New Britain herald., 1916-07-22
RELIEF COMMITTEE
 WILL OPEN OFFICE
Donations for Soldiers to Be Re-
 CeiVed in City Hall

Further plans for the raising of soldiers at the border were discussed at the meeting of the committee in city hall last evening and the methods and motives were taken up in detail
 The $10,000 that is to be raised if given in a lump sum to each of the New Britain militiamen would amount to about $30 per month for period of six months, the committee stated, But 1t is not it's intention to give them the cold cash. The money when col lected will be turned in to the treas urer, George P. Spear, and he will issue orders for the purchasing com mittee and this committee will pur- chase necessary supplies and con- forts for the boys and ship them on. Thus while the men will not get the Roney, they will get it's equivalent in necessities.
 Open Offices Monday.
 On Monday of next week the re- lief committee will open offices in city hall in the rooms formerly occupied by F. M. Zimmerman & Co.,, on the top floor. There will be a clerk in attendance and all cash contributions or other donations for the men will be received there. A telephone will be installed and all queries will be answered.
 The general plan for the campaign is to raise half of the desired amount by August 1 and the remainder by November 1, with the provision that the men are kept at the border that length of time. Thus, if one manu-
 
 mittee would expect only $25O on the first of the month. Then if the men remain away until November 1 and after, the other S250 would be due. Otherwise the agreement would be void.
 The committee in charge of the mercantile district will meet Tuesday Night to perfect plans and will prob ably name Thursday as the one day to make the big campaign. The various business men will canvass their respective districts thoroughly on this day. Then later. possibly on August ,, a general tag day will be named when all who have friends in the. army will be able to contribute anything they wish, from a cent up.
 More Committeeman Named.
 
 augmented last night by the addition of the following members: J. w. Marsland, Dugald McMillan, J. C. Bennett, c. c. Rossberg w. H. Crowe1l. E. J. Porter, M. J. Kenney, J. H. Curtin, M. D. Saxe Leo Bojnowaki, Parker Abhe. w. w. Leland, Howard wilson, William Cowlishaw. Anson A. Mills George K. Macauley, John Skritulslly, Theodore l.. Wagner Charles Mueller, J. R. Andrews and M. J. Moore
 The committee reported last night that a number of people having friends or relatives at the front are sending in large quantities of heavy canned goods to be shipped. It. is hoped that this will not be continued as the expense of sending this heavy material is not commensurate with i+s worth. If the friends want the eo1diers to have the articles it would he cheaper and easier to give the committee the money and it will be forwarded to the respective companies with instructions for the officers to make the purchases requested. All cbecks. should be made out to George p Spear, treasurer of the committee.
 Donates Victrola.
 The committee also recommends that rather than have individuals send quantities of clothing, such as socks, handkerchiefs, etc, doners either con- suit the committee or send the cash. Otherwise there might be an over abundance of some particular articles and 8 dearth of others.
 Mrs. J. A. Traut, always one of this