Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-08-11
FRESH AIR QUOTA ARRIVES.
Eighty-Six Children from New York
Come for Two Weeks = Hundreds at
Stafinn When Train Pulls In

station When TRAIN GullS In.
The railroad station resembled an old
aftertime excursion day at 100 D. m.
yesterday as several hundred grownups
and children had gathered to await the
arrival of the White Mountain express,
attached to which was the special car
containing the SO fresh air children from
New York city, whom Brattleboro and
the surrounding towns are to entertain
for the next two weeks.
The station platform was lined with
people interested in the proceedings and
the overhead passageway contained a
multitude of craning necks, everyone
anxious to obtain the first glimpse of the
visitors. The special car containing the
children was the last car of the train,
and il stopped way below the station
platform. A large crowd of people
headed by the local fresh air committee
made its way to the car and received
the children.
A contingent of dozen boys and
girls left the car first and these were
taken in hand by trainman, who put
them in another car on the train as this
contingent was consigned to Newport.
Then began the exodus of Brattleboros
quota of bows and girls They were
mostly happy lot as they came down
the steps of the train. each carrying
baggage in the form of bundles, suit
cases and handbags. Everyone seemed
plentifully supplied with gum and the
the sticky gum and the dirt and dust
had made en- route.
The fresh airs were marshalled as
nearly MS posSibe in n column of squads
and they were escorted up the platform,
up the stairs through the overhead pas
sageway and into the main waiting room,
where the process of dividing the chill
dren among their hosts was begun.
Each child wore q tag containing
name and address, also the person in
whose care he was to be given. The
children took immediate possession of the
seats in the waiting room and proceeded
TO await those who came or were to come
TO claim them. Most of the fresh airs
were happy over their trip and the few
that weren't happy were simply tired
out. One child fell asleep waiting on the
seat and there were only two cases where
children cried Justify and this because
two sisters were to be separated. The ar
rangemcnt was afterwards changed so
that there was no disruption of family
ties.
Two little girls, named Vincenza
Maioriello. who lives at 42J East 10th
street and Gertrude Kanitzky, whose
home is ut 321 East 121st street. were
visitors at The Phoenix Office and ex-
pressed much interest in the process of
printing a newspaper. On the way to
the Office they were asked if they would
like some ice-cream cones but both signi-
fled their dislike of this delicacy, and
said they weren't hungry. When asked
if they had lunch on the train. they said.
Yes, we had some witches" The
little girls were asked again if they were
sure that they didn't like ice-cream cones.
and one of the girls answered, II swear
| don't"
The trip to Brattlcboro was practically
uneventful, some of the children feeling
a little sick from the car riding. One
little girl at the station was asked if she
was having good time, and she said
mo, I'm sick"
Most of the hosts and hostesses were
present at the station when the train ar
rived and the children who were to go to
the rural districts were taken there by
autos, Fords, and other e6nveyances.
Great credit il due the ,2c 81; commit ,qiIt7
thropic work and the manner in which
the affair was handled at the station.
The committee comprises Mrs. f. G..
Sargent, Mrs. III. l.. Shipman, Mrs.
Walter F. Goddard and Mrs. A. L..
Rohde.
The fresh airs were in charge of Miss
Edythe Green of New York City.
are TO care Tor the Cnllufen.
Following is a list Of the persons who
are to care for the children:
Mrs. John Mack, five girls; Miss
Frances Powers, one girl; Mrs. Wykoff
of West Chesterfield, the same two
girls as last year, and three boys; Mrs
Ernest Winchester, two girls; Mrs.
Edna Johnson, four girls and two boys;
Mrs, William Pellerin. four girls; Mrs.
Frank Farnum of Williamsville, two
girls; Mrs. Charles Cook, two girls; Mrs
Jeremiah Twyon. two girls; Mrs. w. F..
Goddard, one girl Miss Lizzie McVeigh,
same girl as last year; Mrs. Parker.
| same girl; Mrs. Rex Coane. same girl
| Mrs. Fayette Miller one girl; Mrs. Fred
| Dawson one girl; Mrs. Patrick FLYNN.
| two girls; Mrs. Cless Davis of West
| Chesterfield, two boys and two girls;
Mrs. p. w. Chase. same girl Mrs. Fred
Fox, four girls; Mrs. john Raithcl, four
girls and one boy; Mrs. w. b. Douglass
one girl; Mrs. A. W. Miller four girls /:
Mrs. William Gushing, one girl; Mrs
George Watson. one girl and one boy:
Mrs. Dan Smith. two girls; Mrs. Lewis
Grotto, same girl a. last wear; Mrs.
| Charles Davis. two girls: Mrs. w. II.
Fish Il girls; Mrs. George Knight same
two girls as last wear; Mrs. Charles
Tidd. same girl as last wear; Mrs. Henry
Shipman. one girl: and Mrs. John Nc
Indoe three bows