Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-27

astonishing promptness an emergency
home. was opened. Through the kind
ness of the trustees of the Second
| Congregational church, the commodi-
GUS house at 50 Church street was
put at our disposal, with many use
full articles of furniture. Suitable
heating and plumbing were provided.
The generous hearted people OF Nor
witch contributed s3s7.40 in cash. also
clothing, food and furniture.
1 An excellent woman was put in
| charge who refused to. accept any
compensation for her untiring SER
vices. After five weeks the house
was dlsmantled and closed in NoVem-
Der. Several of the children returned
to their relatives, and five were adj
mitted to the Rock Nook Homo. The
health of the family has been usually
good. At present there are thirteen
nursery children under four years
of age, and seventeen others under
our care, including three VINO are
boarded in other houses for special
reasons. The average number in the
home has been twenty nine. Owing
to the urgent demands for war relief,
the usual appeals to the Sunday
schools have been omitted. Several OF
the merchants have given liberal dis
| SoAAiho Osl DAllo, dIlb s1SCEi'ttlbi- GAl' .
of material have been received
One hundred and ninety children,
representing twelve nationalities, We're
enrolled in the classes of the club de-
partment. Four classes We're taught
| sewinc, and two cooking. The ages of
the girls range from seven to four
teen years. The sessions last from
November first to May first, brief va
cations occurring at Thanksgiving
and ChFjCtfo1s Ia
made for the Red Cross, and the
cooking classes have been taught con-
servation and the use of food substi-
tutes. The annual "tea" served by
the cooking classes and parties for all
the children, close the work for the
year. The supervisor called upon one
hundred of the children, sometimes
accompanied by a teacher, and found
the work of the schools greatly ap-
preciated by the busy mothers
In spite of the difficult times, there
have not been as many demands or
the Adam Reid Worthy Poor Fund
as was anticipated. 1t has been pos
sible to give assistance whenever ask
ed to such cases as came within the
requirements, and all such assistance
has been warmly appreciated.
Officers Elected,
Officers named by the nominating
, committee, Mrs. L. Q. Smith, chairman
and were elected as follows:
President-AIrs. George D. Colt.
: First Vice President-Mrs. Amos A
!, Browning.
Treasurer-A1iss Adelaide L. Butts
} Assistant Treasurer-Miss Louise B
Mech.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Arthur I
Peale..
, Corresponding Secretary Fred
erick W. Cary.
Vice president for three years, Mrs
Thomas H. Perkins, Mrs. Fred S
Young, Mrs. Louis O. Potter; for tw'
years, Mrs. Frederick T. Sayles, Mrs
I Franklin S. Wilcox; Mrs. G. Everett
4 Hall; for one year, Mrs. William B
Z Birge, Mrs. La Rue BIiven, Mrs. Chas
Webster.
Auditor-Edmund W. Perkins; as
: sistant auditor, Robert C. Johnson; ad
= Eisery board, Arthur H. Brewer, Chas
! R. Butts, Col Charles w. Gale, F'ranl
o Hampstead Oliver L. Johnson, VIII
lam H. Allen; attorney John P. Hunt
ington.
;, Mrs. Amos A Browning Miss Mar
a H. Paddock, Mrs. Arthur L. Peale an
2 Mrs. Howard L. Stanton were electe
+ the printing committee.
Mrs Colt introduced President Mar
:. shall as the speaker of the afternoon
= In considering his subject of Woma
. as a Builder and a Patriot, Presiden
O Marshall brought out the point tina
q American history has previously bee
/ written full of the deeds Of men, bu
" must be rewritten in the future to in
4 clude what women have done and wi
e do. The young men of this nation tha
( made up an army of the best an
p cleanest and highest morale that tn
world has ever seen were a diStinC
= contribution from the motherhood
\ America. The men of whom Genera
= Fech said that never had been an arm
q assembled were the sons of America
N mothers and the brothers of America
g girls.
- President Marshall took up til
9 mothers part in education and sal
n that mothers should be much concern
a ed with this problem, which we 10,
"a are beginning to make a national prob
lem and he commended the propos;
+ | that there should be a secretary an
&c department of education as part of tn
n national government just as there is
"a department of agriculture. Boys an
d girls are surely of more value tina
a hogs and wheat.
9 President Marshall spoke a word
> passing of the Morrison programm
- | WHICH mas Dcen RAISING q IufOr6 anon
# the school authorities of this stat
@ He advised that it should be give
If fair and considerate treatment ar
:, that there was nothing to fear from
# Mrs. Colt announced that the collie
! ton which would be taken would !
j. for the new building. Four years ag
Ie she said, after working some montl
If over the building plans they we
obliged to put them all aside becau
" of the war and high prices, but The
- We're hoping to be able to build
e, another year. The architect is reat
of and the plans partly completed.
rs While the ushers We're taken Il
', collection, the church quartette re-
d. dered the anthem, Dream of Gallile
I'd The collection amounted TO S39.16.
After a vote of thanks to the churc
j. to President Marshall and all OF
f. ers who had assisted at the meetil
is a hymn was sung and Rev. Mr.. Co
= pronounced benediction
he