Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 2, 1916, Page 5

":'.ummmmmn are 5, 8 being made to the mill ‘The moon 1is > gty new today, the 2nd, at Sunny days are inspiring gennis and nnmwm:up-y.“ % = The late season of continued cool weather 15 not to the icemen's taste. Two large beds of handsome pan- sles in the frounds at the Elks' he : 00 3 ome 1o an B Tom ted in ihs " James, was no Episcopal churches. G g Laurel along the river banks is growing glossy and Norwich visitors to Decator Bluffs Sunday found some of the shrubs budded. The May meeting of the archdeacon- Iy, usually held at Norwich, is to be held May Sth at St. Paul's Episco- pal church, Plainfleld. The high price paid for rags and old paper is bringing the junk men out from the cities to pick up all they can in the country towns. SOMERS A. C. FREEMAN, M. D. Physician and Surgeon 58 BROADWAY Office - Hours, 2-4; 7-8 p. m. by Appointment. Tel. 1425-2 FOR caorce Wedding Gifts See our assortment of Sterling Silver, Cut Glass, Sheffield Silver Plate. We can please you with quality gifts at mod- erate prices. THEPLAUT-CADDEN C0. JEWELERS Established 1872 PLAUT-CADDEN BUILDING Look for the Clock The willow and horse chestnuts abount town are budding and visitors to Mohegan park state that the trees are beautiful even at this early date. ‘Watch for notice of Norwich Girls’ Club concert.—aav. The post office at Groton Long Point was opened Monday by Post- caster C. M. Chester. Several cot- tages were opened last week for the summer. The barn on the Danfel T. Shea property on Broadway is well along toward its new site, on the parish lot at the regr of Trinity Church rectory, Otis street. Adjutant General Cole will map out a six days’ tour of duty in Con- neticut for the National Guard un- less the army bill is passed in a few days permitting a different program. The branches of a wild cherry tree in a Church Street garden were found dotted with egg basses of the tent caterpillar Monday and were burned. This is the time to set aft- er the pests. The T. A, Scott company is erecting a new diving board at Ocean Beach and alreadv one-half of it is com- pleted. There will be three spring boards, six feet apart, the top one be- ing 18 inches high. “Mosquito Week” began _Monday, under the fhuspices of the Interstate Anti-Mosquito Committee, composed of mosquito experts from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchest- er, and Long Island. Emest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER 211 String Instruments repaired Violins sold on easy terms For appointments address E. E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nor- wich, Conn. In the Catholic church, May is de- voted to venerating the Blessed Vir- gin Mary, mother of the Saviour. In St. Patrick's church May devottons are held dalily, following the parish mass at 7 a. m. ,also every Friday evening. At Peck library, Slater hall, among the specially interesting biographies recently addea are Rev. Anna How- ard Shaw's, “The Story of a Pioneer, “The Life of Julla Ward Howe,” and “The Reminiscenses og Augustus St. Gaudeus.” Mothers' day s coming and the flor- ists of the city.are preparing to sup- ply the unusual demand for white flowers that they expect on that day. The secorid Sunday in May, the 1ith, has been designated as Mothers' day by congress. In addition to James C. Macpher- son, regularly appointed delegate, District Superintendent George G. Scrivener and the pastor, Rev. F. W. Coleman expect to attend the Nation- al Methodist conference at Saratoga, during this month. Local lawyers learn that Judge William H. Williams of Derby who suffered a stroke of apoplexy during the early part of the vear, is recov- ering, and it is expected ‘that he will be able to resume his place on the supreme court bench in the fall. R. V. Emery, a sailor stationed on the U. S. submarine tender Fulton at the navy yard, who was charged with having killed a red _ winged blackbird several weeks ago, has been found guilty by the Groton court and .;;:a a fine and costs amounting to Kuebler Monuments that indescribable quality which is the result of capable design, perfect proportion and careful finish. One would look well on your lot. THE CHAS. A. KUEBLER (0. 39-41 Franklin St. There is to be a special town meet- ing this (Tuesday afternoon at Nlan- tic, to consider the subject of the Flanders and also to mth m mmmb erection of a new schoolhouse at Flanders and also to take some action in regard to the sewerage in liantic ay. Alderman Francis P, Kent, one time acting mayor of the City of New o¥rk gave a talk on Mexico, illustrated by stereopticon lantern slides. This con- densed lecture isn't vaudeville—but it proved more interesting than a £ood deal of the Palace bil.