Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12

| Thursday eighty-eix Chttoron
 Have Been We'll Cared For During
 the Year-clarenee A. King, On
 Stand in Superior Court, Denies All 1 Charges of Theft-Herbert Nelson's l Regiment Safely oversea.
 More than two score visitors, in 1 cluding County Commissioners E. H. Corttis, J. A. Dady, Urgele Lafrance, members of the committee of visitors, l members of the state board of char 1 ities, judges of probate and other in- l terested in the institution and its 1 work. were at the Windham County l Temporary Home for Children. in the
 Sawyer district. Thursday. for the am nual meeting.
 Superintendent and Mrs. B. c. Parks, the latter matron of the insti- | tution received the guests into this
 model institution and took delight in showing them all about the well-kept l home. where S6 little people live un- der their watchful and beneficent care Mr. and Mrs. Parks received many compliments for the splendid manner l in which they conduct the institution. 1 in which they show great personal in terest and discharge their duties with earnest and uncea sing devotion.
 There was a business session, Com ] missioner E. H. Corttis presiding. during the morning hours. This was followed by a splendid dinner served l in the large dining hall of the home.
  Superintendent Parks annual report shows that there are now 86 children at the home, representing the follow l irg towns: Eastford. l; Woodstock, t2: Thompson, 4; Plainf1eld, a1; Pom fret G. Putnam, 25; Woodstock and | Scotland, 31; Sterling, 2; KiIiingiy, 1; | Chaplin. 6; Ashford 3; Hampton, 1; l Brooklyn, 2. There are also four pr;- vate boarders.
 Twenty-six children have been re- ceived into the home during the past year ending October 1, and nine were returned to their homes during the with families not relatives of the chil- dren during the year IT; and four were placed in families of relatives of the children. Seven were discharged during the year.
 There are 59 children in homes in county towns, these children remain ing under the supervision of the board of management, the children placed
 n,on follows; stsr1in Wsbster Ioses Woodstock 6; Scotland 1; Ivoryton 2; Brooklyn z; Norwich 1; Pomfret I: New London 1; Killingly 4; Plainfield 1; Windham g.; stonington 1; Thomp- son 3: Cheshire 1; East Lyme 1; East Hartford 1; Hartford 1; total 59. F Town Visitors Report. Miss Annie Tingley, Windham, read a very interesting report on the work of the committee of visitors and call 1 ed upon members. of the committee to report for the towns they represent. |
 These reports were made by Mrs. P. B. Sibley, Danieison: Mrs. F. B. Will l
 oughby, Scotland; Mrs. Oscar Tourtel- 1
 lotte. Thompson; Mrs. E. H. Ldlli- son, Pomfret: Mrs Brown, Windham. I State Board Represented There were addresses by Prof. Rob l ert H. Fife, Jr., Middietown. Charles ]
 F; Kellogg; Waterbury. and Mrs. F. A. Mitchell, Norwich. representing the
 state board of charities.
 New Supervisor Speaks. These addresses brought mention of 1 the fact that under a newly created department of the state board, the |; department of child welfare. made l session of the legislature, three su- pervsors have been appointed. There supervisors will cooperate with local and county committees in more closely keeping in touch with many features l of child welfare work in Connecticut. Miss Mary G. Harris, Hartford, chief supervisor, was present and addressed the meeting, outlining the work that her department Is to undertake and i pleading that she and her co-workers have the hearty support of the volun- teer workers who for so many years have done such remarkable service in supervising child welfare work in this | county, as in other counties of the,I' state. M
 Other speakers at the meeting were Judge e O: Thompson; Pomfret; Oscar F. Atwood, Brooklyn; Judge A. N Hale Bennett, Canterbury; heads of II probrate courts, and Judge Harry E. Back, Danielson. and Thomas J. Thurber, Putnam. u
 Nearly every speaker paid special tribute to the county commissioners. the committees connected with the work of the home, and to MT. and II Mrs. B. c. Parks especially. for the excellent manner in which the home is and conducted.
 A Home of Peace and Plenty.
 The home is as neat as wax The children are finely housed, very care fully supervised and live very happi- ly. There is no suggestion of Daddy Long Legs institution about the windham county home, where every child is made to feel he, or she is in S a real home and under the charge of i those who have their interest al heart f
 The children should smile at Hoov- are 800 bushels of potatoes. grown on 2 the home farm, in the cellar, a fine herd of COWS. providing pure milk and i cream and plenty of the richest but C chickens and other good things for c the table abound about the place. I which is a happy haven indeed for these little ones who, for one reason I parents and placed there as wards of the state and county.
 The children attend the nearby Sawyer districr school which is a part a ,f the town of Putnam school system, q and they were a healthy appearing o yisibly cheerful company; as they V rooped home from their studies, early t Thursday afternoon. S A. KING D