The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-19
MELFAR Ass n
WORK RECORD
FOR PAST YEAR
II Has Had One of the Best
Years in Its History
ANNUAL MEETING HELD
Miss Laura |. Sweet Has Resigned as
Supervisor to Enter Boston
Training School

The annual meeting Of the Public
Welfare Association was held Tues
day evening, September 17th in Ii
brary Hall Reports from the various
departments were given, showing an
amount OF work accomplished and ac-
tiyities conducted that is matter of
astOnishment TO those of the public
not in close touch with the association
Election of officers followed the re
ports. BY provision OF the constitu.
tion, no officer who has held office for
three years is eligible for reelection
and thus more complete change in
the personnel OF the council became
necessary. The following officers
were made members Of the council:
President, George NJ Hawks. secre-
tary Mrs. Florence H. Moses; treas
urer, VIM f. Myers, vice-presidents
/ Miss Hilda Pratt Mrs, Mary H. Ad-
ans, John j Hayes, JOS Beimore
Among the reports read that Of the
Social Center department, of which
Mrs. George NJ. Hawks is. chairman
was exceedingly interesting, showing
a wide range of entertainments and
eyidencing most able management
Under this department the dancing
classes are held at which the new
dances are taught and social dancing
carried on on regular evenings for the
, older groups, and in the afternoons
for the younger children These
! dances are most popular and we'll at
tended.
During November a doll fair was
held under auspices OF the Camp Fire
girls, and by their kind efforts and
loving thought many attraotiyely
dressed dolls and other toys were
sent overseas to the dohless and toy
less little ones OF are.
An event OF pgim importance In
this department was the Christmas
cotillon held December 2Sth in For
ester's hall This was an exception
j ally pretty affair. with the hall most
attractively decorated. unique favors
and all features Of the dance most
ably carried out, so that it proved as
enjoyable as any party ever given in
the history Of the Association
9 Many other special parties and
n otseryances were carried out in con
necton with the work Of this depart
ment
u The report Of Girls Clubs depart
n men fhowed four active groups o.
n Camp Fire girls. who had combined
the regular ceremonials with socia
o feature and a laudable amount of pa
triotic work The Camp Fire sir't
have assisted with many of the patri
ONc efforts OF the town. aA1he ReC
q Cross drives. and special service il
the individual groups. The group o
= little girls called the Blue Birds hay.
'e also rendered service whenever pos
n sible.
~ The department of dramatics hat
'' also an exceptionally fine report q
make This included the Formation
l OF new organization. to bring int
play the talent of the town, bot
known and unsupported The clu
- adopted tho name 9f The We far
y Players. with Luther r. Graves a
S president and Mr. and Mrs hrlhu
Elliot as judges and coaches tn3e
2" their able direction most successS
play The Fortune Hunter was give
June 25th. the proceeds of which wer
~ divided between the Red Cross en-
the Welfare Association. 75 per Ger
Id being given to the Red Cross
children's play "The Toy Shop
was given during the holidays undo
ne the immediate supervision Of Mis-
Jeanette Perkins the head of ii
department. and this was one OF III
nv protuest plays ever staged with III
90. children. Several other special pla
'e's We're given during the year wit
en- smaller groups. and altogether q
ls. past years seems TO have been a nc
)w able one of advance along the line
ms dramatics for our community
nd Mrs Harry Southall has headed Il
derarment of Girls Athletics mo
on ably and her report showed a notab
on amount OF work accomplished II
classes from the grades have been
stucted regularly in calistheni,
me marching folk dancing and gam,
the total enro'lmen for the grades
ing 37l3. with 1925 for the III
School A May Carnival was held
raj which n review OF the work of phy
cal education was given, the costu
INK lnp of the different dances and dri
afiordng most decorative effect a
proving that the physical deyel
ment OF the children may be ma
both useful and picturesque
The basket ball games of the seas
/. were regularly held, with social da
1Sn Ing following on July lth. ira
, meet was held on the picnic groun
,l| IN the boys athletics. the work "
less under The management, of
er' Welfare Association, hut the hoye !
basket hall in the hall and with
kind cooperation Of the physical dit
tor OF the Y. W. G. 4, Mr. Hollow
ed" considerable amount of athlC
w0r' was conducted during the 81
lton mer at the playground Mr. j,
Hayes acted as chairman Of this
partment.
D., The membership committee p.
II. Pierson. chairman. gave very
ison ana interesting report, which shoV