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<h1 class="entry-title">Seeking Leek Island: A Place of Healing</h1>
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<p><em>By Aliya Rahman ~ </em></p>
<p>Across the globe, World War I—known by contemporaries as the “The War to End All Wars” —took millions of lives and left hundreds of thousands more with a variety of physical and psychological disabilities. However, despite all the chaos, violence, and death brought forth during wartime, there were a few areas of peace that could be found thanks to generous individuals of the day, and one of these places was the Leek Island Military Hospital.</p>
<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/Page-26_101744383_1.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17920" data-permalink="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/page-26_101744383_1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/Page-26_101744383_1.jpg?fit=209%2C350&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="209,350" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Page-26_101744383_1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/Page-26_101744383_1.jpg?fit=179%2C300&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/Page-26_101744383_1.jpg?fit=209%2C350&amp;ssl=1" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-17920" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/Page-26_101744383_1.jpg?resize=209%2C350&#038;ssl=1" alt="Two men in uniform stand on a dock." width="209" height="350" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/Page-26_101744383_1.jpg?w=209&amp;ssl=1 209w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/Page-26_101744383_1.jpg?resize=179%2C300&amp;ssl=1 179w" sizes="(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px" /></a>North of the US-Canadian border lies a piece of land in <a href="https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/on/1000">Thousand Islands National Park</a>, not too far from where the St. Lawrence river opens into Lake Ontario, by the name of Thwartway Island. Though, long ago, it went by a different name: Leek Island. It was meant to be a vacation home, a retreat for the wealthy, and for a while it was. In 1904, Ira A. Kip Jr. and Katherine Kip, an affluent couple from the United States, purchased the island to serve as their summer getaway. However, it didnt last long as one. A <a href="https://ia800603.us.archive.org/6/items/reconstructionbu00cana/reconstructionbu00cana.pdf">bulletin</a> published in 1918 reported that almost immediately after the United States entered the war in 1917, Mrs. Kip offered “to entertain from forty to sixty [Canadian] soldiers at a time at Leek Island&#8230; [and]&#8230;to bear the entire expense herself and to conform to the highest requirements of the Military Hospitals Commission in regard to the treatment of the patients.”</p>
<p>The Kips were not the only ones who had decided to transform their summer home into a convalescent hospital. According to the bulletin from 1918, other wealthy families residing in the Thousand Islands, as well as families in Chaffee&#8217;s Locks, Cap-aL&#8217;Aigle and Winnipeg Beach, offered their properties to the Canadian government as well. Despite this, Leek Island and the Kips were specifically remembered fondly long after their service. One may ask, why them?</p>
<p>Its worth noting that the Leek Island Military Hospital was the largest of these Canadian convalescent hospitals—about 100 acres—and therefore could care for the most soldiers, but that does not fully account for what made Leek Island so unique. The 1918 bulletin discusses briefly the aesthetics of the Kips island, illustrating how the “spacious lawns [were] well supplied with shade trees” and how “the rocky shore” had a few “sheltered spots where a sloping sandy beach allows good bathing.” They mention the buildings in which the soldiers and staff lived, which were described to be “uniform rustic style, a series of substantial log palaces of varying sizes.” They even mention the boat-house, “which was remodelled in the spring into quarters as attractive as the imagination could conceive.” Luckily, we dont <em>need </em>to use our imagination to picture what life was like on this lavish island over 100 years ago. We can see for ourselves.</p>
<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Titlepage_101744383.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17265" data-permalink="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/titlepage_101744383/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Titlepage_101744383.jpg?fit=1600%2C1194&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1600,1194" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Scrapbook Title Page" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Leek Island Military Hospital.&lt;br /&gt;
June, July, August.&lt;br /&gt;
1918.&lt;br /&gt;
Moonlight on the St. Lawrence&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Titlepage_101744383.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Titlepage_101744383.jpg?fit=840%2C627&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter wp-image-17265 size-large" title="Leek Island Hospital scrapbook title page." src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Titlepage_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C627&#038;ssl=1" alt="Leek Island Hospital scrapbook title page." width="840" height="627" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Titlepage_101744383.jpg?resize=1024%2C764&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Titlepage_101744383.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Titlepage_101744383.jpg?resize=768%2C573&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Titlepage_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C627&amp;ssl=1 840w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Titlepage_101744383.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /></a></p>
