Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
Address bv Miss Newcomb.

Address by MISS NeWcombs
 Miss Clara Newcomb of New Lon don, young peoples secretary of the Eastern Connecticut Branch of the W. E. F. NJ. gave an address, saying in substance: People expect boys and girls to be like sunshine and rain bows wherever they go. There are five places where you belong: 1, In the, home. Sunshine and rainboWs make a gloomy house into a bright home. Think of all the helpful things you can do to make mother and the brothers and sisters happy. 2, In school. It's lots of fun to tease but it's better to make life easier for the really like school if you bring sun shine there 8, In church. Just being there helps-singing- prayer. 4, Our Country. I pledge allegiance. You promise your service. There are many things for you to get ready to do. We need reforms better laws, help for poor families, new laws about boys and girls working too hard and too long in unfit places. Help to wash the stains from our beautiful flag. Last The world. There are so many things wrong in our country, yet in other countries there are verse things. Doctors, nurses, teachers. missionar- ies are needed. Boys and girls are splendid to help, but first you must learn how. By giving, praying. learn ing, you can grow into helpful men and women.
 Sums Spent for Trifles.
 With five ribbons extended down the aisle were shown what little sums spent for trif1es amount to: red ribbon 415 millions for soda; blue, 290 mil lions for candy; green, 25 millions for chewing gum; the short yellow rib- bon, Il 12 millions for foreign mis- sions.
 Rev. G. H. Ewing Speaks.
 Rev. G. H. Ewing spoke on the ad- vantages of having a Junior society. The junior and senior societies should have a close union. There should be a big brother and big sister attitude There is a good deal in these boys and girls, they are quick to respond, to learn new things, to make decisions. Believe in the children. Their team work is splendid, so are the plans that they carry out for making others hap py.
 Miss Hyde's Address.
 The superintendent of the local so- ciety, Miss Hyde, made the closing address. We like Junior Endeavor, she said, for we can hear from other societies and they can hear from us. The children here are 20 in number, We have our own little choir. the chil- 
 are four reasons for having this socie- ty: l, Children want to hear more about Jesus and how to please Him !? 2. Children love to do what older peo- pie do. to learn the business way of doing things. 5, They love to have good times, clean good times. A. Boys and girls love to make other people happy, it is easier to do big things by all working together. May not one re- suit of this meeting be one new so- ciety formed for the boys and girls
 Eleven Churches Represented.
 There were ten different churches represented besides the focal church {: Park, s; Second, 4; Alt. Calvary. II i: Lebanon. ?: Christ church. 3; Broad way, 1; Mckinley Avenue, 4 Taft vile. B Trinity Episcopal, B. Feder- ated church, Greeneville. 3.
 The singing of Onward Christian Soldiers closed the more formal ex- erciSes During the social hour piano selections were rendered by Miss Olive Carpenter and violin selections by Theodore Sterry. and time spent In becoming better acquainted. Waters and fudge were enjoyed.