Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-10
PUTNAM


 The county commissioners. repre-
 sentatives of the state board of chari- ties and of She state board of health,
 members of the committee of visitors and probate judges from various
 towns in Windham county. gathered at the Windham County Tenpotary
 home for Children in the Sawyer dis
 trict of this town. Thursday. for the meeting of the board of management and committee of visitors of the in- stitution, which now houses 115 chil- dren.
 It was the annual meeting of those who are charged with the welfare of the children and those who are espec 2. ially interested in them and the in terest shown. as indicated by the at tendance and lively participation in the events of the day. may be taken as a cetrain indication that the more than a hundred children who are in the home are assured of good care and supervision. that one day they may take their places in society and be assured of a. warm welcome there. F County Commissioner E. H. Corttis, of Thompson, who was a member of the commission when the present home was erected 20 years ago. in 1899. presided at the business session at which reports were received from Superintendent '~D. e. Park. very faithful and efficient official. who has of Mrs. Park ass matren in conduct ing the home. and from members of tffe committee of visitors representing the towns of the county Mrs. Frank M Mitchell, Norwich. and Charles P. Kellogg, Waterbury represented the state board of charities at the meet ing and Dr. James A. Newlands of Hartford represented the state board of health.
 The attendance also included Ccun ty Commissioners Urgele LaFrance of Central Village and John A. Dady of Putnam.
 In presenting his annual report Mir. Park brought to the attention of the meeting list of interesting statistics pertaining to the home. The report showed that the number of children in the home on October 1. 1918, was 190; that the number received during the year since that date was Al and that the number returned to the home dur ing the year was 12, total of 1o0 | children who have been in the insti- 1 tuition since October 1 of last year
 Children in family homes under the i care of the board of mana cement were 1 shown to be distributed as follows: i II; Thompson. 3: Ivoryton. 1 ?; Brooklyn. 3: Norwich, 2; - Pomfret | 1: Woodstock. 6; Meriden 1: New 2; Mansfield, l; Piainfield, 2; l; Scotland 1:;' windham, II: Eastferd. I: Cheshire. I; Canter- bury, |: kiningiy 2: Hampton. Fl The 115 children in the home come from the following towns: Putnam $: Woodsetoek. T. Thompson; 9; | 30; Sterling 1: Killingly, 9; 1 Plainfield. ); Chaplin. }; Pomfret. ,: Brooklyn ,; Ashford. ,; Hampton 2: ,' Scotland g. total 114 One private boarder brings the total to 115.
 Eastford and Canterbury are the ] only towns of the 15 in the county that are not represented at the home by 
 Miss Annie H. Tingly. presiding while reports of members of the com | nittee of visitors were being made, the meeting in an especial Y interesting manner and reviewed he great accomplishments of the nome. paying to tribute to those who lad given particular attention to the work aof the institution. Miss Ting1y, whose home is in WiHimantic. is the secretary of the committee of visitors md an ardent worker for the home
 This committee is made up as fol Mrs Sidney W Bard Brooklyn Mrs. ' $. Hyde Brooklyn: Mrs W. B. Gal up Chaplin; Mrs F.. A. Douglas of Sterling; Mrs. J. M. Tatem. Hartford; 1 Mrs P B. Sibley. Miss Mary Dexter. Danielson: Mrs W J. Bartlett. Put nam: Mrs. George Luring. Plainfeld;. Mrs F. B, Willoughby, Scotland: Mrs M D. Elliott. Thompson: Mrs. E. F. .nifbridge Plainfeld: Mrs. George M. sampson Woodstock; Miss Annie H. ringlY, Williamtnic; Mrs Nellie C. Cleveland. Hampton; Mrs Charles O. Thompson. <Pomfret Mrs. Oscar Tour elotte, Thompson: Mrs. Oliver A. Iiscox. Woodstock; Mrs. E. P. Brown,