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NOWEH SHO RESBREEZE: 9 
Society Totes 
A movement in which many of the 
North Shore ladies are greatly interested, 
a number of them being represented on 
the board of directors, is the Mass. 
Emergency and Hygienic Association, 
and the actual results obtained by the as- 
sociation is being recognized almost every 
day. ‘This is the hospital that the Vin- 
cent club girls give their vaudeville per- 
formance for every spring. “he particu- 
lar part of the work to which we call at- 
tention is the department of instruction 
to attendants, Vincent Memorial hospital, 
44 Chambers street, Boston. 
‘The purpose of this department is the 
training of women to be attendants in the 
care of convalescents, feeble or elderly 
persons, and subacute and chronic cases. 
The course of instruction embraces a 
period of twelve weeks, devoted to class 
work, and practical work in hospital. 
There is an examination at the end of the 
course. A certificate is given to those 
who pass such an examination. No pu- 
pil will be admitted under twenty or over 
forty years of age, except by special per- 
mission of the committee. The work 
of an attendant tothe sick requires intelli- 
gence, good temper, cleanly and orderly 
habits, entire trustworthiness, and a cheer- 
fuland willing disposition. No one should 
enter this work except with a strong 
sense of duty and a readiness to conform 
to strict rules of discipline and obedience. 
An education equivalent to that of a 
grammar school course is necessary for 
admission. Pupils must present refer- 
ences of high character and general in- 
telligence. [he pupils who wish to ob- 
tain certificates must be prepared to give 
their whole time to the work of the 
course. ‘The character of this work is a 
very important test of the ability of the 
pupil. A pupil will be dropped from the 
class if she absents herself without suffic- 
ient excuse, or fails to attend properly the 
patient under her charge; if she does not 
show willingness to learn, to follow the 
instructions given her, and to obey orders, 
or if she does not give satisfactory evi- 
dence of ability and character. “The hours 
are from 7.30 a. m. to 8p. m., with 
time allowed to go out to meals. The 
wards are kept neat and in order by the 
attendants, which means from two to 
four hours cleaning daily. Tuition fee, 
twenty-five dollars, to be paid in advance. 
Five dollars of this must be paid when 
applicant is accepted, the rest when the 
class begins. Pupils board and lodge at 
their own expense, outside the hospital. 
The number in each class is limited. 
Classes will begin at intervals of six 
weeks. 
The Gen. R. H. Stevensons are to 
have the J. W. Wheelwright cottage at 
Pride’s Crossing again this season. 
The Judge William C. Lorings will 
not spend the summer months on the 
North Shore this year, having let their 
place at Pride’s Crossing to the Edward 
Blairs of Chicago for a short season, — 
June to September. They will be here 
however until June, and will return again 
for the autumn. 
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frazier Harris 
of Phildelphia will have a cottage at 
Manchester the coming season. ‘They 
have hired the Winch cottage. Mrs. 
Harris is a daughter of Mrs. Harvey 
Childs. 
The Horace Brocks of Philadelphia 
will return to the North Shore again this 
year, having hired the R. M. Bradley 
cottage on Smith’s Point which they had 
last season. 
Mrs. Gordon Prince will be at her 
West Manchester cottage a short while 
this spring before the cottage is occupied 
by Mrs. George F. Fabyan, during July, 
August and part of September. 
Friends of Reginald Boardman will 
regret to learn of his illness. For the 
past ten days he had been confined to his 
Beacon street home with a touch of grip. 
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. K. Cummings 
of Louisburg sq., Boston, have been re- 
ceiving congratulations upon the birth of 
a daughther,—the fourth child. Mrs. 
Cummings was Lydia Paine, a daughter 
of the Hon. R. T. Paine. 
A letter from Hotel Athenee, in Paris, 
dated March 19, asks us to announce 
that the engagement of Mr. Conover 
Fitch of Boston and Manchester and 
Miss Lily Northen of Brighton, Eng., is 
broken by mutual consent. 
The Hon. T. Jefferson Coolidge was 
a passenger on the Kronprinz Wilhelm 
last week for Bremen. He is planning 
to do some motoring in France. Later 
he will go to London for a visit with his 
grand-daughter, Mrs. F. L. Higginson, 
jr., who will return here with him. 
The Breeze one year, one dollar. 
FRANLKIN PARK LAWN SEED 
Used exclusively in laying out the beautiful 
Public Parks of Boston, 
Costs no more than low grade mix- 
tures, as it goes further in using. 1 lb. 
covers 600 square ft. and costs 30 cents; 4 
lbs., $1.00; 8 cents lb., extra by mail. 
SWEET PEAS 
NE PLUS ULTRA MIXTURE 
Giant flowers, newest varieties, finest 
colors and shades. 
10c per oz.;_ 25c#l]b.; 40c4]b.; 75c lb. 
By mail, postpaid. 
NASTURTIUMS 
FOTTLER’S SPECIAL MIXTURES. Flowers of largest size and finest color. 
RUNNING and DWARE VARIETIES. Each 15c per 0z.,50c 4 
Catalogue on application. 
VWOinlijgstkeselk Ce TOW IMEI [Ox 
26 and 27 SO. MARKET ST., BOSTON. 
lb. by mail postpaid. 
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Curtis have re- 
cently sailed for Europe. Last year they 
went over about the same time and ar. 
rivedhome on the Arabic the first of July- 
‘The BREEzE one year, one dollar. 
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