New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1915, Page 10

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Each so- ciety submits a budget of estimated expense and the funds contributed are shared pro rata, In this way the work is done at once and the public is saved from the constant eppeals for assistance where each society makes 1ts individual plea. The directors discussed the wisdom of adopting the plan and finally re- ferred it to a committee, which will report later to the directorss They in turn will act on the matter and re- port the decision to the Chamber of Commerce, Miss Osborne’s Report. The report of Miss Osborne’s work for the summer months, submitted to the directors, follows: “During the months of June, July and August, 1916 there have been 6381 calls at Charity Organization rooms, 221 from consultants and 460 from applicants. On 487 occasions we have been requested to render a service of some sort, 12 of these applications being from out of town socleties. There were 471 telephone calls and 319 visits made by the agents in be- half of the 87 new families we were asked to befriend in addition to more than twice that number of families whom we have known for a longer period. Out of the 87 new cases, in 33 instances the trouble seemed large- ly due to shiftlessness and vagrancy. On the other hand only 16 of the 87 came to directly because of unemployment,” whereas last summer in the same lensgth of time 49 out of 77 new cases of need were caused by lack of work- “Permanent employment was se- cured for 18 and temporary work for sixteen people, amounting in all to 35 days. Transportation was provid- ed for six, dental and optical aid for four and institutional care for two- Nineteen families received temporary weekly aid and 20 received emer- gency aild. Clothing was given to 75 people. “Loans were made four times amounting to $28. Six dollars of this has already been returned to us- Miss Eleanor Martin assisted us with 18 hours of volunteer office work and 8 calls were made for us by friendly visitors; $214.25 was expended for relief from the society’s funds, after allowing for the many things fur- nished for our families free of charge or at a great deduction; $90.54 of this was spent fom the agent’s special fund. “Statistics do not indicate any real value of social service, however. The value depends on the head and heart of the social worker. Our real usefulness to this' community lies in executing to the best of our ability our specialties of providing emerg- ency aid, and working toward the co- operation of all charitable agencies and the prevention of poverty. This usefulness amounts to the energy ex- erted ;by members and paid workers, minus the handicap of lack of time and adequate funds. We try to re- duce our handicap as much as pos- sible. Publicity Curtailed. “The one great restriction that we chafe under is our inability to tell of our successes. A ‘human interest’ story compels immediate attention, and we certainly come upon some astounding life histories. Yet our lips are sealed on the subject that would create most interest because confidential aid is the very thing we stand for and this confidence must not be violated. “In the larger cities charity organi- zation societies often arrange with the newspapers to print in detail the piti- ful situation in this or that anonymous family together with a statement of the approximate sum of money need- ed to relieve their distress, It is not uncommon to open a big city daily and read about the sad state of af- fairs in the X family, consisting of Father X, a helpless invalid; Mother X, who cleans offices, and the six X children, none of whom is old enough to work. One child needs treatment for, tubercular trouble, the father needs a wheel chir and the mother should be enabled to remain at home and care for her family. Then fol- lows a statement that about $300 is computed as necessary for the needs of the family for the next year or so, and it is announced that the Charity Organization soclety of that particu- lar city will gladly acknowledge all contributions for the family and use the money exactly as designated. Different in Big Cities. “This method seems to work very nicely in the larger cities. The needs of the family described tally so near- ly with those of a score of other families that no reader is able to point out the family written about. More- over in this way personal interest is stimulated. The man contributing $6 to the fun for the X family has a clear idea of the sort of place his money is going