Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-30
HELEN cUPRAK WINNER
 IN sPEAK1Ne CONTEST
At w. c. T. U. County Conference
 Mice Boys and Girls Compete.

The New London County w. c. T. U. | conference was held Wednesday at the l 1 Central Baptist church vestry, and | opened at 10 45 a. m. The county pres ident, Mrs H. Addie Randall called the | meeting to order, and after a few re- marks all united in singing Amer5- l ca with Mrs Arthur F. Wynan as ac- | companist Mrs Randall read the 14th i | chapter of John and Mrs L. K Fuller l ] offered an earnest prayer, which was l followed with the hymn, How Firm a l Foundation. The treasurer, Miss H. G. l Cross reported cash on hand $4S.16. 1 after meeting all the ceunty's financial calls Mrs. Randall told about the w. c. T. 1 U. home at Camp Devens which has been furnished to accommodate moth I CTS, sisters and sweethearts who go
 to visit the boys. Recreation. rooms | for the boys have also been fitted up and a motheriy lady is there, who is called mother and assists in making
 all visitors lat home."
 Mrs. Anna c. L. Fenner spoke on l the Free Will Offering, and tried to impress all with the great necessity of holding such meetings annually, asl
 3, sacred trust. Miss Nellie Starr, state and county superintendent of an- 6-glrcoties, tried to impress all her hearers with the great importance of her deartmpent and showed some of
 the new leaflets, and urged all to avail | themselves of all opportunities to train
 the young to refrain from the use of I the cigarette.
 Mrs. Hetherington told of a thrilling
 experience which she had when man I who is amassing money from the sale
 of cigarettes said: fT want this war
 to last two years longer that 1 may become a millionaire" There is not I anything too severe to be meeted out
 to such scamps. Mrs. Fuller also spoke on the cigarette question, and told
 some stirring facts concerning their
 terrible effects. and how some of their firms fool the public. Mrs. Fenner
 said if tn smokers would all deny l themselves one day per week, they
 could more than keep the soldiers and
 sailors well supplied with tobacco. 'i Mrs. Newbury gave a very interest ing account of how the W. c. T. U. and Red Cross are working in unison. Rev. A F. P1rkiss made a brief but cheering address. and che-ared the workers, and urged them on as the end seems apparently in sight. He told
 that at the Baptist convention recently held at Atlantic City, instead of send ! l HE d l6l1llO1 " lOils 1. NS, IL was voted to send five men to inform . our representatives there that the Baptists the country over want pro , I hibition
 Mrs. Fenner gave a very interesting
 paper on War Belief, or activities of
 women. Ever since the war started l the T.. $. government has been be- 7 sieged by millions of women from all
 over the country. asking, What can we do to help" The women of France, England. Scotland and Italy have
 proven their value, and American wo-
 men know they can if they are given
 opportunity. She touched on The Ceun- cil of National Defense, and cited how , quickly they gathered from all parts of the country and are so thoroughly lorganized, that every state. territory city, every hamlet, and every man1fac- i turing village, is in touch with the
 work. All this network Of service I is entirely without compensation. I In short it is clearing house for l | women's war work.
 e All states were busy with the Iib- = erty loan and it is too early to state S the sums. What can we say of the :; Red Cross? Everything. We all know a of it's work She read the report of the l | New London chapter as that is hel c home town. Newton D. Baker has ex- t pressed this opinion: If it had not h been for the women of the country, the :. United States would have had to e withdraw from the war until the natior Il i should have reconstructed its whole h industrial and social fabric. g Serength of the army of men and = women at the front must depend upoT e the strength of the army of women ana o men at home.
 d The meeting adjourned and the la. e dies enjoyed their basket lunch, the y local ladies served hot coffee and fruit = The afternoon opened with a devo :, tiona1 service
 Il Mrs. Wyman touched upon the worl e at the county fair. Mrs. Fields on th' o L. T. L. Mrs. Fuller on the state ant n national papers Mrs. Cutler recitet : Uncle Mates Funeral piano solo
 Come Back to Erin, by W. Kuke, ant T for an encore Musical Clock. Mrs l. Buell. touched on several phases of tn e work. and on Camp Devens. Sh' e quoted much of the work being doH - for our soldiers and sailors. e Immediately after o'clock nin
 girls and boys of the L. T. L. took par
 in a medal contest.
 The speakers and their subjects wer
 the following:
 The Twentieth Century Patriotism
 Marion Royce.
 What Men Have Not Fought Fol E. Clyde Carpenter.
 Santa Claus Drives Through Towr > Emando Ottaviano.
 Wanted, A Boy, Guy Ottaviano.
 The Land and the Map, Beulah Car m penter.
 ari Vote For the Boys, Helen Cuprak. ht Guilty or Not Guilty, Robert Sage. l-i Mary Brayman.
 fs The Mouse and the Boy, Donal is Royce.
 Id We'a Make the Country Dry, wa
 the closing song.
 esj While the judges were out the chil le dren gave some of their yells Knd tn lg salute to the flag
 n, The state president, and county of r. ficers were introduced to them an lg made short remarks.
 The judges awarded the medal a Helen Coprak, and made honorabl 1y mention of Marion Royce and Clyd r. Carpenter All the other contestant he were presented flag pins. i- Rev. Joseph F. Cobb cheered the Ia ag dies with brief remarks. The usu; { vote of thanks was passed and tf on meeting closed with the ". c. T. 5, benediction.