New-York tribune., 1922-06-28

A friend Of forty-two or forty-three
years standing is a good sort ~ friend
to have. The Tribune Fresh Air Fund
has at least one Of that kind. He sent
a contribution 10 the fund yesterday,
and with i, this letter;
ut has been my privilege and pleas
ure 20 be represented by one, two or
three kids in The Tribune Fresh Air
bunch each year since 1879 or 80. I
inclosc check herewith covering three.
and II it gets for them one-half the
good hope II will they and will have
a good time. Very truly. Z. o."
Judging from the length Of his
friendship this man hadn't much doubt
that the good times would result,
though he goes no further than 90
hope" in his letter. II there was any
doubt in his mind, however, IL might
have been at least partly dissipated by
other letters received in the same mail.
The next one opened would have helped
to assure him. II ran this way:
81 take pleasure in Enclosing check
which will give some youngster two
weeks vacation.
Last summer | was on the same
train that brought back a bunch of
those vacationists. and they certainly
acted as IL they had had an immense
time up in the country.
Trust IL will not be very long be-
fore you get the amount necessary 20
tako care Of the whole thing. Yours
very truly. II. HERSK0WlTZ."
Another Check for 500
Seeing Is believing. II might be OBJ
jected. however, that this contributor
was judging by looks only and that
there wasn't much more in what he
saw than a little superficial hilsrity.
Maybe so. But that objection couldn't
be raised to the facts implied in an
other letter accompanying a check for
500 which came along at the same
time:
II take the great pleasure Of sending
you a cheek FOR 500 for your Fresh
Air work May we expect the same CO.
operation this year as in the past.
Wishing you success in your work,
am, yours very sincerely.
MARGARET B. KETCHAM,
Chairman Stuyvesant Clinic Social
Service"
Stuyvesant Clinic is tuberculosis
clinic affiliated with the Society for
Prevention and Relief Of tuberculosis
Its social service department has under
its supervision hundreds OF children
who are predisposed toward or exposed
10 tuberculosis The children show
this chiefly by their subnormal weight
They have no positive symptoms yet
The ounce OF prevention is what they
need. And that is what the auxiliary
which made up the contribution OF
SIOO knows that The Tribune Fund
vacations will provide. And the word
knows is used advisedly, for the
Stuyvesant Cline Social Service has
been sending children 70 the country
through the Fund for years and check
ing up results when the children re.
turned to the city. There is more
than a glimpse Of superficial hilarity
here.
Many Express Approval
All sorts OF folks are showing their
approval Of Fresh Air vacations b.
.arir contributions these days. and a.
most always there is something added
20 mere calculated approval. Amona
the folks yesterday the children ver,
esIccially noticeable.
One group Of youngsters sen, the
years birthday box receipts from the
Edgehill Church Sunday School, Spuy-
ten Duyvil. And they sent along a
letter 20 gay that with their money
go their love and best wishes for
this work" Bless their hearts, they
have been sending along this eontrlbu-