Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-21

The attendance at the Rotary club Wednesday noon at the Waure- gan house dining room was 100 per cent, a banner record for club having the membership of the Norwich Rotary club. President William G. Park spresided a@d Eben Learned was song leader Tue meeting took the form of a Christmas publication and Santa Claus (Joseph c. Worth) and E. LaRue Bliven, his assist ant brought each of the members Christmas gift. At the close of the meet ing every member donated his gift to the Seaside sanatorium at Crescent Beach.
 Greetings from the Scranton, Pa, Ro- tary club were read by Secretary J. Nell son Weymouth, following which trio composed of Jack .HollOran of Boston Hercy Vignot and William E. Jackson of the New London cub favored with g se- lection. As a special entertainment, the club musicians, LaRue Bliven, Lou Wheeler and Al Bliven. gave flute num- bers.
 Rotarian Herbert M Lerou. president of the Norwich Chamber of Commerce, spoke about the proposed waterway to Norwich and said that 16-foot channel was wanted. The state ss nators and congressman are back of the project he said, but it will need pushing by every one in Norwich to put he matter through. Major Peterson is now looking into the matter. Every merchant and manufacturer should be ready to supply necessary information if the channel ii to be brought through to Norwich.
 Grosvenor Ely invited all members in- terested in trapShooting to t.le shoot at the Norwich Golf club on Saturday o4 this week
 A club attendance contest is to be e4a 1eH hni picked, members whose last names begin with letters from A to L are explained by Al Bliven. 100 per cent. member and tkose from M to are explained by Alex 21cNicol, another 100 per cent. at- tendance member. Rivalry will run keen
 The meeting was then turned over to Dr. Hugh B. Campbell. who spoke briefly a Health week ==z :=t=SS5:sesd as the speaker of the day Dr. John T. O'Brien superintendent of the Seaside sanatoriun at Crescent Beach. Dr. O'Brien had two of the patients at the sanatorium witt him, Julius and Tessie, both pictures oa health. The children were clothed onlJ in the lightest of trunks and were tanned to a healthy brown. The fact that thu temperature stood at about 20 degrees above zero did not worry these tots, wht walked about, more comfortable thai some of the members who had heavy i overcoats to prott ct them.
 Dr. O'Brien spoke as follows:
 am very much pleased at this op ! portunity of talking to the Rotary clul of Norwich about our work at The Sea side i The Seaside. as most of you know is maintained and controlled by tn
 state of Connect'cut. It is situated Il the town of East Lyme. not far fron the village Of Mantle. and fronted b, a delightful stretch of sandy beach. Tn
 building for the patients is an old szm mer hota which has been remodele- ; and adaptAd for use as a sanatoriun
 We have 5S beds which are dNed con
 tinually and in addition to that " have waiting list.
 This institution is under the juris fiction of the state tuDercuaosis com mission just as is your most excellen i sanatorium here in Norwich and simi
 ar institutions in Hartford, Meride
 md SheIton
 | This commission is to 6e particularl commended for it's work in estaAbEshin
 The Seaside. It was done in the fac 4 of many difficulties and obstacles. Tn
 appropriation asked for was $125 ,00t
 This was oE by the legislature to $25
 900.
 ; The proposition was bitterly oppose by the summer residents and the pes pie of the town of East Lyme. Tn commission, however, had felt tha
 they had found an ideaa location an
 persisted in their efforts Their 3udt
 ment has now been vindicated and ti
 people who most bitterly opposed u
 project are now our best friends. IT children of The Seaside have good oaus
 to be grateful for the perseverance |, these three splendid men, Dr. Stephe Mailer of New Haven, Wallace S. Afk
 one of your own townzmen, and Artht Kimball of Waterford.
 Our patients, unlike the patients
 the other trrbercuIar sanatoria, are n suffering with disease of the lungs bl , are aff1icted with tuberculosis of son
 other part of the body. Our treatmel embraces the usual hygienic methot , prevailing in tine sanatoria dealing wi
 pulmonary cases and in\ addition, al } other method of treatment upon wink ) we place our ctie6 reliance for the cur This treatment is known as deliotheri } py and in every day language meal 7 the use of sunlight for the cure of di ease,
 This method Of treatment is not ne'