<p>The National Library of Medicine recently acquired a <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/?term=101744383">rare scrapbook</a> kept by someone during the summer of 1918, while they were living in Leek Island. Within this scrapbook is an abundance of beautiful, surprisingly pristine, black and white photos of the soldiers, of the nurses, and of the land. The images themselves are enough to draw anyones attention. However, it is the captions beneath these photos, handwritten in white ink, that give us a unique, unfiltered glimpse into the day to day life of the people in Leek.</p>
<p>What is particularly special about these captions is the commentary provided by the creator of the book. Under a photo of five men sitting on a bench, the scrapbooker wrote, “A familiar sight everyday. Waiting outside the Doctors office to have their dressings done.” Since we now know this is a “familiar sight,” we suddenly have a better understanding of what day to day life might have been like on this island a hundred years ago. Under another photo, the caption reads, “Mrs. Bodley teaching basket work. Jolly and Green were apt pupils, especially Green, who made nearly all the baskets in the picture.”</p>
<div class="tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized" data-original-width="840" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2019\/11\/07\/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;52242398&quot;}' itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageGallery" > <div class="gallery-row" style="width: 840px; height: 325px;" data-original-width="840" data-original-height="325" > <div class="gallery-group images-1" style="width: 401px; height: 325px;" data-original-width="401" data-original-height="325" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/page-15_101744383/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="397"> <meta itemprop="height" content="321"> <img decoding="async" class="" data-attachment-id="17279" data-orig-file="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-15_101744383.jpg" data-orig-size="1484,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Soldiers posing during the day." data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Heagle, Burgis (American), Ryan (Irish) and Sanderson.&lt;br /&gt; A familiar sight everyday. Waiting outside the Doctors office to have their dressings done.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Heasman (cadet) Owens and Newton in the “Leek.”&lt;/p&gt; " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-15_101744383.jpg?fit=300%2C243&#038;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-15_101744383.jpg?fit=840%2C679&#038;ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-15_101744383.jpg?w=397&#038;h=321&#038;ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-15_101744383.jpg?w=1484&amp;ssl=1 1484w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-15_101744383.jpg?resize=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-15_101744383.jpg?resize=768%2C621&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-15_101744383.jpg?resize=1024%2C828&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-15_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C679&amp;ssl=1 840w" width="397" height="321" loading="lazy" data-original-width="397" data-original-height="321" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="Soldiers posing during the day." alt="Scrapbook page with three photos." style="width: 397px; height: 321px;" /> </a> </div> </div> <!-- close group --> <div class="gallery-group images-1" style="width: 439px; height: 325px;" data-original-width="439" data-original-height="325" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/page-22_101744383/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="435"> <meta itemprop="height" content="321"> <img decoding="async" class="" data-attachment-id="17281" data-orig-file="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-22_101744383.jpg" data-orig-size="1600,1178" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Leek Island activities." data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Bodley teaching basket work. Jolly and Green were apt pupils, especially Green, who made nearly all the baskets in the picture.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Mrs. Bodley teaching school-reading, writing and arithmetic. Her pupils are Burgess, Major, Sergeant Kent and Jolly.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Jolly &#8211; a star pool player.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The “Rummy” table, organized by Miss Young, and enjoyed every evening by the men.&lt;/p&gt; " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-22_101744383.jpg?fit=300%2C221&#038;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-22_101744383.jpg?fit=840%2C619&#038;ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-22_101744383.jpg?w=435&#038;h=321&#038;ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-22_101744383.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-22_101744383.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-22_101744383.jpg?resize=768%2C565&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-22_101744383.jpg?resize=1024%2C754&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-22_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C618&amp;ssl=1 840w" width="435" height="321" loading="lazy" data-original-width="435" data-original-height="321" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="Leek Island activities." alt="Scrapbook page of four photos." style="width: 435px; height: 321px;" /> </a> </div> </div> <!-- close group --> </div> <!-- close row --> </div>
<p>From this, we can now begin to see that Leek Island was more than simply a hospital. These men, who had names*, were being educated and doing recreational activities. They were enjoying themselves, all thanks to this extraordinarily generous service the Kips were providing. Sometimes, a bit of the scrapbookers humor even comes through. Under one photo, they write, “An intense game. The Canadian Soldier will get just as eager and excited over a game of croquet as an American over golf. He will dispute and fight over small points of the game, and invariably plays for money.”</p>
