Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-21
GAVE CONVENTION REPORT
 BEFORE KINGS DAUGHTERS
Miss Hattie Carter was Delegate to
 State Meeting at Waterbury.

State Meeting at Waterbury.
 The third quarterly meeting of the | City Union of Kings Daughters was held at the First Baptist church, Tuesday evening. Mrs. Calvin L. Swan called the meeting to order at 7.45 o'clock. The devotional service was conducted by Mrs. George H. Strouse. After the singing the open ing hymns, Mrs. / Strouse read the scripture lesson.
 The minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs. Arthur R. Blackledge and were approved The several circles represented, responded to the roll-call by repeating the Circle notices.
 Several questions of moment to the Union were discussed.
 Two solos, "A Perfect Day" and Forgotten" given by Miss Elaine Hitchon were greatly enjoyed. Miss Hitthon was acio7npanied by Miss Ger aldine Dat. A resolution of thanks was given to the First Baptist church. to Mrs. Strouse, to Miss Hitchon and to all who helped to make the suc- cessful meeting. Following the inter esting report read by Miss Hattie Carter, Of the convention recently held in Waterbury. the meeting closed with an earnest prayer by Mrs. Strouse.
 
 which WAS the 18th annual state con- yention and was held October Sth and 9th, Miss Carter spoke among other things of the review of the year which was given by Mrs W. H. Dawley of this city, the president, in which Mrs. Dawley told of her own attendance at the international convention at Detroit where it was decided to have a rest room at the Panama Exposition in California in 1915, the Circles will be asked to help furnish this room- The furniture will have to be bought unless specially donated, but such articles as sofa pillows, face. cloths, towels, soap, thread and needles can be furnished by the Circles.
 Four executive meetings have been held during the year. and it was voted to appoint a committee to assist the Travellers Aid Society in this state. Eleven women were appointed to render aid to those who might need it. It was also proposed by the Interna- tional President, Miss Morehouse, that each county should form one new circle and each circle should have one new member during the year.
 Miss Carter continued her conHen- | tion report with quotations from the | address upon Fighting Child Labor given by Miss Florence Taylor of the I National Child Labor Committee. and 1 the address of Mrs. C. Herbert Hor- ton, president of the New York state | branch. She spoke on The Juniors of | the Order, of which there are 7,o0o members. She asked the question: | who will do the work of the King s Daughters in the future if the children | are not trained to do it. It is the | Kings busniess, it is your business | and it is my business to see that the | children are prepared to take our place | in the future. Whenever any work is | to be done the children should do al I 1rrr 1xr fN I1ay | if something is given them to do.
 The next thing Is to have a good i leader for them, but all cannot lead children Don't, refuse to help them because you think they do not realize | what it is to be a Kings Daughter Do you understand all about the work l Have no rules but organize a junior circle and let the responsibility come on the children; let them appoint theil own officers, and make all you can fol they love office, but don't do theil work for them, if you do they sooI tire of 1t and in few years they drol out.
 | Other addresses which Miss Carte reported were by Miss Clara More house, general secretary of the inter national order, upon The Vfsiol Beautiful; and of Mrs. c. Herber Horton of New York upon The Mes
 sage of the Arbutus.
 | Mrs. George Gilbert or Litcanelf county told of an old lady who wa leader of a circle in Torrington. He
 name is Miss Sylvia Gross and tn 22nd day Of November she Is 100 year old. She thought 1t would be a. nic
 idea if members of the circles woui'
 send her postaIs on that date.
 The report Of the State Secretar.
 showed that in New London Count.
 there are 21 circles with sos members
 Middlesex County, 12 circles, with 6S
 members: Hartford County, 4S circles with 4e3 members: New Haven Count 2s circles, with 651 members; Tollan' County 1 circle. with 10 members windham County 6 circles, with 1s
 members: Fairfield County circles
 with 15s members; total. 14s circles
 with s,s73 members: last year 15
 circles. 4.oso members; 3 circlesI hay
 disbanded. Credert!ai committee re
 ported 1s& delegates 12 members o
 executive board and 25 leaders or cir , cies were present.
 Miss Eva Hudson, chairman Of tn :, Silver Cross Chapter. presented tn ] subject of the Magazine. She spok I about the great value of the book | ] keeping in close touch with the wor
 of all the circles and asked that nor
 subscriptions be taken.
 The nominating committee presente , its report and after balloting it wa found the same officers were electe 7 with the exception of Mrs. Walter E ! Garfield, state treasurer who had re t fused renomination. Miss Ida J. Lyo
 of New London taking her place. .