New Britain herald., 1919-04-07
ORGANIZATIONS ID
 BENEFIT BY DRIVE
Each One Fills Needed Niche
 in City Life

The drive for united charities l which is ushcred in today and will continue throughout the week should he or absorbing interest to the people ] of the city, as it represents a new de- vel0pmont in the reconstruction DC rfod-a community service for com munity interests. The line of the rail road track has too long been d diNid- ing barrier between the people Of the northern section of the city and their neighbOrs of tho southern section. and thi& drive may he the fOrcrunnCr Of an awakened interest and broader spirit of service.
 Following arc q few Of the facts rClat ting to the organizations included in tho drive and rcaSons, which may havo been unknown to tho public, why each should be encouraged in "carrying on" and in growth. nclud- ing the Boy SCout organization. thC Boys club, tho Visiting Nurse asso- citation (which includes inc MiIll Sta ton), the Day Nursery, the Sew Brit ain Charity organization and tho Working Girls club.
 Boys Club in 1891.
 Tho New Britain Boys club was organized in 1891 and the present off cers are: President. F. w. Christ secretary, r.. ". Eddy; treasurer, IT. r. Platt. and superintendent, M. R. Cook IL now cnrolls 520 boys. This organization stands for the develop ment of boy power, a central meeting place for boys of tho poorer sections of the city, a safeguard for these boys. a school after school. and q source Of healthy entertainment under able and 
 side of the boy is developed through calisthoniCs and sports: education in many trades, such as carpentry. clay molding and first aid, is given; talent is cncourag god, and tho Boys rluh has a credtable band; moral interest K 1 stimulated; entertainment Of every i descrintior, with games and equip 1 ment. js provided: every evening the i Rows, cIub is filled with q merry, 1 shouting group of thoroughly happN | future American citizens.
 Charity Organization.
 The New Britain Charity Organiza- ton was incorporated in 1894, and the officers are: President. William l., ' Hatch; vice president, William F.. At 1 wood; secretary, Charles F. Chase; treasurer. Frederick MaCombCr. Miss Cora Bca1c is the supervisor and Miss Ruth M Bristol the visitor. This or sanitation has. since it's inception, stood as a refuge for the needy of the ] city It has not only aided in mate ! rial ways. but it has acted as a stim- ! uluS for the hettering of conditions | among the applicants for service. It 1 establishes upon it's feet until it has 1 reached an initiative working COndi- l ton a family suffering from causes of poverty, imm orality or vagrancy. It 1 gives advice, temporary aid, clothing. l institutional caro.. legal aid. medical 1 aid optical aid. dental aid and secures 1 employment. During the war, when the suffering among the poor was l augmented. its work was heroic and I invaluable. During the past month it 1 has cared for 14S families. As an or 1 ganization it will need funs for the ] continuance of the inistrative di- vision and for the acting charities. 1
 The Day Nursery.
 The Dav Nursery was founded last l summer as a vital war emergency l need and will be continued, as the l need has not lessencd. Ernest w. 1 Pelton, as president Of the Chamber l of Commerce, started the movem ent, 1 and it is fostered by committee of 1 the civic bureau of the Chamber of l Commerce. and by the following wom- ans committee: Mrs. John IT. Kirk 1 ham, chairman; Mrs. Isaac D. Russell, 1 Mrs Ernest w. PeltOn and Mrs. F.. /! Allen Moore. Mrs. John o'Bricn was !! engaged as the acting supervisor Of 1 the institution. The Day Nursery was ! organized in the combined interests | of the women who were Of necessity l employed by local industries. and who 1 had no means of safeg1ardng their children during the day, and in the interests of the factories. An average l of 30 'children day are cared for l cleaned, fed and kept happily amused and tho organization, keeping in touch with tho foreign mothers, Is teaching new health habits to these mothers.
 The Boy Scout organization was inaugurated in 1916 and it now eh- rolls roo members against 300 of last year. Its officers arc: President, AL