<div class="tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized" data-original-width="840" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2019\/11\/07\/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;52242398&quot;}' itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageGallery" > <div class="gallery-row" style="width: 840px; height: 359px;" data-original-width="840" data-original-height="359" > <div class="gallery-group images-1" style="width: 234px; height: 359px;" data-original-width="234" data-original-height="359" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/larson-and-hamilton_101744383-2/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="230"> <meta itemprop="height" content="355"> <img decoding="async" class="" data-attachment-id="17925" data-orig-file="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/larson-and-hamilton_101744383.jpg" data-orig-size="354,546" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Larson and Hamilton" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Larson &#8211; one of the boatmen and Hamilton, whom the men disliked, calling him a conscript.&lt;/p&gt; " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/larson-and-hamilton_101744383.jpg?fit=195%2C300&#038;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/larson-and-hamilton_101744383.jpg?fit=354%2C546&#038;ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/larson-and-hamilton_101744383.jpg?w=230&#038;h=355&#038;ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/larson-and-hamilton_101744383.jpg?w=354&amp;ssl=1 354w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/3000/08/larson-and-hamilton_101744383.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w" width="230" height="355" loading="lazy" data-original-width="230" data-original-height="355" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="Larson and Hamilton" alt="Scrapbook page of two men" style="width: 230px; height: 355px;" /> </a> </div> </div> <!-- close group --> <div class="gallery-group images-1" style="width: 606px; height: 359px;" data-original-width="606" data-original-height="359" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/intense-game_101744383-2/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="602"> <meta itemprop="height" content="355"> <img decoding="async" class="" data-attachment-id="17923" data-orig-file="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/intense-game_101744383.jpg" data-orig-size="596,352" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Intense Game" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;An intense game. The Canadian Soldier will get just as eager and excited over a game of croquet as an American over golf. He will dispute and fight over small points of the game, and invariably plays for money.&lt;/p&gt; " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/intense-game_101744383.jpg?fit=300%2C177&#038;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/intense-game_101744383.jpg?fit=596%2C352&#038;ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/intense-game_101744383.jpg?w=602&#038;h=355&#038;ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/intense-game_101744383.jpg?w=596&amp;ssl=1 596w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/intense-game_101744383.jpg?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w" width="602" height="355" loading="lazy" data-original-width="602" data-original-height="355" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="Intense Game" alt="Scrapbook page of men playing croquet" style="width: 602px; height: 355px;" /> </a> </div> </div> <!-- close group --> </div> <!-- close row --> </div>
<p>I find that the most interesting captions in the book are the ones that speak of the different relationships and personalities of the people who lived there. Near the middle of the scrapbook, there are several pages dedicated to portraits of some of the men who were being housed and cared for. Under some of these photos, the scrapbooker, in addition to writing their names, tells a little bit about their reputations in the community. Under one photo of two men, the caption reads, “Larson &#8211; one of the boatmen and Hamilton, whom the men disliked, calling him a conscript.” Another caption reads, “Private Douglas. Very unpopular among the men. Called a Conscript. Supposed to be shell-shocked but had never been overseas.”</p>
<figure id="attachment_17285" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-17285" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-29_101744383.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17285" data-permalink="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/page-29_101744383/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-29_101744383.jpg?fit=1497%2C1200&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1497,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Page 29" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Miss Gondon, Netta and Miss Ladds with cookie, Dunsky and King.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Private Douglas. Very unpopular among the men. Called a Conscript. Supposed to be shell-shocked but had never been overseas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bicks the Barber, who considered himself very highbrow. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Corporal Gleadall.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Major &#8211; or Buddy as he called himself.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-29_101744383.jpg?fit=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-29_101744383.jpg?fit=840%2C673&amp;ssl=1" class="wp-image-17285 size-large" title="Leek Island Hospital scrapbook page." src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-29_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C673&#038;ssl=1" alt="Scrapbook page of five photos at Leek Island." width="840" height="673" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-29_101744383.jpg?resize=1024%2C821&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-29_101744383.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-29_101744383.jpg?resize=768%2C616&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-29_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C673&amp;ssl=1 840w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-29_101744383.jpg?w=1497&amp;ssl=1 1497w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-17285" class="wp-caption-text">From Left to Right: Miss Gondon, Netta and Miss Ladds with Cookie, Dunsky and King; Private Douglas. Very unpopular among the men. Called a Conscript. Supposed to be shell-shocked but had never been overseas; Corporal Gleadall; Bicks the Barber, who considered himself very highbrow; Major &#8211; or Buddy as he called himself.</figcaption></figure>
