Connecticut western news., 1909-07-01

support, approval, and encouragement of every dweller in the street. Have you ever stopped to think what our will lage would be without this society? pro- bably not ,asmost of us seldom give such things as are for the common good much thought. We take them as matter of course, or else exercise our freedom ot speech by critising their management. All wrong, ladies and gentlemen, and especially so as regards our Village I'm provement Society which has accom- plished vast amount of good under sometimes adverse conditions. 1 know we all should be and am certain we all are, proud of this society and its man. agement except that we are little bashful about expressing our approval too openly lest the society be made con- sciOus of it's own virtues, and become thereby unduly elated with pride at it's achievements.
 Sunday School Anniversary
 The 46 anniversary of the Litchfeld Northwest Sunday School Union, en- bracing the towns of Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon and Warren was held at the M. E. Church here Wednesday, June 23. The program began with a devotional service and words of welcome at 10 a. m. by the pastor of the church, Rev. W. A. Mackay. and a response on l hal ha1 of 10 hu itc Rev. G. l.. Forte. In the brief time de- voted to business the board of officials were reelected; President, Rev. G. L. Forte; vice president, Rev. H. Cornford, of Canaan; secretary and treasurer, G. W. Ford, of Canaan. A praise service was to have been held at 80 by the late E. Franklin Gillette. but a service de- voted to his memory was held instead, the speakers being Messrs Forte, Baker and Dakin. Rev. Charles c. Sterritt spoke very interestingly during the morning session upon Mission Work in Persia" and in the afternoon Rev. G. B. Gilbert, of Middletown, gave an en- tertaining address upon, "Story- telling and Modern Methods of Sunday Work. The towns in the Union were we'll re- presented, about 125 partaking of the lunch served by the ladies of the church. Funds For Fresh Air Children
 Those having charge of the movement to provide two weeks country outing for poor city children are to be congra. tulated upon their splendid success. They have succeeded in interesting the entire community ill their project and have already secured two-week homes | for 75 children. Besides this, the town has been canvassed by able solicitors, the worth of whose cause made them irresistible, and a substantial sum of money, about $500, secured to help this noble charity.
 Child of the Tenements Child of the tenement, wan and weak.
 breathing the sweatshop air; Faded the hue of thy baby cheek; sorrow
 sits sadly there;
 Hunger and want are thine, my child
 thine is morn of woe
 No radiant gleam on thy life's young
 stream as the seasons come and go! Fresh ming gales by the seashore. flowers
 in country lanes,
 Woodlands ringing with blithe birds
 singing, Summer in glory reigns; Balmy airs from the mountains, wales
 where the streamlet huns
 Alas! such pleasures are not for thee, poor
 droODing rose of the slums!
 Summer days in the city, mid merciless,
 baking heat
 No flow w'r-strewn paths are open to thy
 guileless, pattering feet;
 The sidewalks binding glare instead,
 meath skies of unholy hue And thou vert made, ah, the pity to His
 image and likeness, too!
 An, this is a sordid, Goddess age-an epoch
 of cant and guile,
 Tho church spire rise to the vaulted skies
 invoking heavenly smile;
 The rich go there and with pious air the
 spacious aisles they tread,
 And meekly pray: 70 give us this day, o
 Lord, OUR daily bread!"
 THEIR daily bread! In their greed have
 they not also taken thine?
 And washed the ill got banquet down with
 aagOns of rarest wine?
 Soft strains made glad the festive board,
 and Avaricc rrigns the queen Thy music child, is the d9af' ming whirr of
 the ceaseless sewing g-machino! For Avarice rules the palace, and Poverty
 stalks the slum,
 And the Christian code of Expressions
 load has stricken the toiler dumb. With lips untaught to frame prayer-ah,
 bitter, indeed, thy thralE
 But, oh, the strength of thy mute appeal
 to Him who is Giver of All! k. G. Some Interesting Bits Of History
 Your scribe has recently been handed a late issue of the official bulletin of the National Society of tie Sons of the American Revolution, which contains much information of interest and value.