Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18
GIRLS CONFERENCE
IS WELL ATTENDED
Miss Edith Lindell, Chairman
and Mrs. Stevens
Speaks

The older girls conference for
Litchfield County, the sessions of
which were held last Friday and Sat
urday at the Calvary Baptist Church
in Torrington exceeded all the expec-
tations of its promoters, both as to
attendance and enthusiasm.
The social room of the church was
filled to its capacity at the dinner
Friday evening, and it was even
found necessary to ask a large group
of girls to wait until second table
could be set, after the first diners
had finished. More than 125 persons
sat down to supper. The toast list
was the feature of the hour after
dinner and the replies by the young
ladies were most happy and to the
point. Miss Louise Sawyer was
toastmistress.
The menu was mystery mix-up".
1t follows:
Spudsala cream A descendant of Noah
A girls name with an ad
Fruit of the vine Emblems of peace
What the pillows do. Billy goat
What | do when | see a mouse
Used in connection What asthmatic
with soap people are
The open session of the evening
began with a short devotional ser
vice, and was followed by an address
of welcome by Miss Inez Greenleaf
of Torrington. The response was
made by Miss Mabel Smith of Win
sted. Another feature of the even
ing's program was a solo by Miss Iris
Kurau.
Miss Elizabeth Herring of New
lightfully informal account of the
work of the Y. w. C. A. She told
with charming manner some of the
work of the Y. w. C. A. in France
and Russia, as we'll as of its services
in the hostess houses in connection
with the military camps of this coun-
try. When she told of Premier
Clemenceau's words of appreciation
and of his special invitation to come
to Paris and help in caring for the
$4,000 clerks in the government
offices there, she showed something
of the appreciation of the work by
the allied nations. But Miss Her
rings talk was not confined to stories
of work in Europe. She told, too.
of the club activities, the county
work, and the summer camps of the
organization at home. Incidentally
she told of the camp being equipped
at Sharon, which will be open to the
girls and young women of this sec
ton.
Mrs. Cora Downs Stevens of Ca
naan gave the second talk of the
evening in which she told of the
work of the Sunday school associa-
ton, worldwide, international and
smaller groups.
Saturday mornings session opened
at $50 with brief devotional ser
vice, and was followed by a series of
papers given by the young women
members of the conference. These
showed much keenness and thought
and observation on the part of their
writers, and were talked over in
helpful fashion in the open discussion
which followed.
The young ladies enjoyed basket
lunch at the noon hour, after which
they were led in group games by
Miss Evelyn Taylor.
The conference is the first of its
kind in the state and will be follow
ed by series of similar meetings in
every county.
The officers elected Saturday were:
chairman, Miss Edith Lindell of Ca
naan; secretary, Miss Emma Iffland
of Torrington; and chairman of
committee on resolutions, Miss Min
ME Marsh of Bridgewater.
Those who attended from this
jon, Ethel Barratt, fir e"oort,H pc
place are Ethel Barratt, Mabel
Baird, Louise Beaujon, Edith Fuller
and Edith Lindell.