New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-31
AIMS TO CREATE A
RACE OF PATRIOTS
New Britain Rifle Club Active on
Project Deserving Support

In an effort to promote and fOSCcr
| patriotism by the proper observance
| of all patriotic holidays, the New Brit
ain Rife club, through a special COM
mittee. has issued an invitation to all
who are interested in the project, to-
meet and discuss ways and means for
| furthering the plan. -.4
| A bulletin, issued by the committee,
explains the aims of the club, which
are certain. to meet with wide APPROX
al. The committee met last night and
| today the following appeal was Is
sued:
"The Patriotic Holiday Observance
committee, appointed by the executive
board of the New Britain Rifle club
| Of the National Rifle association, is
| sending invitations to the clergy, all
fraternal organizations, the mayol.
the senator and representatives, Man.
ufacturers' association, Chamber of
Commerce, superintendent of schools
and principals of the High and Nor
| NAL schools, to meet and discuss fcr
the proper observance OF all patriot
ic holidays ....
"The motives of the committee are
as follows:
"(a) To instill, foster and intensity
patriotism. .,.-t., 90. e.,
"(b) To create a greater unity of
people on the platform of patriotism,
| thereby breaking down the present
tendency towards sect and race sep
aration. both Of which are a direct and
DANGEROUS menace to our country's
welfare.
"(c) To celebrate properly all patri-
| otto holidays; all races and sects to
! Join hands under one head.
"(d) To unite, through our example,
| the growing generation SO the boys
! and girls of today will be unselfsh,
| patriotic men and women of tomor-
row.
ITO create a more united, more I'M
! selfish, more patriotic and more char-
table people is a work that all BROAD
minded men endorse as necessary 10
our countrys welfare, a work to when
| they will lend their hands and hearts.
The time is ripe for such a move
ment and those who have the interests
of their land at heart will cooperate.
THE work is an extensive one and
skeptics NAV consider it too large for
accomplishment. But the committee
| realizing fully the magnitude of the
task. is. confident of success and APP
meals for moral and active support to
men of broad minds. This is goal
for real men, not for invertebrates.
Those who can see farther than from
year to year, who wish to ensure the
nation against Selfishness and petty in
terests, should, by their example, in
spire the young to deeds and acts of
patriotism.
This is planting time. The seed
sown' today VIII burst into a golden
harvest in years to come. This is the
opportunity to sow the crop TO virile,
patriotic manhood and womanhood
that must be produced if America is
to maintain it's place among the
nations of the earth. -.
ITO those whose first breath was
of native air, we urge immediate
action to uphold the traditions of their
SOIL To those whose birth was UNI
der foreign flags, who have come to
our shores to share our justice, free
dom and bounty, we extend an inVi-
tation to join us. This is merely a be-
ginning The movement because of
it's nature, must spread. 1t will de-
stroy bigotry, race suspicion and all
the evils which are threatening the
social and national structure of the
land we all love. Let America con-
tinue to be the land OF the brave and
it will always be the land of the free