FOR CHILDREN

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1989, 20 February 1914, Page 2

FOR CHILDREN

'A CONVALESCENT HOME. At yesterday's meeting of the Hospital awl Charitable'.Aid Board, Mrs. 1). M'Laren moved: "Tint this board sot np a committee. to inquire into and report «i i-lio advisability of establishing a, Cquratescpiit Home for children." Mrs. M'Lnren considered that the best asset a city could have was good healthy children, and tho proposal slie put forward would he an initial step, in that direction. The Ri»V. 11- Van Staveren heartily supported the proposal. If tl'K-y put their shoulders to the wheel ho felt they would get ail the money reqvural. The people in the eomnimiity were cttrite ready to support siieh a goad cause. Mr. J. W. M'Ew.ih supported tho notion, and .suggested that there was also roam *ior a eonvflloscei.it home for adults. It nould enable the hoard to deal with a number of patients at present in tho hospital, who would he better in the more congenial surromuliii'Xs of a convalescent home.' He agreed the children should have the first, call, hut hoped, the board woukt not lose sight of Ms proposal. Dr. I'lntts-Mills was an ardent supporter of the ijioposal, In many instances. she ssiid, children were kept in the Hospital. when thev could well he sent,. to a convalescent home. Mr. IT. Raldwili said the cjuestlon they luwl to face was the nuestion of funds. Mr. V. T. Moore: We can get it all from the ffiiblie. . Mr. Baldwin thought there were so maity sail* 011 tile public pi nrcseift. that thev rt>i<*lit, have, son»» diffifirtty there. If they had another Hudli WardiTOiiiid there would he 110 trmihle. 'Hie motion was carried, and the following committee set up:—Dr. l'lattsMills. Rev. Vail fitavfii'en. Messrs. >0. N'a'Mi," J. W. M'l'vrtan, J. Smith, the chairman (Nov. V, A ftvans), .and the iiiovei".