New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1922-12-14
ASKS IMPROVEMENT
OF MARRIAGE LAWS
Miss Beale Would Bar Those
Mentally and Physically Unit

New legislation regulating the mar
rage laws OF Connecticut are advo-
Gated by Miss Cora NJ. Eeaie in her
quarterly report submitted to the d.
Ycctors of tho New Britain Welfare
association last evening. Miss Bealc,
whose work brings her into contact
with the so called Submerged tenth
OF New Britain moro so probably than
anyone clse with the exception of the
Salvation Army claims that the Con-
necticut ,awa are entirely too lax.
Marriages OF feeble minded and
cpileptic persons are permitted, she
alleges, much to the detrimcrt of 60
Getty, such unions bringing forth Off
spring which are both physically and
mentally defective.
The report reads as follows:
TO the Directors Of the
Welfare Association:
my mother didn't work last week,
1t was Chicken Day said small AL
bert on a recent morning And
while she stayed at homo she had the
joy Of performing real New Eng
land Thanksgiving dinner. for the
night before when the tiny fodder
was exhibiting the cardboard turkey
made at llinderkarten and bigger sis
ter was proudly explaining why they
should be thankful at this particular
time and mother fct discouraged in
stead Of full OF g"atitudc.--in came
an unknown friend with a large basket
of good things for the holiday Such
q wonderful dianer they had and
there was enough to help out for
days aftcrward. This happy family
was one OF 10 whose names We're sup
piled by the Welfare Association to
churches. clubs. classes ana indisi-
duals. The Confidential Exchange
showed that altogether 10 families
received a Thanksgiving dinner. From
funds donated for that purpose, 4
dinners were purchased directly by
the Welfare association to the amount
of s45.a7.
During the last few months we
were thankful that the need of ma
terial aid was sp markedly less. In
September it was necessary to issue
only live grocery orders; during Octo-
Der the trcas'rs rciicf bills STOOD at
zero and in November but seven or
ders went ont.
''Thc reief li.Is- on the executive
secretary's special emergency Sc
count ainountyto s4i.O4 for the past
two months. During that time s63. 10
has come in either for special relief
or was rosrn led from oans.
AS cal workers We are supposed
to possess more system than SYM
pathy. but friendly. understanding
spirit along With sensible suggestions
aids greatly toward accomplishing
purpose
Drops III With Her Pup.
When All elderly woman found
herself stranded hcfe one rainy day
she presented herself and a Dalrag-
gied pup at the office door caying,
Is this the place I'm looking Cor 2
Evidently II was. She was looling
for sympathy ana needed it sorelg,
along with someone to act as tenn
poraiy conservator. In net many
hued costume plus her dilapidated
hat with which she refused to part
even while scrubbing the Office sioors
in payment for a dinner furnished,
she presented an amusing extra bit
to the days routine. AS she pied
the mop In Aunt Sarah Peabody
fashion she boaeted of her three lus-
bands now deceased. Of one especially
whose remains were bequeathed to a
neighboring university for scientific
purposes. No information concern
ing her own home town was torth-
coming so when city aid and fire
town home was suggested, she proud
" stated that she was not born to
end her days in a poor house, A
sister was finally located IN nearby
TOWN and the woman and her dog
were escorted to The railroad station.
q ticket purchased and the two not
without considerable troabe, placed
together on the train The sister,
evidently not at all anxious - greet
her, was beyond the roach OF the
telephone so the Family Welfare So
cietv of that town was notified of the
arrivals and request sent to nave
her befricndcd and prevented from
wandering about fhe country.
Family welfare societies in con-
ference on the homeless man or
transient problem have found after
careful study that local communi.
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