to. There is much more satisfaction for that donor than for the giver of $5 in a smaller city, who tries to read the annual report of his charitable society with some degree of interest, and turns to the list of donors to find his own name with a vague sense of gratification e that he had a hand in its accomplish- ments somewhere. “We regret that it is not possible to [ do something in the"way of such pub- lic appeals in New Britain. The local papers have been very kind to us, often printing monthly reports that must seem .pretty dry. How Wwe should like to report to them some- thing worth while! Whenever Wwe can do so with safety we make pub- lic ‘our efforts in behalf of transiert seekers for our help,—those who have traveled on and cannot be injured by the publicity, just to show the public that, in slang parlance, we are ‘on the Job.! The transient class is so com- paratively small, however, that we hope no one will think that our efforts run largely to travelers’ aid. Strive to Awaken Interest. “The more general understanding and good will we can secure the more helpful we can be. People must have a clear idea of an organization be- fore they can become greatly interest- ed in it. They must have a tangible interest in some particular expendi- ture too, rather than a general idea that they are contributing to a fund which is doled out to the poor, col- lectively. “Your paid workers use every means at the command of a charity worker in a small city, and rack their brains for new ones, to bring out this personal side. Every contribution of money sent directly to the. agent is carefully accounted for and an ac- knowledgment explaining its use 1is sent to the donor. In these instances, at least we are able to close the gap between donor and recipient. “We also try to make our monthly Teports as enlightening as we can so that very few: shall feel as a man in another city once said: ‘All I ever hear of that charity is when it makes its annual appeal for funds, and then all is quiet again for another year.’ Try Advertising. Our eagerness in this direction—the attaining of good will and interest— has lately led us into the new and un- tried paths of advertising; we have tried to be cautious about it, but only time will show its wisdom (or lack of it) for it has never been tried before. Some of the Russell Sage Foundation officials see in our idea a legitimate opportunity for charity organization societies in smaller cities to set their needs before the public, by making known a few of the needs in the many families before the public, by making known a few of the needs in the many families we know, rather than all the needs in a few of the families, as in larger cities. At any rate the two ad- vertisements inserted so far have not been paid for out of the general funds for fear of possible criticism. They were paid for by friends of the Charity Organization who understood and approved of the idea.. “This is an age of advertising, when even the churches insert advertise- ments of special services, and so on. Perhaps if we go about it carefully it will be all right for us to try it, too. This we do know, that there was a large and helpful response to our first wppeal, which resulted in a close con- nection between those who needed to receive and those who were willing to give. “Notable among the responses was that of the. late Dr. Styles, who offered to provide a dgy’s outing at has farm for all the children whose rames we might suggest. By the time of his sudden death he had already provided memorable outings for at least twenty-five children. “Respectfully submitted, “ELSIE C. OSBORNE, “Agent.” Miss Beale’s Work, The report of Miss Beale follows: “During August your assistant had the opportunity of visiting one of the Charity Organization society districts in New York city—the Chelsea dis- trict office near Sixth avenue on West 23rd street. Although this district covers about 300,000 of New York’s population and there are three full time workers in charge, the area to be covered by these workers seems in- credibly small in comparison to the number of people. They do not have any such problem as how to Visit the reedy family away beyond any trol- ley lines. “Everything is down to such a system that the work seems much more simplified than it is in the small city. The central bureau takes charge of all out of town inquiries, the homeless men are taken care of by a-special district and there are woodyards and laundries which are used mostly for testing the men. “With the many, many organiza- tions in New