that length.
Inc day, as described. will see a
total Of 205 boys and girls on their way
to vacation land. And such vacation
land 1T is-measuring five states in
length and breadth, taking in the Green
Mountains, the Berkshire Hills. the AL
ieghenles, the Connecticut River VAL
ley and the central New York lake re-
gion. But no place is too good for
johnnie and Susie Fresh Air.
NOW, think back for moment to the
statement made at the beginning as to
TINS being the first real day in the lives
OF some of these Fresh Airs" and read
this letter from one of Yesterdays
contributors:
81 send just mite-a mite because
we have so much to meet and to helm
read The Fresh Air Fund every day,
ana an, when your appeal came, was
thinking of the poor sick girl whom
the Fund tried to benefit by more than
the usual two weeks change of scene
In her twelve years, she had not seen
anything beyond the daily life in the
tenement. When she beheld the green
fields, the trees. the birds and the
broad sky overhead, she gazed in Won
derment. 1t was so beautiful. There
was so much of Natures bounty that
1T was almost unbelievable, and she
asked Is all this always here?
She was very quiet in her happiness
and content, and grateful for the care
and kindness given her. But while it
seemed to give her rest for a time.
II could not cure, and finally they
b brought IT. her home; She fingered for
brance of the beauty of the country,
where, she said, 'there~was so muchl'