Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-22

There was a meeting of the Westerly
] District Nursing society Friday after
/ noon IN the conference room of Memo
/ rial building, when the committee on
| plan of organization made reportJwhich
! was accepted. These officers we're elect
/ ed: Mrs. Charles Perry, president; Mrs.
! Frank Sherman, Mrs. Charles p. Cot
trell. vice presidents Miss Helen Sc
| gar secretary; Mrs. George n. Bur
| dick. treasurer: Mrs. l.. J. Franken-
STEM, A. r. Stillman. Miss H. e. Cot
trell Rev. Peter McOscar, Mrs. +. c..
BuHun, Mrs. Henry Segar, Mrs. George
II. Utter. Mrs. w. A. Hillard, Samuel
II. Davis Mrs. g. 3. Cottrell, Rev. 5.
NJ Cathcart, Charles Perry, Arthur ar.
CottrelI. William Clark, Mrs. f. c. Pa
gan directors.
Advisory board Of physicians-Drs.
Morgan. Champlm Lewis, Pagan,
Smith, Webster. Hillard, Savage. Scan
lon. Kenyon. Barber, May, Waite, Payne
and Tetlow.
Advisory committee-George II. Ut
ter, Mrs. o. Stillman, Mrs. Thankful
King, Mrs. Clifford W. Campbell, Mrs.
j. NJ. Pendl. ton Mrs. William z. Aus
tin. Rev. J. L. Peacock, Mrs. Z. B. Eos
ter, Mrs Robert B. MeE0le, Mrs. John
B. Brown, Mrs. A. c. Thompson, Miss
NJ f. Arnold, Mrs. Charles L. Segar,
Mrs. A II. LangWorthy, Mrs. William
Hoxsey Louis Tuch, Howard Pember,
Alexander Smith, Fred n. BurdicS,
Avondale. Rev. \ F. Lusk, Mrs. John
ChampTin, Mrs Walter Price, William
Crandall, Rev. John G. Dutton. Mrs.
William +. Williams, Mrs. w H.
Holmes, Jr., Mrs. J. L May Mrs. NJ.
H. Scanlon, Mrs. Edward M. Burke,
Mrs. W. D. Haxie. Rev. Father James
w. Cunningham, Theodore Black, Mrs.
Frank IArkin. Mrs. William S. Mar
tin.~-Mrs James A. WEIGH. Miss Mar
garet Chapman, Eugene Clark. Rev. G..
W. Rigler Mrs. Q. G. Maxson, Mrs.
John w Sweeney, Mrs. ]. b. Foster,
Mrs. D. Meg. Newall Charles E. Sher-
man, Rev. William r. Williams, Milo
NJ. Clarke. Mrs. Michael Higgins, Miss
Elizabeth Babcock F. Howard Clark,
Rev. Clayton Burdick, A. G. Martin,
Harvey c. Perry. Mrs. Albert i. Ches-
ter, Mrs Charles H. Stanton, Mrs.
William Clark, Mrs Arthur Cottel
Perry, Mrs. 2. z. Whipple.
The case Of John Shippee, who says
he left Block Island TO escape the cru
city Of his guardian. making the trip in
q small skiff, and was rescued from
drowning in the surf at Quonochontaug
beach by come carpenters working
liltAts 4hSL ET1uhy dlteEuOOAls has DS6u
taken from the residence of Charles P.
Bcclestone In Aslhaway, back to the
children's home in Providence, pending
examination of his case.
Shippee is II years OF age, Is a ward
OF the state OF Rhode Island, aud was
placed IL the home of William Wallace,
VINO lives on the soutr side of Block
Island, three years ago. Last fall the
board of control OF the children's home
investigated charge Of cruelty in this
anonymous letter and received state
ments from the boy himself and from
residents of the island which conVinc-
founded.
Secretary Crandall of the board said
the Wallace home was considered an
excellent one for the Shippee boy, but
that a searching investigation would
be made Of the boys story Mr.. Gran
dali said that Shippee appeared like a
good straightforward boy, and nothing
was heard from him to indicate that
anything was. wrong until last fall,
when the anonymous communication
was received. Just about that time a
letter was received from the boy say
ing he had a good home and wanted
TO stay there. He has a younger broth
er, William. who is being cared for at
a nearby home. and the boys appeared
pleased to be so near together.
The Shippee boy has thoroughly re-
covered from the effects Of his perllous
trip and from his narrow escape from
drowning in the surf at Quonochontaug
beach.