New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

ter church chapel Thursday for an
 all. day sewing meeting, Under the
 able supervision Of Miss cornelia
 Chamberlain, chairman of the relief
 work, quite a number of garments
 were made. including 24 of the black
 aprons worn by the French children,
 half dozen boys shirts and many
 baby clothes.
 At l o'clock luncheon was served.
 On all sides we heard the exclama-
 ton. What a delicious lunch!" Credit
 for this was duo to tho committed in
 charge. Mrs, Stanley Goss. chairman.
 Mrs Harry M. Bates. Mrs. Ernest
 Smith, Miss Flora Humphrey.
 At the close of the luncheon short
 business meeting was held. Mrs.
 Charles F. Mitchell, president of the
 ness of the work Of the McAll and of
 the need of carrying on still. There is
 inspiration in the work and getting
 together in these sewing meetings
 helps to kecp up the interest. She
 recalled the splendid war record and
 spoke of the great unselfsh work of
 the chaplains. pastors mich, chastand
 and many others. Mrs. Mitchell urged the members to subscribe to the. McAll Record and through it's inter-
 csting reports get better acquainted with the places and the men who are
 giving their lives to the cause.
 Mrs. Mitchell then called special at- tention to the annual meeting which
 Is to be held in St. Marks Episcopal church May ? and 8. She felt New Britain was honored in having this meeting There will be fine speakers. and it is hoped that the meetings will
 be largely attended, that the spirit Of Robert McAll may be there and that the real significance of his work may be felt and understood.
 Miss Cornelia Chamberlain is chair man of the hospitality committee and Mrs. Dalzell is training children's chorus from the Junior Auxiliary to sing.
 Quoting from an article in a recent number of The Outlook, that showed the pluck, courage and need of the French in their Reconstruction work and the help given by Americans, Mrs Mitchell said we ought to be proud that America is helping. Let us not be weary in well doing. but help the work along.
 The report of the treasurer, Mrs. Robert Parsons showed twelve new members since the last meeting, and one life member, Miss Katherine Brooks.
 In speaking of the splendid work and enthusiasm of the Junior Auxil- iary, Miss Frances Whittlcsey. first vice. president. said she wished to thank the mothers. It was the moth- CTS behind the children that helped so largely. She also thanked Mrs. Dalzell for her work with the chil- : dren. Miss Dalzell Is getting up a [ most interesting and appealing little i pageant for the children to give at | the annual meeting.
 Miss Whittfesey asked if everyone present would do all she could to help | make Miss billings concert on the f evening of April 6 a success. Miss Dilling, who is an exceptionally fine harpist, was so we'll liked last year that there were number of requests for her return this year.
 Miss Margaret Eddy, corresponding secretary, read a very interesting let ter from Paris by Mrs. Annie T. Churchill, our temporary president, to Miss Frances Whittlesey. Mrs. Churchill helped to start the McAll work here and it was largely due to her efforts that the interest was kept alive until the war gave a new im- petus to the work.
 z In her letter, Mrs. Churchill told of a visit she and her daughter made to the Central McAll station, but she wrote especially of the need of France now. She said. Everything received is wisely apportioned and from what I saw in our brief sojourn among the ruins around Rheines. I can well un- derstand why we should continue to give all possible cheer to the people who with quiet and splendid patience, { are. trying to restore what our ann bassador we'll called yesterday at the 1 Thanksgiving service, their murder {, ed country Such wanton destruc- ton makes one indignant as we'll as pitiful. We met the directrice and | four of her helpers. Their gratitude ] for all that Ameroca has been able to :; do for them would have warmed your , heart. We asked what they specially < needed now, and two ladies ex- claimed, More things for boys. Some ' times we have hundred things for r girls to one or two foR boys. And there are boys in France... The par ticular articles which they want for , boys are shirts for all ages, from to Y IA, and little short trousers for the :, same ages. So far as possible French |. women sew most industriously forf their own families. but only gradually is any place provided with a sewing :. machine. ]. Tt is absurd of people to ask why :. we should sew for them. In great town like St. Quentin. was told some time ago, that not machine re- :, mained after the German destruction. ' Some of the old women, who gather in the McAll building, are extremely glad to earn little, some only threel or four francs week, by making gar !, !, ments, the cloth for which is fur U nished by the American Relief Fund, D that is, the relief fund of our society. a' The directrice told me that even this p very small sum, which was all the n present condition of the relief fund A permitted them to give, was com fort to the women and gave them a to think that they were h' really doing something" U Henry Russell son of Mir. and Mrs. isaac Russell of Grove Hill returned !. to Kent school Kent, Conn.,, 5. s. liter spending his spring recess in tl own. N CT 7, Mise Juiie Russell daurbtor of Mr III