“children’s island sanitarium...was carried on by the sisters (of st. margaret) for 15 years; at the end of that time the old house had gone to pieces and a new building was erected, but in this there were only accommodations for the children and those in charge of them. this changed the whole character of the work and in 1900 the mother decided to give it up. subsequently, a new board of managers to oversee the operation of the sanitarium was formed with dr. charles e. inches as president (replaced by phillip l. saltonstall in 1905.), and mrs. lucy w. davis as superintendent. it seems that most of the tasks previously carried out by the sisters were now carried out by volunteers who were "young women who give their time and services out of love for the little people and interest in the cause. they remain on the average, three weeks, and are on either morning or afternoon duty for a week at a time-four in the morning, three in the afternoon."