MACARTHY CONVALESCENT HOME

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 287, 23 August 1918, Page 6

MACARTHY CONVALESCENT HOME

A WORD OF APPRECIATION. 'At tho meeting of the Hospital Board held yesterday the following letter was read to the board:—"Dear Sir,—l shall be glad if you will convey to your board my great, appreciation of tho useful work done by the Mocarthy Convalescent Homo for Children. The routine medical inspection of city schools was begun once moro some six weeks ago, and sinco that time several children have been sent to Belmont for a muoh-needed change of air. Many children who would otherwise become inmates of the hospital or sanatorium may be restored to health in this way, and are thus saved from being a greater burden upon the State. It is my experience that it is the really poor element of tho community for which this home .is most needed. Parents who have any money at their disposal almost invariably arrango to send their children to friends in the country or take themselves to some health resort. There are so many children nevertheless to whom this institution offers their solo opportunity for a joyous and ' much-needed change, that the needy ones encountered in our daily school work would morn than Suffice to fill it.—Believe me, your very truly (Sed.) Ada 6. Paterson."

Mrs. D. M'Laren expressed her appreciation of Dr. Pater-son's testimony to the good work being done by the home. In connection with the _ home, the chairman xaid that Mrs. Smith had heen reappointed to the ]>osition of matron. Mr, P. T. Moore said that someono then had gone past the resolution of tho hoard. The chairman said the medical superintendent had stated that he could takb no responsibility if fresh appointments were to be made on the lines of the proposed advertisement, for applicants to fill 'the. position (a woman, preferably a certificated nurse, and her husband), and they were placed in a peculiar position. Mr. B. G. H. Burn said a resolution was passed by the full board, and had heen entirely ignored. He was not opposed to tho appointment, but objected to the methods pursued. Mr. John Smith said that the course pursued had been unusual, but it was owing to the unusual circumstances which had arisen. All was now going very nicely.

Later, the Hospital Committee recommended, and it was adopted:—"That, as snitablo arrangements had not heen made for tho filling of the positions of jointmanagers at'the Macarthv Convalescent Home for Children, the selection and appointment of sanio ho left in the hands of the medical superintendent and mntron, and that the future control of this homo be in these two with ono member, of tho board associated with them in such control."