New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1929, Page 3

OUTLINES EFFORT. Windbar's Oldest OFWEFMEASSY) Piamo Mlss Me MHM Pmuflns Susan Elizabeth Culver, the oldest o }pexon living in Windham, tomor- FIM My—omfifls Elwm | row will observe the 98th anniver- —_— inry of her birth. Spry for her |years, with eyesight but slightly Board of directors, ofticers and | 4ipiog ang ner voice mustcal, Mra. members of the executive committee | Cyjyver greets her callers with a ra- were elected at a meeting of the | diance which makes all forget that New Britain Welfare association held | she is just two years short of the at headquarters on Center street last | century mark. evening. Miss Cora M. Beale, execu- | Mrs. Culver sang several songs tive secretary rendered an account and old time ditties to the delight ©of her office during the past year. .of her callers. She still plays a lit- The board of dircctors elected tor |tle on the piano, was once proficient the term wh.ch expires on April 1, ion the accordion and is quite famll- 1932, consists of C. F. Chase, W. L. ;lar with many of the popular airs Hatch, . W. Macomber, J. H, Kirk- ' of the day. G. Vibberts, John L. Doyle, Mrs. Culver's eyesight is such that Pease, G. P. Spear and Al- she can read newspapers and books ‘red G. Way. easily except for the smallest type The officers of the association are | With ordinary spectacles and sitting ag follows: President, Joseph R. An- |3t her window she can often give | drews vice president, Richard | the numbers of automobile markers Pritchard; treasurer, I'. W, Macom- | 4nd names on dGelivery trucks. ber; secretary, Alfred G. Way. W The exccutive committee will be tér on March 29, 1831, one of ten composed of C. F. Chase, chairman; | children of Willlam and Mary Wil- C. J. Parker, F. W. Macomber, L. SO0 A sister Mrs. Emma L. Lillie, A. Sprague, Richard Pritchard, Al- l‘;‘l" was the youngest child is still fred G. Way and Joseph R, An- |lVing. e i b | Mrs. Culver remembers well Miss Beale's report in part fol- | €V€nts as far back as 1841 when Mrs. Culver was born in Colches- NEW BRITATN DANY RERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1929, Woman Plays Piano on Eve of 98th Birthday dency of James Knox Polk and up to and through the Civil war period. When a child her parents moved to Marlborough and there she went to school in a little “red school house.” Worked in Mill at 9 ‘When she was nine years the fam- {ily lived in Vernon and she went to work in a “duck cloth” mill, a ma- terial which was used largely during the Civil war for tents for soldiers. 8he married Edward Culver of North Coventry, on March 30, 1850 and five years later came to Wind- ham to live. Her life here covers almost 75 years. Her husband died 16 years ago. There were no chil- dren. Mrs. Culver however has many great and grandnephews and nieces descended from her brothers and alsters. When Mrs. Culver came to this place it was known as Willimantic | River, a hamlet with a mill built in {1785 by the Windham Mtg. Com- | pany. She maw the building up of the settlement and she worked for many years in a “duck” mill here. The house in which she now lives was once known as iplace and in the sitting room on Easter Sunday. 1848, the first mas: | for Roman Catholics, mostly mem. | bers of some twenty families of Irish the Lathrop | fice offers its service each year to all who are in any way aiding fami- lies or individuals. You are asked 40 inquire before making your plan, to learn if anyone else already is ac- quainted with your client. The ex- |change can tell you only that—there is no other information. There is & recording of name and address. You will be referred tq the organization already acquainted with the family if it s registered. Once registered [it never comes to light again until a second inquiry is made. An in- ‘qulry saves your time and effort, and |funds entrusted to your care. Fail- ure to register hinders greatly the good work of those organizations who do faithfully use the confiden- tial exchange, “Be it a Travelers Ald service, a service to a widow receiving state |aid, or a family helped by the work |of the Welfare association, it is all 'for the welfare of the family, whose |standards we are trying to raise. { We know that in the strength of the family les the strength of the na- | tion. “The Welfare association grate- |tully acknowledges