THE FRESH AIR FUND.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1166, 17 June 1911, Page 4

THE FRESH AIR FUND.

■ ■»- BHIGII.TENING TUB LIVES OF SLUM CJULDIiKN. It is gratifying lo nolo llio quick response made to (lie appeal for subscriptions In I lie fund fur (jiving a (lay's holiday in (ho country (o the children of ('ho povcrly-Mn'clccii in the big cities of England. Yesterday we published a list of tho fw.st contributions (o hand; to-day wo are pleased to add a supplementary list. The idea is not to ask for largo amounts—although such are, of course, welcome—but to excite t-ynipathy and sup. port for the movement amongst; as wido a number of tho public as possible. Minepence gives a day's holiday in the country to a little Londoner'who probably has- never been away from the pavements and the bustle of street traflic in his life-lie is transported (o a wonderland "I wide green fields; cool fresh woods; a and of birds and animals unknown to mm and he is right royally fed and eared lor. It is a day of days for him. As explained before a certain number of chiWren m poor-health are given a fortnight s holiday at the seaside, the cost of this being 10s. oach-a wonderful health-giving experience for these litllo boys and girls, a fairy godmother's gift. Jho subscriptions to hand are as follow:—AmouiLt already acknowledged, .El Jfls.; L.S., 35.; collected from City Connoil olhces (C. «cl.; S.C., Is. fid.;" J. A., M.J /.!)., fld.j A. P., 9d.; H. T„ !)d. M. J. C, Is.; C. C„ 2s. fid.); total, Bs. Bd.i K., 25.; A. Jr., 9d.j 11. IC, Od.; N. A., Is.; V. 0. Jl„ 25.; M. E„ ,£1; W. W. T 2s. lid.; .A. M., 25.; S. H. ]}~ 25.; It. .1., Is.; W. S. I?,, 25.; P, T 25.; S. K„ 25.; Bans, Is.; W. W., 2s • J. H., B. Jl A K M.. G. S. T., B. D, .t. g. D., j. c. t., n. jr., ,r. t. e. L. A., B. jr., Is. each; K A„ 2s Gil.: A. K„ 2s ; T. 11. 8., 25.; lady Syml Jinthiser, 25.; *. V. 8., ] s . (j,|,. w 'j; rl - b; U ;:J)-' **■ r "'- Tot; > l <" dn'f! A.i lis. od. tins sum will provide an outing for something like 150 poor cliil(lron, as every penny collected is spent for the benefit of the children. Tho administering of the fund costs nothing, all the work being done gratuitously,