Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-28
DELEGATES NAMED TO
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.
Session in Washington Will Be Held in
April = Faith TrumbuIl Chapter
Hears Papers and Solos.

A meeting of Faith Trumbull chapter,
D. A. F., was held at the Norwich club
on Tuesday afternoon. The regent,
Mrs. Will L. Stearns, presided and the
usual reports were given. Mrs. H. H.
Gallup spoke of the whist which was
held at her home on February and
at which S57 was realized. Letters of
greeting were read from two absent
members, Miss Mary c. Collins of
Troy, n. Y. The following delegates
to the Continental congress in Wash
ington next April were appointed:
Regent, Mrs. viii L. Stearns; dele
gate, Miss Eliza w. Avery; regents
alternate. Miss Carrie e. Rogers; del
egate's alternate, Mrs. Burrill W.
Hyde; alternates' alternates, Mrs.
George A. Haskell, Mrs. Foster Will
son, Mrs. B. P. Bishop and Mrs. c.
Leslie Hopkins.
Mrs. Nelson D. Robinson read a fine
paper on the Mountain Whites. She
first explained who these people are
emiSrants of French, Scotch, Welsh,
German and Irish descent who settled
in the mountainous backwards Of the
south central states 1t was their mis-
fortune to go there where mountains
and bad roads cut them off from the
outside world and poverty kept them
primitive and ilIiterate Many of these
settlers were bold spirits and were
attracted to these mountains by the
abundance of game, which, in connec-
ton with spots Of fertile land, made
them think this a desirable location.
They were patriots with US in the rev.
olu-iOn and fought many battle with
the Indians in the cause OF liberty.
One of the decisive blows struck the
British was the battle Of Kings Noun
tain when these mourtalneers drove
CORVALLIS back toward Yorktown and
gave turning point to the war Two
centuries of American life ought to
count to their credit, even if they
have stood still or even gone back
ward in civilization in this time.
She gave a picture of their daily
life-poor homes, meager fare, I'M
taught religion, illiteracy and mOneto-
nous routine in horizon bounded by
the settlement. Contrasted with this,
was a picture Of the change which
comes to those who are sent away to
the mission schools and answering
20 help them They are race still
asleep and for us to awaken to con-
seriousness of themselves.
A piano solo by Miss Annie E.
Vaughn was next enjoyed and her Sc
lection Anquera's Progressive March,
was followed by the encore number,
Poweil's Blinking Moon.
Mrs. Bella p. Learned read an inter
esting paper on Dur Duty to the I'M
migrant, written by Terence v. Pow
derby for the meeting in New London
last October-but not delivered. His
observations Of men and organizations
led him to see that these were mostly
looking out for their own rights and
privileges and not thinking much Of
their duty to others. He noted the
too-great growth of urban life in this
country, due to the desertion of the
country farms by the original owners,
and to the foreign element settling
there. This disproportion is a great
cause of the high cost Of living. These
immigrants think Of only four lines
of work here-the city streets, the
railroads, mines and factories. Many
Of them come from agricultural dis
tricts and are more fitted for that, as
well as more needed in that work, and
our duty is to point out to them this
way of living. He insists that they
are not at all the scum of Europe and
that they need environment, preeept
and example to become useful citizens.
This is a land of boundless oppertuni-
ties, and they need teaching how to
take advantage of these opportunities
and how TO protect themselves. They
need To be taught our laws and GUS
toms. He paid especial tribute to the
Hebrew nation, which finds here r
safe refuge from the oppression OF
other countries and is grateful and
which knows how to distribute it's
colenigts in places suited to them
There is also a branch of our gov
ernment--the division Of information
which tries TO do this distributing
work. The Guida will be a help in
this direction, too,
Two other piano selections were Civ
en- by Miss Vaughn, Bartlett's Grande
Polka de Concert and Lange's Pure
as Snow.
Refreshments were served by the So
cial committee, Mrs. Irving Clifford,
chairman.