New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-21
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"EiMlRA NY sop JULY 20 1922
mgr. Tribune Fresh Air Fund.
New York, y. Y.
Sending you tonight special de-
livery specifications thirty-three
girls. six boys, probably more, to
ElmirA Saturday or Monday. 10 re-
turn August /.
HARRY X. THURMAN.
"3s5P."
Last Tuesday The Tribune Fund
sent 26s lads and lassies out 20 be
vacation guests Of the Kiwanis Club, Of
Elmira. n. Y. and lis neighbors. The
Kiwanians had asked FOR only 254. but
in the confusion Of checking up the
children in crowded ferry waiting
room nine more than that number
we're put on the train and sent OF.
Did the Kawanians send the surplus
baek7 You don't know the hospitable
spirit Of the folks Of Elmira II you
think so. When the whole 263 had
been turned over 10 hosts there were
still at least twenty people elamoring
for the privilege Of entertaining a
Fresh Air" for a fortnight. And the
elamor grew and grew until the chair
man OF the Kiwanis Fresh Air Com
mittee sent the telegram reproduced
above.
Even II the "probaly more" doesn't
materialize when the additional list Of
invitations appears this morning, e.
mira will by Saturday night be host to
302 OF the little children Of New York's
tensments. That's the largest number
sent TO any single place this summer.
Children Always Welcome
This is no new story for the Fresh
Airs" Whenever a crowd Of them step
from train anywhere there arc al
ways folks whose hearts arc touched
with remorse because they. too, did not
ask to have children sent 70 them. The
request for additional children received
from Elmira is only one Of four such
requests received yesterday.
Every summer the fund acts as a
bureau for the meeting Of emergencies
which involve children in some way.
At the South Shore Holiday House FOR
the past week three little Italian chill
dren-two, three and FIVE years OF age
have been playing in the SAND and
trotting about the house. Last -
day their mother had to be rusned TO
Lincoln hospital for an operation. The
father has a long-hour job that keeps
him away from home from early mora
ing tin late AZ night. He couldn't stay
AZ home 20 care for the children, nor
could he afford TO hire some one 20
come in and look after them.
The children are oil younger than
the Fund plans 20 care for, but II had
10 make an exception and take these
little unfortunates IN when appealed
20. To-day and for as long as .he
emergency lasts they are the favored
"darlings" Of the dozen young women
who are in charge Of the children en-
tertained az Holiday House.
You've read Of the disastrous fire
that made hundreds homeless - Green
wich Village the other day. Many OF
the homeless appealed 20 Greenwich
House for help In their predieament.
Among them, Of course, we're many
children. For the children the settle
ment appealed in turn 70 the Tribune
Fund. Last night 4 dozen Of them
left for two-week vacations In Water
loo and Seneca Pals, y. Y.
The widows Pension Fund yesterday
asked help for one Of its widows. The
widow has three children, two girls and
a boy. A few days ago the doctors at
the Woman's Hospital decided a serious
operation would have 10 be performed
on the mother. one that would neeessi-
tate her presence in the hospital for a
month. The operation was imperative;
IL could not be put on.
No One to Care for Boy
And there were the children. II was
discovered a friend would take care Of
the two girls, but no home could b.
found for the boy. Then the pezs.oe
workers thought Of the Fund. There
was no denying the appeal-the boy
will be sent away 10 be cared for until
the mother is able to resume her place
in the home.
Such appeals 20 meet emergencies
come 20 the Fund Office almost daily
during the summer. The Fund does IL.
best to meet them all, and II is but
rarely that il is unable to place the
children for whom the appeals are
made in country homes within a few
hours. Not only is the emergency met
but the children get the change from
the city and the relief from poverty
that they need. go
One hundred and sixty-nine children
departed for vacations yesterday and
100 will be sent TO-DAY. The follow-up
crowd for Elmira will go tomorrow
Next week more than 1000 arc SEIZED
Approximately $4,000 was added to
the summers total Of contributions
Yesterday By a long list Of friends OF
Children. Friends are standing by the
Funds work finely, but not enough
money is being received 20 cover the
great expenditures involved in sending
OF the armies Of children leaving the
city week after week.
III YOU are a friend Of children won't
Mrs. Marshall Dodge and Mrs. Robert
Waller are ehairmen Of the notion
t-r.L ~vd naafeffnc than will be Mrs.