New Britain herald., 1923-02-10
SEEKING HOME FOR
 LONELY STRAY CAT
Phone Company Successfully Re lsrs Appeal to Welfare Station

AAAaihe Aohic tof ehet Aats fS
 quests to ehasilse strict parents. ind
 ing a maFs~s for domestic animals
 advising children with ehildheed troa
 hles. or parents in domestic diffieul,
 ties. or acting as a matrimonial bur
 eau, are but few Of the many duties
 which come 10 the New Britain Well
 fare association, according to an ad-
 dress delivered by Miss Cora M, Beale
 to the young people Of the Trinity N,
 F, church last evening,
 Miss Iieaie's subject was Welfare q
 She spoke in part as followsl
 "0ne day call came to the inf0r-
 matlan operator or the telephone eom-
 pany inauirinE as to who would advise regarding the disposal Of q stray eat, Information said, Ask the Welfare association. they'll, tell you We did.
 Doesn't that remind you of the Peterkin Papers and the unfailing lady from Philadelphia who solved al their problems and siraightened out all their difficulties To be sure the inquiries we receive are not all quite so without sense or reason but some are most amusing and quaint as well as necessary.
 "A woman asks advice as to selling her COW. A man wishes us to pick out wife for his brother. A girl wants her mother arrested because she received a well deserved spank- ing. Johnny comes in with badly swollen face and an aching tooth. A woman in tears asks us to aid her as her husband has left her and she has no food. no fuel and no money. An excited ncighbor tells Of the sound Of blows and screams and the need or immediate investigation next door. A distracted mother asks help in locat- ing her runaway i6 year old daugh- ter. Requests come for warm clothes and shoes because of tho compulsory school law. Letters come from all over the country. from California to Maine. asking us 10 visit relatives and to.look up records and so on.
 These are some Of the requests re- ceived by the Lady from Philadel- phia' as we often feel like calling our association. We endeavor to be Of the best service possible, calling on all our faculties, needing patience unlim- tied, plenty of tact and the wisdom of Solomon.
 "The Welfare association stands for family welfare and after necessary material aid is furnished it is our duty to find out why the family aid ed could not help itself and to re- build it if we can so that there will be no future need.
 This may mean months of con- structive work, perhaps only a small expense to the society. but the ability | of a trained worker may be taxed to the uttermost before the successful of the problem is reached.
 Do you ask what you as young | people as Epworth Leaguers can do to meet conditions as exist in your own town? Do you really take these to heart? Do you sincere ly wish to be of service to your own 
 "Set the goal of your ambitions high and reach for it. Have high deals and make it clearly understood hat you do set your ideals high. Use ,our will power. A dormant faculty Iseless. Be the one to make the nOIlODS m tTlS WOTlu lnStedu OI dI- ways seconding someone else's. If you ,annot lead, choose for your leader me with high ideals instead of the popular fellow who leads you around y the nose. Show some backbone. The jelly-fish has no spine.
 You are the citizens of your city or the years soon to come. Your hildren are to be the citizens of the lext generation, men and women who will make our city. You will be the athers and mothers of little children. What heritage are you preparing for hem? It lies within your power. our choice. as to how strong and ure in body and mind your children hall be. You cannot dodge it. You re building for the years ahead, for he welfare of your community. Be atisfied only with the high standards f life, the ideals worth while.'