Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-27

with 1hot water bags innumerabie and every -housesold Eremedy. To avoid los- ing stirne in cease tof emergency, on open ing the zcfosete door day .or night. an electric bulb is fgnited. 50 that the labels on the bottles may be plainly read at once.
 For the Little Babies.
 One of the most interesting rooms on this floor is the bathroom for the .Ii.tle babies. whose liliputian equipment beg sars description-everything the most captious infant might require is in reaii- ness. The spotiess kitchenette, attached to the tbabtes' ward, $ likewise a uloiG of convenience. the very last word in ap- pliances for fesding and making up food formulas is to be found here all he ba- bies' a>-Ns are prepared in this room, furnished with its up-oo-date gas plates, enameled ice box, it's own china and measuring utensils. No self-resoecIing infant could ftselp growing fat. whose food is prepared amidst such twentieth century conveniences
 A good sized detention room where lsan aIling child may be put under sur veillauee, yet not too rigidly isolated. has -been added to the girls dormstory with large bath room connecting. Mrs Gurdon F. Bailey and Miss .hel M FSevtn were the members of the commit tee, Swi1o received visitors upstairs Passing the large sewing room. with its electric machines and all essentials for making a thousand and one little garments, a hall leads directly into that part of the house given over tc the ba- I;bies. Here in the airy upper porch ou the left wing. lying in their tiny cribs or creepirS about the hoor after toys the wards of the home under two yezrs | live. Fresh air, sunshine and loving care have combined to make all the hpresent occupants of the place resemble prize=winners. The youngest baby i: four months iold-tae oldest two years they are all happy, healthy, young citi zens. Mrs. Oliver L. Johnson, Mrs. VI Tyler Olcott and Mrs. Frank H. Fuller represented the committee, and received
 enthusiastic visitors here.
 In tho third story there are sever comfortable sleeping rooms one of whici may be used as a detention ward, 1T ease of epidemic, also large storage ia | ciIities. Last. but by no means, leas important, is the cellar, which, the com mittee assert, is one of the best ir town Concrete walls and floor give thu hugh place spick and span effect there are two fine heaters, and lRrg. storage rooms for coal. Arranged ir racks at one end were about 25o jars o delectabfe looking canned goods, all Ivegetable and fruit having been raiSeC I'm the home gardens on the hill. Ther'
 are 40 cans of peas, 1e1 jars of tona
 toes. and many quarts of pear sauce pickle sand relishes. All this preserv ling has been done by the efficient hor1
 worker, and the result is sight wort
 seeing.
 l. Improvements Outdoors.
 Improvements have also been mad
 out of doors, where broad concrete walk
 are now laid, and the playground whic
 attends to the woods, in also concrete There is not one nook or corner of tn
 house which has not received its quot T of attention; the walls are tinted a uni
 form pale buff, and all the woodwor has been treated with mahogany fnisI 4 Every one of the old red rooms has bee fl given it's baptism Of fresh paint and fix fngs, that they may compare favorabl .l with the shining white enamel of tn
 newer rooms.
 l committee of twenty ladies, unde
 charge of Mrs. E. D. Fuller, genera
 chairman, has worked in unison, som
 of them for many years. banded togeth CT by common love for and interes
 in, the children under their care. Thei
 every aim has been to preserve req
 home feeling, to. eliminate any appear
 ance Of an institution, and to give eac
 child the individual, affectionate car
 which it naturally should expect Tn
 committee feels that they are 10 be COT l fr1ta f~ hafr .. Mrs. Murray, who with her efficient as 1 sistant. Miss Conne1l. and a capabl household staff, maintains a hapuy hon , ! atmosphere, which is as rare as it
 beautiful. The children have taken great interest In this celebration of th re-modeling of their home. and on Sur
 day were allowed to decorate the churc : at Norwich Town which they atten,
 with some of the flowers which ha
 made the house so attractive on Satu
 day afternoon.
 Twenty-three Children in Home Now ei There are 2s children in the home :, present-twelve under two years of az !, Children are received at any age ' r matter how tiny, but are retained in n a home only till about twelve years old yl Besides the g real occupants, u e home funds are paying for the maint T nance of a dozen more outside, in the ; own or other suitable families Interes s ing to the visitors was the framed Ii k of the names of 175 children. who |, 1878. when MT. Pierce founded the hon
 which was to be a refuge for so mar n little. less fortunate ones. contribute . a dollar towards the up-keep of Il 5, place. As a souvenir of forty-two veal 2 this testimonial of the interest on | h part Of many Norwich children 90 lol d ago. Is regarded as one of the hor q treasures. showing the kind co-operati n which has accompanied the undertakii r. trum the start
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