, it was decided to
secure a home where convalescent men could have better care. An effort
was made to secure a suitable house in the neighborhood of the Presidio.
This being impossible, upon consultation with the military authorities,
it was decided to build a house at the Presidio. General Miller looked
over the ground and selected the most eligible spot. The idea of
erecting the home was taken up most enthusiastically by the auxiliaries,
and the money required was soon in the treasury. Messrs Newsom and
Meyers kindly donated plans and in three weeks from the day of starting,
it was finished. It is a one story building, containing a large ward,
four small rooms, dining and sitting room combined, kitchen, office,
storerooms, two bath rooms, etc. The large ward accommodates twenty
beds, the fourth room is used by the nurses.

Requests came quickly from both private individuals and auxiliaries to
be allowed to completely furnish one or more beds, so that by the time
the building was finished the furnishings were ready. Fourteen patients
were admitted the day of opening and within a few days every bed was
occupied. It is a most inviting and homelike place, exquisitely neat,
with health-giving sunlight pouring in all day. Trained nurses are in
attendance night and day and everything possible is done to bring back
health and strength. The happiness of the boys is unbounded, and their
expressions of joy are pathetic. "It's most like heaven" was one boy's
sentiment. It is talked of in the Division Hospital and is the goal to
which the sick men look forward. Miss McKinstry who has been
superintendent since the opening, has done splendid work. She received
no compensation whatever, other than the gratitude of her charges and
the high commendation of the surgeons.

The sincere thanks of the executive board are extended to Miss
McKinstry, and it is with deep regret that her resignation, which she
was compelled to send in because of illness in her family, was accepted.
Sixty-three men have been cared for in the home, and th