Provo Daily Enquirer | 1893-01-27 | Page 4 | After Sixteen Years of Service

after sixteen years teara of service sirs mrs virginia T smith who has been city missionary at hartford since 1870 1876 has resigned her position because of a determination of the society by which she sha waz was employed to restrict thodor the work k to local charities As city missionary and as member of the state board of charities mrs smith has been instrumental in carrying on various agencies for the relief of the poor and the prevention of pauperism the rescue of children from de gration mrs smith regards as the most important phase of philanthropic work and it wai was largely through her suggestion and effort that the free kindergarten der garten became a part of the public school system of connecticut and that the law was enacted which provides a temporary home for destitute and abused children in every county of the state womans comans journal