New Britain herald., 1917-02-23
CENSUS WORK GETS
 PROMISING START
Many Volunteer to Help But
 More Are Needed
CITY HALL IS HEADQUARTERS
Offices Established in Corridors and Pretty Girl Stenogra phers Make Gallant Charge With Typewriters- 2o,OOO Enumeration Expected.


 With headquarters fully established In City hall and a large corps of aides and volunteers already working, New Britain Is today well on its way towards completing it's military census. As stated in last evenings Herald, Mayor George A. Quigley was the first man to fill out census blank, specifying that he can swim and handle d team. The second man to respond was First Selectman Will liam E. Latham. MT. Latham stated he as. we'll, can swim and can handle a team. He also stated that he had considerable military experience, hav- ing served throughout the Civil war. Other public officials and private citizens are filling out blanks today, among them being Corporation Coun- sel J. B. Cooper and others closely affiliated with the city government.
 The headquarters of the census bureau are located on the second floor of City hall in the spacious cor ridor adjacent to the city clerks office. A battery of typewriters has been loaned and a number of tables, desks and chairs have been put in place. The office is profusely decorated with American flags and Chairman A. F. Corbin and First Aide Johnstone Vance and other lieutenants are in constant attendance. In add1- tion to the volunteers announced yes- terday the following names had been handed in at 10 a. m today: Miss Vera Schade, w. w. Pease, F. l.. Me Guire and the membership of the Bishop Tierney Assembly, K. of C., B. c. Twitchell, Philip Bardeck, l.. B. Mallory, H Dayton Humphrey, c. s. Bradley, Howard A. Timbrell, Harold R Jones, Albert A. Buell., A. N. Abbe, A. Buol, H. H. Pease, A. H. Andrews. c. H. Baldwin, w. H. Judd, Jesse F. Atwater, J. B. Comstock, Henry Briere, Charles F. Perry, Helen M. Allen. A. w. Upson, Frank l.. Boards ley, James S. North, Thomas w. Will bor, H. c. Blakesley. Carl s. Neuman' Mrs. Robert J. Vance, and Ernest N. Humphrey and w. F. ~Mangan,. chair men of the republican and demo- cratic town committees respectively. The committee has also been assured of a squad of office assistants from the High school to assist in immed1ateiS starting the listing of names.
 Others who had volunteered thelr services are: Mildred Hellberg. 5. Russell Mink, Miss Agnes Vance, othy. Dorothy Zimmerman, J. c. Moody. c. w. Timbre11, R. c. Newell. w. A. Semple, Jr., c. H. Barnes, Gardner c. Weld. The following young ladies, through their employers, have volunteered to do their work in their own offices: Loretta O'Connor, (Frisbie & Co., Mary c. Walsh (Thompson, Fenn Co., Hazel R. We'd lake (Beach & Austin) Katherine Me Cartin (W. P. Crabtree) Irene Sare Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Agnes c. Muller (H. D. Humphrey)
 John Rairzza has volunteered his services as Italian interpreter and John l.. Lorenius has volunteered as a census taker.
 F. Birmingham Schurr, curator at the Library Museum, is assisting in the headquarters work with the other aides.
 This morning the first work of ob- taining a census in the various fac tories was begun and so also was the work in several offices where em- ployes had loaned their clerks and stenographers. The committee still needs large number of additional volunteers to do typewriting and cler- ical work and all aid will be appre- ciated. Badges have been received from Hartford for the census takers and each person will also receive a commission as we'll as small Ameri-' can flag for the button-hole.
 Chairman A. F. Corbin states that he expects New Britain's census will total between 10000 and 25,OOO men, passing his oBinion on results in Hart ford and other cities. The house to house canvass will be the last work and will be conducted by the repub- lican and democratic ward commit tees. IT. W. Timbrell and H. R. Jones were named this morning as the census agents to get the date data from all printing esta blishments in the city.
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