—N. Y. Dramatic Mirror. ROOM 9, SHANNON BUILDING S. SIEGEL Real Estate, Fire and Automebile Insurance Telephone 796 The next quarterly milk and butter scoring, under the direction of the Connecticut Agricultural _ College, United States Department of Agricul- ture and Connecticut Dairymen's as- goclation cooperating is to be held by the dairy and .bacteriology depart- ments at Storrs, May 19. At the session of the fifth conven- tion of the New England Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Augu tana Synod yesterday at Taber Swed- ish Lutheran church, Middletown last week, Rev. C. A. Lindevall, of North Grosvenordale, delivered a sermon on “Buflding of the Kingdom of God.” CANNED PEACHES CANNED PEARS CANNED PINEAPPLES ; JELLIES, ETC. ALL FINE GOODS People’s Market * 6 Franklin Street . JUSTIN HOLDEN, Proprietor Dr. J. M. KING When Archdeacon J. Eldred Brown, of Norwich, made a visitation to St. Philip's_church, Putnam, Sunday ev. ening, preaching an Easter sermon, the church was crowded. Other rec- tors present we; Rev. F. B. Harrl- son, Putnam, Rev, S. P. Irwin, Pom- fret, Rev. J. H. George, Jr, Daniel- son, and Rev. A. P Knell, Brooklyn. Jolly Eight Whist Club. The Jolly Bight Whist club met wil Mia O R Caspenter of Mapts st Monday afternoon. Prizes were award- g’: the following: White counters— Mrs. W. R. Denison; second,Mrs. counters—; awin; second, Tohn T DELEGATES TO THE W. R. C. CONVENTION. To be Held in New Haven the 10th and 1ith of This Month. Department orders on_the coming convention to be held in New Haven on May 10th and 11th were Tead at the last regular meeting of Sedgewick Woman's Rellef corps, No. 16. The president, Mabel B. George, occupled the chair and the business transacted included the reading of the national general orders, Mrs. Emily Dolbeare is first delegate to the con- vention, Josephine Hiscox the second and Gertrude Johnson the third. Mrs. corps realized the sum of $15 from the Olive Bullard is the alternate. The meeting closed in regular form. NIGHT SESSION OF CITY COURT. Jacob Struchinski Faces Judge on a Serious Charge. The case of Jacob Struchinski, charged with rape, was called up in the city court on Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, with Judge J. H. Barnes on the bench. The court session lasted iwell onto midnight, adjournment be- ing taken at 1115 o'clock. When court adjourned the state had introduced all of its testimony and the defense had presented a number of witnesses. There are yet four witnesses for the defense to be heard when the case comes up again today. The session was attended by a large number of spectators, including men, women and bables. The offense is alleged to have taken place in Greeneville on Easter Sunday: The man was arrested last Thursday and was released under $300 bonds. OBITUARY. Richard R. Shea. Richard R. Shea died at his home at No. 23 York street, Hartford, Friday night at 6 o'clock. ' His death wlil be keenly felt by his great number of friends, especially because of its sud- denness. He was born in Taftville in 1892 and lived there until he was 12 years of age. His parents at that time moved to Fall River, Mass, where Richard received the latter part of his education and spent much of his time with junior athletic teams. In the middle of the summer of 1911 he went to Hartford. Stanley B. Bosworth. Stanley B. Bosworth, treasurer of the grand lodge of Connecticut, F. and A. M, and of the Masonic Home cor- poration, dled very suddenly at his home, No. 103 Wethersfield avenue, Hartford, Saturday morning, of acute indigestion and heart complications. He was appointed grand treasurer of the grand lodge of Connecticut, F. and A. M, immediately following the death of Grand Treasurer Miles W. Graves of Hartford on Dec. 13, 1906. At the annual communication of the grand lodge in January, 1907, he was elected grand treasurer. He succeeded in like manner Mr. Graves as treasurer of the Masonic Charity foundation of Connecticut, the governing board of the Masonic home at Wallingford. Mr. Bosworth was a _member of Hartford lodge, F. and A. M., Pythag- oras chapter, R. A. M., Wolcott coun- cil, R. and 'S. M. Washington com- mandery, K. T., Charter Oak lodze of Perfection, Hartford council, Princes of Jerusalem, and Cyrus Goodell chap- ter of Rose Croix, all of Hartford, and Connccticut_consistory, S. P. R. 8., of Norwich. He was an honorary life member of the Masonic Charity foun- dation, his certificate bearing date of June 3, 1914. Mr. Bosworth was a charter member o# Sphinx temple, of the Mystic Shrine, and was illustrious potentate in 1906. Hazel Bell Eldredge. Hazel Bell, daughter of Albert Eld- redge and Helen McHale Eldredge, died suddenly Mcnday evening at the home of her grandmother, in Yantic. She was 2 years and $ months old and was born in