Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-24
UNITED WORKERS ARE TO
 MAKE APPEAL FOR FUNDS

MAKE APPEAL FOR FUNDS It is perhaps generally known that the United Workers are soon to make an extended appeal for funds, but per
 haps the necessity for such an appeal may not be fully appreciated.
 The association was begun in a quiet
 way more than forty years ago, by a ! few women already engaged in benev- olent work, who felt that further good
 might be accomplished by union and or ganization Their one object was the promotion of practical benevolence in
 Norwich, wfthofut dihtinction of race | or creed They builded better than | they knew and as a result we have to- i day Instead of eight or. ten separate so-s cieties for welfare work a single incor-
 poration with foundation broad enough to include any such pan which
 meets with approval and for which funds may be provided Its president and officers are chosen at a public,
 meeting and it's reports are widely cir,
 culated through the town. Committees
 in charge of the City Mission, the Shell tering Arms, the Rock Nook CAildrens s Home, club work public health nursing, and other departments have been ap- Ipotnted from time to time, and make
 their monthly reports to the executive
 committee.
 Its finances have been carefully man
 aged under an advisory committee of
 experienced business men, and every
 dollar is applied in strict accordance
 with the wishes of the donors. It Is
 supported by vo ountary contributions
 from young and old which have been ma
 terially increased by bequests from those who have approved it's practical
 work and business methods. Some of
 the bequests are so restricted that only the income can be used. Others have been applied to meet current expenses
 Or dn times of special emergency. The dividends from such as remain are of utmost importance in meeting the an.
 nual expenses.
 7 The United Workers now own val ua'ble building lot and three old fash toned dwelling houses which have beer 3 stretched and patched and altered tc meet the changing conditions of the
 last forty years.
 1 The generous bequests of Moses y Pierce and John Eccles have made DOS sible the reconstruction of one of thes till the Rock Nook Home Is now in fin, . sanitary condition particularly adapt
 ed for the care of very young children [ The building lot on which stands tn t Sheltering Arms may well be called tn l. Land of Promise because 1t has beel y held for several years in the conhden
 hope that vel planned building ma.
 there arise to take the place of tn
 present i'll arranged and overcrowdet
 building. The officers are asking, wh = Is ready to help?
 y The third house, though the last t '- come into the possession of the so j. ciety is known as the United Worker = house. and Is really the official head n te1n19 y-f, .A | '- City Mission the public, health nurse. le the employment bureau, the clinics fc K little children and for tubercu ous, an L. the assembly ~oom for executive an > committee meetings.
 ss These are the outward and rnateris tC signs of the United Work, but no word 10 can tell what has been accomplished b lo the willing hands held out to help thos
 struggling -un<Sr heavy burdens, t pr bring hfe and health to emaciated boo le les. to turn the steps of the young int y, paths of pleasantness and peace. o' Now why do the United Workers nee
 more money?
 IS Because now, the officers answer. ..in .n the opportunity for everyone to ent, tn more generously than ever before in II this scheme of general benevolenc With the changing character of 0, h. population, the best lessons in trr W Americanism can be taught by the age H. cies already in operation. Experience ". men and women are at hand to carl 1g out the scheme, but money is need, re far beyond the usual amount receive he in gifts Invested funds must not sh exhausted, or there will be no div nd dends. The people of Norwich have tes r. ed the methods of the United Worker en and they will surely rise to it's suppol