York city, the organizing of rellef is often simplified, as the Charity Organization society 18 in touch with them all. No district sec- retary ever has to worry or rack his brains as to how to make it possible for a sick woman to have a few days in the country; or how to get Johnny into a certain school where he should be; or what to do with this wayward, unfortunate girl. Then, too, they do not have the diversity of requests asked them as we do in the small city, all of which we try to fill, some sensible, some serious, some funny and some almost unheard of, for we have to be central advisors ag well as charity organizers. “We made one visit to a widow with a family of eight children, only one working and all the others but two, of school age. Next year they will probably have this problem lightened when the widows’ pension bill comes in force in New York state. “In spite of the fact that so much of the scheming and planning is done away with because of such a ‘com- plete system of organizing, neverthe- ness the work in the small city is by far more interesting, for personal tcuch in the work is almost entirely lacking in the large city. In the smaller places it counts for so much: the personal interest, the friendly ad- vice, and the real service to humanity. “Respectfully submitted. “CORA M. BEALE, “Assistant.” The Women'’s society of the Swedish Baptist church was entertained at the home of Mrs. Emma Bruvewig of 540 Church street, this afternoon. PRINCIPAL WHITE IN TWENTY-SECOND YEAR Popular Principal Commences An- other Year As Head of State Normal School. Yesterday marked the commence- ment of the twenty-second year as principal of the State Normal school of Marcus White, the popular head of the institution. Under the direction of Mr. White, the school has reached a high mark in educational circles and speaks in an excellent manner of his skill as an educator and manager. The entering class is one of the largest in the history of the school. There were enroiled 136 names for the junior cass and it is expected that this will be increased to 150 be- fore the week closes. Hartford ‘has increased its number of pupils to a great extent, but this city shows a falling off. The Herald of last even- ing printed a list of names made up to press time, and the other juniors to date are as follows: Wilhelmina Kubrt, Hartford; Mi- riam Lance, Meriden; Florence Law- Jer, Hartford; Mildred Leach, Litch- field; Zora LeGeyt, Avon; Eleanor Lewis, Unionville; Alice Liberty, Thompsonville; Mae McDonough, Meriden; Grace McCauley, Torring- ton; Marguerite McGinn, Hartford; Helen £, McGrath, Meriden; Mary McGuire, Mauchester; Pearl Mcln- tosh,, Hartford; Emma Minkivie, Catherine Miniter, Union- ville; Nellle Minoy, Berlin; Margaret Mulhern, Waterbury; Romanus E. ington; Irene O’Brien, Bristol; An- na O'Hara, ‘Windsor; Catherine O'Leary, New Britain;_ Nellie Pallot- ti, Hartford; Mildred Palmer, New Britain; Mildred Peterson, Bristol; Gussie Petrick, Meriden; Mary Pres- ton, Hortford; Mary Quinn, Suffield; Georgianna Ramsdell, Hartford; Beatrice Rathburn, Bristol; Florence Reutter, Winsted; Mabel Richardson, East Woodstock; FEileen Riley, New Britain; Helen Ringrose, New Brit- ain; Marorie Saunders, Southington; Margheretta Scott, Suffield; Cather- ine Shea, Vernon; Margaret Skahan, Waterbury; Jessie Solomon, Hartford; E. L Jane Stoll, Chester; Viola Strosser, New Britain; Clara Stugden, Waterville; May Tormay, New Brit- ain; Marion Trischman, Middlefield; Elizabeth Tynan, Middletown; Rosa- lyn Welinsky, New Britain; Frances Wenninz, Waterbury; Nora Whalen, Norfolk; Gladys Whitman, Bristol; Marion Wilson, Hazardville; Amelia Woodin, Hartford; Elsie Wright, Hartford; total 106. Kindergarten Class—Charlotte Arn- old, Meriden! Georgia Babcock, Hart- ford; Edith Bayer, New Britdin; Gladys Bixby, New Haven; Muriel Clark, South Meriden; Lauretta Col- loty, Waterbury; Pauline Cullen, ‘Waterbury; Marion Dugan, Middle- town; Eileen Egan, Waterbury; Ruth Ferguson, Manchester; Mary Good- acre, Hartford; Hazel Hansen, Meri- den; Charlotte Harris, West Haven; Miss Hexie, Wilimantic; Bernice Knapp, Marion; Ruth Lanphear, Hartford; Beulah Maitland, Torring- ton; Mildred Meader, Middletown; Jessle Moses, Meriden; Elizabeth 0'Connell, Wallingtord; Gladys O'Neil Southington; Evelyn Palmer, Man- chester; Eleanor Phelan, Waterbury; Natalie Russell, Meriden; Elizabeth Shanahan, Wsterbury, Rachel Smith, Bristol, H. S: FOOTBALL PRACTICE. The first football practice of the season was held veslerday afternoon at Walnut Hill park. There are