The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-08

! hospital is connected with the house.
where patients can be completely iso
lated. The two houses and the farm
house together will take care of eighty
helpless children. One could hardly
wish for a better monument to her
memory than this building, placed
there on the beautiful hillside in loving
remembrance to The Children's
Friend"
The society has also accepted a deed
of the 200 acres known as the Prosser
farm, in Bloomfield, and has dedicated
it to fresh-air work, and hopes to
make it i'll the near future, when money
can be devoted to it, very efficient,
especially for boys.
During these ten years, 1905 chill
dren have been assisted in the Various
ways indicated by the objects stated
above, and SIS, 43913 has been raised for
the work. The progress of the society
has been continuous from the start in
1892 Each county in the state is repre-
scented in the membership, which is
now over $500. The Rev. John T.
Huntington has been it's president for
the whole term, and the directory en-
braces many well known men and wo-
men throughout the state Mrs. Smiths
idea of charity for poor children may
be said to have eliminated in per-
manent society, with clear views of its
mission, and confident as to it's future.
Her characteristic method in charity
was to rely on the willingness Of all
good people to contribute when shown
the object and the way, and she in
Yariably kept a little in advance of
contributors, often courageously Yen-
turing when others were timid and
hesitant
She had Il natural gift for writing.
Her language was pure. and she drew
her SMILES from country life to which
she was born. Her keenness of obser-
walton and her ready wit gave point
and purpose to whatever she wished to
say. She often contributed stories and
short sketches to the daily papers,
which each contained some lesson of
thrift and good New England favor.
She wrote 'Electa Millingtons Disap-
pnintment," "Betsey Remington's
Quitting" The Lavender Lady" THE
Gay World" Tabs Babies" and
many sketches She was also charm
ing reader and frequently entertained
an evening company, or her family
gathered about the open fire, from the
pages of Fascinating books.
Mrs. Smith was a member and one
of the original founders of the Mount
Holyoke Alumnae association of Hart
ford and vicinity. organized in 1885,
holding the office of secretary for eight
years. BY invitation the semi-annuai
meetings were held three times at her
house, the last one Of these on May IT,
1902 A special message of love and
sympathy was sent to her from the last
meeting held in Meriden, October IS,
1902
For months Mrs. Smiths friends and
physicians have realized that she was
in failing health. In November, 1901,
she submitted to an operation which it
was hoped would greatly prolong her
life, and though she recovered from
this ordeal and resumed her duties at
the Connecticut Children's Aid society,
yet she found herself unable to con-
tinue active work, and was not in her
Office after the Goth of June.
Mrs. Smith maintained a close knoWl-
edge Of the work to the last, from in
formation furnished daily from the Of
flee, and she was able to accomplish a
large amount of writing at her home
all through the last weeks and months.
keeping up a devoted interest in every
detail, arranging and planning for the
development Of the various branches of
philanthropic work in which she had
held lifelong interest. and especially
for the progress of the home for in
curables at Newington.
Mrs Smith is survived by three sons,
DR.. Oliver Cotton Smith Of this city,
William Brown Smith Of New York
and Thomas Hammond Smith, also Of
Hartford; a sister. Mrs. Helen Augusta
Smith OF Piedmont Cal, and brother,
Dwight w. Thrail of Hartford; two
grandchildren also, children Of DR.. 0.
&c. Smith, Oliver Harrison Smith and
Clarabel Virginia Smith both of the
Hartford high school. Three brothers
of Mrs Smiths died several years ago.
Oliver Johnson Thrall, John Hiram
Thrall and Eugene V. Thrall, all Of
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