the volunteer services of those who through the ear have given time at the office, !the use of their cars and help for |those attending clinics, etc., also the advisory committee who have re- |sponded on calls for conference with he executive secretary. We are ap- reciative of the work and gifts | given at the holiday season and of | insures a wiser expenditure of the! e dollars and cents spent di- rectly among' the families aided by Tyler was president and even more keenly happenings during the presi- | birth was celebrated by Rev. John |extra gifta of clothes, layettes, bed- | Brady of Middletown. |ding, and necessities throughout the year. We are grateful also for the private societies, churches and pub- lic officials. We all work happily together for the good of our com- munity. i “Respectfully submitted, “CORA M. BEALE, “Executive Secretary.” Cardinals Are Ready ' For Season Opening Avon Park, Fla, March 28 UP— “Yes we're ready.”” was Manager ! Billy Southworth’s comment as the ;sprln{ training yesterday. { Southworth, who expects to com- pete for a fleld berth, will try out his arm tomorrow for the first time since injuring it last fall. Two re- cruits were released yesterday, George Watkins, promising garden- | er, going to Rochester, and Charley Wilson, second baseman, stopping at Danville, 111 WHITE 80X W . Tex., March 2 time Munager Blackburne shifts his Chicago White Sox around, they win. Yesterday, they were switched around and beat the Dallas Steers, § to 4. “Red” Faber, the veteran spit- | baller, made his season’s debut in {the game, allowing three hits in | three innings. Hal Mackain allowed { only two hits in six innings. ; MAY TRY A COMERBACK Peter De Paolo, famous racing driver, who announced his retire- ment after a bad spill in 1928, may drive a car in the Indianapolis St. Louis Cardinals wound up their | _—_—nmm———————,—e,———— the Weltare association play a small part in the year's program. The ac- Nomes where there is sickness—ex- tual service rendered to families can | ra beds and new bedding. Special never be reckoned in dollars and | Tates and free medication were also cents, Be it a small service of the |Secured and nurses and housekeep- moment, or a greater one requiring | % provided. repeated interviews and adjustments, | “The Travelers' Ald Service pro- tie results of which may last for Vided by the Welfare Association has 1ionths or years—these are forms of | Prought us Into contact with 67 aid, the outcome of which may never | ses, including 76 individuals. Be wholly known | “Assistance in notifying relatives “We cite a few of the countless in- | ©f new arrivals, meeting arrivals at auiries that come in day after day |traine follow up calls later to be at the office. They also come dur. |Sure the arrivals are satisfactorily ing the lunch hour, evenings, yes— | Situated, arranging troops and trans- even at midnight, Saturday after. |POFtation for dependent travelers noons and Sundays, from those who leaving the city. with accompanying feel they can obtain service 365 days telegrams and telephone messages, of the year. {or letters of explanation, all form a “Thesw inquirics are not answer>d | service of value. New Britain, with- in a few simple words and dls- [out a paid Travelers' Aid soclely missed — the solutions must be fworker, is recognized by the natlonal worked out and the answer definite. ;vaelen‘ Aid soclety as a cooper- Iy obtain. The requests have a wide ating agency. range: The Welfare assoclation is super- “Where can T get a baby carriage Vising approximately 50 widow for nothing? {families each month, these mothers “What can T do for my husband |Treceiving assistance from the state who 18 queer in his head? {for their dependent children under “Our mother is very ill—what ean | 16. Each family is visited once a we children do? Who will take care MoOnth or oftener, reports sent to of the haby? | “My husband has left me. T have | > children and no money. “U've had no work for three | months, The savings are gone, the rent unpaid, and we are ordered out. “The baby is {ll—we have no coal ~-no one is working. Wil you help? “Teacher says Jimmie must go to | school. He has no shoes and his| clothes are all ragged. “My big boy supports the family. | 1o has been hurt. He will get com- | pensation later, ‘we hope. What to do in the meantime?. ! “Two babies are hungry. “We! i | ANNOUNCING cannot huy