Putnam patriot., 1917-10-12
COUNTY HOME
ANNUAL MEETING
Committees, Members Of State Board Of
Charities and Visitors Praise Institution
Annu al Reports Read. Fine Dinner
Served

The annual meeting of the Board of
Management and committee of visitors
OF the Windham County Temporary
Home was held at the Home in Put
nam Thursday Forty-five were pres.
ent.
The business meeting was conducted
by +. H. Corttis, county commissioner,
The other commissioners, John A. Dady
and Urgele Lafrance, being present.
The report of the superintendent, d.
&. Park, was as follows:
Number of children in the Home
oct. End, 1915, 70. Number, Oct. 1st,
1917, IS, the largest number in the
Home at one time. Received during
the year, rs. Returned to homes dur
ing the year, 8. Placed with families,
not relatives, 4. Discharged, I.
N homes under supervision of the
board of management:
Webster, /; Putnam, ID; Union, 3;
Sterling, l; Colchester, /; Woodstock,
6; Scotland, /; Ivoryton, :; Brooklyn,
:; Norwich, /; Pomfret, L; New Lon
don, /; killingly, 4; Plsintieid, /;
Windham, s. iStonington, l; Thomp-
son, 3; Cheshire, L; East Lyme, /;
Hartford, /; East Hartford l.
Children now in the Home come
from the following towns:
Bastford, l. Woodstock, 2; Thomp
son, d. Pomfret, g; Putnam, %; Wind
ham and Scotland, 81; Sterling, =; Kill
lingly, 2; Plainfield, l. Chaplin, s;
Ashford, 3; Hampton, /; Brooklyn, 2.
Private boarders, 4.
Following the superintendent re-
port Miss Annie II. Tingley, secretary,
read the report of the last meeting and
called for town committees to report.
Those who were present to respond
were; Mrs. p. B. Sibey, Killingly;
Mrs. f. ID. Willoby, Scotland; Mrs.
oscar Tourtellotte, Thorn pson; Mrs E.
Ii. Lillibridge, Plsin6eld; Mrs. {. o.
Thompson, Pomfret, and Mrs. +. p.
Brown, Willimantic. Each one told of
the children in their respective towns
and reported, in most instances, that
all were in good homes and doing well.
Professor Robert H. Fife, Jr., OF
Mld0etown, member of the State
Board of Charities, spoke telling those
present that the child situation in
the state is interesting more and more
citizens. That the people are awaken
ing 10 the needs of dependent children
and coming to realize their response
biity for their welfare. He alluded to
the able work being done in the Home
and complimented the superintendent
~ and matron and the county commits
sioners for the line institution and its
able management. He hoped that the
volunteer workers might have help
from a trained worker as the last legls
latu!e made an appropriation which
enables the state board to employ three
Supervisors of child welfare in the
state. He said the board would CO.
onerate with the volunteers and urged
that they work together tremendously
Mrs. f. A. Eitchell, Norwich, an
other member of the state board,'spoke
briefly. She advanced the plan TO
have children that are put In private
families notified when they are no
longer under the supervision OF the
Home that they might be brought TO
realize their own responsibilities. This
supervision ceases for boys at the age
OF Is and for girls at the age OF Is.
Charles A. Kellogg, secretary OF the
State Board of Charities, then spoke.
He said that there iare 100 children
now supported in county homes. Ihere
has been a steady increase In the num-
Der. he said, and he noted that Put-
nam was one of the places where TINS
increase was apparent for last year the
number was 10 while this year IL Is 90
He urged cooperation between the
counties of the state and spoke OF the
trained workers that the board have to
eooperate with the volunteer workers
of each town. Secretary Kellogg aiso
spoke in high praise of the county IN
stitution, the commissioners anu SUI
perintendent and matron.
Miss Mary G.. Harris, supervisor Oh
the dep ,rtment of Child i" elfare oil the
state Board of Charities, spoke or1eny
TO urge cooperation in the work.
Others who made brief remarks
were Judge Charles o. Thompson,
Pomfret; Judge James r. Toomey,
Willimantic; Judge Atwood, Brook
lyn: Judge Bennett, Canterbury; Rev
+ Stone of the Putnam Baptist
church. t. ]. Thurber, Putnam, and
Judge Harry E. Back, Danielson.
EolIow the business meeting tine
dinner of escalloped oysters, cold
meats, salads, cake, coffee and Ice
cream was served.
As stated by Judge Back the citizens
of uindhsm county are fortunate In
having such a board of county conn.,
missioners as the present board. In
fact the county board has always been
nm efficient one. rdessrs. Dadyi Cor
t;ss and Lafranee are able, eonseien-
lions business men and handle the Hi-
fairs Of the county in an efficient man.
ner rs the finances and high standard
az It's institution bespesk.
The superintendent and matron OF