New Britain herald., 1930-11-12
FORUM WILL OPEN
 ITS SECOND YEAR
Young People of South Church
 Plan Winter Schedule

The autumn and winter season of
 the young peoples forum Of the South Congregational church will be
 formally opened at 4:30 o'clock Sun
 day afternoon when the forum will
 hold it's first bi-Ueekly tea in the
 church parlors. An invitation has been extended to all young people in
 South church parish over high
 school age to attend this and all suc-
 cessiye teas throughout the winter.
 4 program will be presented with
 an address upon The Youth Move
 ment in China" by Chinese stud ent at the Hartford seminary.
 A series of programs is outlined
 for this seasons forum teas. Na- tive speakers Of extraordinary eX-
 perience and interest from all parts
 of the world, including China. India,
 Turkey, Philippine Islands, Japan, Germany Scotland, and the Ameri- can home mission fields are sched- uled. Musical programs are being planned including an organ recital by Joseph C. Beebe, organist at South church. the church soloists, Mrs. Maybelle Stevens. Mrs. Mabel Armstrong. Clifford Newman, and Burton Cornwall, and additional ar tlsts to be announced at 3, later date. A special program Of music and legends is being prepared for the Christmas tea.
 The purpose Of these Sunday afternoon tea hours is 10 bring to-
 eether the young people of the South church parish and their friends in a constructive relation ship that will make it possible for l them to meet the other young people Of high type under conditions that will foster a spirit of friendliness. a high opinion of their church and of the church at large.
 Second Year Of Forum The forum is embarking upon it's second year as a factor in the life of the young people of South church | and of all New Britain. It meets for an hour of active discussion on Sum- | day mornings at 9:3o o'clock in the church parlors. Topics of particular i interest to young people are fully l discussed by the group. Open for l um" is the guiding policy carried out
 in these group debates, and every one has equal right and opportunity 10 express opinions or ask questions. The topics being discussed at pres ! ent and in the immediate future are: Shall We Have Prohibition? 2" "The 1 Place of Pleasure in Life" Does l Death End All?" Has Christmas
 Anything More Than a Sentimental
 Meaning Today" Poetry and Its 1 Place in Life" And many more top ics of similar natures. The forum af- | lords a weekly hour of stimulating 1 thought on issues vital to the re-
 lisious, moral, and ethical life of
 young people.
 i Membership in South church is
 not a requisite for participation in
 the forum program. Yet the forum dlscourages participate of young
 people who identify themselves with | other local churches. save in its so-
 cial program. The present member l ship numbers about 15 as in con-
 trast to 30 a year ago.
 1 Its members come from a wide
 cross-section of New Britain life, and |, from Hartford, Pennington, Plain- vile, Barnesdale, Berlin, Kensing- 1 ton, Maple Hill, and every district in 1 New Britain proper.
 The forums inter-social program
 includes a Thanksgiving supper, a 1 formal bridge party. Christmas car
 oing about town, New Years l dance. It's benevolence program in
 cludes aid to the Italian Missions of ! the church, providing Christmas for
 several families of children who oth-
 erwise would have none. and sharing 1 the burden of the church school 1 budget
 At four o'clock on Friday atter-
 noon, the Junior department of the 1 South Congregational church school /, will hold it's autumn party under the direction of Mrs. E. B. Proudman.
 junior superintendent of the church.
 Games for boys and girls will be | played; several reels of motion pie
 lures will be shown; refreshments
 will be served; and all junior boys and girls are invited to be present.
 At 6:S0 o'clock Friday evening the
 Assyrian Junior department of the
 church school will hold it's autumn party in the church dining room. under the direction of Alfred F.
 Rapp. All Assyrian Junior boys and
 girls are invited.