New Britain herald., 1915-04-22
Pres. Wheeler Gives
 Address of Welcome

i After the diners finished their feats in gastronomy. President F. T. Wheeler 1 opened the post prandial exercises, saying in part;
 1 "Co-workers, friends and honored guests of the Plainville Business and 1 Improvement association. It is a l pleasure to have this opportunity of l gladly welcoming you all to this, our eighth annual banquet and wholesome I gathering. 1t is the sincere hope 1 of the Plainvile Business and Im- provement association that your visit will be pleasant and enjoyable one and that the memory of we'll spent evening will long remain with you. 1 "It is to be regretted that there is a conspicuous vacancy in our ranks caused by the recent death of our ] associate. friend and fellow towns man. He was ever a loyal worker 1 constantly among us, helping in all 1 good works, was ever cheerful and l fearless. His loss will be keenly felt I by all of us. Let us then rise and stand silently in loving memory of l the late departed member, Frank B. l Newton.
 Plans for CIcan-up.
 Before introducing the toastnaste of the evening I ask your indulgence | for a few minutes while presenting a rough outline of the plans for the 1 cleanup, paint-up and fire preven- tion week from May 3 to May g. l While the association may have 1 taken the initiative in starting this | movement. it is not the wish to take all the credit if successful For the hearty way in which the town off, cials, the firemen, the Grange, the Odd Fellows and schools have re- ceived the suggestions and joined in | this grand good movement promises many things: we ask the hearty CO.,
 operation of all the members and townspeople, for all working together can accomplish many things.
 Tt is hoped to interest the school
 children and offer books as prizes for essays on what they have done to help during the cleanup week in the various rooms of the schools As a matter of fact we wish this clean up, paint-up and fire protection week 1 brought to the attention of every, one ] from many different angles so that all will be interested in the move ment. The days to be set apart for the various activities, and the routes
 of the teams for collecting rubbish l will be made out later and will be fully advertised in the newspapers l and by posters.
 Fire Prevention.
 The fire prevention, of course,
 cannot be carried out very fully ex- cept by suggestions such as cleaning
 of attics, removing accumulated rub bish from the cellar, burning up or removing brush heaps, collecting
 papers and burning them in some sort
 of a burner or arrangements which
 will not allow the half burned papers
 to escape. e
 There are other things in this con-
 rection which might be mentioned
 and which will be noticed, provided we
 were on the lookout for them not cnly in this particular week, but
 throughout the year, for fires are very
 destructive. Who is here among us who does not like to see clean look to all property and to our town, and what will help more after cleanup than q coat of paint on buildings, fences, arbors and the like.
 1 Again the loss of a large number of our trees calls attention to the l very prominent part they play in making our streets attractive, and il is hoped that the coming year will see a goodly number of trees planted.
 The association has hopes of se- curing q lecturer in the near future to talk on the subject of trees. both shade and fruit, together with their