New Britain herald., 1927-10-19
L. |. |. W. ACTIVE
 IN WELFARE WORK
New Britain Branch Has Splen,
 did Record for Year

lHe annual luncheon Of the Con-
 nectlcut Council of Catholic Women
 Will be held on Saturday, October
 29, at the Hotel Bond, Hartford. The business meeting will begin promptly at 10 o'clock. Reports will
 be given on the activities of the council during the past year and the administrative committee for the coming year will be elected.
 Right Rev. John J. Milan will ad- dress the gathering. Miss Mary E.. Spencer, health education specialist of the department of education of the National Catholic Welfare con- ference, will speak on Health Edu- cation In the Home and School" Miss Spencer will spend about ten days in Hartford under the joint auspices of the Hartford Tubercu- losis society and the Diocesan Blu reau of Social Service in the inter- ests of promoting the work in health education.
 Miss Mary c. Hawkes., the newly elected president Of the National Council Of Catholic Women has also been invited to attend the annual luncheon and to bring a message from the national council. Mrs Agnes Bacon, a member of the na- tional board for the Boston province will also be a guest of honor.
 The executive committee of tho Hartford Council Of Catholic Wom ,,,ti ir,, mittee.
 Mrs Joseph G Woods, local chair man of the Connecticut Council Of Catholic Women, is assisting in making reservations.
 It is expected that a large delega- tion from this city will be present. During the past year. the New Brit ain chapter has been active and has accomplished noteworthy results. The social welfare committee under the direction of Mrs. Woods sup piled 20 families with articles of clothing, gave financial assistance to | one family during a period of four months, which became necessary be- i cause of illness and unemployment, ! supplied one family with milk daily, | provided free hospital bed for six months in St. Francis hospital and l obtained employment for three boys , who now practically support their families. In addition to these, 27 dinners were donated for Thanks giving and at Christmas. toys and clothing were distributed to needy families. A remarkable piece of constructive work was done by the immigration committee under the leadership Of Margaret Sheehan. A class in home making was organiZ- ed. This course consisted of eight lessons, six devoted to cooking and two to color and decorating. This course was attended by 20 girls and proved to be Of great value and in tereSt to them.
 During the year, the institutional visiting committee, with Miss Mary Smith as chairman, made 7S visits to institutions. On each visit gifts of food and magazines were taken to the inmates as well as an i'm
  which made these visits eagerly an- ticipated and greatly appreciated.
 The educational committee aimed at promoting a more thorough knowledge of work done by the well fare agencies. Executives Of vari ous organizations were invited by Miss Elizabeth Leghorn. in charge of the committee, to- address meet ings and from these discussions. members became better acquainted with the work accomplished. The council works in conjunction with the Diocesan Bureau Of Social Scrv- ice which has S5 cases and 135 children in New Britain, under it's Of this number sev- : enteen children are in free homes nine in boarding homes and go in institutions. A visitor from the Diocesan Bureau of Social Service spends an average Of two days a week in New Britain and makes about 500 visits a year.