New Britain herald., 1915-03-05
MRS. J. 6. C|LCHREfST
 HEADS LOCAL UNION
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l Mrs E. Hanson, Mrs. Jessie Pickup. 1 Mrs. Rand, Mrs. Leonard Kurtz and Messrs. B. B. Bassette, John Sloan, 1 Edward Jennison, T. w. Hart, Leon ard Kurtz, c. w. Williams, John Coats, A. N. Clark, H. N Shahanan, ! s. s. Shahanan, F. G. Platt and S. H. Taylor .
 ''On April IT Miss Bliss county superintendent of work among for eigners, gave a most interesting ac- count of her work. She stated that tEere are eleven different national- ties in, the South church, also that in her class of foreigners at the Y. NJ. C.. A. ten do not smoke or drink, and that eighty per cent. of the population of Connecticut are foreign CTS.
 'On May 13 a free will offering day was observed This took the form of silver social, which was held in the evening in the banquet hall of the Y. M. C.. A.. Our president, Mrs. Willis F. Corbn, presided. The pro- gram opened with singing of America. Following this a vocal solo was ren- dered by Miss Lottie Trader. Miss Mildred Hooper gave recitation en- titled "The Christening "A Saloon less Nation in 192O,'' was sung by Mrs. Arnold of Meriden. Miss Recknagle gave two. recitatons entitled the Bishop and the Cow" and "Schnei- der's Potatoes" Refreshments were served tthe close of the program.
 Memorial Service Held. @
 ''On May 15 memorial service was held at the Y w. e. A. in memory of Mrs. Lillian M. Steavens, A biogra- phical sketch of the deceased entitled: My Mother" and written by her daughter, was read and other papers were also read extolling Mrs. Steavens' strong character. Pledge cards were given to the Burritt Mission, the Second Advent church and the Ger man Baptist church. Ileafleets and blotters have been distributed among the Methodist, Second Advent Peoples and Stanley Memorial churchs and the Burritt and Black Rock missions. Much temperance literature has also been distributed The Union has also voted to send the Young Crusaders and the Union Signal papers for one year to the Children's Home, the Y M. C. A., the Y. W. c. A. and the New Britain Institute.
 "We also voted to send a box to Miss Sarah Owen, who had charge of a colored school in the south On June 24 the w. c. T. II. furnished dinner and supper to the delegates and friends of the State Prohibition convention which was held in this city. It was voted during the year to send offerings to the following: White R RHbbon Banner fund, County and State, Willard fund, Milk Station, Ad- vsory Council Charity Organization and towards defraying the expenses of a delegate from Hartford county to the national convention held in At lsnta, Ga.
 "We also purchased 300 Christmas seals through the Tuberculosis Re- lief association. Our union has been entitled to one edition of the cam paign number of the Union Signal and it was voted to send this to Rev. H. w. Maier, pastor of the First church.
 October 13, If and IS the thirty ninth annual convention of the Con- necticut w. G. T. U. was held at the Center church. Mrs, Caroline B. Buell. presided. Among the speak CTS were Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis. who stated that during the past year 13,OOO saloons throughout the coun- try were closed and that 46,00o,000 of the population of the United States live in prohibition territory. Mrs. Parsells. of Philadelphia, also spoke.