New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

interest. The three following lec- 1 lures, devoted to Russian affairs, were
 most slilfully handled and were de
 serving of a wider audience than is
 possible in one club: The peace
 programs as proposed by Premier
 Lloyd George for England" "Presi-
 dent Wilson for United States" and
 'The Central Powers," were reviewed
 and compared. showing the diplo-
 matic gap is very wide between the 1 warning nations.
 The reorganization of the war dc
 partment to bring about better 1 unity of action, and added laws | passed by congress to give the presi- 1 dent greater powers, these together
 with the labor problems of England 1 and our country, were discussed in
 the last lectures of the series. This l is a very brief and incomplete record | of these lectures given by Miss Allen, l each one being worthy of much more l extended notes. But the charm is ] gone in a twice-tod tale as you who 1 have heard the originals will readily l see.
 1 There is one club tradition not given l up which has left it's mark of pleasure l on us all--that was Guest Night. We l were all fellow travellers that clear l December evening-gOing with our 1 guests on a personally conducted tour l to the Shuttle Meadow Country club | to greet our honored guest McGregor Jenkins editor, Atlantic Monthly, and 1 listen to his lecture on "Fellow-TraV- | elers.''
 MT. Jenkins powers of attraction, 1 together with the beautiful new club 1 house and a perfected plan of trans pOrtati0n, brought out our entire membership-even friend husbands, considering this an occasion worth while, graciously honoring our little party with his presence in great num- bers, nearly enough to go around. The social committee presided over the attractiyely decorated tables, serv- ing only approved refreshments. This evening has left pleasant memory and was so worth while in tempering q bit the stress of other things.
 Mrs. Slade and her efficient house committee have looked we'll to our comfort in the many ways of Q thoughtful hostess, and this is our note of grateful appreciation.
 Many of the other committees 60 active through the year have found themselves without their usual duties to perform, due to our self-imposed restrictions.
 With the closing of the club year today, Mrs. Sloper retires as our pro- siding officer, having given three years of devoted service.
 Leading in all affairs of civic and 1 patrioic duty, and most worthily rep resenting our highest ideals Mrs. ! Schultz, next in command, and Mrs 1
 
 have given years of faithful service, ! and these words of appreciation are i to be given their fullest meaning
 One of our most honored members. ! who has given the club the benefit of 1 her services in it's highest office and i who has always held the interest cf the club deeply at heart, also retires from the staff of officers today Our deepest regards go with Mrs. George B. Germond wherever she may be-
 This report of our years work is respectfully submitted.
 EMILY M. MOvAT Rec. secy.
 Report of Civic Committee.
 The Civic committee submits the following report for the club year, March, 1917 to March, 1918:
 Owing to the duties which we
 
 war, the report which follows is nec- essarily brief.
 This year in place of our annual "Civic Tea" it was decided to give a benefit for the local chapter of the American Red Cross, in the form of a card party and flower sale. Through l the generosity of the Brotherhood of Ellzs, who kindly donated the use of their clubhouse, and the response of the public. the sum of $3O1 was req lized. This amount was paid to Mrs. Isaac D. Russell as chairman of the Red Cross Juno 21, 1917, to be used l for surgical dressings and the sol diers' Christmas baskets. l
 The sum of $50 was given to the Civic committee by the Woman's club to be used at their discretion. The funds of the committee were expended throughout the year as follows: Local Chapter Red Cross ..$301 N. B. Charity Organization " 25 Milk Station assoc citation ... 50 : F efunded to Mrs. Geo. Rapelye 50 Total ............. S426
 The sum of s25 was voted to be given to the Boys club gardens, when f IlGe1lctt HIS Sunl IS SClll unpaid. q
 At a meeting of the officers of the , Woman's club, held June 5th at the tome of the president, Mrs. A. J. Sloper it was voted to adopt. for one year, through the Civic department ! :, two French War Orphans. This was :; ione by the secretary of the Civic c September 19, 1917, < trough Mrs. Lucius E. Barbour of ', Hartford. Letters of appreciation c