New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-30

spirit OF Christmas giving and try to
weigh its value In money. The New
York writer must have had a warped
soul for he concludes by remarking
But taken as a whole it was a pretty
merry Christmas, in spite of what
most people got" In this city it was
q merry Christmas without quaIifica-
tons.
During the Christmas season, when
good cheer and philanthropy are up
pcrmost in peoples thoughts the
Childrens Home, that most deserv-
ing institution so ably conducted by
Rev. J. r.. <lingberg, is generously re
membered by the public. Donations
Of clothing, food and money are re-
ceived at this time, and there is am
pie use for each donation. But as the
seasons change, SO do the minds Of
the people. They are often prone to
forget those little unfortunates- who
are helpless and must accept charity
until such times as they can go forth
and battle with the world themselves.
This should not be SO. Always the
citizens of this city are generous to
the Children's Home, but they could
afford to be more SO. Without doubt,
this institution is one of the most de-
during the Christmas season, but all
through the year should the people
keep this in mind and act accordingly.
Among their New Years resolutions
it would be fitting to place a little
memo to remem Der the Children's
Home and the fatherless and moth
erloss little orphans it protects, those
little souls Who but for it's existence,
would either be in dire want or sent
to some more public orphanage where
conditions cannot be as favorable for
rearing the best type of men and wo-
men. Food is always acceptable at
the Home, but it is clothing that is
generally needed most. Toys, too,
bring joy to the hearts of the chill
dren and many are the families whose
children have outgrown their childish
toys whose hearts would be made
glad could they but see the happiness
such a gift would bring to the young
sters at the Home.
Another matter in this connection
is the equipment at the Boys Home
on Corbin avenue. The building Is so
lacking in modern mprovements that
kerosine lamps have to be used at
night. This should not be so. Not
only from sanitary reason, but also
for reasons of safety this building
should have electric lights. A slight
accident like the overturning Of a
lighted lamp might cause such a holo-
caust that the entire city would shud-
der. The installation of electricity
would alleviate this. 1t would not
cost much. Why cant the city, or
some charitably disposed society, con-
tribute all or a part to this very nee
essary Improvement?
Tt was with a sigh Of relief that the
general public learned of the back
flip executed by the safety board
Thursday evening when, supposedly at
the instigation of the mayor, 1T re-
scinded its previous note to have De-
tective Sergeant Bamforth shifted to
the street for nine months of the year.
This paper has ever commended that to
shift the detective would work
against the best interests Of the police
departm ent, yet the safety board with
it's sometimes warped ideas, first vot-
ed for the shift on a plea of increased
efficiency AS has been limited by sew
eral members of the charter revision
committee, the alleged fault of the
safety board system may lie in it's per-
sonnet There are other places where
efficiency should stand beside in the
police department. The assured split
ting Of the safety board into two sep
arate commissions is one Of the best
acts the charter revision committee
has taken The partisan board system
as at present is nothing but joke,
giving every opportunity for the play