The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-18

incensed at the unprovoked assault on their countryman. It is probable no arrest will be made.
 Representative Charles N. Hall gave
 an interesting and instructive talk on
 Children in Connecticut Industrial
 Life before the members of the Mon
 day Club, Monday afternoon MT. Hall
 showed an intimate knowledge of the
 subject, and confined himself parti-
 cularly to the question of child enn-
 ploynent- He said the trend of the times was the acquisition of the all
 mighty dollar, and that as men attain ed great proficiency in getting wealth they were termed "captains of indus try A certain historic volume known
 as the Old Testament spoke of this by the founder of the greatest reltg ion of the world. The speaker said that the pursuit of blood money and the love of children was incompatible.
 He referred to the earliest importa- ton of children for the labor market,
 at the time of the settlement of
 the evils resulting from the employ
 m ent of children in Southern indus
 tries, particularly @ in the he states G of
 where a child is often put to work at
 the age of six years. MT. Hall said
 Connecticut stands pre-eminent in it's
 position on the question, legislative en- actmentS having greatly improved the
 conditions of labor for the young. He
 which removed it's plant to a south
 ern state, where there is less difficulty
 in securing child employment. He
 discussed the restrictions under which children are employed here as having
 been effected by the board of educa-
 ton, and the Consumers League,
 today under the existing law no child
 under the age of 14 regularly IS eIn-
 pIoyed in the state. He explained the
 present workings of the law by which
 applicants are granted certificates.
 and, said that during his experience as agent of the board of education he
 the present time 5000 children be- tween the ages of 14 and 16 are eTn- p1oyed in the factories and stores o1
 the state. MT. Hall said he believed a. bill was to be introduced in the present legislature by which children under IA could be employed In the self as opposed to the measure, as de- prfving children of their legitimate and hea1thfuI recreation which they need for their physical development He urged the ladies of the club to use their influence, if need be, against It, and in closing referred to what can be accomplished by a federal bureau, by which the strong protection or the government is effective in safeguard ing the child in it's earlier years MT: Hall was rendered rising vote or thanks for his excellent address. Ere ceding the talk, two solos were rend- cred by Miss New, with Mrs. F. L.. Bennitt as acconpan1st.
 A stereopticon lecture, i1llustraung the missionary work carried on in the Philippine Islands under Bishop BrenI
 of the Episcopal church. was given in
 St. Johns parish house. Sunday after noon.
 Mrs B. A. Allen, who has been un- der the care of a nurse for several months, is much improved in health. She has been a sufferer from rheu- natisYn at the home of her daughter, Mrs. c. B. Botsford.
 Friends of Miss Alice Ferriss, l daughter of s. J. Ferriss, will be pleas ed to learn that she has recovered sufficiently from a recent operation to be able to return to her studies at
 Mt. Holyoke College.