Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-17
W. c. T. [. INSTITUTE STRESSES THREE LINES OF WORK

The Woman's Christian Temperance | union county institute held at the Gen. tral Baptist church Wednesday was filled l with the spirit of carry on" the many departments of work, but special stress was laid upon evangelistic work, chrfs- 1 tian citizenship and child welfare depart ments.
 The local president. Miss Harriet G. Cross. called the meeting to order and all united in singing two hymns, Mrs. Arthur F. Wyman at the piano Mrs. Jessie Macdonald, county evangelistic superintendent, offered prayer and read | the 97th Psalm. She also explained the plan of evangelistic work which the na- | tional, officers have arranged and urged the city women to go into the suburbs and assist with Sunday school work using as her topic Go the Extra Mile, making plain the importance of doing a | little better than is expected or required of us.
 Miss Cross welcomed the ladies in a few well chosen words. and requested the county president, Mrs. Lillian Slocum. of New. London. 10 take charge.
 Mrs. Slbcum opened her remarks by quoting from Colosians g. r. "whatso- eyer,ye do in word or deed. do all in the name of the Lord Jesus" She empha- sized several departments. making spe- cial mention of law enforcement through publicity-the daily papefs-through the pastors, from their pulDits. and all law abiding citizens. impressing it upon our neiGhbors of foreign lineage.
 She also spoke about our soldiers and
 sailors. which the ". C. T. [. has al- ways taken so much interest in The flower mission and relief work is summed up in Fear ye one another's burdens " She dwelt at length on Americanizatior !, and cited many ways it may be carried out and make our foreign neighbors feel
 welcome among us. Anu-narcotics was emphasized. too, and Christian citizen. ship was portrayed very plainly, request I ing the ladies not to be slackers on cleo ton day.
 Mrs. J. J. Fields tried to impress tn,
 women of the necessity of keeping in.
 rising generation trained in the l.. T. L . department ard urged more women ti take up the work.
 Mrs. Slocum spoke of the work accom-
 plished through the scientific temneranc o instructions m the public schools an '. several criticized strongly the attempt o !, one man in our state legislature wh ' anxious 10 repeal the law
 5 Mrs. Annie C. Soule. county S s. su n perintendent. made an earnest plea fo 7, her department and requested more loca y officers.
 Mrs. S'ocum closed her remarks b o quoting from II John. 8th verse Noon
 tide prayer was offered by Mrs. Calver
 and the meeting adjourned for lunch.
 The ladies enjoyed their basket luncl with hot coffee and tea served by Mir <, Charles A. Hagberg. Mrs. A. F. Wyma
 and Mrs. C. G. Amber
 70 The afternoon session opened with th .o singing Of Crusade Hymn. and Mrs. Mat r Donald conducted a Bible reading. m Miss Cross introduced the speaker the afternoon. fSey. Edna Fielder. (
 Danbury. who is Thoroughly trained il. her department, child welfare and mott nj CTS. and therefore held her audience snel n. bound from first to last She touche
 upon scientific temperance instruction .o Loyal Temperance Legion and White Ril st bon recruits as factors in training q
 young minds towards total abstinence ar r purity. During the past few years V ta have heard and read of child welfal " from one standpoint and another. bi ,d our W C. T. Y. have from it's sta is with it sorganized mother love alwa, h realized these five points and work, 5e along these lines: l, the right to be we ri born. ., the right 10 an education. tv freedom from child labor. {. to
 morally safeguardel. :. 10 be spiritual
 trained. The national w C. T L. h.
 appropriated $50 GOO to be spent in tf