Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-21

ton period, and. buckingham Memorial
hall entertained good sized number,
on Tuesday evening, all indicating
winter of plenty of activity.
In addressing the members, PreSf-
dent Tracy thought a word of con-
gratulatiep to the city in connection
with the ngegress of matters in the
city was fitting. There is much to be
thankful for in the past year and it
must be realized that Norwich is alive
and spreading out In Shetucket street
he referred to the attractive buildings
of the Thames Loan & Trust Co.. the
First Aationakabank, the Thames Ma
tionaI bank and the Shannon build
ing, also to the Auditorium hotel,
Chelsea bank building, the 100000 Nc
Grory building to be- the new four
story block of the National Shoe &
Clothing Co. in Franklin square, the
new mill at Taftville and the new
Free Academy building as the product
of the past year.
Next spring the trolley express bus
mess WITH be taken from Franklin
square. the legal obstacle requiring a
wait until then to accomplish it. while
| it is expected that extensions will be
made to Maplewood and below Sun
nyside by the Connecticut company.
He stated that the board has taken
rooms in the Shannon building. which
will be fitted up in few DAYS.
| The report of Secretary Tibbits was
read and approved. after which Pres
ident Tracy stated that the decision
has been practically made that the
new velvet ribbon mill will be located
| in the town of Norwich. The sum OF
| SIS was voted to the National Rogue
association the same as last year.
| The president explained that he
hoped to have the water supply aues-
| ton of Norwich fully explained at the
next meeting with plans, so that the
members can vote intelligently upon it
-I,...z H. rf--xz <,.tf, Hold
The, Question of Charities.
| Declaring that if there is anything
| Norwich should be proud of, it is it's
the Huntington Memorial home. the
| United Workers, with its several
branches and to the benevolent secie-
| ties of the city, all dispensing good.
1 To speak upon the topic first, he pre-
scented Rev. C. A. Northrep of the
| Charities from the viewpoint of pub
lie and private. Treating the sub
| ject in a general way, he told of the
progress of such organizations in the
| country and referred to the difference
! between the public and the private.
Concerning Norwich, he thought the
| people were not sufficiently aware of
| the unusual advantages enjoyed by
having the private charities almost en-
| tirely handled by one organization,
the United Workers. In other cities.
many private charities are organized
on different lines, all doing some kind
of social service. The United Workers
| is the one chief association of the
churches and philanthropic people of
| the town. and was among the first of
| the modern societies for charitable
| work. 1t is today "a fair sample of
| what modern private charity organ
izatian is expected to be. There is
| nothing that modern philanthropy calls
for that cannot find place within the
! workings of this organization.
Beginning with a company of women,
| stirred by the temperance crusade of
1877 and thereabouts it took on sue
I cessively industrial work in sewing
| schools, shelter for sick and tempo
rarily disabled women afterwards de-
| veloping into the Sheltering Arms, a
| home for unfortunate children growing
| into the Rock Nook home, an employ
ment bureau furnishing women sewing
at a small price weekly, limited be-
ginning of outdoor relief developed and
| supplemented by the city mission con-
Quoted for years by the men of Nor
| witch, into the city mission department.
| enc visitation of Jail and almshause
for comfort and cheer of the inmates
| a girls club (The Eureka), lasting for
! a dozen years. the precursor of the
Halle club Of today, a flower mission
| of young girls to cheer sick rooms with
flowers and fruits. a nurse work now
carried on through the kindly CO.
| operation of the state hospital, which
furnishes a district nurse, some penny
nrovident fund work and latterly a
| hopeful development of club work for
boys and girls under excellent leader
ship. The object of the organization
is the promotion of practical beneyo-
i lenee in the town of Norwich
| He cited Harrisburg Penn.
where the associated charities act as
the outdoor relief department of this
city and orders were issued ON thei1
recommendations to the amount Of
$3.909.a5, while in other cities without
such assistance they spent from $S,00(
to $4,000 for the same items. In New
Britain the charity organization Is
closely connected with the munieipa
charities. The associated charities Of
Waterbury works on friendly terms
with the city department of charities
| In Hartford the public and private
charities work together some, but there
is more or less friction. The same is
! true in New Haven, though co-opefa-
ton is Increasing there and adverse
criticism decreasing.
In Norwich.
In Norwich there is cooperation
sought and offered. but the obtaining
| hangs fire for some reason. We are
more or less familiar with the efforts
| made by the Selectmen in former years
to cooperate with the United Workers
and to avail themselves of the assist
ance of careful. unprecedented nyesti-
gators in determining the persons whf
| should receive town aid and the amoun
needed. We recall how when Georg'
w, Swan was city missionary he wa.
| employed by the seiectmen. and ] be-
lieve, paid by the town. to look up ant
give recommendation concerning appli
| eants for town aid. Once there was al
agent appointed outside the United
Workers to do similar work and NOR,
recent days have seen renewal of thu
cooperative spirit in the interest o
| economy and efficiency in outside POO
accounts.
Last October the city missionary wa!
asked by the seleetmen to assist in in
vestigating the cases and little Wori
| of that kind was done. Later some
, | thing was said by some of the boart
that a board of charities was needed t,
| do that work.
| When it became evident that tn
| United Workers would be unable t.
| carry on their measure of outdoor re
lief through the city mission they de
1 cided to come to the relief of the Sc
lectmen and Offered to investigate 70
| them without charge all cases that ap
| piled for town help.
There We're several meetings bn
the offer has not been accepted. AN.
s ! he desired to know why not lie ais,