New Britain herald., 1917-03-03
EXPECT ID FINISH
 CENSUS NEXT WEEK
Large Delegation of High School
 Students Work Today

l AOCSpAI0 JAO 10CI tuS1L O 1bES0 .COTpo of volunteers has been working early and late for the past week 1t has been impossible for New Britain to complete it's military census today, as requested by the central headquarters. due to a large amount of unforeseen work that requires the utmost pre- cision and detail to tabulats. Pres ent indications are that the census will be completed about tho middle of next week and Chairman A. F. Corbin stated this morning that, he hopes by closing time tonight to have the group work so far completed as to be able to start the house to house l canvass on Monday or Tuesday. Today Unusually Busy.
 Today has been the busiest at tho census headquarters since work was begun. Augmented by High school 1 volunteers and Boy Scouts the veter- an workers at the office have beeli working in whirlwind fashion. They have attacked their titanic task with l cyclonic and dynamic force and when l the office closes at g o'clock tonight all business should be brought up to 1 date. Aide B. Birmingham Schurr 1 was at the office this morning at q o'clock and detailed the Misses Helen Allen and Vera schade. who have been working all week, to explain the duties to the new recruits. Every body took hold we'll and in an hour the work was preceding with ma chine-lil<e regularity. About fourteen Boy Scouts have been running err rands all day and at each office about the city they have left a slogan card reading: My best service for city, state and nation." Miss Dorothy Zimmerman, who has worked at the office every day. has been on the job every evening as we'll and in addition to the experienced workers this morn ing were the following High school people: Viola Nelson, Charlotte Ira der, Edith Larson, Ina Carter, Fran ces Richter, Louise Zwiebelhofer. Irene Sullivan, Katherine Whalep. Margaret Hagist, Florence Thorngren, Howard Stotts. Howard Loomis, Lloyd Minor. James Grove, Anthon;- Sinl<iewicz Agnes Dalton, Minnie Gritzmachep. William Cullen. Grace Hatton, Abbie Dawson, Katherine Sheehan. Irene Loomis. Edna Hayden. Bertha Kisiewetter. Diana Berkowitz, Cornelius Sullivan and James Tierney.
 Last evening force of workers from the P. & F. Corbin office worked at headquarters. They were: the Misses Conroy, Queenin. Hesih. Cash eu, Pfeiffer,t Zehler, Niles Uebel and Messers FTP. whfte, -Hussei -Shailer,s B. Hockmuth, George Luslx, J. Jack- son Frank O'Connor. E. c. Johnson F. Schaefer, H. Mitchell. Thure And erson; also Aides Vance and Schurr. H. w. Briere, Ethel Mount, Christine Mitchell. Dorothy Zimmerman, c. s. Neuman, H. c. Blakeslee, J. c. Han- sen and J. R. Andrews.
 Lieutenant Arthur H. Johnson of Co. F, First Connecticut Infantry. has undertaken the task of enrolling the members of the military companies In the city. Joseph A. Hazert will en- roll the employees of the Cremo Brew ing company. Those who toiled at headquarters yesterday afternoon were c. F. Perry, H. w. Briere, Thur ga Lockwood. Myrtle Durham. Anna Fitzgerald, Florence L. Hanford, Mrs. James Skene. V. M. Palmer, Mrs. Norman P. Cooley. H. c. Billings. Mill dred Hellberg, Helen Allen and Vera schade. George P. Spear has con- sented to let some of his stenograph-
 
 Candy and Cigars.
 At various times during their work the volunteers have been presented with candy and cigars by apprecia- tive men. This morning Chairman A. F. Corbin sent in a five pound box of chocolates and last evening E. w. Christ and Johnstone Vance passed around candy and cigars.
 Como In and Sign Up.
 Chairman Corbin made the especial request today that every man in the city who has not already filled out 8 blank and who can possibly spare the time will visit. headquarters in City hall and voluntarily do so. A special corps of workers has this in charge and by having as many ,as possible fill out their blanks before the street census is taken will facilitate the work. Those who do this will be do- ing great deal toward assisting Gov ernor Holcomb in the completion of the military census as soon as possi- ble'', MT. Corbin stated.
 Thus far no more i, refusals have been reported. In addition to the two previously noted, a third man at first declined to fill out the blank but when its purpose was fully explained to him he readily did as requested. He did more. Said he: My middle name is 'Scrapp' and you can write that in if you want to. When it comes to helping Uncle Sam I'm there with both feet, but didn't understand the ideal purpose for which this census was intended. That's why I at first declined fo answer"
 Three men who have seen service in the British army, two in the Boer war and one in the Sudan, have filed out blanks. Each man has stated that he is citizen of the United States A ureater numher of Yeterans