Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-07-16
THIRTEEN CHILDREN
ARRIVE ON THE 18TH
Ticketed and Tagged They
Reach Putnam From New
York, Tuesday
Are Now Breathing Fresh Air, Picking
Wild Flowers, Eating Good Food
and Having Good Time

Thirteen children. whose ages
ranged from five to twelve years tag
ged and ticketed and tired. reached
the Putnam railroad station at l o.
clock Tuesday from New York 5
crowded east side tenement district
Thirteen on the Thirteenth-but they
we're just Riddles and no jinx could be
so heartless as to follow them with i'll
luck They were Putnam's contin-
gent of the New York Tribune's fresh
air children. and by this time they are
breathing fresh air, picking Wild flow
ers. feeding the chickens, and have
learned that milk originally does not
come from bottles and cans.
The thirteen children we're Geeom-
panied BIZ social worker. who left
them in charge Of the chairman Of the
local committee, Mrs " J Bartlett,
and Immediately returned to New
York Another child came on the eve
eninr train all alone. and several 9TH
efs "ordered" direct have swelled the
total number now in this section To at
least twenty.
Beside those sent direct 10 homes
there are the following children who
were distributed on Tuesday by the
chairman Of rho local committee: Two
in the nome Of Mrs. j. V Hatfey. FL
lott tHa In the home Of Mr. and
Mrs Henry Converse. Putnam; one at
the home e Mrs D II Webster. Put
nam: Mrs Garbutt . Ms f. "
ueinbuck. Nest Thompson ,; Mrs
Stanley Davis and Mrs. Harry Davis
Putnam each. Mrs + 2. Ryant.
Grosqenordale. , balbert Mackenzie,
r Mrs Hall. Putnam Heights. |
A. soon g they reached Putnam
/ Mrs. Bartlett took all Of the children
10 the Progress Confectionery Store
and told them to order anything they
wanted The children were a unit for
ice cream OF drink with ice cream in
Il. One wanted a big drink with Il
straw" another wanted "a glass with
"A spoon and one little tot wanted
.frapp They al got what they
asked for and as they ate and drank
they compared prices with those Of
New York. and Putnam came out as
the cheapest place to buy
The children we're dirty from the
trip on the warm train They realized
Il and many apologized- All were
neatly dressed and some apparently
had been newly outtitted for the oe-
casion. Nearly all carried bundles IN
which their clothes We're wrapped. All
we're allowed to wash their faces and
hands and the task Of distribution was
begun.
One little fellow named Patsey Was
lott here to be sent to Norwich He
was a bright youngster and a human
storage house for bread and butter.
He ate four slices nicely buttered and
tber began 10 eat the bread without
bntter When tins Was called TO his
attention he said he knew that butter
cost so cents a pound and he dld not
want 70 make his meal too expensive
for his host He said there we're 10
children in MS family, and that they
3ia not get butter OF their bread.
pst.ev found warm place IN the
beartS Of those who came IN contact
with him and they were sorry ne ha9
20 leave. all alone. on the evening
train for Norwich.
There were the usual one OF Two
Who became homesiek- One little gFl
Vas worrying about little brother
Who went to the Grand Central sta
ton but vas sent back. Il seems tha'
i rirl was ordered and as he was :
hos he had to be sent back home and
his sister substituted, An effort Is De
ing made 70 get the little brother 6
that he viii not have 10 stand ms el'
ter disappointment. which Is taxing
the pleasure from the little sister
outing.
4 number Of the children were tax
On "a the .movies" and otherwise en-
tertainea while waiting 10 be taken 4
their fnal destinations All mad
headauarters at the Bartlett homn
8urng the interim and ATE strawber
res and cream and bread and butte
and cake and things until they falri!
.buleed." They will remain IN N
country for two weeks