New-York tribune., 1922-08-01
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund
oVo Children Make Such Hit i'm Watertown, N. Y.
That Upstate Committee Telegraphs for
$50 More of Them

The Tribune Fund sent 500 kiddies
to Watertown, N. Y, for vacations last
Friday night. They must have made
hit with their northern New York
hosts, for yesterday the Watertowr
committee telegraphed:
Can have another party of around
150 children next Saturday morning
Wire reply. MRS. JAMES"
The answering wire went out in five
minutes:
yes"
Making a hit with their hosts is in
fact the easiest thing the Fresh Airs
do. In corroboration Of that state
ment came letter from the Funds
Utica committee yesterday, which read
in part:
This week Miss Owens and have
made two visits to see the children
one where we have the eight boys, who
nave been splendid, the other to Brook
f1eid to see the ten little girls, who
are the dearest little girls any one
could find. And, oh, some Of them
would so love to stay!"
Nunda Likes Them
Another bit of confederation came to
hand in copy of The Nunda IN. "
News:
The Rev. Gardner, of the Nunda
Methodist Church, returned from New
YORK last week with fifty Fresh Air
children, leaving halt of his party at
Dansville. The children, who are sent
out under the auspices Of the New York
Tribune Fres., Air Fund, will remain
up state for two weeks. Those who
are here are having a right good time,
and we dare say they will return to
their home city with lasting impress
sion of country life.
I'VE saw two of the visitors one
day last week, brothers seven and
eight years old, who had been newly
clothed from head to toes with brand
new clothing They were washed slick
and clean, too, and were just starting
out for a ride in a great big gas
wagon. Their host and hostess seemed
to enjoy the novelty OF the affair
as much as the boys, but we'll bet
the Rev. Gardner had the best time
of them all in bringing the boys up
state"
Why wouldn't they be good" and
make theEselves liked when folks are
not only giving them glorious vaca-
tions, with rides in "big gas wagons"
and picni:s and unlimited opportunity
to run wild and play, but are also fit
ting them out with new clothes and
shoes. 1t isn't only in Nunda that
they do that. With every crowd of
children that comes home after their
vacations come tales Of the same thing,
the same generosity.
Return With Gifts
One lassie came into the Pennsyl-
vania station the other day with q
doll in each arm. Another came into
the Grand Central later the same night
with not only doll, but buggy in
which to trundle 1t about. Ten chill
dren came back day or SO ago from
Iardley, Pa. Every one Of them was
carrying live bunny and one of
them had in his bundle two new suits
of clothes.
Yesterday not less than twenty times
telegraph boy rushed into the Fund
Office with messages that read in sub
stance like this: "Susie Fresh Air is
having SO good time that she wants
to stay longer and her host wants to
keep her Wire, consent"
In every case but one consent was
obtained from the child's parents and
telegraphed to the committee making
the request.
One of the contributors of few days
back sends the further confederation
of these good times contained in this
letter:
when I was in Richford, VI, last
week l was very much interested in the
children who were enjoying their two
weeks there. While all Of the little
ones won the hearts of the people there
was one in particular who quite