§ NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
Sept. 8, 1916. 
The Lighthouse at Hospital Point, Beverly 
Built 46 Years Ago 
Open to Visitors Daily 
LILLIAN McCANN 2 
ANY visitors 
find their way 
each season to the 
little lighthouse on 
Hospital Point, 
Beverly Cove. It 
was built forty-six 
years ago and has 
been kept faithful- 
ly by Mr. and Mrs. 
A. Joseph Herrick 
for the past forty- 
two years. Every 
afternoon from 
two to four o’clock 
visitors are wel- 
come. A house, 
modern in all its 
appointments, and 
surrounded by a 
green lawn and lit- 
tle garden, stands 
close to the light- 
house. This has been a comfortable home for the keeper 
and his family all these years. 
The view from the place is exquisite and takes in a 
broad sweep of North Shore territory. Salem harbor, 
Marblehead Neck, Salem Willows and the Salem and 
Beverly shores are points of interest noted. The two lights 
on Baker’s island, Children’s island, Eagle island, Goose- 
berry island, Coney island with its Salem Y. M. C. A. 
camp, and Mystery island are clearly seen. Fort Picker- 
ing, and several important buildings on the Salem and 
Marblehead shores are discernible. Among the homes are 
the Burgess and Crowninshield cottages and the immense 
su. mer home, “Gray-Box.” of Mrs. S. B. Raymond. 
A driveway, Bay View avenue, runs down from 
Neptune street, past the lighthouse, and ends at the public 
landing on the point. 
Some interesting summer homes lie close to this light- 
house, many of which present a charming picture with 
their green velvety lawns sloping down to the water. 
The nearest one is the A. A. Lawrence estate, occupied 
by the John Barry Ryans of New York. Looking up 
the Beverly way may be seen the attractive homes of 
Mrs. R. D. Evans, Mrs. N. W. Rice, ‘Col and Mrs. Wil- 
liam D. Sohier, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Sawyer. 
Down the Pride’s Crossing way are seen the homes of 
Alexander Steinert, Gerald L. Hoyt, 5. P. Mandell, Dud- 
ley L. Pickman, Henry F. Sears, Bryce J. Allan, W. 
Harry Brown, Rev. J. P. Franks, the Guy Norman home 
(occupied by Mrs. Marshall Field of Washington), the 
William A. Slater home (occupied by Martin Erdmann), 
and Miss F. P. Mason’s cottage and the Silsbee house on — 
the point of land. All of these homes and the interesting 
growth of the North Shore as a summer resort region, 
and the great beauty of the place are dear to the heart 
‘2 keeper, who delights in telling his visitors incidents 
of the place. Every boat that passes (and there ars 
many) is noted by him. He knows just which white- 
winged racer is in, and what its probable destiny will be, 
and how it will perhaps turn out in the races. Forty-two 
years makes a long stretch of time to stay at one place and 
at one bit of work. And how faithful and accurate the 
keeper must be! Lucy Larcom’s poem on the _light- 
houses on Baker’s island expresses this sentiment well. 
“Two white angels of the sea, 
Guiding wave-worn wanderers home! 
Sentinels of hope are ye, 
Drenched with sleet, and dashed with foam, 
Standing there in loneliness, 
Fireside joys for men to keep; 
Through the midnight slumberless 
That the quiet shore may sleep!” 
Quietly fishing in the waters of the cove may be 
seen almost any good day, an old man, John C. Wood- 
berry by name, one of the few survivors of the Kearsarge 
of Civil War renown. 
‘‘Rest House’’ at Wenham 
AZY, happy days have been enjoyed this summer over 
at “Rest House,’ in Wenham, where girls employed 
in the great dry goods firm of Jordan Marsh Company 
of Boston have found a place in which health and strength 
may be regained. 
The house was opened July 19, and it is planned to 
keep it open the year-round for girls who become ill and 
worn out. A two-weeks’ vacation is given to them at the 
place, where rest and good, wholesome food are upper- 
most. The expenses are borne by Mrs. Eben D. Jordan. 
It was established shortly before the death of Mr. Jordan, 
which occurred Aug. t at Manchester. The place belongs 
to Mrs. Douglas Monroe Robinson (Dorothy Jordan) of 
‘ew York, who has maintained it as a farm hone for 
about eight years previous to her marriage last February. 
The house is a pretty, white affair over one hundred 
years old, typical in many ways of a New England coun- 
try hove. Ahout four years ago a terrace was built 
fa.the front, adding much to the attractiveness of 
the place. Before the house was opened for its present 
purpose Mrs. Robinson removed all of her furniture 
except the grand piano, and new furnishings along mission 
lines were selected for the house throughout, by Mrs. 
Jordan. 
The large and airy sitting-room, with its comfortable 
lounging chairs and sofas, is in green and old rose. Tables 
covered with reading matter, an attractive writing desk 
o1 various sets of games scattered about the room, make 
this a “homey” and attractive place for the girls to gather 
on rainy days and in which most of their evenings are 
spent. Otherwise the shady lawns and gardens are the 
chief “lounging” room of the occupants. 
The dining-room is a joy of blue window hangings at 
the large windows completely filling one side; of blue 
and white dishes attractively displayed in closets with 
the silverware, all of which is marked “Rest House ;” 
and of blue rugs and mission furniture, the chairs and 
table making one of the most attractive features of the 
