New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-10
Mayor Quigley Supports Plea to
Be Considered by Council
INVESTMENT IN POTATOES
Council Will Be Asked to Transfer
Fund From Municipal Farm Com
mittee-Robert Scoville to Speak
on Conservation.

Appropriation Of $500 for use by
the War Bureau will be sought at a
meeting of the common council this
evening, in addition to other activities
incidental to the prosecution of the
war "behind the firing line. The War
Bureau has already been established
and it's members have performed con-
siderable work in connection with
their office but have found themselves
Handicapped by lack of funds.
Mayor Quigley believes the council
should make an appropriation for the
commission the money to be used in
many instances in emergency cases.
That the bureau needs permanent
headquarters and a fund sufficient to
carry on the work was demonstrated
yesterday, Mayor Quigley said today,
when two women, in need OF immedi-
ate financial relief, called at his office.
Through the selective draft act these
women have been deprived of support,
and they wanted money at once. The
mayor also had a number of callers
who desired to communicate with
relatives in the military service of the
United States but whose addresses were
not known. One of the purposes of
the War Bureau will be to maintain
q list of New Britain men in the army
with their addresses. In addition, the
bureau will also forward relief sup
plies consisting of eatables not in
cluded on the army menu and COM
forts for the inner and outer man.
The ten aims of the War Bureau as
outlined today by Mayor Quigley are:
Ito centralize all war activities,
now being done by local committees
in haphazard fashion, often causing
duplication of work
2.-To keep record of those in vari-
Gus branches of the national service.
3.-To do all research and investi-
cation work necessary for the various
branches of the state and national
government.
4.-To raise money for the enlisted
men in the various camps and
brancfes 6f~ the service. ~' '','s''l--jFfa1ss
5.-To relieve those in need who
have sent fathers, sons or brothers to
the front.
6.-To assist those desiring to COM
municate with men in the service.
(This need is felt lAeenly where par
ents or relatives of the men are
foreign born.)
TO act as an agency Tor the Q1S-
tribution Of city food products.
S-To assist in obtaining subscrip-
tions for government loans.
9.-To secure free medical attend
ance for the families of the men who
have gone to the front and who cannot
afford to pay for such service.
1O.-In fact, this bureau will act
as a clearing house for the work of
all the local war committees such as
the food and fuel committee, relief
committees, municipal farm commit
tee, local town committee of the State
Council of Defense, Four Minute Men
and various relief committees.
Will Support Appropriation.
E. w. Christ W. w. Leland and F.
H. Afford, members of the War
Bureau, will appear at the council
meeting tonight and explain their in
bureau last night Mr.. Christ, George
P. Spear and E. N. Humphrey were
appointed committee on finances and
Mr.. Leland, Mr.. Afford, Councilman
Gorback and Stanislaus Arszlowicz
were appointed a committee on relief.
The Red Cross was represented by
committee consisting Of Mrs. I. D.
Russell, Mrs. James H. Robinson and
Mrs. A. G. McKinnie. These women
heartily endorsed the War Bureau and
decided to cooperate in sending
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