more candidates than usual trying out this jear, many Of Whom were dn last i‘:,r's squid.' Coach Zwick put the blayers through a light practice of quick . starts and falling on the ball. This year's squad struck the specta- tors as promising a very successful scason. Even the new men on the squad possess weight and speed in most cases, and with the material aid of last year's experienced veterans they should acquire the necessary confidence. Trainer Rourke of Col- gate college assisted Coach Zwick vesterday afternoon, as well as several of the members of previous: cham- pionship High school teams. Rourke will be on hand for several days to help the squad. The names of the]g pais : Captain udack, QQL‘I,“‘CW&, Cabellus, Connelly, Koplowits, Solomon, Hibbard, Mar- wick, Walsh, Peterson, Brackett, Bradley, Crabtree, Jartman, Cadwell, Blett, Willlams Buell, Bentz, Schmidt, Robb and Hannon. SO MRS, TUSKOWSKI RETURNS. andidates are as Parker, Informs Her Husband That He Is Crazy to Have ‘Worried About Her. William Tuskowski of 3 East Law- lor street, who informed the police rfuesday that he had sold his wife to a stranger for $1 the previous day .and she had gone away with }Eim, visited the police again this morning. His face was wreathed in smiles. He informed Captain Grace that his wife simply could not bear to live without him so had returned to him. She made no explanation as to her where- abouts during the past few days, how- ever. As he was leaving station he shoutd back over shoulder that his wife had said h- was crazy to have worried about her This sentiment was very much in ac- cord with that expressed by the police. the police TAKEN 1LL ON STREET. Frank McCormick of 153 Daly av- enue, was taken ill on Main street at 12:45 o'clock this morning and was taken to the hospital in the police ambulance by Ofticers C. Johnson and Hellberg. McCormick is suffer- Nash, Meriden; Jessie Nielson, New- | his ¢ for vacations. tion Club 1916. CLASS C Dues 50c a week. Matured value $20 JOIN EARLY. Next Year CLASS D Dues $1 a week. Matured value $40 New Britain National B Vacation Club Insures You Money for An O uting The phenomenal success of the Christmas Club has encouraged us to yield to suggestions from many people that we establish a club along similar lines which will enable members to accumulate money To give our patrons and the public the advantage of an easy method of providing money for an outing next season our new Vaca- WILL BE OPEN FOR MEMBERSHIP SEPT. 13, 14, 15 HOURS FOR JOINING—4 TO 6 P. M. AND7TO9P. M. There will be Three Classes in which regular payments are to be made for 40 weeks, beginning Sept. 13, 1915, and ending June 12, CLASS E Dues $2 a week. Matured value $80 CLUB LIMITED TO 1200 New Britain National Bank | FROEBEL CLUB PROGRAM- Educational Soclety Plans Series of Important Lecturers This Winter: A series of important lecturers on cducational subjects has been plann- ed for this winter by the Hartford Froebel club, the program being as follows: October 6, at the Washington street school kindgerzarten, Anna W. Deve- raux of Wellesley college will speai on “Obedience;” November 3, at the Center church house, Professor Hen- ry W. Holmes of Harvard university will speak on “The Relationship of the Kindergarten and the Primary school;” December 1, at the kinder- garten of the West Middle school there will be a Christmas party; Jan- uary 5, at the kindergarten of the Arsenal school, Dr. Donald B, Wells of Hartford will speak on “First Aid;” February 2, at the kindergarten of the Henry Barnard school, Wilbur F. Gordy of Hartford will deliver an ad- dress on a subject to be announced later; March 1, at the Morgan Memo- rial, Frank B. Gay, director of the Wadsworth Atheneum, will read a paper; April (date not set’ at the kindergarten of the Northwest school, Professor Edwin - P- St John of the Hartford school of Pedagogy will give an address; May 3, at the kin- dergarten of the Noah Webster school the annual business meeting will be held. All of the meetings will begin at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Although these meetings are held in Hartford they are attended by many local instructors interested in educational work. CHAMBER INCORPORATES. Commerce Organization Will Erect New Factory Building Shortly- Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state yesterday by the New Britain Chamber of Commerce Building company giving the authorized capital stock at $50,- 000, divided into 500 shares at $100 par. Business will be started with a paid in stock of $20,000. The