Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-08-25
CHILDREN OFF FOR
new YORK HOMES
First Group of Fresh Air Chill
dren Arrive Here Early
One Little Girl Wrote Mother She Was
Dying, but Telegram Soon Established
Fact that She Was HOmesick.

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Dying, but Telegram Soon Established
Fact that She Was HOmesick.
Amid the waving of handkerchicfs and
chorus of good-byes, 81 happy and
joyful fresh air children left Brattleboro |
on the White Mountain Express yester- !
day noon for their homes in New York
where they were to arrive shortly after
7.30 last night. Four of the children
will remain in this vicinity two weeks
longer and one member of the fresh airs
who had been staying at South Vernon
boarded The train at East Northfeld
The enthusiasm of the children was
raised to high pitch as train time an
preached. most of them realizing that
| they will rejon their anxious fathers and
mothers tonight. There were several in
stances of children who were sorry that
the time had come when they must go
home. The realization that the happy
hours spent in the quietude and natural
scenic splendOr of Brattleboro and its
environs had ended the fact that for at
least 30 weeks there would be no more
playfulness on the green grass, no more
rompng through the meadows under the
trees. no more bathing and padding in
Nermont's wealth of babbing brooks, all
seemed to cast u serious reflection in the
minds of those children who will return
to an environment that children in this
locality have never experienced.
AS a whole the fresh airs showed
! wonderful improvement in their appear
ance. Some of them We're wearing new
shoes and dresses, their apparel further
enhanced by the flowing of brightly col
ored ribbons. The pale cheeks that were
prevalent upon their arrival here two
weeks had given way to rosy, pink com
, plexions that spoke well for the fresh
atmosphere and wholesome food which
= the children enjoyed during their stay.
t Every one of them was laden with gifts
of various descriptions including boxes of
candy, dolls and other playthings in
c addition to their boxes of lunch and their
n baggage. Several of them carried huge
l. bags of apples which doubtless were
reduced in volume by the time the Grand
Central terminal was reached last night.
s Long before the train pulled into the
: station many of the boxes and bags of
candy had been delved into, some of the
rosy compilations having a gentle dab of
S chocolate here and there.
S The fresh airs commenced to arrive at
IS the station as early as 80 yesterday.
g and by noon time the waiting room
10 was a hrbbub of excitement and good
y cheer. Whatever sorrow was present
N over the leave taking was rapidly dissi-
IN pated by the reunion of the many little
." friends that were acquaintance or who
had become friends on the trip from New
York. Mrs. r. G. ,Sa rgept, chairman o.
. Il the local committee. was early on hand
- n. Il =
j. " See .hat az tne cniiureh hau arrived
10 ahu ~ eneoA ,n1h up al lI:I'' u,
un,iuien Mere h,urSnaiIeu INTO me ana
II , ,,.bauneu uo"n 70 tnc 'raln pattern ri
- White Mountain express arrived 10 min
" uteS late, the fresh air car stopping lust
"a at the foot of Bridge street. The children
DR. We're all hoisted up the patfrom steps by
IN brakeman on the Train and were Their
turned s over TO Mrs; William IL. Johnston
~ ", - I'm ~ ~, ~ "nose Sharse they Wer'
~ untli the Grand central was reached.
Or After the children had been seated il
n lie cll' an aseh. vi the news company
l. appeared III tne DOORWAY with ms Daskel
. vi Sanuy anu instantly there was CRANE
o. I Ms ,1Maru tiis popular gentleman bu
IS t Mp; Johnston . waved them back int
their seats.
od While waiting for the train the chill
~ ~, dren TOOK great JOY in telling each othel
III ABOUT tnelr many experiences, the thing'
Sc they mad to eat, the places they had beer
IN and the kindness of the benefactors wht
~ ~ had entertained, them. One little girl wa
" heard TO remark that when she came he
n mother gave her 80 cents but she was go
or ing back with 81 cents.
oil When the conductor gave the signal t.
{" start and the train started to move. tn
i children all crowded over on the station
side of the car, waved their hands an,
ng showed their smiling faces for the las
de time. There were over 100 people pres
er ent at the station to see the children off
in a party WAS given Wednesday by Mrs
by Charles Cook and Mrs. Jerry Twyon a
IN children. Tho occasion took tba form :" =
re a birthday party and among the refresh
ments was a big birthday cake, decorate
II | with nrettv candIos Ca,,os - -
NJ and the children Ind tbe Time of Pi tSo i
OF lives. '''e.
m The first contingent ne fresb min. obi,
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