The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-07
WELFARE ASSOCIATION
Encouraging Report Presented at Dir.
ector's Meeting.

lnasmuch as the Public Welfare as
ISOLATION is community affair, carry
| ing on work that affects more or less
directly everybody in Bennington
some account OF the work may be OF
general interest The reports of the
i several departments, as given in the
! directors meeting Wednesday even
ing show exceptionally good results
for this year of 1917. Some items re.
ported are as follows
During the last month Miss Vossler
our supervisor, has been specializing
in the girls work in volley ball.
There were eight teams in practice,
and the finals were held on Wednes-
day, the 4th. The scores ran close in
this tournament and the honors We're
| holly contested The 9Th grade won
and were awarded the pennant,
In connection with the girls basket
ball, Bennington has reason to he
proud OF the first or High School team
and the record they have made this
year. They have played game after
game without single defeat Evil
IDENTIFY their fame has gone abroad,
ipl Il NlGiidliEc has bCtsA ltNCAfNN
from the star team OF Kingston, n. Y,
who claim TO be champions of the
Hudson River Valley" and who are
anxious to try their metal against our
girls A game will be arranged for
soon if possible.
Another feature of the work that
has been especially satisfactory is the
Health League started about two
months ago. Parents who have noted
an improvement in their girls in the
care of the person, their interest ana
zeal in cleanliness and neatness, have
been much gratifed that such a
league was possible. The girls them
selves have enjoyed the observance
CT health rules, and may we'll be proud
of the badges won for highest points
gained.
The department of music, Miss Sut-
er chairman. submitted a srepoTt OF
the work for the season which ended
with the community concert given on
March 27th Upwards of fifty people
attended the weekly sings in High
School hall, and the value of the in
struction given by Prof Chambers
was evidenced in the fine ehoruses
that formed part of the program of the
concert. a most tempestuous night
prevented as large attendance at the
concert as would otherwise have been
the case, but the verdict of those who
were there was enthusiastic approval
of the work of the department.
n connection with the membership
department. OF which p T. ii. Pierson
is chairman, the gains in membership
have been most gratifying The act
i've and supporting members now mum
Der 20G, ana the returns nom this
source thus far total $45200. This
department has a large committee at
work on memberships, and hopes 10
include every citizen of Bennington in
one class or the other This is only
right. as the work is carried on for
the 4beneh. of literally everybody in
the aeamnnity 9ot7Io
TWO ,new enterprises were reported
from the department of girls clubs,
Mis-, Wm, Burke acting chairman in
pllc6.' III M. NJ II Richie 4 new
CAMP Fire group has recently been
IOrmea Win sixteen Elfls uHuer uc
guardianship of Miss Martha Dewey
This is the fifth group, and all are do
ing splendid work One or two groups
have been AT work on baby kits to
outfit babies who would otherwise not
be cared for An interesting feature
OF the Camp Fire activitiesis visiting
local industries to learn how different
kinds of manufacturing is carried on.
The second new enterprise in this
department is the formation OF
class Of adult women for instruction
in Red Cross first aid work Twenty
five members OF this class meet once a
week, under the instruction OF DR.. H.
S Goodall. and much enthusiasm and
interest has been manifested-so
much, in fact, that a second class may