New Britain herald., 1915-04-09
Decides to Have Card Party iB
 Town Aan on May 4ih.
INCREASE LIBRARY FUND To $l,GOO
Need Less Than $1OO to Require Four Figures for Total-Donate S25 to to Jail-Writes to Mayor QuigIey.

A thousand dollars by the end of May. That is the slogan of the Wom- ans club, an organization of local women, which has been working energetically for the past two years to raise money for new library building and to make possible req lization of their ambition to bring their fund up to four figures before the expiration of the term of Mrs. Charles Clark as president, the mem bers announced today that they have decided to give card party in the town hall on the evening of We'd nesday, May 4.
 The club is working hard to make this affair a success and the activity displayed by the members shows that it will be through no lack of ef- fort if 8 substantial sum is not req lized To bring the fund up to $1,- 900 the club will have to raise less than $10O and the members confident ly expect that the revenue to be ob- tained from the card party will make up the difference.
 Mrs. s. s. Gwillim has been ap- pointed head of the committee of ar engagements and the following mem- bers have been named to assist her: Mrs. F. T. Wheeler, Mrs. F. H. Hills, Mrs. J. H. LaField and Mrs. Donald Benjamin. The club membership totals eighteen and those not acting on the committee will assist in look ing after the comforts of the people who patronize the affair.
 Local people interested in the work of the organization have already con- tributed prizes to- be given to the winners at the party. The commit tee announces that auction bridge, "500" and whist will be played and there will be prizes for each. There will also be informal dancing, in con- nection with the affair.
 Considerable interest has already been shown by outsiders in the party and a large attendance is expected. As the capacity of the town hall Is not large, the tickets will have to be limited and it is likely that the early demand for the pasteboards will be heavy.
 While the club has been. working for the library for but two years, 1t has accomplished a great deal In fact even the members themselves admit that the progress made has far ex- ceeded their expectations. The ladies are anxious to have a suitable build ing provided for use as a library and public reading room. They are re- ceiving deserved cooperation from the townspeople as a whole and all entertainments and socials which they have given for the library cause have been literally patronized. The fate of the coming event will prob ably be no exception to the rule and the thousand dollar fund is practi- cally assured. Mrs. Charles R. Clark, one of the hardest working members of the organization, will finish her term as president next month and the members hope to get the increase in their savings before she retires.
 Besides raising money for the pro- posed library building the club re- gently donated $25 to the town for the reading room now used. The money will be applied to the book fund and will make it possible to purchase a number of new fiction and non fiction issues.
 Writes to Mayor.
 George $. Babcock has written to Mayor Quigley of New Britain explain ing his position regarding the anony- nous complaint to the Connecticut Humane society concerning the fire horses in the neighboring city. The complaint caused a stir in New Britain, an agent of the society visiting the fire houses to investigate the con ditions and subsequently, reporting that the horses were in good shape and evidently we'll treated.
 MT. Babcock claims that his letter to the Humane society was not a complaint He simply called atten- ton to an article in a. Hartford news paper. which he enclosed, in which comment, presumably coming from some one in authority, was made con- corning the physical unf1tncss of one of the fire horses for the service for which it was used. He mad no per sunal information on the subject but thought that if the conditions were as represented the humane society should look into them.
 Mir. Babcock in his letter to the mayor. declares that as a citizen he has the right to call the attention of the proper authorities to inhumane treatment of man Or beast. In fact he claims it to be a duty of every citizen and he declares he can't under stand why anyone should offer a pro- test.
 May Confer With Attorney.
 some of the property owners. dis satisfied with the work of the sewer district committee. claim to be con templating a visit to lawyers to learn the staust of the three men elected as heads of the district at the annual meeting last Monday and also to as- certain If they will he compelled to pay the tax levied to cover the ex- pense which the investigation of the sewer project entailed.
 While the majority of the property owners have signitled their intention of ,,aninc. inc tax. even mem hars oa