in- corporators are J. W. Marsland, A. ‘W Corbin, E W Christ, W. L Hatch, J. M. Curtin, Charles Glover and E. F. Hall. The corporation will factory building near East Ellis ctreet for the llartford Auto Parts upany. Work will be started short- 1y. construct a PUBLIC WOR HEARING. The board of public works will give hearings next Tuesday evening on the following projects: Reduction from four to three fect of building line on Franklin street from Elm street 100 feet easterly; establishment of new grade lines on Park street from Elm to Stanley streét; lay a sewer in Win- throp street extension from Linwood to Vance streets; lay a sewer in ing from an acute attack of indiges- tion. street from Stanley street westerly to ‘ railroad bridge, Ellis | erfora today. l REPORT OF THE CONDITION of The New Britain National Bank, at New Britain, in the State of Conn., at the close of business, September 2nd, 1915 RESOURCES. 1. a Loans and discounts . Overdrafts; unsecured a U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value) .. 150,000.00 & Bonds, b Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged .$1,611,114.08 1,717.63 3. securities, etc.: than 8. bonds (not including stocks) owned un- pledged Total bonds, Subscrip- tion to stock Federal Reserve Bank $30,600 aLess amount unpaid 15,300 6. a Value of banking house (if unencumbereG) 9. Net amount due from Fe eral Reserve Bank . Net amount due from ap- proved re- serve agents in New York, Chicago, and St. Louis ... Net .amount due from approved Teser v e agents in other re- citles Net amount banks and (other than in 9 or 10) Outsid e checks and other cash items . Fractional currency, nickels and u. ‘securt 379,592.40 1000 s 145,790.97 119,819.39 due from vankers included 296,610.36 2,403.35 15. Notes of other national banks Federal Reserve notes .. money reserve in pank: Total coin awu certi- ficates 12,100.00 16. 2,000.00 Lawful nder not NO RULES REVISED YET, No meeting of the committee to re- ise the rules of the common council has been held yet although it has been appointed by Mayor Quigley and the next meeting of the council will take place next Wednesday night. The committee consists of Alderman Jes- ter, Parker 2nd Anderson and Coun- cilman Landers and Mueller. TO BEGIN PROSECUTIONS. Prosecution of those property own- ers who huve not complied with the law regarding fire escapes on build-! ings will commence next week accord- | ing to Building Inspector A. Ruth- There are several who are defying the law and these will be taken to police court. I Redemption fund with U. §. Treasurer not more than 5 per cent circulation Customers’ liability un- der Letters of Credit Other Assets ... $2,900,071.28 LIABILITI®DS. stock paid in .....$810,000.00 Surplus fund . ... 200,000.00 Total Capital ana Sur- plus . Undivided profits . e 142,603.66 Less current ex- penses Interest and taxes paid .l.cee Circulating notes so Less amount on hand Treasury for redemption or - in transit . 6,200.00 143,500.00 Due to banks and bankers (others than included in 5 or6) ..., Dividends . un- Pl o Demand deposits. Individual de- posits sub- ject check Certificates deposit due in less than 30 days ... Certified checks ..... Caehier's checks outstanding Postal savings deposits 43,076.06 Total deposits, Items 4, b, 6. 7, and 8 . . 1,932,680.67 Time deposits (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice): a Certificates deposit ¢ Other time de- posits 123.244.01 Letters of credits Caplital 510,000.00 136.381.55 150,000.09 in 75,990.90 260.00 a .. .$1,727.897.86 b of 78,083.60 2,627.50 1,694.75 of 50,000.00 173,244.01 16, 4,115,00 $2,900.071.28 of Hart- ¥ Total ......... “ssse State of Connecticut, County ford, ss I F. §. Chamberlain, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belfef. F. 8. CHAMBERLAIN, CASHIER Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of September, 1915 EMIL J. DANBURG, Notary Publie. Correst—Afttest Directors DICT TWO, Vancouver, B. C., Sept. 9-—An- nouncement was made toduy that the attorney general of British Columbia had laid indictments for manslaugh- ter against Thomas Graham and J. H. Tonkin, two mining men, prom- inent in Canad They are charged with carlesseness in connection with the disaster that caused the loss of 19 lives in the Reserve Mine near Nanaimo on Feb, 15 last AWARDED DIVING MEDAL, Among the contestants in the re- cent water carnival at Woodmont was Joseph Sexton, aged fifteen years® of this city He is the son of P. W, Sexton of West Main street and wasy awarded a medal for high diving and another for swimming.