Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
COUNTY HOME ANNUAL
 MEETING HEARS REPORTS

MEETING HEARS REPORTS
 The annual meeting cf the New Lon don County Home on Smith avenue was held Thursday morning with an. attend ance that included the county commis- sioners.
 Charles E. Dove, of Hartford, com missioner of child welfare under the state department of public welfare Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell of this city, mem Der of the state department, and oth- CTS.
 At the beginning of the meeting Mrs Mitchell, a member of the board of management of the home explained the change which has been made in the su- pervision of the child welfare work through the action of the last legisla- | ture.
 Mrs. Mitchell gave list of donors to the home in the past year as follows: Mir. Lane, Loyal Circle of Kings Daughters. Mir. Zuckerman. Mrs Harry Higgins. Miss Alice Browning, the Halle Club. Girl Scouts. World Wide Guild of Central Baptist church New London County Agricultural society Grosvenor Ely. Mrs. Howard L. Stanton, Miss Rosalind Cranska and Sunday school class of Central Bantist church. Com fort Circle Kings Daughters. George W. Carroll, NIT. Anderson. s. F. Pet I mans Guild of America Federated Church Sunday school. Girls Commit nifty club. Mir Baldwin, Peoples Store Miss Cadden, Catholic Womens Coun- cil, Rev. W. A. Keefe, Eks' carnival. Mrs. MetcaE Miss Ella Tanning. Capt. and Mrs. Berrien, Mrs. A. R. Blackledge and friends at Gales Ferry. Mrs. Mitchell besought the hearty CO., operation of the volunteer visitors with the paid workers in the child welfare work She gave the following figures of the children in the home the past year:
 In county home, July l. 1920. 67 r; boarded in families 1920. 6; boarded in Roman Catholic asylums. 1920. o; boarded in Protestant asylums. 1920. Q boarded in tuberculosis asylums. 1920 n; received (new cases) during year Is. returned to home. IT. Total, 107
 Faced in families (not relatives) g placed, in families (relatives) f; dis charged to relatives 0 discharged tc Roman Catholic asy'um Or priest. Q; discharged to Protestant asylum, Q; dis. charged to school for boys. 0: dis. charged to school for girls. 2; dis charged to school for feeble-minded, discharged. of age, ?; recalled by se- leetman, O.; died. 0; in County Homt July 1. 1921. 69; boarded in families, boarded in Roman Catholic asylums, boarded in Protestant asylums, O. To ta! 1O7.
 Mfr. Dove was introduced by Mrs Mitchell and gave a brief talk upon his plan for carrying out the work un der the new arrangement under tht , state department
 After the meeting adjourned Luncheon was. served by the matron, Miss Jessi, I md Io- tors who included Charles E. Dove anC Miss Mary G. Harris of Hartford: tn, three county commissioners. Charles H Smith of Noank, George E. Fellows O Norwich and c. D. Moves of Norwich Dr. c. C. Gfldersleeve of Norwich, Rev C. H. Ricketts of Norwich. Judge N. J Ayling of Norwich Mrs. Frank A. Nit chen of Norwich, and many of the vo. unteer visitors.
 The menu served included Cream Chicken. Mashed Potatoes. Green Peas Cold Boiled Ham. Hot Rolls Fruit Coffee
 After luncheon. the children of in county home entertained the visitor with the following program: Slnglng, Star Spangled Banner; sing ing, God is Everywhere; recitation. co lumbus, school; singing, Columbus reef talon, The Brook Folk, two girls recfta non, Hands. Philip Tarnowski; singing The Autumn Woods. school; recitation The Little Plant. three girls recitation Optimism, school; recitation, The Lovin, Little Girl, Elizabeth Tarnowski; recita ton, The Piece, William Broadard sing ing. Good Bye to Summer, school; Tn Community Helpers. 20 children : Ameri ca.