<p>In contrast to how the soldiers seemed to have regarded Hamilton and Douglas, the scrapbooker indicates that several of the other men were widely liked. For example, “Private Henry Jolly, one of the favorites” and “Private A. Major, Jollys faithful pal, and also a great favorite,” who they also call, “A Princess Pat man.” These nicknames appeared to be a common occurrence, like in this caption: “Private Franklin, I called the fox-terrier, because he was so wild. Argued by the hour, and would pick a fight with anyone.”</p>
<figure id="attachment_17282" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-17282" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-23_101744383.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17282" data-permalink="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/page-23_101744383/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-23_101744383.jpg?fit=1600%2C906&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1600,906" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Page 23" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Private Henry Jolly, one of the favorites.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Private A. Major, Jollys faithful pal, and also a great favorite. A “Princess Pat” man. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Private L. J. Ellis.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-23_101744383.jpg?fit=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-23_101744383.jpg?fit=840%2C476&amp;ssl=1" class="wp-image-17282 size-large" title="Private Henry, Private A. Major, and Private L. J. Ellis" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-23_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C476&#038;ssl=1" alt="Scrapbook page of three photos of different soldiers. " width="840" height="476" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-23_101744383.jpg?resize=1024%2C580&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-23_101744383.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-23_101744383.jpg?resize=768%2C435&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-23_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C476&amp;ssl=1 840w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-23_101744383.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-17282" class="wp-caption-text">From Left to Right: Private Henry Jolly, one of the favorites; Private A. Major, Jollys faithful pal, and also a great favorite; A “Princess Pat” man; Private L.  J. Ellis.</figcaption></figure>
<p>There was Private Griffin, “the boiler-maker by trade. His face was disfigured by a shell, and a piece of his tongue shot away, so that he talked indistinctly.”</p>
<div class="tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized" data-original-width="840" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2019\/11\/07\/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;52242398&quot;}' itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageGallery" > <div class="gallery-row" style="width: 840px; height: 458px;" data-original-width="840" data-original-height="458" > <div class="gallery-group images-1" style="width: 267px; height: 458px;" data-original-width="267" data-original-height="458" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/private-griffin_101744383/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="263"> <meta itemprop="height" content="454"> <img decoding="async" class="" data-attachment-id="17289" data-orig-file="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-griffin_101744383.jpg" data-orig-size="695,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Private Griffin" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Private Griffin, the boiler-maker by trade. His face was disfigured by a shell, and a piece of his tongue shot away, so that he talked indistinctly. &lt;/p&gt; " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-griffin_101744383.jpg?fit=174%2C300&#038;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-griffin_101744383.jpg?fit=593%2C1024&#038;ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-griffin_101744383.jpg?w=263&#038;h=454&#038;ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-griffin_101744383.jpg?w=695&amp;ssl=1 695w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-griffin_101744383.jpg?resize=174%2C300&amp;ssl=1 174w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-griffin_101744383.jpg?resize=593%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 593w" width="263" height="454" loading="lazy" data-original-width="263" data-original-height="454" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="Private Griffin" alt="Scrapbook photo of a soldier posing." style="width: 263px; height: 454px;" /> </a> </div> </div> <!-- close group --> <div class="gallery-group images-1" style="width: 573px; height: 458px;" data-original-width="573" data-original-height="458" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/private-franklin_101744383/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="569"> <meta itemprop="height" content="454"> <img decoding="async" class="" data-attachment-id="17288" data-orig-file="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-franklin_101744383.jpg" data-orig-size="1504,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Private J.C. McGrath and Private Franklin" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Private J.C. McGrath. