The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-29
FRESH AIR KIDS ARRIVE.
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of the smaller ones, who were tired from
the journey, shed tears when they real
lZed they were to be separated from the
others. .ara-
With a few exceptions the hostesses
were on hand to greet their little charges
and to take them to their homes as soon
as they could be located by means of the
tags with which the children had been
labeled before leaving New York. Some
of the tags, however, had served as play
things on the long trip and in few in
stances they were missing when the chill
dren arrived here. This complicated mat
terS for the committee, who also thought
IT advisable IN some instances to make
changes so that a little brother or sis
ter should not be separated from the
Older little guardian" '-
One or two people also appeared at
the station and appealed to the commit
tee that they be allowed to take child
| although they had not previously vol
unteered TO be hostesses In order that
| this might be done others who had come
| for their guests conceded to divide hon
ors. Children were taken by automo-
bile to the homes of the hostesses who
were unable to come for them. All the
| children We're assigned and had left the
station in about an hour.
| Although the children arrived in as
! clean condition as could be expected
considering the heat of the day, they
WV lpuSiN were from httuN MONIES, as
| had been expected, and several of them
were without stockings and shoes, and
/ the bags in which they carried their
extra clothes were of small dimensions
! At least one hostess is known to have Wis
! tied a drygoods store and bought sleep
/ ing garments for the two boys going to
| her home. Another woman who was to
| see that some of the children were
| taken to their hostesses was heard to
remark that she was going to provide
/ them with serving of ice cream be-
| fore they left for their long automobile
ride. ..
The sorting ont process at the sta
| tion took place iRsthe presence of many
! interested spectators. Among them were
several Brattleboro children who appar.
entity had been Keeping close. TO Nature
/ this spmmeT1 FpJ Il few ofxtheua mini
| gled with the new arrivals Are you
TAN located?' inquired a mistaken local
| resident of one of the Brattleboro girls
] and quick asa flash came the response
| Il m not a Fresh AM
! Reports this morning from several OF
| the hostesses were to the effect that
the little fresh airs were we'll and
! happy this morning. As an indication
of the way in which the youngsters got
into the hearts of their "mothers-for-
| two weeks one woman telephoned to q
member of the committee this morn
! ing asking if there was any possibility
of her being able to take the child for
adoption, and it is understood that the
matter viii he taken mp with the Tri.
bune Fresh Air Ftnsd headaharters.
1T was the plan of The Reformer to
| publish the names of all the children
who came, but because some of the tags
were lost il was impossible to secure a
complete list The following names
however. are interesting: Mile Mon
forte, Sofia Laura. Joseph CampOlunzo
Grace Carbone. Adeline Carbone. Frank
Amato, AntOinette DAME, Lena Near
lei, Nicllie Amato. Laurence Leamanza
Caroline Baboag. Mary Pisciotti, Antoi-
nette Bologna. Bridget Gialella. Eleanor
Battalini. Vincent Caruso. John Mar.
inaro, Gerard BaQlev, Frank Curzio, Vim
cent AIercoreli, Eddie Antonucci Vim.
cent Campolun2o. Fannie Gerald, Rose
lNillanO. Rose Radici. Alma Oberg. Der,
nette Bagley.. Albert Campolunzo
George Howl, DANNY Curzio. Frank Su.
sa, Abe Danelseo, Ida Bruna, Josephine
Rresciani. Emilio Querzola, Margaret
Pinto. Raffaele Dlmi. Margaret Russo
Elizabeth =, Leimer, Tessie Baltissard
Angelina Contrera. Nancy Pesterino.
The children will remain here two
weeks. returning to New York on the
1l.54 clock train Aug. IL, and arriv
ing in New York at 6.26.