Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-30
SHOWS MISSIONARY WORK
 IN WORLD WIDE F

IN WORLD WIDE FIELD
 At the Community House on Friday afternoon the department of missions or the United Congregational church began it's years work by giving tea from four to six o'clock to the women or the par ish. Under the general heading of New Tea in an Old World" a delightful and unique afternoons entertainment was provided.
 Seven booths representing seven coun- tries to which this church sends money for the support of missionaries, were ar ranged around the large assembly room. and the whole effect was instructing and /. interesting.
 1 In the booth designated by it's sign as that of the Industrial Workers of the South. with special mention of the schools
 for colored children at Tallegeda and
 Thomasville, were umber of bright nt- tie youngsters who sand and played kin dergarten games in charge of their teach Fer, Mrs. Charles Hall. Mrs. David Hall contributed an interesting paper on the
 aims and purposes of these schools among
 the colored people, telling o1 the good
 work which is done in the south A quar- l tette consisting of the Rev. A. Lusan.
 Mrs Lusan, Mrs. Charles Hall and Mrs. David Hall, all graduates of various Southern colleges. sang several pleasing
 selections. adding much to the afternoons entertainment The children who compos- l ed the Kindergarten class were Lusylvia Brown Leah Butler. Elsie Green, Mar 1 jorie Butler and Florence Jubrey and their little program was very prettily carried out Mrs William H. Dawley
 was in general charge of the booth, while the children were trained by Mrs Charles Hall and Mrs. David Hall.
 | ha tai in white eyhfhif +r1lp to life, both in personnel and cabin. Here was a typical mountain family, shov'inE four generations of women. Granny. with
 her clay pipe and sunbonnet the widowed
 daughter in blue homespun. with her
 weaver's loom at work. Daughter Lizy.
 who had been to the mission school at
 Pleasant Hill and come home with all , modern improvements in learning and dress and the 'least one" as the moun-
 tain people call the youngest child. dress
 ed from clothes sent in the miSsiona ry r barrels. The clutter of the cabin was typical. candies. eatables. wearing ap- , parel. all in the same place. An exhibit
 of hand woven cloth, a gorgeous quilt homespun. etc, was shown here. and
 many interesting speciments of weaving l done by the mountaineers. Miss Faith
 Leavens. who took the part of Granny l was in charge. assisted by Miss Mabel S. : Webb. Miss Esther Bixby and Suzanne Higgins her official family.
 The Indian booth Mrs. Albert c. Free man, chairman. was very interesting Here was shown a wealth of Indian relics loaned by the members of the Mohegar l tribe; warriors full regalia, pestles l mortars moccasins and intricately bead ed pouches. articles carved out of wood : and gorgeous blankets. A tepee in fir Nnt , of which two young squaws were seated $ havin ga pow-wow. made this a very realistic scene Miss Beatrice Freeman
 and Miss Dorothy Rasmussen making
 very charming Indian maids.
 The Mexican booth in charge of Mrs Luther K. Zabrisbie had splendid ex- ? llibit of pottery baskets. brilliantly col 2 ored rugs and interesting specirents f brought by Mrs. Zabriskie from Mexico
 which has been her home for severa
 years. An exquisite filet lace spread 1 fine as cobweb, was especially admired : and there were also quantities of fine : drawn work.
 l In the Chinese booth. Mrs Wang ant
 her neighbors including the baby, were e assembled around a small table, eating with chop sticks in well brought-ur fashion. Clad in costumes brough T from China. brightly colored coats anC 7, trousers, quaint caps and brilliant ca TlfSS tIleSe CeltSlldl ldulSS lOOheu as ] > they had stepped out of fan. Tn thei l. earnest endeavors to look true to life. on : of the visitors was showing the lates
 thing in bound feet which fortunately. i j. not as fashionable as it used to be e generation ago in the f1owery Kingdom l. Panels of Chinese dragons and scrolls Q together with large vases of chrysanthe n mums provided a relatic background J. Miss Della Leavens was in charge of tn
 booth, and her friends at the tea part r. were Mrs Herbert IT. Gallup. Mrs. liar -e old w. Carpenter Mrs. Archibald Mitch l. ell 4th.
 T. The Near East booth, of which Ms
 Elizabeth Huntington was chairman. wa le inhabited by Miss Emily Smith in nativ y costume complete even to the face vel d and Mrs. K. Mossession, who as a nativ U of Armenia. wore the garb of her ow ~ land in most picturesque fashion.
 s The booth representing India was i u charge of Miss Miriam Campbell assiste ,I, by Mrs. Archibald Mitchell, Jr, MT