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Private Franklin, I called the fox-terrier, because he was so wild. Argued by the hour, and would pick a fight with anyone.&lt;/p&gt; " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-franklin_101744383.jpg?fit=300%2C239&#038;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-franklin_101744383.jpg?fit=840%2C670&#038;ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-franklin_101744383.jpg?w=569&#038;h=454&#038;ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-franklin_101744383.jpg?w=1504&amp;ssl=1 1504w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-franklin_101744383.jpg?resize=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-franklin_101744383.jpg?resize=768%2C613&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-franklin_101744383.jpg?resize=1024%2C817&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/private-franklin_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C670&amp;ssl=1 840w" width="569" height="454" loading="lazy" data-original-width="569" data-original-height="454" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="Private J.C. McGrath and Private Franklin" alt="Two photos of soldiers posing from the Leek Island scrapbook." style="width: 569px; height: 454px;" /> </a> </div> </div> <!-- close group --> </div> <!-- close row --> </div>
<p>Cookie, was also “one of the favorites. Always cheerful, and always a smile as he hobbled along on his two canes.” And there was Private N. E. Root, “the man who caused much excitement by losing his glass eye while in swimming one day. A great many dove for it, but it was never found.”</p>
<figure id="attachment_17283" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-17283" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-25_101744383.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17283" data-permalink="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/page-25_101744383/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-25_101744383.jpg?fit=1600%2C996&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1600,996" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Page 25" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;“Cookie,” one of the favorites. Always cheerful, and always a smile as he hobbled along on his two canes. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Private N.E. Root &#8211; the man who caused much excitement by losing his glass eye while in swimming one day. A great many dove for it, but it was never found. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Private Wm. Dale A shell-shock patient. He had been buried alive and was only found because they were looking for an officer who happened to be under him.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-25_101744383.jpg?fit=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-25_101744383.jpg?fit=840%2C523&amp;ssl=1" class="wp-image-17283 size-large" title="Soldiers relaxing at Leek Island" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-25_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C523&#038;ssl=1" alt="Scrapbook page with three photos of soldiers." width="840" height="523" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-25_101744383.jpg?resize=1024%2C637&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-25_101744383.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-25_101744383.jpg?resize=768%2C478&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-25_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C523&amp;ssl=1 840w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-25_101744383.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-17283" class="wp-caption-text">From Left to Right: “Cookie,” one of the favorites. Always cheerful, and always a smile as he hobbled along on his two canes; Private N.E. Root &#8211; the man who caused much excitement by losing his glass eye while in swimming one day. A great many dove for it, but it was never found; Private Wm. Dale A shell-shock patient. He had been buried alive and was only found because they were looking for an officer who happened to be under him.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Morris, “with a bullet near his heart, and who swears he died on the battlefield, and Ryan and Finnan, who managed to always have some whiskey about them.”</p>
<figure id="attachment_17280" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-17280" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-19_101744383.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17280" data-permalink="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/page-19_101744383/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-19_101744383.jpg?fit=1517%2C1200&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1517,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Page 19" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Ryan, Heagle and Morris.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Morris, with a bullet near his heart, and who swears he died on the battlefield, and Ryan and Finnan, who managed to always hare some whiskey about them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cookie the cheerful, Sergeant Batterson who had a war cross, McGuillan with the red head and Morris.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Two devoted pals, Sandy and Jimmy Varley. Sandy stuck by Jimmy through thick and thin when Jimmy was tight one day. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Burns, the snob in a characteristic pose. A “Princess Pat” man.