Life, 1919-07-10 · page 8 of 50
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This page describes Life magazine's Fresh Air Fund, a charitable program sending poor urban children to a farm in Branchville, Connecticut for summer vacations. The cartoon captioned "His Dog: I Wonder Why He Wants to Stop Here" depicts a blind beggar with a dog encountering two children at what appears to be the farm. The joke seems to contrast the beggar's circumstances with the rural setting—the dog's confusion about why someone would stop at a peaceful farm location suggests the contrast between city poverty and countryside refuge. The page documents donations totaling $2,228.01 and explains how the fund provides vacations for approximately 40,000 children annually from poor New York City neighborhoods, addressing early 20th-century urban poverty and child welfare concerns.
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60 LIFE’S Inclusive of 1918, Live's Fae has been in operation thirty-ts that time $ has given a fortnight in the country foor city children Fund is supported entirely by Fresh Air Fund Aik Foxo vars, In Previously acknowledg RM. Crosby halt, ae 9 * ° Joseph Hudson’ Miu Robert J. Boyle, M Mrs. HD M. Barksda Mrs. CMS Henry Willis Alice M. Wood Kinnekort Sunday Sct crosses 13,60 Belle Hunt ....ec0c00 0 $0.00 Athy Hunt 50.00 Mrs. Bo 10.00 15.00 $.00 Porte W'itH the close of school in June comes the opening of Lire’s Fresh Air Farm at Branchville, Connecticut. Each fortnight through the summer parties of about two hundred children are sent for a two weeks’ vacation in the country. Lire’s Farm is popular, but, unfortunately, it is not elastic, and it is therefore not possible to accom- modate all those who would like to be our guests. No needy child is ever refused if we can take him, but fre- quently lack of space prevents. The Farm is about fourteen acres in extent, and was the property of the late Edwin Gilbert, who devoted it to Fresh Air work. The main house as well as the outbuildings, barns and His Dog: AT LIFE'S PRESH AIR FARM A QUIET HOUR have been refitted for dining-rooms, ete. The brook and orchard, ball ground and ample play dormitories, grounds help to entertain the little guests at the Farm. In the summer of 1887 the work started. Since then Lire’s readers have never failed to help. The work is en- tirely dependent on their generosity, which each summer has enabled more than a thousand children to benefit by this much needed outing. Up to toro, 40,097 children have had outings at an expenditure cf $174,473.17. This year the help is needed, for the poor, in this er especially of 1 WONDER WHY HE WANTS TO STOP HERE high pri ¢ poor indeed, and vac tions for their children are well nigh an impossibility. The children come from the city missions and settlements. the great East Side and the poorer dis- tricts anywhere in Greater New York Investigations have shown the insuf- ficient feeding of many of the children in the schools. The guests at the Farm bring their appetites with them, and arrears of scanty rations are also made up. Plenty of suitable, well cooked food is given to them—all they will cat—and they certainly do enjoy it Mountains of provisions melt away, and the children plainly show the good of it. Both provisions and railroad fare count up, especially as Branch- ville is fifty-three miles from New York. Clothing for children of twelve and under is badly needed, and can be put into immediate use. They haven't ex- tensive wardrobes when they arrive, and after two weeks these are some- mere things of shreds patches, neither useful nor ornamental. Visitors are welcome at the Farm. The children feel that an interest is taken in them, which they return many fold. They are nice children, bright children, good citizens in the making. All they need is a chance, and _ this tion is one way of giving them at least a little help toward that chance. Remittances should be made payable to Lire’s Fresh Air Fund. Acknowl- edgment is made in Lire about three weeks after receipt, and by letter direct if the sender's address is given. times and comicbooks.¢omi