New Britain herald., 1923-04-23
MCALL CONVENTION
Opens HERE MAY 2
Annual Meeting VIII Bring 100
Prominent Women Here

The fortieth annual meeting OF the
American NEAL association will be
held In this city Wednesday and
Thursday of next week, May and 8.
bringing to New Britain about $50
representative women, leaders in the
various Neal auxlllarles all over the
United States, In addition to noted
speakers who will address the NEAL
audiences AT 81. Marks Episcopal
church and the South Congregational
church where the official meetings
will be held during the two days.
The splendid work of the New Brit
ain Neal auxiliary is familiar TO all
people In this city interested in the
happiness and welfare of the children
and older ones OF France who have
been passing through distressing per-
iods of hardship, and the character
and standing OF the New Britain
women who are responsible for this
rranch organizations accomplish
ments have lent particular attractive
ness TO the musical entertainments
and social affairs held under its aus
pices, all given for the benefit of
those whose welfare is sometimes for
gotten in the pressing political prob
lens of Europe.
Noted Speakers Coming
Especial interest is attached to the
speakers who will make this meeting
noteworthy and an event which this
city will be proud to entertain. Nine.
Charles Beler, who will speak on
THE Healing of France" Wednesday
afternoon, is a daughter OF Merle
d'Aubigne who wrote the history of
the French Revolution, one of the
historical classics. She is also sister
of Henri Merle d'Aubigne, one of the
leading spirits of the Mission in
France. Her address presents tho in
tensely dramatic side OF the situation
with which lovers of France are con-
cerned Rev. James Gordon Gikey,
who is TO give an address Wednesday
evening at the South church, is a
brother of the famous Baptist preach
or of Chicago, and is well known be
cause of the popular and informative
character of his lectures. Mrs. James
c. Colgate, wife of the New York
banker, who heads the house of
James r. Colgate and Co. was last
summer decorated by the French
government for her signal services in
McAll Comite de Secours and has been
able, in this capacity, to obtain pic
lures from which slides will be made |
and which DIR. Hill will use on the |
screen installed in his church. She
will speak on the WAR Relief Hour"
a subject in which she, as director of |
relief work, is intensely interested.
Informal Features
Among those who will speak in
formally will be Mrs. Henry w. Pea
body, leader in missionary circles
and head of the recent drive which |
netted 100000 for the women's
colleges of the Orient. Her charm as
a speaker is well known to those who
have heard her at the Mortified con- |
ferences Mrs. James NJ. Pratt, of
New York, chairman of the Foreign |
Mission conference at Northtield, and |
Mile. Marie Levandier, of Paris,
graduate of the Lycee de Versailles
and a member of the French depart
ment at Vassar together with Miss
Bertha Condo, noted Y. w. c. A.
leader, who has Just returned from
series of meetings in Texas, are also
expected to give interesting and in
formative talks during the meetings.
New Britain people have heard and
enjoyed thoroughly the talks of Mrs.
Frank B. Kelley, who will preside at
the opening session, and Rev. George
T. Berry who will take the fortieth
year of the association as his topic
in his Thursday morning address.
Rev. Henry w. Maier Rev. Samuel
and Rev. G. W. C. Hill are
to be identified with the spiritual
aspect OF the convention and will ad-
dress or preside at the various serv-
ices held in connection with it.
Delegates 10 Be Entertained.
Members of the New Britain McAll
Auxiliary and their friends are to
have the privilege of entertaining the
delegates who have honored this city
by selecting il as the scene of this
important meeting.
The fortieth annual meeting will
begin Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock with devotional exercises at
st. Marks Episcopal church, led by
Rev Samuel Sutcliffe, and at this
the greeting to the delegates
will be made by Mrs. Charles E
whose unflagging interest in
This work has hpen an inanira finn IN