The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-08-07
THE RlvERBEND INVALID HOME.
Asylum on the Delaware for Convalescent
Children

! The Philadelphia Inquirer gives the
following description of Riverbend
Home, on the New Jersey side of the
/ Delaware River, opposite Yardley.
On the banks of the Delaware ut
Wilbnrtha, few miles from where
General George Washington crossed
that river ON that memorable Christ
mas Eve, hidden from sight by
/ grove of trees, whose overhanginy
branches afford the coolest shade i'm
aginable during the hot summer DAYS,
reposes the Mverbend Home for Con
valeseent Children. Not many people
are aware of tins institution, vet the
good work accomplished has more
than fulfilled the Biblical promise,
and their charity shall be returned
thousand fold.
klNerbend Home ~ an asylum for
| col valescent children from New York
city. Not for the children of wealthy
people, or children whose parents are
able to pay for their maintenance. but
for the little folk of destitute circum-
stances and arabs from the slams who
have suffered II severe attack of illuess
and who need tue pure country AIR
and good wholesome food to bring
strength to their little bodies. And
at Riverbend is where they get il,
loads of IT, to such mn extent that
uDXpn4 aant hunl IN
lis we'll, strong and happy, every sen
son.
Riverbend Home is the property of
the Misses Mary Louisa Fisk aud
Evelyn Louisa Fisk, prominent in the
upper social circles of New York City.
Riverbend was originally built by 4.
Is. Green, grandfather of the Misses
Fisk, years age. 1t was planned as
his residence during the summer
season, and ON the completion of the |
handsome Mansion now occupied by |
the Misses Fisk. they transformed the |
building to its present purposes.
Nothing is left undoIe that would |
be of benefit to the children who are |
sheltered here for their health. Moth |
ing IL overlooked for their comfort |
and convenience. In the dormitories |
Ill eaclI of which are accommodations |
Tor seven patients, the beds aud bed |
dung are OF "A special small size. In |
the dining room the chairs and tables |
are also of diminutive height, and so |
on throughout the entire building, all |
the furniture has been designed and |
built of doll house Dimensions for the |
sole purpose of making these little |
folks more comfortable
Then comes also the hundreds of |
acres of green fields which are part of |
the Fisk estate, and which practically |
constitute the children's play grounds.
Here they romp and play ut will all
day long and when bedtime arrives,
the gentle murmur of the water, as it
falls a height of fifteen feet from the
raceway To the Delaware River, about
100 feet from the building itself, pro
yides II soothing lullaby that soon
II III IN Ait istS III VIC titthN Oh inc
convalescents.
When first received nj the institu
ton some OF these children ARE hardly
able to walk But, with the pure
ozone and fresh milk, direct from the
Fisk Guernsey dairy, coupled with
their wonderment and delight ut the
green fields, the like of which 10 come
has, up to the time they arrived Mt the
place, only been associated with
Mother Goose aud other nursery
rhymes, room inyigoratea and strength-
Gus their limbs and in mn incredibly
short time they are digging, plnyi ing
aud romIing about on the grass with
the enger, joyous energy Of healthy
children.
One of the chief Fairgrounds IL nm
area Of open space surrounded by II |
fringe Of spruce and elm trees, from
whose branches bangle numerous |
swings, aud III this spot Danny, the |
hostlcr, brings the faithful old mare,
''fnla, who IL as gentle ns II kitten, |
and one can imagine the pleasure of II |
boy or girl who IL privileged to ride II
horse "barehnck, or lend him around |
by rope.
Most of the children received Mt |
Riyerbend Home, according to the
last report were found to he suffering
from organic diseases. Since the
opening of the institution, in 1906,
SIXTY five patients have been healed |
Miss Marguerite Van Wrinkle is Au-
perintendent, aud the assistant ~
Mrs. Mary Rees. The cost of running
the hospital for the season is $1,000, |
but, AZ Miss Fisk remarked to II re-
porter. "Cnn anything be more de-
lightfnl than to see the happy, smil
ing faces of these poor children?
Why, some Of them, when they were
first received, looked Ike little old
men and women, and look ut them
now. II does me good to zee their
joyous play and hear their happy
laug liter.
ptnGQES