New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
Three MILLION IS
LIBERTY loan GOAL
Bankers Will Not Admit Maxi
mum Cannot Be Subscribed
100000 IS KNOWN AMOUNT

Lahders, F'rary and Clark subscribes
$3OO,OOO i'm Bonds--Poles and Ital-
ians Contribute Generously-City
Doffs Hats to Women Workers.
With more than $2,800,000 actually
accounted for, New Britain bankers
are engaged during the few remaining
hours of the Liberty Loan campaign
in striving to reach $3,000,00O as the
city's offering to Uncle Sans war
chest New Britains maximum es-
tablished by the federal treasury de-
partment is s3,135,00O. and. while
those in charge of the campaign do
not anticipate reaching this mark,
they have not given up hope and
they will not abandon hope until the
bank doors are closed tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock.
Today golden flood is passing
over the counters Of the New Britain
National Bank. New Britain Trust
company Commercial Trust COM
pany, Savings Bank of New Britain,
Burritt Savings Bank and other in
stitutions. New Britain residents are
not yet willing to admit that the max
imum amount cannot be subscribed
and they are making an eleventh.
hour drive to reach the larger figure.
Even if the maximum Is not attained.
New Britain will have accomplished
what was at first believed to be an
impossible task. The minimum set
by the treasury department was
$1,962,O0O, as it is patent that the
Hardware City has far exceeded the
expectations Of it's most optimistio
citizens.
This. in spite of the fact that the
city subscribed 60 per cent. more than
it's allotment in the campaign for the
first loan.
The s2,soo,ooo actually subscribed
does not include $4,000 which was re-
ported yesterday by the woman's
committee or the amounts reported
by the men campaigners. 1t also
does not take into account yariou7
other sources and it Is almost certain
that the three million mark will be
surpassed.
Poles and Italians Generous.
President Sloper of the New Britain
National bank today expressed ad-
miration of the manner in which !
Polish and italian residents had con-
tributed to the loan. Hundreds Of |
Poles have subscribed through the |
factories but in addition to their
efforts more than $4,000 can be
traced directly to Polish homes. The
Peoples Savings bank a Polish in
stitution, subscribed for $4,000 in
bonds for itself and disposed of
$1,000 to it's customers. The parish
of the Sacred Heart has also been g.
factor in the loan and under the
urging Of Rev. Lucyan Bajnowsli has
subscribed generously Among the
subscriptions from church societies
are: Guardian Angel society (girls)
800; Guardian Angel society boys)
$50: Polish Temperance society, 800:
knights Of Boleslow the Great
5000: Polish Loan and Industrial
Corporation 500; st. Stanislaw's So
ciety 800; Sisters of Holy Rosary.
500.
Investments by Italian societies are
also reported today. The General
Amiglio society has subscribed $500
for the organization and $1,000 for its
members individually. The Victor
Emanuel Star Of Italy society has SUBJ
scribed for $500 in bonds.
Il. F. s. @. Invests 100000.
Among the largest subscribers in
the city has been the Landers. Frary
s. Clark Mfg. Co. whose subscription
has been announced as 100000.
Miss Illga Harvey who has been
conducting the sale of Liberty Bonds
in the Vocational High school reports
that the sales have reached the neigh
borhood Of $2,4O0. Although few Of
the bonds were bought by the pupils,
the majority was subscribed for by
members OF the faculty.
At a meeting OF the Catholic
Women's Benevolent Legion last even
ing it was voted to buy a 500 bond
1t was also voted to send to each
members son in the service
Christmas box.
Team Reports.
The team reports presented last
evening were as follows:
Team No. l, F. Fl. Afford. captain,
twenty one subscriptions, $1,000.
Team No. 2, w. j. Farley, captain
no report as Mr. Farley was out Of
town.
Team No. 3, NJ. D. SAKE. captain,
thirteen subscriptions, $1,000.
Team No. 4, X. II. Sloper, fifteen
subscriptions, $1,050.
Team No. 5, H. D. Humphrey,
captain, nine subscriptions, $3.50.
Team No. 6, H. L. Platt, captain,
three subscriptions, $1,000.
Team No 7, H c. Wilson, captain,
one subscription, $50.
Team No. 8, J. NJ. Halloran, cap
tain, ten subscriptions. $3.50.
Team No. 9, M. J. Hayes, captain,
ten subscriptions, $1,750.
Team No. 10, G. H. Dyson, captain,
four subscriptions, $3.50.
Team No. H. c. Fl. Barnes, captain,
nine subscriptions, $3.50.
Ttcam 40. -, Frew w. Porter,
captain, sixteen subscriptions. $1.400
Team No. 13, Stanley Prior, cap
tain four subscriptions, $3.50.