Franklin. FUNERALS. Charles Talcott. The funeral of Charles Talcott was held from his late home, No. 70 Wil- liams street, Monday aftérnoon, with a large attendance of relatives and triends. Rev. F. W. Coleman officiated and the bearers were Judge John H. Barnes, John Troland, Myron B. Pren- tice and George L. Carey. Burial was in Yantic cemetery, wWhere Rev. Mr. Coleman read a committal service at the grave. Church & Allen were in charge of the funeral arrangements. Gurdon Bill, Among the Norwich people Who at- tended the funeral of Gurdon Bill, held in Springfield on Sunday afternoon, were Miss Jane E. Bill and Henry Bill Selden. The funeral was held Sunday after- noon at his home, 469 Liberty street. Rev. Dr. Philip S. Moxom of South church,, who officiated, paid a personal tribute to Mr. Bill, speaking from the point of view of a friend of many years' standing. Dr. Moxom told of the steady, solid quality of Mr. Bill's friendship, of / his kindness and his courtesy. He also told of the many quiet deeds of generosity that charac- terized Mr. Bill's life. Dr. Moxom also officlated at the grave in Springfleld cemetery. The bearers were Frederick Harris, C. H. Churchlll, Andrew B. Wallace, Robert O. Morris, George R. Bond and Ralph W. Bllis. Niles B. Sanberg. The funeral of Niles B. Sanberg was held from the funeral parlors of Un- dertaker Charles A. Gager, Sat- urday afternoon with relatives attend- ing from New York city, Providence, Boston and other places. Rev. Charles H. Ricketts, pastor of the Greeneville Congregational church, officiated. The bearers were Willlam, Charles, Angus and Frederick Sanberg. Burial was in Maplewood cemetery. ‘The Real Need. “Do you believe that we should have = more elastic currency?” asked the tion Headquarters. | ETks’ hall was taxed to its seating capacity at the evening session of the Connecticut State Conference of Char- " shortl order y intro- of this Qm‘n‘i:un ldren mfiflmmw of E Mitchell Jatroduced Van Why, secretary of the ’s committes, Who read a re- gm.-xnmur.‘fuwhrlupon In their original purpose, the county home$ were to be temporary shelters ‘Where children were to be kept only untll a suitable private home could be found. The board of of the be found. Before placing a child in a family, the family is investigated by our board of visitors who serve with- out compensation, Each town of the counties is represented by one or more visitors. It is not an easy matter to find suit- able homes for all of our ahildren. Most applicants for children want a boy or girl who is past school age (which is fourteen) who is strons, bright, attractive, etc., and then, af. ter giving the qualifications they de- sire the child to have, sometimes add the child will have a good home and will be well treated and conclude by saying they really want the: child for company more than for work. When I get such an inquiry I always feel the people want cheap labor and if I offer them a child nine or ten years old, who ought to be company enough for' most families, the applicant does not want such a young child. Some families look upon the homes as zood places to secure cheap labor. There are Some families in our county who have had children from our home al- most continuously since the home was founded. Some of these families make excellent homes for the children they take and others do not. In making inquiries about one family who has had a number of children from our home, a neighbor told me that the family was all right but that the chil- dren had to work hard and recetved little besides food. This famiiy had had a girl for a number of years and the neighbor said he doubted if she had been away from the place except to church a half dozen times since she left the home. So you can readily see that ggod judgment must be used in decidin® whether or not to place 2 child. Many of our children are not very attractive and consequently, they get no_consideration from good fami- lies. We have few children sent to the homes who are twelve years of age or over 50 we have many children too young to be of any use to a fam- ily and there are mot many families who are willing to take small chil- dren expect too much of the child. One woman took one of our boys who was seven.. She had lost her little boy and wanted someone to love. She loved him just a -month and then re- turned him because he told stories and wasn't pleasant. - * Generally speaking, Connecticut’s system of caring for dependent chil- dren is very antiquated and would be very much better for more progressive and up-to-date methods. I do not see how it could be done any other way. Fducation of town officials is one of the important tasks to be consid- ered. A closer relationship between these officials who have the authority to commit children and the child plac- ing