News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19
INSTRUCTIONS TO HOSTS

All persons who have invited Fresh
Air Children into their homes are
asked to give careful attention to the
following:
The children will arrive on Tues
day, August l, and will return to
New York on Tuesday, August Is.
Watch this paper next week for in
structions as to where and when to
come for your guests.
AS you probably already under
stand, the local committee has nothing
to do about assigning the children to
their places of entertainment. The
management in New York attends to
this part of the work and the children
come all tagged to the person who is
to care for them.
1t sometimes happens that a party
arrives at it's destination with
shortage in number. This is due to
one or two reasons: first, failure of
children assigned to the party to re-
port at the railroad station at the
time of starting, and, second, failure
of children to pass the medical ex-
animation. We hope that there will
be no shortage in our group, but if
there should be, please remember
that it is not the fault of the local
committee.
1t is requested by the Tribune
Fund that the local committee keep
in close touch with ak hosts during
the stay of the children. There may
be questions to be answered or ad-
justments to be made. Should child
become i'll or meet with an accident,
communicate Immediately with the
local chairman, Miss R. Louise
Slocum. Hosts are not expected to
pay bills for medical attendance or
nursing. The fund meets all such
expenses.
Occasionally a child is home-sick.
This generally occurs, if at all, early
in the youngsters visit, land the best
treatment for it will usually suggest
itself to the kindhearted, motherly
hostess. If, however, child con-
tinues home-sick after a reasonable
time, or if a child proves generally
unruly, notify the chairman of the
local committee and immediate ar
rangements will be made for the
child's return to the city.
The Tribune Fund tries hard to
send out only physically clean chill
dren, but once in great while one
escapes their vigilance. If child is
discovered to be unclean, report the |
case to the committee at once. They |
will either have the child properly J
cleaned up, at the Tribune's expense, |
or arrange for it's immediate return |
to New York.
The parents of children will |
be anxious to learn of the !
safe arrival at the vacation place. |
Hosts will help relieve this anxiety
if they see to it that children write
home soon after they reach their
destinations.
Remember that, these children of |
parents are Americans
in the making. In a few years they
will be the American voters. Moth
ing will do so much TO Americanize
them as the privilege of spending a
fortnight in real American homes.
Make an especial effort to en-
phasize the highest ideals of Ameri-
,anism while they are with you.
The Tribune Fund does not ask,
nor does it expect, that committees
and hosts will provide more than
simple hospitality. The change of
environment and the chance to play
,ut of doors and to breathe fresh
air will do the children a world of
rood, and these things can be pro-
yided at almost no expense.
If there is any other information
you would like in regard to the chill
lren or your duties as a host, don't
lesitate to ask some member of the
committee. They will be only too
Had to answer your questions.
Watch this paper next week for
urther notices.