New Britain herald., 1922-03-21
SCHOOL ESSAYS TO
 BE WRITTEN SOON Friday Is Last Day on Which They Can Be Presented

On March 27. the United Cornmun ity corporation will open it's annual drive for funds to carry on the world of its eight associated organizations; The Visiting Nurse association, the Boys club. the Girl Scouts, the Boy Scouts New Britain Charity organi- ration. City Mission Welfare Relief, Day Nursery and the Tuberculosis relief
 To stimulate interest, the commit tee in charge has offered nine prizes to school children, three of s1h, s1n and SS each, for the best essay writ ten by High school, Junior High or elementary grade pupils. This in cludes the Parochial schools. These essays must tell, in d comprehensive way, of the work done by the various associations and reasons why they should receive public support All essays must be in Friday.
 TO better enable the children to write their essays, the Herald here with gives very brief summary of a small part of the work done by each organization.
 The Boys Club
 The Boys club, located at the cor ner Of East Main and Center streets, provides reading rooms, recreational rooms gymnasium. shower baths and various educational facilities for the young boys of the city This is all provided at such a nominal sum that any boy in the city can belong. It is in no way rival organization to the Y. NJ. C. A., leaders say, but serves a similar purpose amongst the younger boys. Among other things, it keeps boys off the streets trains their young minds in the right direc tion and starts them on career of usefulness, helping to develop them into better boys that they may be- come better citizens.
 The Visiting Nurse Association
 Perhaps no organization in the city Is more deserving than the Visiting Nurse association. On the staff of this organization are graduate and registered nurses, all with hospital training, who are subject to call to sny part of the city to give relief to the suffering. lnasmuch as they have no set fee, either accepting voluntary donations or nothing at all, as the case may be, it is easy to see that their need Of funds is great. Poor people, unable to hire full time nurses, get daily treatment at the hands of these visitors, as do people who are ill or injured. but do not need full time attention of a nurse. The work these nurses do in minister ing to the sick is deserving of the highest commendation
 The Girl Scouts
 The Girl Scout movement here is growing rapidly. It is q sister move ment to the Roy Scouts and is a great thing for little girls. | teaches patriotism, home making, first aid, wood lore and self reliance and lays stress on those sports and activities which develop a strong, healthy body Each summer girls camp is con ducted
 Tho Boy Scouts
 The Boy Scout movement is al most too well known to need eNploi tation. Boys are taught self reliance, patriotism, wood lore. how to con duct themselves as little gentlemen, telegraphy semaphort signalling and q great many other things of value and importance as well as aiding in developing strong physique.
 Charit, Organization
 The New Britain Charity organiza- ton. IS it was formerly known, hut now the Welfare association, is T servant of the public. II stands ready 10 meet the call for help sent ou, by the poor and needy Poor families are aided, sickness admin istcred to in q practical way such as the providing of garments. foods. etc. One big purpose of this association is to serve as q cooperating center for all agencies interested in family wei fare. It acts as an exchange clearing house, avoids wasted time and dupli- ca ton of effort
 City Mission
 The City Mission has still another field in which it labors In addition to aiding needy people, it does great work among the children by conduct ing, each summer, a fresh air camp in Burlington for tubcrcular or un der.nourished children. Classes arc q lso conducted in community rcenterS and in many other ways this Mission has q great place in the city
 The Day Nursery The Day Nursery Is place where [ mothers, compelled 10 so out by the ! day and work for their living, may |