agencies of the state is to be de- sired. Following Mr. Van Why’s report, Mrs. Mitchell read her own report on the County Home system. Mrs. Miteell's report follows: Mrs. F. A. Mitchell, member of the State Board of Charities spoke on “The County Home System,” saying it part: Somewhat more than thirty years 20, it was borme in upon & few thinking men and women that num- bers of dependent children were being kept in town almhouses under unde- sirable conditions; that others _were neglected and abused in their natural homes, and that the state had a defin- ite . duty towards such. After such arduous and painstaking _investiga- tion, and a wise and forceful presen- tation of the facts the legislature of 1383 recognized the duty of the state to these children and passed laws in- augurating the County Home system of Connecticut, which with little al- teration remains operatively today, Statute 2788 made it incumbent up- on each county to provide a place of refuge to be known as a “temporary home” for the better protection of certain children between the ages of two and eighteen. The enumeration of the classes of children is summed up as dependent and neglected normal children, those defective, mentally or physically, not being eligible. The age limit of the original statute has been varied several times until for many years it has been from four to eighteen for girls and from four to sixteen for. boys. Statute 2782 provided that the nec- essary expense of maintaining these children should be paid by the town committing them with a right of ac- ction for reimbursement from the towns to which such children if pau- pers would be chargeable, at not less than a dallar and fifty cents nor more than two dollars a week. For many vears this expense has been paid by the state, and in 1911 the amount was raised to $2.50 weekly. This same statute also says that no home_shall be used as a permanent place of res- idence for any child but for its pro- tection for so long a time only as shall be. absolutely necessary for the placing of the child in a weil selected family home. The control of each County Home was placed in the hands of the county commissioners with the addition of a member of the State Board of Charities, and one of the State Board of Heaith, these five con- stituting a board of management. Recognizing the need of supervision for children placed in famlly homes paragraph 2790 cites that “this board shall appoint a committee of one man or woman in each town of the coun- ty, or more than one in accordance with the population and area of the town, who shall act as a visitor. Lat- er statutes conferred upon the State B ] 1 world during the past three decades 2nd the 2,600 now under control of carefully is o the requirements of the day, and if it fulfilled the original in- tention. 5 ‘Committment to a County removes the child from natural guardianship of his parents. The County commissioners are universal- Iy king ang senerou: ment of chil entrusted to care. and no criticism of them tended or inferred in the balance of G i G Int | i the affairs of these homes hee‘.\l‘mu there are eight boards of - ment. " Some of the commissionses have felt the situation keenly. Children in the County Homes are In care of capable, ki men and women. ‘They have plenty to eat and wear, comfortable beds, medical at- cendance, and all materiai tles, with the addition of schoal advantages and religious train- ing in the faith of their ts, but of neccssity with very Iittle meager individual consideration. This could only be remedied by building an in- stitution on the cottage plan. _ Al- though the temporary character of the County Homes is emphasized by statutes, the provision made for the keeping’ of them from becoming per- manent homes, for some reasom, has been a partial faflure, and' _today these so-called temporary ‘homes, some buflt on magnificent propor- tions, are much overcrowded, while hundreds are boarded from them in private asylums. No_adequate and persistent effort has deen made to place these chil- dren In free family homes. Except in a perlod while building boarding in private homes has not been tried although it is permissibl Of the large population in thess county homes few children are qver 12 years of age. Doubtless some of these chil- dren need never have been commit- ted except for the fact that there is a tendency on the part of certain par- ents to consider these homss as free boarding schools from which thelr children may be withdrawn when they are able to obtain a certificate to go to work. It is a constant source of surprise to see how parental loves de- velops for a child nearing the age of fourteen. There are two reasons for this vouthful population, both being re- iated to the hizh cost of living and o flabor. Fewer families care