Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-19
HEARD REPORTS FROM
 FRENCH BATTuEFIELDs
Rev. George T. Berry Addressed spe. ciaI Meeting of Norwich Mccall Mission.


 A special meeting of the Norwich McAn auxiliary was held in the os- good Memorial on Thursday afternoon and was conducted by the president, Mrs. Leonard W. Bacon. It was open ed with responsive readings, prayer by Rev. Dr. s. H. Howe and the singing of a hymn. The usual reports were given by the secretary and treasurer.
 The real purpose of the meeting was to hear the address by Rev. George T. Berry, field secretary of the national society, who brought the latest reports from the battlefelds in France and from the annual meeting at Elizabeth, N. J. This auxiliary was repaid for its past years efforts in the grateful letters of thanks which come from over the sea The mission is more than ever dependent on the American asso- ciation. now that other sources are lessened.
 In England the war tax of one quar- ter of their income prevents the wealthy people from giving as former Iy. The relief work will be necessary for many years. as the war will leave a legacy of need for us to help.
 MT. Berry spoke of Monsieur Bracq's wonderful address upon, the stability and conservatism of the French char acter. The only nation which has re- mained in her place for 15 centuries and which still shows a steadfastness and strength of character against which the tides of malice and hatred beat in vain, she will go back to her should read Boutrelle's war songs, translated by Miss Dickerman
 MT. Berry also told of the letters I from pr. McWilliams, an American surgeon in the repair hospital in ] France, and the touching stories told | hU Iovy law of F. Hopkinson Smith. which gave ! inside views of the wounded in the hospital where she worked. A letter i from M. Merle DAubigny told of the 1 Sussex disaster as seen from near al hand. In the early days of the wal there was a strong feeling in France l against the indifference shown by tho | United States towards the principle. which this country professes. The! thought we were ungrateful for the TT. l million dollars and the many soldier, l which France gave to us during tn,
 American Revolution. But the gift! and sympathy of the people in Amer 1ca, independent of the government 1 have made them come to realize tha.
 we are with them in spirit-90 pc
 cent of us It would be dreadful fo l America to lose the love of France
 France has always fought the battI Of liberty Vicariously and now she i fighting our battle as we'll as her own
 1t is a comfort to find so many O
 our young men mindful of the comrade
 of Lafayette and gratefully doing wha
 they can to pay our debt. Sad as i
 the present, there are also future sor
 rows to reckon with. Ten milliol
 women in Europe have lost their hus
 bands or r<their chance of marriage
 Many of these are in need of. sympath-
 as well as are the soldiers who ar
 being adopted as godsons and sen
 cheering letters while riskfng thei
 lives at the front. Some of the Awori these women are doing is~very repuI
 sfve to them. One, the wife of
 butcher, has had to take up his work Over $10 was contributed toward tn
 war relief work and the meetin closed with prayer by Rev. MT. Berry