Life — July 9, 1914 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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52 “LIFE: Our Fresh Air Farm ROM June until September Lire’s Farm, at Branchville, Conn. is Children everywhere, and all for a good time. Every fort- night a party of about two hundred boys and girls are sent up for a two- weeks’ outing. The Farm was given to us by the late Edwin Gilbert, to be used for Fresh Air Work It is a beautiful country place of fourteen acres, with orchard and playgrounds, tent and brook. The big house, barn and out- buildings have been fitted into dormi- tories, dining-room, ete. The work has been entirely de- pendent on voluntary contributions since it started in 1887, The ex- pense last for each child, including transportation—a heavy item—was only $5.86. Still, the in- creased cost of food is bound to be felt where there are two hundred perfectly healthy appetites. Also, with many of our guests there are arrears of short rations to make up. The official account of the number of habitually underfed school children in New York City is ap- palling. The effect on the children themselves of a whole fortnight of abundant food and pure air is a pleas- Our guests all want to come again, and do so year after year; but twelve is the age limit, although many twelfth birthdays are not officially cele- brated until October. Most useful and always welcome is partly worn clothing for children of season twelve and under. Their garments are ndne too good at best, and country sports, running, ball-playing and climb- ing trees soon finish them up. Some children actually have scarcely enough clothing to wear home, so any such donations will be heartily appreciated. This work is dependent on the gen- erosity of our friends, new and old. We ask you to lend a hand. We take only the very poor children, chiefly from the great East Side and the city missions, but no needy child is ever refused save for good cause, Care- takers are with the children at all times. We have had no serious acci- dents or illness since the Farm started. The industrial depression of the past winter and spring has also in- A-DELL creased the number of children who have no other chance of a vacation, so there is no short- age of applicants. Every dollar counts. The more money you give, the more children we send. Remittances may be made pay- wble to Lirr’s Fresh Air Fund. Acknowledgment is made in the Fresh Air Fund column in Lire ubout three weeks later, and by letter direct if address be given. Life’s Fresh Air Fund © of 1913 in opera In that time it has expended has given a fortnight tn the Lire's Feesn suppor Iuntary butions, Previously acknowledged. Mrs. E. Kent Hubbard, Jr. B.A. Pincoffs C Drayton . “A Georgian” 222) “In memory of Mrs. R. Wo ALU. E. I LR. Fuller. Mes" $3,342.85 ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS Mrs. Chas. $. Webb, Greenport, Y., box of books and box of phonograph records. Mrs. M. O. Luke, box of clothing. Mrs. Burr Mills, G Conn., package of clothing Covington, Va., orgetown, If any of our readers happen to feel like presenting a phono- graph to Lire’s Farm it would give infinite satisfaction to our two hundred guests.