to feed and clothe a small child, while more are ‘willing to take an older boy or girl who can lighten the labor of the household or farm where help can not be had, or where wages are 80 high as to be prohibitive, Economic conditions, no doubt make the ' plae- ing of these children in free family homes a difficult task. Tt is a simple matter to select a suitable family home but more difficult to get a child admitted to - it. Choice families where a child would be a delight gen- erafly seek such physical traits as in these families stand for beauty. Per- haps “blond hair which muct curl and large brown eves” but always ‘the childg must have no bar sinister up- on his escutheon.” With these options of one agent employed by the State Board of Char- ities and the assistance of a visitor of the diocosan board of the Roman Catholic church, the work of recom- mending and visiting family homes falls largely upon the town commit- tees. Some of these have done pain- staking, judicious and fearless work which should be recognized, but add- ing to these committee members of the Board of Management and others there are more than three hundred opinions on the subject operative. Other weaknesses of these _two committees are, first, the fact theat each visitor acts in his own communi- ty it becomes a delicate matter to re- fuse the recommendation to a meigh- bor to report any undesirable condi- tions in his home: and second, as this work is frequently undertaken by mothers with sacred duties transcend- ind every other obligation, the work of investigation and visitation is too often subordinated to those duties which lie nearest their hearts. The fault lies not so much with the vis- itor as with the system. Had there been 2 general board when one vis- itor was prevented from calling on a boy, another would be sent. Perhaps the greatest weakness is the fact that at the age of sixteen boys, and at the age of eighteen, girls, are practical 1y turned out upon their own resourc- es. Few of these children are or- phans, and in most cases are taken from their parents, not because of poverty alone, but because of the in- difference of these parents to their solemn _responsibilities. The law fixes the age of maturity at sixteen. What can be the course of reasoning which turns the youth at sixteen upon his own resources and makes him in fact his own master? It must be that the Order of Knights of the Road is constantly recruited from these graduates. What is true of boys applies even more forcibly to these girls, who are often very attractive, and are always in_great danger. Without question scattered through- out the state can be found many men and women who have been at some time in care of a County Home, who have become adjusted to varled rela- tionships of life, have made. excellent citizens, and are honored and honpr- able. 'Are they & majority of the 6,4 500 hundred who have gone forth, and have they arrived because, or in spite of the “system?” Institutional care of dependent chil- dren and 1its present day status from the view point of private organiza- tions was the subject of a r read by Miss Lina Phipps of the New Ha- ven Orphan Asylum. In part Miss Phipps’ paper follows: My job—that” word may not be ele- gant lwit I rather like it—is running an Orphan Asvlum, though not strict- ly_on the firing line. Rather a poor job, some people seem 9, To thinking in theee ey, (o D nof Board of Charities power to recom- mend homes, and to visit children placed out and later still, this board was given power to enforce its recom- ‘mendations, existence = was . latest report of the state board, October 1, 1914, number up to date of My first definlte statement startling; in fact, coming from the president of an Orphan Asylum, it may be considered rather stupldly obe vious. Here it is: I believe absolutely, intelligently, more and more in the institutional care of dependent chiidren as one— please note that word In connection with what 1s said later—as one of the ‘most effective methods: a metnod which has more possibilities than any other, although I easily grant the the | child Home | knowl s in their treat-|the to be a great service in certain itios. The board should be given a large BV responsibility but that the iponsi- bility for the support of illegitimate should not be lald a burden on the next tax payer. It is mot a ques- tion of money, but the happiness and equipment fnfi life. These problems are only a . There is a board of charitles of ‘Wasaington, D. C. dolng a portion and the board in Connecticut is doing a part, but its functions need widen- ing. The speaker was asked questions about the board. He suggested that it be appointed by ths governor and consist of seven persons. Afternoon Session. At the afternoon session the prest