New-York tribune., 1922-07-26
Mickey can't go to the country.

N"it So ~ lHe country.
The family needs his 40 cents day.
His father has been out of work for
the last six months. His oldest brother
has been unable to work for the last
five years. His second oldest brother
has been out of job for five months.
His third brother earns the whole fam
lily income as truck drivers helper.
except for what Mickey earns selling
papers.
That's 40 cents a day.
The two little sisters Of the family
aren't old enough to be workers and
earners yet.
A while ago one of the Tribune
Funds contributors asked the Fund to
look up this family and send the chill
dren to the country if possible. Yes
terday the Funds visitor went to the
family home with instructions to get
the children of the family ready to 20
away for vacations on Thursday if the
family proved a needy one.
look around the home, rear tene-
ment on East Twenty Street,
ana few minutes conversation with
the mother convinced the visitor that
here was one of the neediest cases
called to the attention of the Fund this
summer. The sisters were there. chin
to the point of emaciation," as the
visitor reports, and the mother almost
Wept with gratitude at the idea of
their being sent to the country.
But Mickey Can't Go
But when she was asked where the
third child was she said at once,
selling papers and we couldn't afford to
lose that"
how much does he earn?"
Forty cents every day"
Hard hearted? No; it hurt the
mother to refuse, that was evident.
But 40 cents day is lot of money
when subtracted from the SIS q week
earned by the third brother. Folks
must eat, even if free Fresh Air vaca-
tlons have to be given up to accom-
plish it.
Would it be worth while to make up
that 4o cents day to the family so
that Mickey might get his outing ?
oomeoody's going to say "Yes!" to that
ana :, send the money, the $3.50 the fam
ny VIII lose from its food and rent
fund, so that Mickey may get his two
weeks IN the country. The fund will
see to it that the money is passed on
as soon as the boy boards the train.
That's Mickey's story. It's sad one,
but it's NY one of many. such that
the funds helpers uncover. The next
visit made by the same worker re-
vealed case only little less pitiful
one referred to the fund by one of
the wee presidents of the Metropolitan
Lie Insurance Company.
1888 Sent This Week
Of these pitiful little boys and girls
OF the tenements the fund Yesterday
sent to homes of peace and plenty in
the country 224, making a total for
the flrst two days of the week of 1888
To-day only thirty-three youngsters
set out, but tomorrow 223 will 10.
And Thursday! Thursday sees 739
lads and laddies board the. train for
happy land. Up to ten o'clock yesterday
the total for Thursday stood at $50
Then out of the mail dropped a heavy
envelope postmarked "Watertown
N. w." that spelled happiness for 4O(
youngsters. 1t was the report of the
FUNDS committee for jefferson and St.
Lawrence counties. the best report of
the year to date. 1t is due almost
wholly TO the untiring efforts of Mrs,
b. N. James Of Watertown. the leader
of the work in that section.
Altogether there were received at the
Fund office yesterday not less than
1000 invitations in private homes in
various states. Hospitality is being Of