New Britain herald., 1921-10-12

the children four or five years old should have suitable chairs provided for them as the present furniture is most uncomfortable for these morsels of humanity, so our needs have been presented to some of the churches, and we hope soon to have an adequate of small-siZed chairs for the class of beginners. We can buy the kind of chairs used in the public schools for two dollars each, and the Burritt children themselves expect to bring enough money for two chairs the Italian Sunday school will give $4.00, friends have given us $12.00 and the price of two more chairs has been promised, so that we have 12 in sight. We ought to have at least IS and 24 would be better.
 Answer to Prayer
 The older children are divided into three classes; teachers for two of these classes came in response to an appeal for workers made through the Herald These teachers are prov ing very valuable and we feel that though they came by way of the New Britain Herald" they were q direct answer to prayer.
 Jr. Achievement Clubs Too
 
 formed for the older boys of the, Mis- sion and we hope to have another for the club of workinggirls that meets on Wednesday evenings as many of the things taught in these clubs are of special interest to these girls. Last spring and early summer, they had course in home nursing with Miss Sarah J. Baker of the Visiting Nurse A iof nf certificates from the Red Cross head quarters. They have been making use of what they learned in their homes so we feel that the lessons are bearing fruit in a practical way The little children have afternoon classes and clubs and we shall soon be needing more teachers when the sewing school starts in November.
 New Club Formed
 A club of little boys is now being taught by a young married woman of the neighborhood, an Italian girl, who has moved here from Philadelphia where she attended clubs in some organization. She is having good suc- cess in taking charge of the little brothers of the girls who come to other classes. Mrs. D'Addario has her time full during the days that she is in town as she is often called upon to interpret for other organl- zations, being the only Italian work CT among the social worK. Last Sat- urday she was called to Berlin to visit a family for Rev. MT. Fiske, as it was necessary to have someone go who could speak Italian.
 Nineteen Nationalities
 Miss Dickinson has her time evil filled with visiting among the other nineteen nationalities from which we have people under her care in one way or another. She has three classes in English in the homes, makes fre- quent visits to the hospital, besides helping the members she has enrolled in the Home Department with their Bible lessons, and conducting several classes for sewing and club work. We have graded our Italian Sunday school, so that we now have three depart ments, Beginners, Primary and Junior, all meeting in separate rooms at the South church. This means that much better work can be done than was | possible before; it also means an ad- ditional number of teachers; but after much effort a fine corps of workers 1 has been secured. Some of these chil- dren are eligible for the Week Day church school at the South church and I have the privilege of teaching then there. I felt that this came under the head of City Mission work as they are from our own particular branch of the Sunday school, and I am glac of this additional opportunity of com act with these girls who are fast grow | ing into young womanhood. It seem. | a long way from the little unkemp group of children that we gathered :, into the Sunday school six yeats ago | to these wholesome looking youn, girls who are so interested in drawing the map of Palestine, and 1t is cause of rejoicing that they have bee1 so receptive to the teachings of tn Bible that it's transforming power i evident in their lives.
 Visit 275 Families.
 Some statistics prepared recentl reveal the facts that members o the staff of City Mission worker consisting of the superintendent an two assistants, one of them on par time only, are visiting regularly il 275 different families of 20 nation alitics that wo nro conducting min clubs and classes beside two Sunda bCHOOlS AIu all SVSIlAIS 6SIFACS AO the children who went to the Fresl Ar Camp: and arc doing work in tn homes and in connection with fres air work, such as has been outline above. This is about all that we ar able to do under present condition and yet we are constantly seein other needs that appeal to us and W . long to "lengthon our cords an strengthen our stakes"
 Would Help Boys
 It would ba satisfaction to q
 more for tho boys who throng ou streets after school hours, hansin around tho objectionable placer
 sIn oking cigarettes and getting int all kinds of mischief. Some of tiaos
 boys arc too young for the Boy,
 Club, and many of them are cut (
 school either a whole foreneon (
 hfterroon because of crowded eer