The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-12
FROM THE LODGE.

Guests who go out to the Mary Davis
Sunshine lodge every week lind diff
Guilty in expressing their appreciation
and their happiness. One woman said
if she could only write well enough,
she would write, letter for ! h
she had, for the week at the lodge was
the incest in all her life. She had never
had such good things to eat and SO
much-all every one wanted. Her ba-
by gained two pounds in the week. and
she came home much stronger and able
to 60 to work again. The matron. Mrs.
Wilson, has the true Sunshine spirit,
and never once allows even the slightest
suggestion of charity, to mar their
pleasure. They are all guests of Sun
shine and are treated as such. It is
like one big, happy household, for the
children, numbering always fifteen, and
sometimes more, get along surprisingly
we'll.
Last week a little blind girl was
among the guests, and she was so sun
ny and happy in spite Of her affliction
ton. Sunday at church she joined In
the hymns. singing so sweetly that at
the close Of the service one Of the dea-
cons of the church arose and said her
cheerfulness, her sunny ways, even tho
she was deprived of all the beauties of
her surroundings, should be lesson to
others. He spoke so touchingly of the
young girl s loss that her mother and
many in the audience were moved to
tears. At the close of the service she
was surrounded and showered with
sweet peas.
Mr.. Walker takes the whole party
out every week in his sailbOat and
treats Of various kinds are given them.
One woman. who will not give her
name sends six or seven loaves Of bread
every: week to the cottages. The capac-
for homemade bread is something Won
derful, for the most of them it is lux
ury. Some weeks the matron has to
bake every day.
One woman with a baby was made
exceedingly happy by the gift of one
Of the baby carriages that had been
sent to Sunshine. Her baby was heavy,
Of the springs was broken in the pref
ty. rubber tired carriage, but the black
smith at Forest Lake did Sunshine act
by mending the carriage free of charge
and bottle mother and baby were de-
lighted. E-- 80
When the time comes to 90 home
| they all express the deepest regret. The
conductor on the railroad said he no.
| ticed one Of the women crying as the
her what was the matter. She. said:
"Oh, LIDO not want to go home. - He
told her she could probably go again
some time, and she replied tearfully,
"Not this year. -
Sunshine only wishes that every one
who has aided the good work could find
time to visit the cottages and see for
| themselves what is being accomplished
| The matron will be glad to show them
| thr11 the cOttaUeS any time
FINANCIAL AID FOR THE WEEK
The financial contributions to the
Mary Davis Sunshine lodge for the past
week include check for $25 from Mrs
| T. N. Blood of st. Paul. A. w. Drew.
ry, also Of st. Paul, sent SIS. The Craw
1 ford branch gave $40 to be used in de-
| fraying the expenses Of party one
week at the lodge. Mrs. George Hays
gave So, anad the Coreopsis branch
The entire expenses of running the
lodge up to the first of August were
! $25674. While outside Of the 800 Civ
en- by the princess Bonnie company, .
the individual contributions have none
been given nearly every week and the
| society feels confident that the contri
! buttons will be sufficient to carry the
work into September, and perhaps leave
few dollars in the treasury to begin
] the work next season. Next season will
not be nearly SO expensive, as there will
be little to buy. This season. notwith
standing, the generosity Of friends in
furnishing the cottages, there were
many calls upon the Sunshine treasury
!. which greatly increased the expense.