Life — June 6, 1918 — page 8: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Life's Fresh Air Fund ” js an announce- “] IFE’S Farm will open on June — ment that brings joy to many children. The Farm is in the hills of western Connecticut, and was a gentleman’s country place, the property of the late Edwin Gilbert, who first rented and later gave it to us outright for Fresh Air Fund purposes. The big French-roof house, barns and other outbuildings have been remodelled as dormitories for children, while the fourteen acres of grounds, with the brook and orchard, afford ample space for our visitors’ entertainment. In the summer of 1887, when Fresh Air work was new, Lire collected $1,000 from its readers and sent about 250 children to the country. Since then our friends’ interest has never flagged, and year after year they have enabled us to give vacations of a fortnight each to 39,193 children, atan expenditure of $168,071.31. What this two weeks’ happy outing means to children from the poorer districts of our Greater New York, the great East Side, the city missions and settlements, can hardly be told. No needy child is ever refused if he can in any way be taken. And they always want to come again. The most fashionable hotel has no more enthusiastic list of patrons than ours. The age limit is twelve years. Caretakers are with the children at all times, and no accident or serious illness has happened at the Farm. Expenditures are made with care in these days of rising prices. But railroad fare is a heavy item, as Branchville is fifty-three miles from New York. Moreover two hun- dred unfailing appetites—all on deck and ready at every meal—can work wonders in the provision line. The chil- dren are amply fed on well cooked, suitable food, and the results show perceptibly before going home. The average expense per child for the past five years, including transportation, has been about $6.92 for the entire two weeks’ vacation. We ask our friends to help us again this year, as there are many children who need it. THE KIND LADY WHO SENT SOME PHONOGRAPH RECORDS TO CAMP THOUGHTLESSLY INCLUDED “THE WATCH ON THE RHINE.” Whether you send a few cents or a few dollars, it brings happiness and health to some poor youngster, Mrs. Mohr asks for partly worn clothing for children of twelve and younger, and donations from a “grown up” wardrobe can often be cut down to advantage. When one’s entire stock of clothes has given out under vacation strain (as not infrequently happens) further supplies are abso- lutely essential for a return to city life. And Mrs. Mohr is sometimes hard put to it to fit out her little charges. Toys also are most acceptable. The work is entirely dependent on charity. always welcome at the Farm. Remittances may be made payable to Lire’s Fresh Air Fund. Acknowledgment is made in Lire about three weeks later, and by letter direct if address be given. Peeved HE HUN CHANCELLOR: The people, your majesty, are complaining about the food. They say there isn’t enough to go around. Tue Katser: How unreasonable! Don't the ingrates know I'm doing all I can to increase their pro-rata supply? Don’t they realize my drive on the western front has al- ready made a million fewer mouths to feed? Visitors are GERMAN-AMERICAN confectioner is now adver- tising “Only the finest quality of ground glass used in our candies.”