Items of Interest November 4, 1933 Issue

Item of Interest

The efforts being made by the Directors of The Mother Church to have all Christian Scientists fully informed of the hospitality offered by the Christian Science Benevolent Association Sanatoriums are disclosing the need of greater knowledge about these charitable institutions. It may surprise many of our readers, as it surprises the officials of the Sanatoriums, to learn that frequently some otherwise well-informed Christian Scientists do not know that people may go to the Sanatoriums for rest and study, even though they do not have physical difficulty.

Many questions are asked the Special Representative, recently appointed by the Directors, who is giving talks about our charitable institutions to branch churches, and among them the following are illustrative of the widespread need and desire for information. A questioner asked, "Can one go for a day?" And the answer was, "Yes." Often Christian Scientists go to the Sanatoriums for a week-end of study and quiet. Since it is desirable that Christian Scientists know from experience what their Sanatoriums offer, guests are often accommodated who are in Boston or in San Francisco overnight. "Are tourists permitted to visit the Sanatoriums?" was answered by, "They may, if they expect to devote some time to rest and study." Other questions led to the statements that one's own automobile may be cared for in the Sanatorium garages, provided there is space there; that the Sanatorium at Chestnut Hill maintains an auto bus service from the foot of the hill, where the public bus stops, to the Sanatorium at the top of the hill.

The usual Thanksgiving service is held for guests, Associates, and officials at the Christian Science Benevolent Association Sanatoriums. A year ago at Christmas Eve there was an influx of guests to the Sanatorium at Chestnut Hill, and delighted groups responded to an invitation to visit the Associates' dining room during the supper hour, where the Associates' three-piece orchestra accompanied the singing of carols and appropriate hymns from the revised Christian Science Hymnal. On Christmas morning before daylight many guests were awakened by the caroling of twenty-five nurses singing softly beneath their windows. Christmas night brought the guests a second concert by a chorus of Associates, and the assembly hall barely accommodated the large number of guests, Associates, and officials present to enjoy the delightful rendering of carols and hymns. On New Year's Eve the resident Associates customarily maintain open house for their fellow nonresident Associates, and for the guests and officials of the Association.

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