Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-22

i classes might minister in the way O l Christmas gifts.
 Various clubs and societies of young people. Kings Daughters and churcl 1 rganizations have proved help il carrying on the work.
 I Rev. MT Northrop also read the re- 1 port of Miss Alice w. Cogswell of ths 1 City Mission conMnittee.
 l Miss Kate Rudd read her report or l district nursing. There is very little I illness, she said. at present, so that tht | nurse Is not needed daily; 1,232 calls l have been made by the nurse during ] the year. Mention should be made o1 1 the kindness of Dr. H. M. Pollock ol 1 the state hospital, who furnished 2 nurse when needed.
 ;. Sewing School.
 1 Miss Jane Aiken told the history o1 1 the IS years of the sewing school, ,Whict started with membership of Is. Muct higher grade work has been accom- plished of late, she said, many pretty 1 and necessary articles being made During the past three years there has been an average attendance of 50-6t
 members. During it's existence between | 500 and 600 members have, attended. Ii i was decided to discontinue the class l owing to the fact that it was not
 reaching the class of girls who needed , it most.
 Mrs. Lucius Brown reported on the 1 vacation summer school Five meet 1 ings were held. and were much enjoyed l by the children. said Mrs. Brown. The l closing party was held at Lowthrope i Meadows and these pleasing festiv- i ities made a delightful close to the sea- 1 son. The teachers were Miss Mary l Rogers and Miss Marion Beebe. Employment Bureau. 1 Mrs. Mary G. Webster's report on l the employment bureau was read by Mrs F. A. Bidwell. The bureau, she i said. is one of the oldest departments of the United Workers. and is still i holding it's own. Now we give sewing 1 to fifty women from Novemer l to April l. During the year 4.357 pieces were cut and sewed. We are con- stantly receiving more applications for work each week( but we are unable to provide work for more than fifty women.
 mates at the almshouse at present. There have been nine deaths during the year, she said, but the general health at present is very good All seemed pleased with the gifts received, and conditions are very satisfactory.
 District Visiting.
 Mrs. William H. Dawley of the dis trict visiting committee said that there was a special effort to carry on the visiting work during the campaign and the results were most satisfactory; s1 29271 was received through the V1S- itors and $56 pledged last year was collected. The total amount this year W8s much larger than last year, ana since 1900 there have been but three years which exceeded the collections of this year.
 Miss Alice L. Bennett of the Shelter ing Arms reported 37 patients cared for at the home. There are at pres ent, she said. IT patients. Every ef- fort has been made to insure the com fort and pleasure of the patients.
 Rock Neck Home.
 Mra r, c Tana read the reb0Ft for the Rock Nook home, where the aim Is, she said. to do the work in the best possible way for the future good of each child. The total expense of the year was ss,e59o6. making the aver age weekly cost for each child S3. .45. The collections from the churches and the donation from the Knights Tenn plar were gratefully acknowledged. There has been no serious epidemic during the year, though an outbreak of diphtheria seemed imminent in the spring. but this was aVerted without serious results by treatment at the hospital, The average number at the home was 2z. about the same as in l911 Fourteen were admitted during. the year.
 Mrs. Lane reported many individual cases of interest and satisfaction. AS far as possible communication is re tained after the children leave the home and it is with pleasure that we note the results of the training of the home.
 Mrs. Willis Austin gave the report on the Girls clubs. Club work she said, means reaching out a hand to these children, many of them foreign born, getting a personal contact with them and their homes, and helping them so that they will give Norwich better citizens. Last year there were F classes with 311 children and this year there have been 13 classes with 409 children. The expense for the year was S1.063.31. but the sum of. s221.S0 was raised in the department.
 When one considers the great good accomplished this means a very small sum for the large results We have thus far had to omit cooking class. a most important one. owing to ina bill fty to secure teacher Hired teach CTS are out of the question and volun- teer assistants are sought If we can know that by our work q few of these little ones who begin life under handi- caps are helped. then the work is not in vain.
 Amendment Adopted.
 Mrs. Bacon and Miss Davis reported on an amendment which had been re- ferred to them requiring that the sec retary of each branch of work be added to- the executive committee. The amendment was adopted.
 Rev. Mir. Northrop Spoke
 Rev. MT. Northrop was called upon for a short address and he said in part:
 The new departure made in the year 1907 by the United Workers in the way of expansion of the work and "shap ping it In accordance with modern views of philanthropy opened the way for various experiments Wider work was suggested and partly ap- piled by the new social workers. MT. Corbin and Miss HamIin. with results not altogether satisfactory even to the workers themselves, but the way was thus prepared for the United Workers to get their work more widely known and to get into touch with similar bands of workers elsewhere.
 The enrolment as 3, member of the Directory of Charity Organization, the exchange of reports with the light from other nlaces. +"The Survey" the recently formed state conference of charities and correction and the two conferences of this and other states which are specially interested in out door relief and family rehabilita ton all have tended to publish and to inn prove the work done in Norwich. The included 25o societies in America and 200 in foreign lands. We exchange reports with 75 societies The state of Connecticut has several chari- table organization societies. Tn Hart ford the work has been going on 22