New Britain herald., 1917-02-28

alphabetical order the blanks which
the factories have begun to send IN.
Several of the plants have made par
tial returns. Others are waiting UNI
til their employees have registered
and will send in the sheets alphabet
ically arranged, saving one handling
at the bureau.
1t is estimated that 10000 each of
name and street cards have been re-
ceived and filed, and that at closing
time tonight fully twice that number
will have been received and properly
filed, and everything will be practical
ly ready to begin checking the re-
turned sheets with the lists and ascer-
tanning who must still be seen by the
enumerators. The thoroughness with
which the factories and business sec
ton are being covered will make the
house-to- house canvass comparative
ly light.
Among the volunteer assistants on
duty last evening were Almena j.
Stone Marion w. Sanderson, Myrtle
Porter, Margery Rice, Gertrude Bow
en-, Hilda Torrell, Elsye F. German,
Corinne H. Sunersen and Helen Eng
lish. Aide tombstone Vance, who has
charge of the detail of the office,
found nothing but praise for the ease
with which the volunteer assistants
comprehended their instructions and
the business-like way in which they
took hold Of the work. Henry Briere,
who has been on service each day and
evening was an able assistant in as
signing eloquent testimonials of a
militarism that made the great war
possible. A goodly number have been
years of service seems to have been
the limit for the majority.
A number of men visited the census
bureau yesterday 30 inquire where
first citizenship papers could be taken
out and were directed to go to the
post office building in Hartford. One
effect of the census seems to be to
awaken in the minds of the foreign
born people desire to be truly and
fully Americans and to align them
selves suuarely with the people among
whom they dwell.
Aide Vance would like to see lar
ger number of volunteers for day
time service. At night every desk is
filled, but in the day two or three
times as many people could be en-
ployed to advantage as now present
themselves. From now until the end
there will be plenty to do for all who
come. Among the volunteers who
have not been named are Edward
Recano M. III. Pease, c. P. Merwin,
c B. Lawrence, Myrtle c. Durham,
J. T. Di Nonno, F. G. Del Mastro, jEs-
Their Crona and Hazel E. Harris.
Many Former Soldiers.
George F. Croft has volunteered to
enroll the telegraph men; f. l..
Beardslay will look out for the trolley
, employees; Manager Kibbe for the
town farm, and G. Lewis for the
| theaters. The census blanks tell a
| very human story of a very human
people One man enthusiastically
answers 'Bet your life,'' to the ques-
| ton Are you a citizen of the United
States,'' voicing the very natural pride
all feel in recording allegiance. An
/ other, cosmopolitan in his belief
| states that he is an American citizen
not United States citizen. A large
proportion show foreign origin, and OF
these many of the records of men
above twenty-five years of age tell OF
military service in Russia, Greece
Italy, Germany, Austria and France
OF the native born citizens, the
| larger number have naturally seen nc
military service, but the answers tt
the questions show that ability to ride
a horse, handle a team, automobile
boat steam engine, telegraph or wire
less outfit, or run a dynamo or steam
engine is not lacking. One expert
ences a feeling of pride in the gen
eral high standing and proficiency o.
his fellows as they record their ex
perience. One says "I'll try to drive
an automobile. Another's military
experience is registered as a bur
glar" which is evidently the enumer
ator's version of "bugler."
But it is the boys-the lads Of six
teen and over whose records in thi
census are generally their first serv
; ice for the state, whose records Civ
: a gripping feeling about the heart
and arouse desire to stand between
them and anything that may harm
, them. One Of them naively state
that his military experience consist
. of two years in the Boy Scouts,
and one cannot but hope that he ma.
tile foe than in this service. 1t make
. an older man glad that he has al
! opportunity to enroll as a possible de
. fender, and that he can still fend of
from these younger brothers some .