The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-07-09

House. furnished it with the neces-
sary appliances for the comfortable
maintenance of some ten or twelve
invalid children during the summer
months, who were under the charge
of competent resident physician
and efficient female assistants. The
undertaking was experimental. and
of the most simple character, putting
to practical proof an idea that had
presented itselfto some of the manag-
ers, in view of the large number of
poor children who suffered from the
effects of close confinement in the
city and in many cases died from
actual want of pure air. The con-
trast between their wasted little
frames and the blooming faces and
sturdy figures Of other children, who
were able to spend most or all OF
the summer in the country or at the
seaside, pointed significantly to the
remedy, which the managers hoped
to prove practicable by a modest
trial. That trial has been success
fully made, twenty-seven children
having been received during the sum-
mer and enlarging their member
ship, they have procured the ncces-
sary legislation from the State of
New Jersey, under the corporate
title of "The Children's Sea-shore
House at Atlantic City," and are
now prepared to make an effort on a
larger scale, working from the foot
hold they have already established.
One of their own members having
purchased and presented to "The
Children's House" a large and de-
lightful lot at Atlantic City, running
to the sea, with depth Of eight hun
dred feet and one hundred and fifty
feet wide, they have had plans drawn
up, and expect to begin the building
as soon as the season permits.
The managers have now before
them defined work almost limitless
in its power for good, which will re-
quire time and money to accomplish.
They believe that it will at once car
ry watt Of health into many sick
homes and trust that it will in the
end make itself felt in every dark
corner and alley Of our city, giving
to the children of the poor a short
escape from the summers pestilence
"A chance Of life-a little happiness
of the kind that to them is almost
unknown-the happiness of sea
breeze and abundant sunshine.
They will begin with accommodation
for fifty or sixty children and while
they will aim to make the institution
in a measure selfsupporting by the
charge Of small weekly board, no
child will be turned away because it
comes to them without means, but
will rather be doubly welcomed. 1t
will, therefore, be necessary to col
lect large sum of money, not only
to build the house (Which will cost
about 5 10000, but also to meet the
weekly needs of its inmates. 1t is
also very desirable to establish a
permanent fund and while the man
ayers. hope to receive a sufficient
amount in donations to pay for the
building they trust that every parent
and child in our community who
feels an interest in this object will
give it such support as will be neces-
sary to secure its success by becOm-
ing a yearly subscriber. The men,
bers of the board of management are
James S. Whitney, president, 1915
Vine street; j. Shipley Newlin,
secretary and treasurer, 1913 Clinton
street; Rene Guillou, 1922 Vine
street; Francis w. Lewis, 20l6
Spruce street; James S. Biddle,
l714 Locust street; Christian j.
Hoffman, l0l7 Arch street; Mrs.
James S. Whitney, Mrs. Rene Gull
lou, Mrs. S. Middleton; Miss Cath
arine c. Biddle, 1915 Locust street.
This house is of wood and is rap
idly approaching its completion, from
which we infer that the benevolent
public are contributing literally. 1t
is a good, beneficent work,