New Britain herald., 1917-10-10

poral George M. Beckett, Corporal
Harold Ventres, Corporal Orville Ven
tres, Russell Dickinson and William
Bolton.
All the young men, with the excep
ton of Captain Whitney, enlisted
with Company I, New Britain and
after an intensive training at New
Haven, were sent to England. In his
cablegram, Benson tells of his safe
arrival somewhere in France. Cap
tain Whitney, who lives in Blue Hills,
was in charge of Company 1, Meri-
den, before it was amalgamated into
the 102nd Infantry.
Food Conservation Campaign.
A food conservation campaign will
be carried on in Berlin for one week
commencing October 21 and ending
October %. The local committee of
the state council of defense and the
women's committees of the local coun-
Gil of defense home economies will
have charge of the campaign. A
meeting of the three committees will
be held in the near future and plans
will be outlined. It is proposed to
make a thorough canvas of the town.
Pledge cards for membership will be
left at each residence.
Robert Scoville, chairman Of the
| state food conservation committee is
the general chairman in charge of the
| work. Similar campaigns on thrift
j will be carried on all over the coun-
try.
Alling Had No Expense.
First Selectman Willard I. Alling
today filed a report with Town Clerk
! IC,.oY oic II hou oh n a
no expense in the recent election.
| Tomorrow is the last day for filing re-
ports and there are still a few
candidates at the recent election
who have not reported.
| Women to Organize.
A meeting Of the women of the local
council of defense will be held on Fri
day afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Charles M. Jarvis of Worthington
Ridge. Representatives from every
women's society in Berlin will be
present at the session. A permanent
chairman and secretary will be
, elected. Efforts to make the COM
mittee an important one and to work
| in conjunction with the mems local
| defense council will be the purpose
of the session. Mrs. Jarvis at present
is conducting the work and has been
giving much of her time and effort
to the performance of the numerous
tasks.
Not to Celebrate.
No definite celebration is being
planned by the local Italians for
! Columbus day, Friday, October IL. In
years past it has been the custom
of the local Italians to hold a grand
ball in Foresters' hall on Farmin gtor
road. AS a number of men have beer
drafted, it was decided not to hole
the event this year. Instead the ad.
nlirers of Christopher Columbus will
join with the New Britain Italians ir
celebration. A parade will be hell
in the Hardware City and will be fol
lowed by ball at Turner hall. The
proceeds will go to the Red Cross.
Dominick Bcrretti.
The funeral of Dominick Berretti O.
Kensington, who died yesterday a
the New Britain General hospital o
pneumonia, will be held tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock. Services viii
be held at St. Pauls church, and Rev
J. c. Brennan will officiate. Buria
will be at st. Marys new Catholic
cemetery, New Britain.
!, Berretti was 10 years of age. H
leaves a wife and several children
in Italy. He was employed for
number of years in local brickyards
Down With the Kaiser.
An attractive bulletin expoundin,
numerous reasons why United State