dent, L. O. Smith, introduced as chair- man’ of the meeting Rev. J. MacL. Rickardson, First Presbyterian church, Bridgeport, of the committee on the family and the community. Rev. Mr. Richardson introduced Mrs. Wiliam H. Lothrop of Newtonville, Mass, who gave a very interesting address on The Essentials of Charity Organization Work. She told of the importance of investigation, which is one of the fundamentals. Some of the best who gnter_phllanthrophy do not find out Just what they are asked. This social diagnosis costs” money, it requires pa- tience and skill, but it is the funda- mental. Second is the need of a pro- e of what you are going to do. The engineer who lays out the streets, the business man, all have pro- grammes. Even the politician has a programme, only it is called a plat- form, from which he easily steps off after election. You must have a motive good thing to of o and why we are. Emphasized Work of Individual. progress shown out the United un-s_m in ticut there has also been Ciotios, bt fn "tho."sma cletles, in e have not. We have come to the poin and_have reached the point where we need public relief. According to the last report of the state board of chari: ties about $300,000 is spent every year for th_erelief of poor in their homes cities and towns in Conmnecticut. One hundred and sixty-six towns are giving public relief in Connecticut, and it represents aid to a great number of o ihings T want to speak on is o want seitlement Jaws and supervision. Set- tlement laws mean a certain right can- ferred on an individual to public re- Ief 1 the state of Connecticut. The laws in Connecticut are dicult and complicated, making it quite hard to understand. These laws in Connectl- cut are a resemblance or remnant of the dark ages. The law of settlement dates batk into the 17th century dur- ing the reign of Charles Il in England, when the rule of communities reigned. ‘We believe where folks are striving and working along doing their best they should be given @ longer time for settlement. These laws are difficult and complicated. The second point is supervision. Unfortunately because of concentrating attention upon ques- tions as to I settlement and be- cause of the administration of the law relating to non-residents by the state comptroller, sufficient attention is not given to proper social provisions for those in Teceipt of poor relief. You need a central standardizing of author- ity. We should prevent the shunning. of folks from one town to another. In ¢losing I will say we need to im- prove our public institutions and if you take interest in the administra- tion in your own town and lend help to the selectmen you will familiarize yourself with the difffeulties, It will mean an improvement and become bet- ter service to your community. Among other speakers in the discus- sion of the afternoon's topics were phold, fl?g- ‘and :.?"Z:‘.i:ia.fi‘m‘ . From now on the Talloring ment of J. M. and .0,.::'“;w located on Frankiin { Main Street, ¥ Yelephone 551, STATE CONFER Charities and Corre AT THE ELKS’ HOME Tuesday Sessions to _care for the women in The motion to adopt the. amendments was made by Sardon. of Sréiesort i of city chprities, ; ®dward D. B. Lyade (& and a motive for the people you work for. Mrs, Lothrop gave a striking example of a discouraging situation found in the work to bring out her point. In this programme you should in- clude Your investment of time and the health” of the people. Very often we don't p-‘y much attention to the health of famifles, We should have a medi- cal diagnosis. Children go to bed any old time in the night, get up any old time, and there is not much considera- tion of their sleep, light, fresh air or exercise. Mrs. Lothrop told of the importance of occupation and told an instance to bring out her point. In finding occu- pations for mothers when they have husbands at work sometimes saems unwise, and to clearly state her point of view the speaker illustrated. To recreation, children have a way of their own to find recration. and in the soclal worle it is found that the mothers do not have recreation or ex- ercise enough and there s a real need of recreation. In materlal relief you must have a goal almed at. Perhaps to one family you pay for their rent, and In this case the goal aimed at must be to teach them how to pay for their own rent. Giving must be a stimula- tion and not a soothing syrup. In our scheme of things the most important are the essentials. The minute you put one dollar in a family vou take an interest in the environment of that family. The farmer in the spring plants his seeds and carefully awaits and watches for the buds and at last his realization. ‘Translating this into social work, we watch the father and mother, see if the children attend school, and watch to see if they