Holiday Farm: Convalescent Children’s New York Home
Miss Mary Morton founded Holiday Farm Rhinecliffe on the Hudson to keep recovering children in a supportive environment until fully well. The facility, aided by Vincent Astor’s memorial plans, serves four to nine year old boys and four to fifteen year old girls, keeping them at the farm as long as needed. The home emphasizes a rural setting near Rhinebeck with local staff and return-to-home arrangements when appropriate.
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Mary Morton
Levi P. Morton
Holiday Farm
Rhinecliffe-on-the-Hudson
New York
Miss Morton
Vincent Astor
John Jacob Astor
Rhinebeck
Mary R. Callender
Henry G. Chapman
W. B. Dinsmore
Dinsmore
A. E. Gallatin
Holiday Farm Aid Reflects Shelter for Poor Children
A profile of Holiday Farm showing care for convalescent children from New York City hospitals and international origins. It highlights staffing, facilities, education during long stays, and list of key contributors led by Vincent Astor and others. The piece notes patient stories, such as Catherine, and the farm’s aim to use science and nourishment to speed recovery.
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New York City
Europe
China
Syria
Ada C. Lynch
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Waterproofing Clothes The Wool Fat Method
A French scientist reveals a simple durable method to render garments waterproof by impregnating fibers with wool fat dissolved in a neutral solvent. The process uses Adeps lanae with chloroform and gasoline, then air dries. For bags and canvas, talc mixed with vaseline provides a water barrier. Shoes benefit from waterproofing oils, with tallow as a traditional alternative.
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Helen Astor
Puerto
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Saint Bartholomew’s
Charity
Union Settlement
Cathedral of St
Catherine
Mrs. Vincent Astor
Walter Decker
David Dows
Tracy Dows
Olin Dows
E. K. Dunholm
Charles Ferris
Henry Grube
Frank Herrick
F. D. Fitch
Gerald L. Hoyt
R. P. Huntington
Mary Adams Johnston
Elizabeth Lynch
C. E. McCarty
A. C. McCurdy
Marshall
Douglass Merrittt
Ethel D. Merritt
George N. Miller
Peyton F. Miller
W. Starr Miller
L. A. Mitchell
Montgomery
L. F. Morton
Thomas Newbold
H. Olin
Willard D. Straight
Zabriskie
Franklin Ol
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Holiday Farm Association
Ruth Morgan
Elsa Howard
F. K. Little
Ethel Merritt
Julia Olmsted
Margaret Suckley
William Woodward
Holiday Farm House
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