New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-07
The Tribune Fresh Air F und
Many Children Depart To-day for Too Weeks
Out of Doors

Tho "Fresh Airs" are impartial to-
day. They 60 east, west and north
by the New Haven, the Lnckawanna.
the Lehigh Valley and the New York
Central.
The biggest party, 121 in all, goes
to hudson Falls, Hadley and Glens
Falls, N. Y. Will anybody doubt that
they are acting out for wonderful
Time! Think Of them transported from
Allen Street, from Houston Street,
from Avenue A to this garden SPOT of
Gods out-of doors for two weeks!
Inc next largest party goes east to
Norwich Conn. Seventy boys and
girls make up this group. Only sixty
five of these have specific invitations
but the committee of entertainment
tells the fund to send five extras, for
Somebody will be sure to want them
as soon as they see 'em."
The Northern New York party de-
parts from Grand Central at 9:45 a..
M, the Norwich group from the same
place at LOB p. m. The earliest party
OF the day will be one of two for the
vest which leaves Hoboken over the
Lackawanna at 100 a. m.
Inc ttty-six lads and lassies COM
posing TINS western advance guard are
klngsley and New Milford, Pa. These
hosts are all old Fresh Air entertainers
and many of the guests are poinc
back for the second or third visit WIFI
old friends.
Inc last party of youngsters for the
day goes west via the Lehigh Valley.
ahlrty-tour of them leave Pennsylvania
otatlon at 1:05 p. m. for Tunkhannock.
Mehoopany and Meshoppen, Pa. These
towns are not making their first ex-
pertinent as Fresh Air hosts either
PRIOR to the war they we're among the
best of the funds co-operators, but
war work interrupted their activities
tor time. The Tribune Fund wei
comes them back to the ranks of it's
workers.
The funds contributors were not
lole over the holiday, as a glance at
to.days published acknowledgements
VIII SHOW The net addition for the
day is $1,2s1.75. One contributor who
helped make up the total writes a let
ter to- parents. 1t runs:
AS start on my vacation with nv
Two children | should like to feel that
two other city children less fortunate
than my own were going to enjoy the
country this summer. Can't Won suq-
gest to all parents that they duplicate
their families in this way and thus
nelp your splendid work ?"
What host of boys and girls from
the tenements The Tribune Fund could
send to the country this summer if
every parent who could easily afford
it we're to adopt this suggestion and act
on it. The $4,000 for whom the fund
mas been making its appeals would
soon De sporting amid green fields in.
stead OF dra gging out n weary existence
in b!lghting tenement streets, and the
other 12,0G0 for whon the fund las
been asked to find places would follow
the n before the aweltering DAYS of Az
gust were done
The Tribune Fund has never before
been asked to do so much as is being
asked Of it this summer. 1t has never
before cost SO much to do the work
as it does this year. Will you help
even though you are not a parent
Seven dollars will pay for one two
weeks vacation. Following are the
contributions to The Tribune's Fresh
Air Fund:
PREVIOUSLY Acknowledged ......s14. ESQ 80
! - ~. .'..' '.''. $500. 90