Putnam patriot., 1927-07-29
Children of New York Tene- ment District to Be Guests
 in Local Homes
Putnam District Expected To Take Al
 Least 50

A meeting was held Monday eve Iniug in the Commbnity room of th'
 Savings Bank iu the interest of tn
 fresh air children Co be sent to Put
 nam this year. The folloWiug com
 nitteg was selected. Chairman, drs $ N Whcelock. Secretary Mis- Ger trude Perry. Committee, drs. DOr0 thy j. Bartlett. Miss Katherine ] Byrne. Mrs. Alex Eonsiatsky and Misi 1 Lewis 8f Thompson, Miss Leila Holt Woodstock, Miss Adriar | Hutchins of Abingdon, Alvin. Le clair, Rev | F. English, Res- H l E. Hodge. Alex Gilman. Ralph Thurs ton, Fred Naryott. and Martin Rob ertson A & Macdonald, Publicity. The meeting vas addressed by Mrs Nave Palmer Jago. field worker Of the New York Herald Tribune, who has charge of the group sent to Con necticut Mrs Jago has already se- cured chairman and committee ID forty-six towns in Conn. About 800 children have been placed.
 The Herald-Tribune Fresh Air Fund Is fifty=nne years old this sum mer Last year IT .j09 children among the poor of New | 0rk were given vacation for two weeks They were sent into New York state. Con necticut. Rhode Island. New Hamp- shire Vermont. Pennsylvania. Nlr- einia Maryland. and New Jersey There are g. .o00 au the List tHis year. They are children of the N. tene- ments who have none of tbe ad- vantages 1f the real American homes unless fhe friendly people ln the friendly towns open their homes and hearts to them.
 In her appeal to the people of Putnam and adjacent towns Mrs. Jago said Those of us wh8 awaken l in the morning with sunshine stream ing in our windows. and on locking fout see the beautiful country. grass, i trees and flowers. have no conception l of what child living in ero~de 1 tenement in the eongested districts Of I New York feels as he looks 8at IT the same scene and knows he can romp | and play m Che grass and climb trees and pick flowers for two weeks. They awaken perhaps fifty weeks in year in two room tenement, six or seven m Che family. with tiny gas Jet to light the rooms. blank walls on all sides and only the streets to play on. l. it any wonder then that they think they will ind the end of the rainbow when a settlement worker tells them that friendly people iu friendly town have invited them for two weeks visit in the country where they can pIav and romp at will and The New York Herald Tribune will 8ray their railroad fare tg and from that Paradise All that E asked af fhe town iS tJ give these children If the teuemeuts tw weeks care. The children are gwen i a thorough physical examination by Ia uhvsiriaH the day before leaving ] New York and worker accompanies them ta the taWn where thes gre ta be entertained and comes for them at Che end 0f two weeks.
 Little Milie
 Mrs JaRo told the story ot littlt i Millie, little girl of seven. @ha was found last week in two room tene
 ment taking care of a little brother ty,o years old The father WAS a Idrunkard and the mother a scrut woman trying To keep the chil. dren together. MHlie had beer the housekeeper while mother wa at work She was ragged and dirty. her hair matted. her shoes lnnly suggestion. her face worn and
 white But the nurse cleaned her uT and washed her frai body and sent her to the Tribune office She F going where flowers grow and bird' IsinE and she can play in brooks and
 on grass and be happy. Little brother
 Els going toa \ friendly lady In q friendly town of Connecticut is tC Icarc for both We know she will re- |turu with roses uu her cheeks aut childhood faith m the kindness of ] friendly home The benefit to hri I"Fairy Godmuther' will be even more for doing for others more than nils pu hearts with lowe for Gods little ones.
 Putnam has taken the children man' Ivears but If seemed Co be a one per
 sons job Mir and Mrs W tlter J Bart
 lett have been the prime faeturS n
 bringing these little ones Co Putnam
 and vicinity. With added responsi hility. owing ro the death of Mr
 Bartlett. the field worker felt 1t woul,
 toe unkind tu ask MrS Bartlett q
 assume the responsibility this yea
 although she assures the commttte
 she will give all aid possible
 The children arc coming Aug. 18th 1 They will be met Ht the trains Y
 autos and taken 10 the home of Mr D Silas NJ Wheelnek where they vTi , be given lunch and distributed [ of thetr iik. There are other