milk as the father is out of work. Must the babies go hun. S “School doctor says the children ! <ed much dentistry done and bad ! onsils must come out—and the chil- dren are all underweight. What can | we do when we cannot pay our pree- | ent debts, let alon: extra oxpenes | for doctors, dentists, hospital ard | siore food. 3 “Two small from school uncar:3 for, as the mother is i1l School zuthorities ask | for an investigation and ment. “These are but a small percentage af the actual requests for ald. com- ing from needy {individuals, from their neighbors, their insuranse agents, factories, schools. public of- ficfuls, churches and private socie- tie children are home The Welfare Association has en- deavored to answer them all. The process called for 1750 visits in one year to the various homes of fam- flies or in their interest. Ninety-sev- ¢n of the home conditions were of rufficlent magnitude to be classed as | | major cases, requiring a definite plan of treatment. A conservative number ©f 148 were minor service or relfef | cases. In every case the immediate need was met but continued after an investigation only as a part of a plan to readjust conditions ®o that 1he family might carry on in the fu- | ture without assistance. “Material relief was placed in 1l families, to the amount of $3 2, an average of $30.54 per family for 11 months, “When the family budget hiad no margin for elothing, partly used and rown garments and shoes were provided in 93 instances. “Work which should have been permanent was given 14 times, and | temporary day's work in 21 in- stances, 'the state with recommendations for i medical and dental expense when necessary. New applications are i prepared as occasfon arises. 1152 children are allowed to receive jthelr own mother's care 1own homes instead of being placed {in institutions and the homes brok- en up. | “The Welfare association has made 38 special investigations for the school medical department, rela- tive to the need of glasses for chil- dren where the families say they |cannot afford what they feel is a jluxury. On recommendation of thc a speclal fund. “The Welfare assoclation has not yet completed follow-up work for the Newington home in cases of 47 children whose parents have, even after much urging of doctors, nurses and schools, falled to comply with ment after a free examination by speclalists. The Social Service exchange con. ducted at the Welfare assoclation of. THE OPENING Stanley Quarter Riding School 1939 STANLEY STREET Horses Rented and Boarded Class and Private Instruction TELEPHONE 619 Thus | in thelr | Welfare association the school medi- | cal department lll the need through ' the requests of the home for treat- | cooperation and help from otherlnpeedway race this year, | MY BACK HURTS SO BAD | CANT SLEEP. HOW CAM | STOP IT PROM HURTING ? A WOMAN CAME IN HERE | sotne of SHE SAID MR. BETTER THAN TO AX IT UP | IAME BACK? Union Communion Service Tonight 7:30 TUESDAY MORMING YO GET A 35¢ SLOANS LINIMENT. . DRUGGIST | WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WHEN | HAVE A | BACKACHE THERE'S NOTHING SLOANS UNIMENT QuickK.” Sloan's Liniment nICEN 1 v South Congregational Church " Ministers, Dr. Hill and Dr. Ross Tomorrow Noon-Day Service Place First Church of Christ Rev. T. 8. D “The Submission of Jesus” Ruth Goodrich Horton Speaker: Subject: Soloist : Time 12:30-12:50 P. M. unn “DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME” RROW =2§ Good Friday Morning Sale of Easter Lilies Blooming Plants Easter Lilies Here as always, the finest Blooming Connecticut Grown Easter Lilies No better at double the price 25 e Boson “Children and adults have been given clinic and dispensary treat- | ent in town and out, and only re the family had no means to -miploy a private physician. Friends | & o' the Welfare Association have giv- | en extra nourishment to be placed in | § ROSES Beautiful Fresh Cut Roses . . . We could get only a limited quantity . . . They won't T T T A s s P A S el 6 OO Shape Hoslery rvice Wear $1.30 ffon $1.50. THE EXPERT HOSIERY REPAIR SHOP United Bldg., 308 Helen Canuingham, Proprietor. FOR EASTER CARDS SHOP AT JACKAWAY'S 58 WEST MAIN ST. Opp. Burriit Hotel HyaCintl" | Two bulbs in > full bloom 20%,0fF 18 Hyacinths Watches and Diamonds |} Three bulbs in HIMBERG & HORN Est. 21 Year~ 19 R. R. Arcade 392 Main 5t. 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