tle up thelr falth-with some church. Is the work worth while? It is if we get a conception of what we do. One aid is to eall on your citizens for help. Why do I call these essentials? How ean we live today the essentials and tomorrow the ideals. These things we want to do and what we do fur- ther on. ‘With the essentials in mind, Mrs. Lothrop closed with saving we will make truer, better and independent ¢itizens of this state. Following Mre. Lothrop’s address, Miss Mildred P. Carpenter, general sec- retary of the associated charities of Stamford, gave a few remarks ,saying that we sometimes lose the sense of vision of our work because at times we are too busy and we don't keep up with modern ways Which would add eciency in our work. There is a need of co-operation of united charities with other cities. We should have courage of our convictions nad we should never allow anyone to0 be misinformed of the charities work, New London Speaker Heard. Edward D. B. Lynde, general tary of the associated charitles of New London, was the next speaker. He told of how the charitable organiza- tions should help & family to find & work to support his have cases where we have pursuaded mothers to let a child undergo opera.- tions to cure some disease. And so on 1 could cite many caees. The n- D i i the following: _Fugene Krener of ‘Waterbury, C. P. Kellogs, chairman of the membership and finance com- mittee, Dr. David Green, Spencer oGr~ don, of Bridgeport. Reception-for Delegates and Visitors. From 4.30 to 6 o'clock there was & reception for the members of the con- ference delegates and visitors at Old- elms, the handsome home of Presi- dent and Mrs. Leonard O. Smith on ‘Washington street. Mr. and Mra Smith received the guests. The house was most beautifully decorated. At the Morning Session. In the absence of Hon. Thomas L. Rellly, chairman of the committee on legislation, Schuyler Merritt of Stam- ford presided at the public hearing on proposed legislation which was held in Elks’ hall on Monday morning at 9.30 o’clock. Mr. Merritt presented the several matters that the committee on legis- lation had prepared and Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell of this city stated that while !%’ had not received a general report “pon the matters from her committee she felt that the majority had looked them over and were in favor of recommending them. The first matter presented before the meeting was that of amending section 2790 of the general statutes that pruvision would be made for the appointment of superintendents or agents by the board, who would make such rules, regulations and bylaws as /may be necessary or dhnvenient for the order and government of the tem- porary home and 1fts officers and it shall appoint a committee of one man or woman in each town of the county, or more than one, in accordance with the population and area of the town, who shall serve without compensa- tion, and who shall have at all times the right to visit and inspect the home or homes of their eounty, and to sug- gest to said board such provisions, changes or additions as they may think desirable; and shall assist sald board in the careful selection of fam- ily homes for the children {in the temporary home or homes, and in the visitation of children when placed in selected families. Eugeéne Van Why, superintendent of the Willjam Gilbert Home in Stam- ford, expressed his views that the amendment last mentioned might work injury to the home in Litchfield coun- ty all amendments were voted on fa- Jorably, the sense of the meeting be- ing expressed as favoring them. ‘With reference to inebriate farms Judge Edgar M. Warner of Putnam moved that the conference recommend that gdistrict and separate inebriate farms be el'Al«hlllh«L ‘He touched on the matter of county jails, especially those in New Haven and Hartford countiés and the fact that little inter- est was paid in the religious end of the life of prisoners there. Miss Par- Ker of Bridgeport explained the situa- tion with reference to the woman'’s re- formatory and Charles H, Johnson of Cheshire, superintendent of the re- formatory, said provision was made FIRST ARRIVAL Conn. River children’s aid was tabled. Miss Bill of Springfeld, of the New England Impro sociation made an announcement reference to the convention to in Springfleld Oct. 14-16 with tl Jject of a bettzr. ‘mg Bngland. A motion ti e matter juvenile court proposition be from the table was not d the conference adjourned. Afpr the session conveyed to the State Hospl Incbriate farm and County inspection. Additional Conference News ~ Three. e Cow Chorister, respectable young man to | 'a garden and care for & cOW a good voice and is t COAL i Office Washington Building o-m-rwmrmdw._‘fl_, . RIVER IF YOU WANT THE BEST IN SHAD TELEPHONE 114 OR 777