The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-04
ITS OPENING TAKES PLACE.
The Housatonic Summer Home-A Party of Now Haven Friends Present--An Inviting

The Housatonic Summer Home-A Party Of
 Now Haven Friends Present-An Inviting Home. The Housatonic summer home was formally, or rather informally, opened on Saturday, June 29, when it's officers and board of managers paid it visit of inspection, accompanied by some of our representative men who were in terested to see what their wives and daughters had accomplished.
 The New Haven party filled three capacious conveyances and enjoyed delightful drive of two and one half miles from the shelton depot, through the improved property of the South End company, over a fine roadway and abounding in variety of mountain and river scenery. A sharp turn up steep ascent brought them suddenly | to the very door of the home, where | the president and some of the untiring l members of the board who had spent the day before in experimenting the | final arrangements, were waiting to re- l SGiNC LiC 6AllNalo' llt 1lOuSG lo OL stone and wood, with wide rustic porch | large sunny windows, the forest trees | waving close to it's roof and the Housa- l tonic, like silver ribbon unrolling | itself, a hundred feet below. Bright | cushions upon the steps, haInmocks swinging near the porch gave promise ! of the comfort and cheeriness to be found within. Everything was fresh, and clean and new and charming. The ladies have all labored diligently with brain and fingers, and the result is | 'Home Beautiful" New mating cov- cred the floors not laid in hard wood, l these being spread with rugs, new fur niture stood in place, draperies hung l from windows and mantles, pictures adorned the walls, plants graced the broad window-sills, the beds daintily covered by one enthusiastic member of the board, invited repose; nor were the dining room and kitchen forgotten by the many friends of the enterprise, every part of the house seemed filled with the atmosphere of kindliness and | benevolence.
 | A few New Haven ladies have started this enterprise. quietly brought it to the present successful point in its ia- reer. They have been assisted by gen. erous contributions of cash and goods. A New Haven woman occupies the po- sition of matron, and an excellent cook supplements her efforts.
 It is not controlled by any charitable organization or church guild, but is the outcome of the desire of few noble l hearted women to provide a home-like resting place for their less fortunate | sisters. Nurses, seamstresses, tired mothers, teachers, girls from factory or store and worthy women and girls may have summer outing there, and l enjoy the blessing of Gods pure air and contemplate His grand creations. Application for admission, accompanied by reference, may be made to the presi- cent, Mrs. William M. Thompson, No. 121 Grand avenue, New Haven, Conn. Excursion tickets thirty cents, trip to and from the home s1, board fer ore week s350, make total expense for a weeks pleasure within the reach of many who could Ill afford greater out lay. The board has made the price for a Sundays stay, this is. from Saturday afternoon until Monday morning, S150.
 Following is list of merchants who have donated:
 New Haven Window Shade company, H. L. Blogg, o. s. Wright, P. J. Kellogg
 & Co, George Rotman, Gibbons Bros, l.. Calhoun, E. c. Miner Bradley & Griswold, Francis Brothers. Evarts Cutler, H. J. Augur, David s. Thomas,
 Brown & Durham, F. J. Kelly, Curtiss
 6 Bradley, L. D. Chidsey, H. H. Guern- fsey, Hayet & O., Chamberlain 6 Co.,,
 Centennial Tea store, L. c. Pfaff &
 Son, Coe & Field, Bowditch & Prudden
 The following also from Birmingham,
 Shelton and Ansonia: Howard & Bar
 bour, Hallock, T. r. Terry & Son, Allis
 & Go. R. s. Gardner, Derby Silver Co,
 w. w. Peck. D. H. Kelly, L. w. B. Hub.
 bard, E. w. Peck, J. H. Beard, o. w
 Knowlton, H. Wheeler, G. M. Watalee
 D. N. Clark, MT. Denslow, MT. Hil,
 Charles w. Coe. H. B. Pick, Clock Bros
 KEITH ST. JOHN.