New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-08
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Drigo Lodge, No. 30, of Masons Starts Thirty
Children ON Vacation as Their Tribute
to Andy Morris

To-day is the day when the Masons
help the Fresh Airs" Dirigo Lodge
No. 80 is doing it in honor of Right
Worshipful Andy Morris, Past Grand
Steward, who to-day celebrates the 40th
anniversary of his connection with the
lodge.
The Masons usually carry on their
wide charitable work so quietly and un-
ostentatiously that nobody knows about
it but themselves and the persons
helped. This time, however, in order
to let the public know of the high
respect in which Andy Morris is held
by his fellows, they are making a pub
lie gift to the Fresh Air Fund.
Andy Morris loves children" they
said in sending in the gift listed at the
head OF to-day's contribution list, "and
we can think of no better way to please
him than to make some children happy
through the Tribune Fresh Air Fund. :"
So to-day the Fund is sending out for
and girls as Andy Morris's guests.
Besides this thirty youngsters, 855
others will land in Fresh Air happy
land today-a total Of 1886 for the day
This is next TO the largest total of
children sent out by the Fund on
single day this summer On July 10
892 reached the country as the Funds
guests. But August 1 was only, a lit
tie way behind these two record days,
with total of 805 children sent out
Guests of Private Families
Tuesday seems to be the popular day
for receiving Fresh Airs" this year,
that being the day of the week on
which each of the three dates men
toned fell.
Every one Of the 1856 children who
get to the country to-day goes out to
be the guest of private family; not a
single one goes to the Funds camp.
Vermont and New Hampshire carry
off the honors as hosts to-day. To-
/ gether they get 493 guests. The first
Of this lot will be 1O3 lads and lassies,
who land in Laconia, N. H., at about
| y o'clock this morning after an all
night ride on the State of Maine ex-
press. This is Laconia's first expert
ence as Fresh Air godfather. If the
| looks of the party of children
the kind folks there are to get count
! for anything, it ought to be a pleas
ant one.
The rest of the Vermont and New
Hampshire guests go out this morning
at $40, daylight saving time, in one
train. Ninety-four of them are to be
ffty-four in Charlestown, N. H. For
Vermont there will be fifty-si to be
entertained in Claremont Junction,
eighty-three in White River Junction
and ninety-nine in Woodstock. The
remaining three are to be dropped off
the train at Windsor, VT, to fill up a
| party sent there a few days ago.
! All the rest of the children are to
be sent to points in New York. The
largest party for the home state goes
to Wellsville, Ill strong The next
largest goes to Ithaca, 1o3 guests being
its allotment. Then there will be fifty
for Johannesburg, eighteen for Dryden,
thirtyfve for Nawark On. Y, not N. j.
twelve for Ellenville, thirty-eight for
Sidney, eleven for Guilford Centre
eight for Ovid and six for Waterloo.
For the last named place this is sim
ply follow-up order, large party
having already spent vacations there
and returned to their city homes.
Adding to-day's arrivals in the coun-
try to Mondays, the Fund has started
on vacations in the two days of this
week 1,143 boys and girls. Not bad
record is it?
Don't Forget TIE Fares
This is all matter of fact statement