New Britain herald., 1917-05-15
BRITAIN CONNECTICUT TUESDAY h 1el7-TwELvE PAGES
AIM Of RED CROSS
 IS 10000 MEMBERS

est Here Opens This Month MAY 2S TO JUNE 2 Committees Already Appointed and Everyone. Win Be Approached to
 "Do His Bit'' to Alleviate sunesines
 of Those Who VIII Go to War. New Britain's fifty or sixty thou sand inhabitants will be asked to fur nish 10000 members of the local chapter of the American Red Gross during a strenuous recruitin9 cam paign which is to be waged here dur 4ng the week of May 28 to June 2. in- elusive. With zeal and energy char acteristic of all New Britain enter prises, the men in charge of this membership campaign are now formu- lating plans for obtaining the new members and feel assured of the hearty cooperation of their fellow citizens. An idea of the great task may be had from the fact that at present there are slightly less than 300 members of the American Red Gross here today. By June 2 there will be 10000. the people in charge feel certain.
 The great humane work that the American Red Cross accomplishes needs no description. Already suffi- cient money has been subscribed to pay for any expenses to be incurred in connection with this recruiting campaign, 20 that every cent which ds received from new memberships will be used exclusively for the actual field work of the Red Cross. With O,O0O members in New Britain, the Red Cross would be materially benefited and people whose friends and rel- atives may be called to the front would know that although they them selves had to stay at home they would be contributing money and labor which will benefit their own.
 To recruit these 10000 members in six days the following factories and business interests have been divided and placed in charge of captains who are to use all their energies to ob- tain members in their particular de- partments:
 Those in Direct Charge.
 Louis Reynal, American Paper Goods Co.,; Abraham Buol, New Brit ain Machine Co.,; E. R. Gilpatric. Stanley Works: c, B. Parsons. F. . F. Corbin: c. H. Baldwin. corbin Cabinet Lock Co.,; B. F. Hall, Lam ders. Frary & Clark; George Spear, Corbin Screw Corp; Charles w. Nichols Stanley Rule and Level Co.,: Arthur Walker, Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co.,; L. H. Taylor, American Hosiery Co.,; B. M. Wightman, North & Judd Mfg. Co.,; George w. Traut, Traut & Hine Mfg. Co.,; Howard Humphrey, Parker Shirt Co.,; Ernest Neumann, Union Mfg. Co.,; Paul Rogers. skinner Chuck Co.,; William H. Caldwell, Beaton & Caldwell; c. J. White, c. J. White Co.,; L. B. Marcy, Hart & Cooley Mfg. Co.,; K. s. Kyle, Fafnir Bearing Co.,; M. s. Hart, Hart &. Hutchinson Co.,; A. Porter, C.. B. Prentice Co.,: E. G. Hurlbert, Vulcan Iron Works: Herbert Swift, Malleable Iron Works; Otto Burckhardt, Ma tional Spring Bed Co.,; MT. Barnes, B. & K. Co.,; John Minor, Minor & Corbin; H. H. Corbin, H. H. Corbin & Son; G. A. Quigley, New Britain Mfg. Co.,; Thomas F1annery, P. J.: Flannery Co.,; w. w. Leland, mercan- tile: Peter Crona, insurance, barbers, real estate, brokers and bankers; Dr. T. B. Reeks, city officials, fire and po- lice force; L.. P. Slade, all teachers, including music; Arthur Bacon. architects, engineers. builders, plumbers. electricians painters. stone and concrete workers; Will Ham House, printers, newspaper men and stationers. and M. D. Sake, law yers, doctors and dentists.
 IAst of Committees.
 Following is list of committees of the campaign:
 Publicity and advertisfng-Chas. w. Nichols. chairman; Lewis Stephen son. A. H. Dessau, J. B. Comstock, H. R. Jones, Joseph Roche, A. E. Magnell, Howard Timbrell, Leo Boj- nowslxi.
 Badge and pledge-E. W, Irving. chairman: Phillip Corbin, R. c. Twitchell. c. H. Baldwin, George Kimball, George Spear.
 Headquarters-How Platt, chair man; Howard Humphrey. P. F. Mo- Donough. Charles Mueller, Severin Johnson, w. l.. Hatch, Philip stan ley.
 Life Memberships Committee, William T. Sloper, chairman; c. F. Bennett, H. S. Hart. P. F. King, Charles B. Parsons
 Ladies' committee-Mrs. c. E. Wet more, chairman.
 Local and National Officers.
 4P t,a chapter are herewith printed:
 Hon. e. A. Quigley, honorable chairman.
 w. F. Brooks, chairman.
 A. F. Corbin, vice. e-president M n Saxe vice-president