New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
WOMAN'S CLUB IN
 THE WAR SERVICE
Noble Work Engaged in Reviewed
 in Reports Of Officers

! { ice. Through the activity of the off ] cers the club organized a war servic, committee and through the medium O the membership $S0,0OO worth of Lib crty Bonds were sold The club i supporting two children orphaned b, the war. It contributed $426 to phil anthropIc causes. The reports fol low:
 With this annual meeting the clul closes it's 43 years of honorable exist. cncc, and, IS this report will later 1 snow, the one organization so cOnsti tutcd as to be ready and willing, or instant call, to assume many of the heavy burdens laid on our community due to tho war.
 The season began with the same stair of officers as closed the season before, With three new members Mrs. Harris Bumason. Mrs Ira Hicks and Mrs. James Cooper--taking the places of those retiring from the board. The surrounding conditions have been so unusual this year that this report cannot follow the accepted lines of the past.
 With our country at war with a Titan of "monstrous mien," there could be only ono endeavor for us.
 
 sible, the same tribute President Lin ~coln paid to the women who served their country so whole heartedly through the dark days of the Civil War
 1t may be in the not distant future some historian interested in our com munity war record will turn to the reports of the Woman's club to chron- icle the events of this period of time And our records from the beginning and will to the end--show we were not found wanting
 When the American Red Cross so- ciety sent out urgent appeals to the chapters to increase their activities the directors of the New Britain chap ter asked the club to organize War Relief committee and enlist other so- cletles in this work.
 Our president, Mrs. "A J. Sloper, re- sponded immediately to the call, and with the appointing of committees, the work was quickly started, with Mrs. J. H. Robinson as directing head.
 Two small rooms, a machine or two and $25O to draw on, was the starting equipment.
 With the coming of war to our own door, the interest in Red Cross work became very marked and larger Oudr- ters and committees were necessary On June the board of directors met in response to Mrs. Sloper's call and assumed the responsibility of this larger work, Mrs. I. D. Russell taking the chairmanship of the War Relief committee. MT. Will liam H. Hart very patriotically gave the use of his home of former years to this work of mercy, adding this crown to it's beautiful home memo ries. At the same meeting in June the board of directors in the name of the club subscribed for a $500 Lib- erty Bond and adopted two French children.
 In October our president organized a Woman's committee to take part in the second Liberty Loan drive, and the scouting for hidden money was on in earnest. Our Ladies of the Tubs and others of our own sex. not usually known in the high financial l world, were coaxed to give up the of their right and left neither 1 and the yield from this | source so out of sight was consid- l erable. Counting rooms were opened ]
  carefully filed in envelopes, and the l tired workers were given refresh l ments. The Woman's Club presl- l dent found herself temporary bank l er, about $So, 900 passing through her hands as a result of this work under ner direction. Has not our club jus flied it's existence?
 The desire of every club member to fa r. 'elief work made 8 change from the club programs of the past necessary. The subject Current Events" met the approval of those n charge, and Miss Mary K. Allen vas chosen to give eleven lectures on his subject
 You will realize this was an under aking of large proportions to bring o us the worlds happenings all neat y arranged and classified, ready for 'ur pleasure and understanding
 Miss Aliens first subject was The 7erman form of government that makes 1t possible for one ruler to orce this calamity on the world" The other subjects following in or Ter were "President Wilson's mes age to congress and the laws passed y this special session to place our ountry on war footing" 'The con- rvation of needed supplies" Ship uilding,' Alien conscription," Alien roperty," 'Censorship," Foreign anguage press and "The soldiers nd sailors insurance'' were each ex- lained in Miss Aliens interesting vav.
 With the revolution in Russia that ountry became the center of public