New Britain herald., 1923-05-02

Rislen ana support IIss the time eons
eTeaslaE poverty IN France, the prizes
af feed exceedingly high, the geEeFR-
ment Tatl0ntRE Of bread consumption
above all, the pale, anemie faces 81
the children af the devastated lana
ali utter an emphatic no, u is a mat
Ter Of grave e0ReeTa that the number
of orphans Nc are supporting has
shTunken 70 nearly a third OF those
enee on our list, The splendid diFee-
tor Of orphan work, Nine, ROnsiaiR,
urges the ehildTen's friends 10 carry
on for few more years, Beyond
the remarkable iniusnee which she
Yields over the mothers and children
who form her large family ana whom
she knows individually, q larger op-
paTtunttY comes with the summer,
when groups OF children are gathered
at the permanent country home for
the orphans at ehatillon-suErseine,
- new phase Of the work has been
the opening Of the house as a winter
home with small group OF orphans
whose delicate health requires eeuRr
try air. ''The relief work OF the Mis-
sion, made possible only by supplies
from this country, had the seal OF ap-
prevail and appreciation BY the French
government when at the Jubilee eeler
bTation In Paris the interchangeable d.
rector OF Ia eomite de seeeurs, Mrs,
Colgate. had conferred upon her the
decoration OF officer dInstruetien
publigue. In appreciation OF her un-
aaa .tna atlanta aanftnnad auan shEauRh
the past two years when other relief
organizations have given up their la
bors,
- splendid work has been done by
our agents IN France in distributing
the contents of the twenty generously
filled cases which have been sent over
during the year Many are the touch
ing storis that have come back 10 us
OF mothers saved from despair: OF |
warmth and comfort given 20 old |
people and children and. more than |
all. OF message OF love and SYM |
pathy left In the world brought home |
10 desolate hearts by the visible me-
dunn OF food and clothing, The
Union numbers twenty-five
young men and women.
AS an association we must rid our
selves OF the prevailing misapprehen-
there Is no longer great
iced of relief funds.
1.-THE McAll Mission has started
ipon the first steps OF its second mile.
rhe spirit In which 1t marches is en-
,odied In the words with which Its
beloved director closed his address on
he present hour in the Mission:
Our marching order evokes before
ur minds the figure of the Christ
Himself. More widely open than
hose of the disciples Of Emmaus our
yes behold Him; they see that 1t is
lie who has walked with us these fifty
ears 1t is He, always He. who will
make us advance II He wishes to
make use of our Mission, which is
lis mission; He who will accomplish,
trough US or by those who come af-
ar us, the second mile. The future
{ the Mission, Lord, 1t will be what
hou shalt make it, We are ready to
lake it with Thee"
The resolutions committee was the
nlyfone appointed this morning. 1t
as follows: Mrs. Rutherford Trow-
ridge of New Haven, Mrs. George
knock of Elizabeth, N. j.. and Mrs.
uncan Taylor Of Plainfield. N. ].
Trcaslrer's Report.
Next in order was the report OF
ne treasurer, Mrs. Abraham r. Per-
ms of Philadelphia.
Total assets of the organization
ere reported to be $120,70721.
hich includes cash on hand. bonds
nd mortgages The liabilities are
J follows:
ndowment Fund, prin-
cipal ............... SS9,o5S.o9
Cali Mission, Paris Fund,
principal ............ 100000
utilization and Litera-
k,,r rarinniYaal hhQ 100