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-19_101744383.jpg?fit=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-19_101744383.jpg?fit=840%2C664&amp;ssl=1" class="wp-image-17280 size-large" title="Full scrapbook page" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-19_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C664&#038;ssl=1" alt="Scrapbook page with five photos." width="840" height="664" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-19_101744383.jpg?resize=1024%2C810&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-19_101744383.jpg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-19_101744383.jpg?resize=768%2C608&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-19_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C664&amp;ssl=1 840w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-19_101744383.jpg?w=1517&amp;ssl=1 1517w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-17280" class="wp-caption-text">From Left to Right: Ryan, Heagle and Morris; Morris, with a bullet near his heart, and who swears he died on the battlefield, and Ryan and Finnan, who managed to always hare some whiskey about them Cookie the cheerful, Sergeant Batterson who had a war cross, McGuillan with the red head and Morris; Two devoted pals, Sandy and Jimmy Varley. Sandy stuck by Jimmy through thick and thin when Jimmy was tight one day; Burns, the snob in a characteristic pose. A “Princess Pat” man.</figcaption></figure>
<p>We learn that Private Spencer, a “poor tailor,” was not only “fond of reading and could always be found in a hammock with a pile of books,” but also quite “fond of whiskey” as well, “and was very scrappy when hed had too much.”</p>
<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-26_101744383.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17284" data-permalink="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/page-26_101744383/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-26_101744383.jpg?fit=1600%2C1098&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1600,1098" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Page 26" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Burns again in a characteristic pose. Billy Gootchie-the boatman in the background.&lt;br /&gt;
Private Spencer. The poor wizened up little tailor. Spencer was fond of reading and could always be found in a hammock with a pile of books. He was also fond of whiskey, and was very scrappy when hed had too much.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Archie Morrow.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-26_101744383.jpg?fit=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-26_101744383.jpg?fit=840%2C577&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter wp-image-17284 size-large" title="Burns, Private Spencer, and Archie" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-26_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C577&#038;ssl=1" alt="Scrapbook page with three photos of soldiers outside." width="840" height="577" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-26_101744383.jpg?resize=1024%2C703&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-26_101744383.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-26_101744383.jpg?resize=768%2C527&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-26_101744383.jpg?resize=840%2C576&amp;ssl=1 840w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Page-26_101744383.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /></a></p>
<p>During war, when positivity and happiness runs scarce, finding ways to make the unfamiliar familiar, the uncertain more certain, and the uncomfortable more bearable is important for recovery and healing. It is essential, therefore, that we hold on to Leek Island through this scrapbook. So many amazing people and their individual, unique stories would have been forgotten had this old scrapbook not survived or had the scrapbooker who created this record decided not to document his or her experience. Now that this record remains preserved—and available for further research—in the NLM History of Medicine Division, we can always look back on this great act of kindness the Kips and so many others provided, and know that no matter how hopeless or horrible the situation, there may always be some good to be found.</p>
<p><em>Read more in &#8220;<a href="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/12/seeking-leek-island-a-personal-journey/">Seeking Leek Island: A Personal Journey</a>,&#8221; to learn about the creator of the scrapbook. </em></p>
<p><em><a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/visit/index.html">Visit</a> the National Library of Medicine to view this and other photographic collections. </em><em> For questions about this album, please contact the History of Medicine Division Reference staff at </em><em><a href="https://support.nlm.nih.gov/ics/support/KBList.asp?folderID=150&amp;from=">NLM Customer Support</a>.</em></p>
<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/aliya_rahman.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="14988" data-permalink="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2018/08/07/edward-jenner-and-the-happy-immunity/aliya_rahman/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/aliya_rahman.jpg?fit=2332%2C3228&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="2332,3228" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526658854&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Aliya_Rahman" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/aliya_rahman.jpg?fit=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/aliya_rahman.jpg?fit=740%2C1024&amp;ssl=1" class="alignleft wp-image-14988" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/aliya_rahman.jpg?resize=72%2C100&#038;ssl=1" alt="Outdoor portait of Aliya Rahman" width="72" height="100" /></a><em>Aliya Rahman is a <a href="https://jobs.nih.gov/vacancies/student/default.htm">Pathways Intern</a> in the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine.</em></p>
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<p><em>*The scrapbook included a list of the names of all the men who were treated at Leek Island.  </em></p>
