New Britain herald., 1916-10-07
Two Bands and Drum Corps En- gagged to Escort Returning
 Soldiers to Armory
PUBLIC SPIRITED MEN
 CONTRIBUTE TO FUND
Troops Will Be at Railroad Station at Any Hour of Day or Night anu Will Be Rendered Banquet at State Armory-NIayor Names Reception Committee of Fifty Citizens to Plan For General Celebration.

New Britain soldier boys are guar anteed royal welcome when they der some time next week. Regard less of the hour they will be met by a reception committee, two bands, a drum corps and delegations from various patriotic orders in the city. The soldiers comfort committee met at the mayors office in city hall last night and perfected the details: T. w. O'Connor and Captain w. w. Bui- len of the band and refreshments committee reported that the Amer ican band had been secured for the occasion and that John Walsh would cater for the dinner to be served on arrival at the state armory on Arch street.
 MT. O'Connor stated that there were funds sufficient to provide for two bands but when the committee decided that one would be sufficient, MT. O'Connor took the matter in hts own hands and this morning inside of an hour solicited funds sufficient to provide for an extra band and drum corps. He then engaged the Phil harmonic band and the Y. M. T. A. & B. drum corps
 The following contributed to the special fund to engage the band and drum corps: Philip Corbin, B. F. Gaffney, G. P. Spear, "A Friend" T. w. O'Connor, Louis w. Fodt, Louis Hoy, w. J. Bridget, Albert Marks, E, N. Humphrey, Richard Covert M T. White, w. J. Farley, George A. Levitt, E. o. Kilbourne, John c, Loomis F. F. McDonough, Kenneth Sloper, H. " Camp, T, F. Lee, s. R. Eddy, E. w. Eddy, G, w. Klett and B. w. filling.
 Return Money to S. w. V.
 Colonel Bullen reported that s1OO had been received from Hammond camp of the Spanish War Veterans as the result of the recent campaign and announced that much more money would have been secured had it not been for the action of the Chamber of Commerce in decrying the movement. He stated that Hart ford sanctioned the plan and raised over $7OO by the means adopted. Ow- ing to the fact that the committee has more than enough money to pro- Vlue TOT d royal WeIcOme to the DOyS in khaki, it was voted to return the money to the Spanish War Veterans with thanks
 Mayor G. A. Quigley this morning announced the following reception committee to the returning Soldiers: c. F. Smith, Stephen Robb, B. c. Morey A. J. Sloper George M. Land CTS, J. T. Meskill, George w. Klett, A. E. Magnet, Joseph Woods, Charles Glover, Howard Timbrell, Joseph Roche, w. w. Leland, w. F. Latham, Louis Barker, Harry Jackson, Howard M. Steele, Morris Schupack, John A. Andrews, M. T. White, Fred Wrinkle, Harry Scheuy, Harry Barton, A. A. Greenberg, B. F. Gaffney, Howard Platt, E. N. Abbe, A. G. Anderson, Philip Corbin, A. l.. Thompson. Eugene J. Porter, ex-Mayor Joseph M. Halloran, Charles Mueller. F.. W. Schultz, F.. N. Humphrey, A. M. Paon- l essa, M. l. Jester, T. H. Kehoe, Rev | John T. Winters Morris Saxe, Ernest ] Teich Samuel Magson, Otto Burk- hardt, Edward Pratt, Benjamin w. AL 1 ling. William T. S1oper. Clayton A. l Parker. D. McMillan, Frederick ".
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