Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-15


 that the Home is we'll managed, the children well-cared for. and the school up to standard. This almost goes without saying when Miss Gibson is still the active head of the Home. and the school is still under the supervision of Mir. Willard, agent for the State Board of Education. It may be inter esting however, to hear that a summer school was maintained for five weeks during the morning hours This helped the children to brush up a bit on their regular work and also gave them a little interesting work not in the ordinary line. besides keeping them off their feet and out of the sun part of the long days.
 Special Event. When this school ended friend secured the use of ten autos to carry the household, to Moilesan Park where a happy afternoon was spent, and all but the smaller children walked home to find ice cream and cake served with their supper
 In August MT. George W. Carroll off, ride to Ocean Beach. Of course this l fine offer was accepted and the start was made from Eighth street at ten o'clock on the morning of the only fine day of that week.
 Between the time of eating the fine Il cream and cake served on Mabreys lawn, both provided by the conmis sioners, the children had more than two hours to play on the beach. No one knew that a trolfey-ride could be so enjoyable. The fine car used, and 1 the careful and kindly attention of the men in charge of 1t, added much to 1 the comfort and pleasure of the oc- l easion.
 | Christmas was a most happy and satisfactory time, with all the good things for the table. and the gifts pro- vided so generously by Mir. Carroll. who
 is constant in his remembrance of this
 Home.
 | New Cottage Secured l A year ago the cottage which had 1 been purchased to be used as a house of reception and detention had just come into the possession of the Home. A great deal of work and expense was necessary to make this house ready for occupancy.
 City water and electric lights were l installed. steam heater was placed in | the ceIlar--althougn it was necessary | to excavate in order to get head-roona la bath room was secured by putting a dormer window on the east side; the house was painted and other inn provements literally too numerous to mention; were made. Fortunately the city had just put in main sewer so
 
 the drain pipes from the cottage and
 the Home.
 At this time the we'll curbs at both
 houses were removed on account of
 the danger attending them and pumps
 were installed in their stead.
 | The expense of all this was heavy
 but besides the cottage. long and sadly needed. the county secured a fine addi-
 tfon Of land to it's property. The Home
 has reaped some benefit from the ad-
 dition to it's garden. which with the
 exception of the work of a man one
 day. Miss Gibson and the children
 have entirely card for, and which has
 yielded much produce for the Home
 table
 been cared for there for a period oi
 two or three weeks each.
 Scarlet Fever, But Mild Type.
 It was a great disappointment, af- ter all the precautions to find Septem-
 Der 17th that scarlet fever had broker
 out in the Home, presumably brought
 there by relatives visiting the children
 Since that time other cases have de- veloned until there are now twenty children in the Bacl1us hospital, witt this dread disease.
 | Most fortunately it has proved Of g ! mild type, and each child with the ex- cel1ent care, should make a complete
 recovery.
 The Rackus hospital has been taxed to the utmost to care for these chl1-
 dren in the isolated ward. and the Roard of Manaeement wishes to ex-
 press its appreciation of the efforts ' MT. Hutchins and Miss Dowd to as
 sist the Home in this emergency. Need of New Buildings. For years past your secretary while
 calling attention to the best points O. the present Home and the repairs anC ] improvements put upon it, has 1ait I stress upon the need of new buildings This year she begs to call to you l mind some of defects of the presen , ! buildings and to state that the Boar, E of Management has decided that none.