<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/endpg-names-of-men-at-Leek_101744383.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17267" data-permalink="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/07/seeking-leek-island-a-place-of-healing/endpg-names-of-men-at-leek_101744383/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/endpg-names-of-men-at-Leek_101744383.jpg?fit=815%2C1200&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="815,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="End page of scrapbook, listing names of men at Leek" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;1. Sergeant F.F. Batterson&lt;br /&gt;
2. Private E.W. Burgess&lt;br /&gt;
3. Private W.C. Burgis&lt;br /&gt;
4. Private J. Burns&lt;br /&gt;
5. Private E.N. Bicks&lt;br /&gt;
6. Private W.H. Cooke&lt;br /&gt;
7. Private H.W. Dunksy&lt;br /&gt;
8. Private Wm. Dale&lt;br /&gt;
9. Private G. Douglas&lt;br /&gt;
10. Private L.J. Ellis&lt;br /&gt;
11. Private E. Finnan&lt;br /&gt;
12. Private H. Fraser&lt;br /&gt;
13. Private Franklin&lt;br /&gt;
14. Private R.J. Green&lt;br /&gt;
15. Private F.J. Gurt&lt;br /&gt;
16. Corporal A. Gleadall&lt;br /&gt;
17. Private C. Griffin&lt;br /&gt;
18. Private J.A. Heagle&lt;br /&gt;
19. Corporal H.J. Hamilton&lt;br /&gt;
20. Cadet G.H. Haesman&lt;br /&gt;
21. Private A.J. Jackson&lt;br /&gt;
22. Private F. Jeffers&lt;br /&gt;
23. Private H. Jolly&lt;br /&gt;
24. Private T.G. King&lt;br /&gt;
25. Private B. Kimming&lt;br /&gt;
26. Sergeant Kent&lt;br /&gt;
27. Private A.E. Kelsey&lt;br /&gt;
28. Private H. McGuillan&lt;br /&gt;
29. Private G.G. Morris&lt;br /&gt;
30. Private A. Morrow&lt;br /&gt;
31. Private O.L. Miller&lt;br /&gt;
32. Sergeant C. Moore&lt;br /&gt;
33. Private A. Major&lt;br /&gt;
34. Private J.C. McGrath&lt;br /&gt;
35. Private Newton&lt;br /&gt;
36. Private B. Owens&lt;br /&gt;
37. Sergeant J.H. Parker&lt;br /&gt;
38. Private J.J. Ryan&lt;br /&gt;
39. Private N.E. Root&lt;br /&gt;
40. Private J. Rothwell&lt;br /&gt;
41. Private F. Spencer&lt;br /&gt;
42. Private W.M. Sanderson&lt;br /&gt;
43. Corporal E.M. Thoume&lt;br /&gt;
44. Corporal J. Varley&lt;br /&gt;
45. Sergeant J. Waterman&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Egg-nog Patients.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. Miller&lt;br /&gt;
2. Kent&lt;br /&gt;
3. Green&lt;br /&gt;
4. Newton&lt;br /&gt;
5. Jolly&lt;br /&gt;
6. Guit&lt;br /&gt;
7. Moore&lt;br /&gt;
8. Franklin&lt;br /&gt;
9. Burgis&lt;br /&gt;
10. Hamilton&lt;br /&gt;
11. McGrath&lt;br /&gt;
12. Dale&lt;br /&gt;
13. Morris&lt;br /&gt;
14. Spencer&lt;br /&gt;
15. Morrow&lt;br /&gt;
16. Thoume&lt;br /&gt;
17. Kelsey&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/endpg-names-of-men-at-Leek_101744383.jpg?fit=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/endpg-names-of-men-at-Leek_101744383.jpg?fit=695%2C1024&amp;ssl=1" class="alignnone wp-image-17267 size-full" title="End page names of men" src="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/endpg-names-of-men-at-Leek_101744383.jpg?resize=815%2C1200&#038;ssl=1" alt="Leek Island scrapbook end page names of men." width="815" height="1200" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/endpg-names-of-men-at-Leek_101744383.jpg?w=815&amp;ssl=1 815w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/endpg-names-of-men-at-Leek_101744383.jpg?resize=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1 204w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/endpg-names-of-men-at-Leek_101744383.jpg?resize=768%2C1131&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/endpg-names-of-men-at-Leek_101744383.jpg?resize=695%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 695w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px" /></a></p>
<div style="width: 40%; padding: 0 10px 0 0; float: left;">1. Sergeant F.F. Batterson<br />
2. Private E.W. Burgess<br />
3. Private W.C. Burgis<br />
4. Private J. Burns<br />
5. Private E.N. Bicks<br />
6. Private W.H. Cooke<br />
7. Private H.W. Dunksy<br />
8. Private Wm. Dale<br />
9. Private G. Douglas<br />
10. Private L.J. Ellis<br />
11. Private E. Finnan<br />
12. Private H. Fraser<br />
13. Private Franklin<br />
14. Private R.J. Green<br />
15. Private F.J. Gurt<br />
16. Corporal A. Gleadall<br />
17. Private C. Griffin<br />
18. Private J.A. Heagle<br />
19. Corporal H.J. Hamilton<br />
20. Cadet G.H. Haesman<br />
21. Private A.J. Jackson<br />
22. Private F. Jeffers<br />
23. Private H. Jolly<br />
24. Private T.G. King<br />
25. Private B. Kimming<br />
26. Sergeant Kent<br />
27. Private A.E. Kelsey<br />
28. Private H. McGuillan</div>
<div style="width: 40%; padding: 0 10px 0 0; float: right;">29. Private G.G. Morris<br />
30. Private A. Morrow<br />
31. Private O.L. Miller<br />
32. Sergeant C. Moore<br />
33. Private A. Major<br />
34. Private J.C. McGrath<br />
35. Private Newton<br />
36. Private B. Owens<br />
37. Sergeant J.H. Parker<br />
38. Private J.J. Ryan<br />
39. Private N.E. Root<br />
40. Private J. Rothwell<br />
41. Private F. Spencer<br />
42. Private W.M. Sanderson<br />
43. Corporal E.M. Thoume<br />
44. Corporal J. Varley<br />
45. Sergeant J. Waterman<br />
<u>Egg-nog</u> <u>Patients.<br />
</u><span style="font-size: 1.0625rem;">1. Miller; 2. Kent; 3. Green; 4. Newton; 5. Jolly; 6. Guit; 7. Moore; 8. Franklin; 9. Burgis; 10. Hamilton; 11. McGrath; 12. Dale; 13. Morris; 14. Spencer; 15. Morrow; 16. Thoume; 17. Kelsey</span></div>
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<p>Intriguing article! It left me wondering about the scrapbook&#8217;s owner &#8212; who was she/he? Why was the person on Leek Island? It also made me wonder if the personal feelings about patients influenced patient care. And, of course, I noted the lack of overall diversity&#8230;what would the scrapbook reflect if both the nurses and the soldiers were more diverse groups? Thank you for a thought-provoking article.</p>
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<p>Thanks for Reading!<br />
I hope you stayed tuned to catch today&#8217;s post <a href="https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/11/12/seeking-leek-island-a-personal-journey/">Seeking Leek Island: A Personal Journey</a>, which uncovered the identity of the scrapbook&#8217;s owner.</p>
