New Britain herald., 1917-12-19
THIRD WARD DAY
 WITH RED GROSS
West End Workers Go ''0Yer the
 Top" for Memberships
FRIENDLY RIVALRY CROWS

Ward Leaders Determined Not to Bc
 Left Behind in Race Statistics
 Show What New Britain Branch is
 Accomplishing.
 This is the Third Ward day in the Red Cross campaign. Dr. c. w. Vi- v1an is manager of this district, and great things are expected of him. He IS the chap who suggested the idea of taking Q collection at the movies in the Y. M. c. AK. of, c. campaign and brought in a large number. of extra shekels.
 Manager A. N. Rutherford reports a big drive going on in the second ward, and the Red Cross recruited large number of second warders in it's ranks yesterday. He expects to get all the Second Ward Republican Club in the Red Cross. The dollars which usually go for shore dinner at Savin Rock will be invested in service flags. The captains in all the wards are do- ing their bit, and everyone is curious to see which ward rolls up the biggest membership.
 Rev. Lucyan Botnowski has his AOICOS Ou( HI Lu0 HUI "dTu HI ct Ul5 drive and everyone knows what hap pens when the Polish people go in to support any movement.
 Councilman A. Gorbach of the sixth ward made the statement the other day at the luncheon that the sixth ward didn't propose to let the Poles lead them. The Hebrews have raised $1O, 900 in this city for the Jewish re- lief fund, and they are getting behind the Red Cross too in most loyal fash on under the leadership of MT. Cor bach, Lawyer M. D. Sake, Lawyer Abraham Greenstein, George Levitt and others.
 Activities at Red Cross Rooms.
 Few people realize the tremendous amount of work the local Red Cross Is carrying on as the women have been doing their bit with so little os- tentation, but the headquarters on Court street is the busiest place in New Britain these days. William H. Hart. chairman of the board of board of directors of the Stanley Works. has generously given the use of his house for the society during the period of the war. The house is splendidly adapted to the work. On
  flee, where all work is given out and later turned in. Miss Flora Hum phrey has charge of the knitting work, and six women make them selves responsible for one day a week, as her assistants. Mrs. Allan c. Mac Kinnie is in charge of the war relief work and is constantly in consultation with the heads of the different depart mets. Mrs. J. H. Robinson Is the buyer, and she has achieved a repu- tation in the purchasing department. She would make valuable asset to one of New Britain's industries in this department. Several young women keep up the card catalogue, as every thing is thoroughly systematized Be- hind the office is the children's room in charge of Mrs William Fl. Booth. Miss Mary Porter is almost always to be seen there at work on her ma chine. Besides the work for the French children the chapter has been engaged in for some time, Mrs. Booth is at present assembling 50 baby lay cites. Different people have signifed their desire to make one of these. The cutting room is reached across the hall, and is equipped with long tables and shelves, where cut garments are ready for distribution. Adjoining is the store room filled with materials, and next is the packing room, where great cases are packed and shipped to. the piers. Miss Bertha Cham berlain has given most devoted service to, this featVre of the work and has made 8 record of sending out over 15O boxes, Is boxes of children's clothes, Belgian relief boxes, besides the Christmas boxes. In a little room be- side the hall Miss Marjorie Humason, who has been a most faithful and efficient worker, has charge of the comfort pillows. She has arranged to have this work taken up in the schools.
 The sewing room at the right of the front entrance is one of the most inn portant centers of activity, and Miss Bronson has charge. In one corner of the room is a rack containing an imposing display of finished garments, ! and information is furnished about the methods of making them. The room is equipped with a number of electric machines, some of them gifts. Going upstairs one reaches the surgi- cal dressing department conducted by Mrs. Walter H. Hart with a corps of trained assistants. These skilful work CTS have made thousands of these dressings which have been shipped somewhere in France
 Some Startling Figures. Then a large amount of the sewing is done outside. The churches have been a great factor in this work A 1 regular meeting day is held each week 1 in one of the churches Several l lodges. leagues and schools also as- sist, also neighborhood groups and