Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-19
OLDER GIRLS CONFERENCE
 AND MISSIONARY RIA

noon sessions
 The morning session opened with a praise service led by Miss Helen Eadie of Hanover. with Mrs. George Prior | leading the devotional service.
 The conference elected the following | officers: Chairman, Miss Clara S. Hyde, | of Newent; secretary. Miss Gertrude H. | | Ladd, of Hanover; treasurer, Miss Helen |
 Campbell. of Jewett City. l Mrs William H. Dawley of Norwich, | county leader for the older girls, spoke
 of the work which is being done for the girls through this organization. As the
 summer vacation is at had Mrs. D1w- 1 i ley suggested that the girls could get rest, pleasure, and information by stterding , the Sunday School Summer school at the Connecticut college or a proposed camp
 at Rogers lake, or a week at North
 field
 Two papers followed. which Were writ
 ten by Miss Gertrude II. Ladd and Miss Clara S. Hyde on 'Team Work" and Flair Play" respectively The girls were shown their share of the denominationaf
 girls to be at Northfield July S-16 and spoke of the denominational camps. Aft ler singing a hymn the social hour was Ienjoyed. The girls had brought their lunches and the ladies of the church
 served lemonade and ice cream
 Miss Hyde led the praise service which Iopened the afternoon session. Mrs Daw- lIey's prayer was followed by Miss Agnes
 Franklin in a pleasing solo entitled Good By Sweet Day" Mrs Louis O. Potter, of Norwich, who is connected with the Kings Daushters.' talked on the
 Game of Life" She said in part:
 In order to have any kind of game
 there must be rules so in the game of
 life there are three important rules. first
 civil: second, unwritten third, written
 which is divided into two parts, the Ten
 Commandments and Christ's Great com Imand Don't cheat yourselves. There are
 three ways in which you do this. First
 Mentally-remember that education will
 hold you up where nothing else can. Sec
 Iond. Physically-the body. must back the brain or both are lost. Third. Spiritual , ly-let us take Christ for our measure
 and try to grow more like our standard
 measure each year.
 Last summer I visited in a town in ; New York From thin town radiated five roads and I named the south one f north Evil" the two which ran to the , east ''Denomtnatonal Roads" The | "Denomnational Roads" ran parallel to , the next town, one. the more direct of
 the two was ten miles, the other. which f was twelve miles, wound around but end , ed in the same place as the first The } 'EviP road started out with a bold I curve and turning it's back on the church went down hill And there was a 5 most beautiful lake with a glorious sun
 set but all about the lake was muck and
 mire To go back to the town meant
 climbing the hill so it was much easier ! to continue down hill. Where did the , road lead to? It lead to Niggar's Pond. 7 fathomless pool of inky water but on $ its surface were most beautiful pond
 lilies and around each lily was a snake. Does this road not show where sin and $ evil lead? The Pleasure" road was very hilly, which necessitated a foot on the ' brakes. The road of "Opportunitv'' started with hills to climb and descend s the first being the hardest then it be- e came smooth and stretched to the state e road which lead to the City of Op- S portunity." It is not whether you win or
 lose in this game of life, Mrs Potter sa il e in closing, but how you played the
 game.
 Miss Pauline Jeffry, a high school a teacher in Madura, India. spoke of con-
 Iditions in India. The system of mar
 riage requires the girl to give a sum oi . money to her betrothed Most girls fee e it their duty to save their money for the l. dowry rather than spend it themselves
 for their education. Therefore the edu d cated men marry the ignorant women be It cause they have a large dowry Al ,e though the custom of burning the widow.
 on the funeral pyres of their hus S bands has been abolished still mucl 1T cruel practice is carried on in secret. of Miss Jeffry told of a widow who wa! 1T starved for six months after her hus SC bands death At the end of this tim
 she was taken from her corner at mid al might and taken to the temple which sh If marched around about one hundred 1r times Then to see if she were respon O. sible for her husbands death she wa !. tested by placing a lighted candle set il ,e a piece of hollowed dough in the book 7t If the candle overturned she was guilt, 1f and therefore f1ogged one hundred an II eight times. In closing Miss Jeffry spok of the superstitions which bind the In o dian people The programme was con " cluded by the singing of a hymn. Tn e. meeting was arranged by Mrs. Ruth s fh Park and Miss Helen Eadie of Hanover
 CAMP TrERREHEGAN IS TO
 A HAVE FULL EQUIPMENT ,h Camp Terrehegan, the county boys f camp to be conducted by the New Londol S. city and county Y. M. c. A. at Roger ce Lake, Old Lyme, is to be well equipped C. camp. Everything that will contribute t S. the pleasure of well being of the boys i lg tc be provided by the committee il
 charge.
 tn Regulation U. s. army tents will b ns used for sleeping purposes and eac VI. VI. boy will be supplied with a folding cot le Seven boys and a leader will occupy :: oA circle overlooking the lake with larg 'l campus and playground in front of tn tent Tents viii no ~~nd in a semi St tents between them and the lake. Near lS CT the lake sI~.- ..-c large 1, -S by 50 feet dining tent. This tent vii contain tables for each tent group an al in addition to being used for dining pur . poses will provide sufficient space fo e- rainy day activities. The view out owe V the lake from this tent will be a con st stant pleasure to the campers. A wei n- equipped and well stocked kitchen in ed sures plenty of well cooked and hy h. gienic food.
 he The equipment for aquatic sports wi of be especially good float about b he 10 will be reached by pier running ou he to where the water is deep enough fo w diving. springboard will add to tn At usefulness of this float. During the frs It. week at camp a high diving tower wi it. be erected by the campers. Rowboat
 Aand r2noe9 will ha nrovidad for tha I1s