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AND REMINDER 
Vol. XIV 
Manchester, Mass., Friday, July 28, 1916 
No. 30 
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The Children’s Island Sanitarium, Safem Harbor 
One of the North Shore’s Most Deserving | 
Charities---Where Happiness Reigns Supreme 
LILLIAN McCANN | 
O you want to know where happiness 
reigns supreme upon the North Shore? 
Do you want to see it? Do you want to 
help create it? Then come with me to an 
island in Salem Harbor and visit the Chil- 
dren’s Island Sanitarium, one of the North 
Shore’s most deserving charities. 
The boat for the island is taken at 
Tucker’s wharf, Marblehead, aa uw incor 
enjoyable ride it is over to the rocky place. 
The long, low buildings and little summer- 
house high upon the rocks are enough to 
excite anyone’s curiosity. 
Upon landing and following the little 
pathway up to the main building, one is 
ushered into a large room, neat and trim, 
with long tables set for children and some 
smaller ones for nurses and. workers. 
Here, Miss Lucy W. Davis, the superin- 
tendent, greets one and gives a cordial invi- 
tation to go through the place. 
She tells us that eighty-eight children are now being 
eared for, ranging in age from three to fourteen years. 
These are recommended to the sanitarium by social serv- 
ice agents employed by the big Boston hospitals. Most 
of the cnildren stay all summer and play the entire time, 
with the exception of a little handiwork, which they 
delight in doing. 
The children are grouped according to age, sex,— 
and disease in some cases. 
The “baby room” is an interesting place. This is 
the second season for Miss Mary S. Bullard of the Brim- 
mer school in Boston, who is giving her services and 
conducting work along the lines of the Montesorri system, 
and also doing some kindergarten work. More of the 
theory of the system is being used, rather than the actual 
materials, the Montesorri gifts being rather expensive, 
and then, just enough is given to keep them happily occu- 
pied. The children are happy, sweet little bodies under 
Tike onlin 
Swimming is Freely Indulged In 
Enjoying Sunbath—N ew 
Treatment This Year 
Miss Bullard’s rare discipline and charm- 
ing personahty. She has taught them many 
little songs and hymns, and they eagerly 
-swarm around her with their poor, little, 
‘diseased bodies. swaying as best they can to 
the rhythm of the music, which they feel 
so much and express so sweetly in their 
thin baby voices. Great care is taken of 
the piano, and when Miss Bullard leaves 1% 
little hands tenderly help to pull down the 
dimity cover, and little promises are given 
that the pretty case will not be touched. 
In this department are the play-room, 
play-yard and dining room for the tiny 
tots who cannot go to the general dining- 
room. 
Passing from here the large _ bath- 
rooms and dormitories are seen. The 
“Clover Breeze” cottage then comes in for 
inspection. Here are seventeen of the 
older girls, who are keeping house all by themselves 
under Miss Long, who 1s “big sister” to them. They 
do their own kitchen-work and keep the little place 
as neat as wax! Pretty good for sick girls! But it is 
the wonderful air, bathing, good food and regular life 
habits that bring health and strength to these city clul- 
dren. Half of the girls play hostesses one week and do 
the work, while the other half are the guests. Their 
breakfasts and suppers are sent to then, as three meals 
. day are considered too strenuous. For dinner. last 
Thursday, when we visited them, they had boiled beef, 
mashed potatoes, string beans and apple tapioca pudding. 
Radishes were served from their own gardens. ‘The little 
gardens are really a strong feature of the place, number- 
ing about thirty at this time. 
The industrial department has many of the older 
boys and girls charmed with the big looms, little looms 
and other dévices by which they are weaving raffia pillow 
tops, table covers and other handiwork. Many beautiful 
At Play on the Beach 
