New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
RED CROSS DAY IN
 SCHOOLS OF CITY
Pupils Instructed Concerning " Need of Relief Organization
 SOME MERCHANTS HARDY

Campaigners Believe Service Flags
 should Be Displayed On Larger
 scale-Drive For Members Being Made Today in Second Ward.
 Red Cross has new meaning to the school children of New Britain af- ter today as g result of the observance of Red Cross Day in the schools. Ap- propriate recognition of the day was made in the public. Normal and paro- chial schools and the children were urged to spread the Red Cross gospel service flags will make their appear ance in the home windows tomorrow, as one child is not going to let his playmate get ahead of him in having his folks join the Red Cross. Right here it is pertinent to suggest, the campaigners say. that quite few mer- chants have failed to display the ser vice flags in their etora windows, and 1 their neglect is certainly being unfa- vorably commented upon-in some cases much stronger language is being used. Chairman w. F. Brooks of the l executive committee, who is heart and soul in the Red Cross work, made a stirring address to the High school students today and General Manager e. Fl. Barnes spoke at the Grammar school. Christmae exercises are being held this week in the lower grades, and they will be appropriate to the Red Gross Christmas. A special fea- l ture, which has not been mentioned before. is the Red Cross Christmas card, which has been gotten up for people who wish to sremember their friends with . Red Cross membership. There surely could be no more ap- propriatA Mttle remembrance this 1 Christmas than that. x, Tomorrow the booths will open ur l at 10 o'clock in the stores and public 1 places announced. Arrangements will l be made so that these Christmas cards | can be obtained through the booths
 Today is designated as Second Ward l Campaign Day. The Second ward knows how to conduct political cam 'paiHnn. Atk tho mayor. Now, the I mayors old political manager Build 1 ing Inspector A. N. Rutherford is the manager of this ward, and you can bet your last dollar there will be some
 thing doing in the Second for the Red Cross Honor Roll. The Second ward ! proposes to have more streets listed 1 on the Honor Roll than any other l ward in town. The captains desig- 1 mated by Captain Rutherford are as l follows:
 Pearl Court-Fred C. Barrows. South Street-ldrs. Edna Turner. Ash Street Mfrs. Emma Brink. Cherry Street-A. F. Eichstaedt i and Miss Unwin. I Vega Street-Mrs. Hannah Ander- son and MT. Schneider.
 l Maple Street-William Cashmere Miss Stark and Miss Pierce.
 Whiting, Pine and Meadow Streets | Mrs H. F. Christensen.
 Lilac Street and Berlin Avenue
 Miss Unwin.
 Stanley Street-Miss Bailey, Mrs l Bailey. Miss WestmAn, Miss Hum
 phrey and Miss w1gglesworth. ENlis Street-Mrs Goodwin.
 John Street-Henry Fenton.
 East Street-Gustave htke.
 Henry Street-Mr. Lorentus.
 Rocky Hill Ave.-George F. Kibbe 1 William Street-Axel Johnson. Whitman Street-Thomas Baxter.
 Jefferson Street-F. w. Yarroll. Chapman Street-Walter Owens. l Austin Street-Josephl Stack. Kelsey Street-Miss Unwin and Miss
 Elliott
 Sheffield Street-Mrs. E. Schick. | Fairview StTeet-Mr. Loren1us.
 Pleasant Street-Mrs- Guenther and
 Mrs. Dewey. 1 Warning is sent out by the Nationa
 Board of Fire Underwriters that the I Nlxynr ~1r1P
 and the Red Cross campaign manage
 ment has been requested to give wide
 publicity to the importance of not ] using lighted candle. The board
 warns that no one should place .
 lighted candle behind a flag in any i window unless the curtains are taker
 down. An electric flashlight might ,bt used, but the lighted candle should bt
 discouraged.
 Honor Roll List.
 Chairman H. W. Hatch of the honor roll committee announced today the
 addition of the following names to the
 Honor Roll bulletins at Centra Park: FHillcrest avenue, Blake Cour and Ash street.
 Manager w. F. Mangan of the Firs I Ward reported good progress al
 along the line from the first day's 'g campaign yesterday. The ward cap E tains will continue their work through the campaign and will ther } make complete reports. .->&
 Manager Abraham ,Gorbach in tht Sixth Ward reported 40 member!
 were secured in his bailiwick yes terday and their special campaign da, : 1 is several days off yet.
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