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<p>I just happened on your site while trying to find out something about Leek Island. My grandfather convalesced there in 1918, after being wounded just prior to the battle at Vimy Ridge. To my utter amazement, there are three photos of him here &#8211; he was the soldier known as Cookie, and identified as such in the scrapbook. The &#8216;always cheerful&#8217; Cookie! His full name was William Howard Cooke, and he was a private with the 109th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. I have in my possession a similar scrapbook to yours, from his time at Leek Island, with the same three photos as this site, along with many others. Though my scrapbook doesn&#8217;t have any personal notes from him or identify other people in the photos, it DOES have a handwritten inscription on the front inside page suggesting it was a gift from two of the nurses, Nettie M. Schuerman and Blanche E. Gonden (whose photos are also on this site) and is dated Sept. 8, 1918. Nettie remained a lifelong friend of my grandfather and his future wife, and was known as &#8216;Aunt&#8217; Nettie by my mom and uncle. She lived in South Orange, NJ as I recall. I don&#8217;t believe she ever married. Anyway, I&#8217;m wondering if the mystery scrapbook in your possession was also created by Nettie Schuerman, and that perhaps the handwriting can be matched from your scrapbook to mine, which would finally identify the mystery person behind it all?</p>
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<p>Hi Catherine,<br />
Thank you so much for your message. This is indeed amazing and we would love it if you could compare the handwriting in this album to your album. It&#8217;s incredible that you located your grandfather and that you have the same photographs. For a long time we have been trying to figure out who created this album and it would be so wonderful to finally know! Are you able to see the handwriting well enough in these pictures? Please let us know. We have the pages digitized so I can send you others if it helps. Thank you and can&#8217;t wait to hear back!</p>
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<p>I&#8217;ve compared the two sets of handwriting, and I&#8217;m sorry to say they are not similar at all. Your scrapbook has printed notes, while the inscription in my scrapbook is a decidedly mature slanted script. Well, at least we can rule out Nurse Netta Schuerman as the creator of the scrapbook in your possession&#8230;<br />
One small clue though &#8211; I did note that the author of your scrapbook just identifies &#8216;Netta&#8217;, without her surname, under the photo of the three soldiers seated in front of the three nurses, whereas the other two nurses are more formally identified as Miss Gondon and Miss Ladds. That suggests to me that the author of your scrapbook may have been a close friend of Netta&#8217;s.<br />
My scrapbook contains other photos taken around Leek Island in the summer/fall of 1918, showing some of the buildings and the boathouse, along with more soldiers, some of whom I recognize as the same ones from your scrapbook. Nice that I can now put a name to them! If any of the photos from my scrapbook would be of interest to add to the article, or if you&#8217;d like to see the handwritten dedication at the front of my copy, just let me know and I&#8217;ll forward some images.<br />
Speaking of Netta, since she was such a good friend of my grandparents after the war, I was curious to try and find her story using Ancestry records. I wondered, how did a girl from South Orange, NJ come to be a nurse on Leek Island, Ontario? I discovered that she was the daughter of German immigrants, so how strange it must have felt to be nursing the survivors of German aggression, with her own country of birth now at war with her ancestral homeland. She was likely orphaned quite young, as she was listed as a 15 year old servant in a home in South Orange, NJ in the 1900 census. Along with two other servants, there were also two nurses residing in the same household, so they probably served as her inspiration or future mentors. But the head of the household where she lived in 1900 was Dr. Mefford Runyon&#8230; who at that time was still married to wife Mary (m. 1889). Further digging revealed that Mefford Runyon (widower, age 56) went on to marry Katherine Flower Kip, (divorced, age 47) on Sept. 10, 1918 in Frontenac, Ontario (same area as Leek Island). So, now we have Netta&#8217;s connection to the Kips and Leek Island! She must have followed her old employer there.<br />
In the 1910 census, Nettie was a Grad. Nurse, working in a physician&#8217;s office in South Orange. In the 1920 census, Nettie owned her own home in South Orange, was working as a practical nurse, and had a secretary and housekeeper living with her at her residence. So she did alright for herself. She passed away in March of 1980, at the ripe old age of 95, and is buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Montclair, NJ.<br />
In my scrapbook, there&#8217;s a lovely photo of Netta and my grandfather Cookie squaring off face to face, which looks to me like they had a bit of a wartime romance, or at the very least, there was some definite flirtation going on!</p>
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<p>Catherine,<br />
Thanks so much for checking. We really appreciate it. I would love to see a few images of your scrapbook. You can email low res versions to me at <a href="mailto:Ginny.Roth@nih.gov">Ginny.Roth@nih.gov</a> if it isn&#8217;t too much trouble. We can also continue the conversation via email as I would be interested in learning more about your scrapbook. I also have a URL I&#8217;d like to send you that I think you&#8217;d be interested in. It&#8217;s an incredible story about Netta, and it&#8217;s great you found her connection to Leek Island and her history. The names are all familiar to me now after cataloging the images. I enjoyed the descriptions of the people, especially &#8220;Cookie the cheerful&#8221;!</p>
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