Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-13
WILLIMANTIC

fore the court Tuesday morning and. put to plea Court will open at il a. m. with the jury called at p. m Three cases are assigned for Tuesday : State vs. Joseph RegIinski ct al. attempt to rob; state vs. Joseph .Wazerell5. abuse of female child, and state vs. Theophil Robitaille, assault with intent to rape.
 During the forenoon States Attorney Charles E. Searls of Putnam met with number of the attorneys in consulta- tion regarding cases scheduled for the present criminal session.
 A district office of tive state bureau of child welfare has been opened in the filling block. No. 716 Main street, this city, with Miss Joyce Crosby, of Hart 1 ford. supervisor, and Miss Ruth A. Con molly, of New Britain, clerk and secre- tary. The district comprises Windham and New London counties. The princi- pal task of the bureau of child welfare | is to place dependent and uncared for children in good foster-homes and keep watch over their progress and develop ment therein. The workers of the bu- reau include representatives of the Cath ollc Jewish and Protestant religions. The bureau also has workers of Jewish, Italian and Polish percentage. These workers are experienced in dealing with child welfare problems. The work | also has to do with looking after the health conditions in licensed boardify g | houses. The bureau Is privileged py public acts of Connecticut to look after cases in the juvenile courts. Inspection and licensing of boarding homes for children, physical and mental examina- l ton of children before commitment to 1 county homes. The aims and efforts of | sf and | of the most effective character.
 Funeral services for Charles D. Perry were held Friday afternoon at one O. clock at his home in Scotland Rev. AL | len II. Gates officiated. Burial was Tn | the Cedar Hill cemetery, Hartford. Mrs. Anna R. stedman Keller. wife of | Harry II. Keller. died at their home in Brooklyn. N. Y, after a brief illness. | Mrs Keller, who was a resident of South ! Windham for a number of years, is sur vived by her husband, two daughters, l Ruth of Hartford and Rachael of New 1 York two sons, Howard of Chicago and Allen of New York city, her father, 1 James SteGman. sister, Mrs. H. l.. Card of South Windhan1~r and 8 broth l er Joseph Stedfnan, of Westerly, R. L
 The bcdy was brought to Willimantic
 arriving on the early evening train Fri
 day, and was taken in charge by Un- ! deriaker Jay M Shepard.
 First Congregational church, Harry s. AIcCready. minister. s,45. church
 school will meet in the church house 10.45. kinderkirk for members of the cradle roll and other small children; !
 o'clocz Sunday ENenlng Institute in
 the church house. Friday D. m.. The Girl Scouts will entertain their mothers l Supper will be served and an entertain
 ment will follow.
 The reports of the Woman's Charita.
 ble Fund note that it has continued its
 mission of helpfulness during the past lyear.. having aided many people that
 other organizations with funds would
 year the society has held four regular
 meetings and one special meeting. Fol
 the purpose of raising funds for tn,
 work a food sale was held at the homt ] of Mrs. T. E. Parker on October 12tl
 and card party was helc at the Firs Congregational church house on Apri
 18th, both events bringing in tidy sum
 for the fund.
 1 The society aside from assisting per l scnally has bought Red Cross seals, sen
 money to the Norwich tuberculosis sana l tcr;um, and one of the newly firlshe,
 rooms at the Card Home was furnishel
 out of funds in the treasury. The mem
 hership continues at IS, no new mem
 bers having been added during the pas year.
 The report of the treasurer show : how some of the money has been ex
 pended during the past year as follows