New Britain herald., 1917-10-22
Prospects Bright For New Britain to Secure. Its Minimum of $l,- 920,000 By Friday
RALLIES HELD FOR
 POLES AND ITALIANS
Patriotic Songs Sung i'll School of Sacred Heart and Heavy Contribu- tions Are Expected-NeW Haven Women Have Collected SIG, ,OO0 and Boy Scouts $1O,OOO.

New Britain Is headed down ths| stretch in it's race for it's Libert54 Loan minimum of $1,92O,000.
 Everyone connected with the cam paign is making special effor(s thh week.. the last opportunity for in vesting your money with Uncle San and helping to win the war. It's thu last call to patriots, the last chanc& to invest your money at per canl interest in the most substantial bonf ever issued by any government. you can't go lover there," provide tn funds for someone who can. Climl on the band wagon and march at tn head of the parade. Everybody el6, is aboard-dont stand on the cux | and watch the procession of pA2 triots go by. Stop cheering and in vest. ] That New Britain residents of forl 1 eign blood are rallying to the caua
 was shown by two enthusiastic meet 1 ings. yesterday. One was held by tn
 Polish people in Sacred Heart scho1
 hall. The other was attended h
 Italians and was held in GrammG
 school hall. President A. J. SlopA
 and Treasurer F. s. Chamberlain q
 the New Britain National bank wer
 speakers at both gatherings.
 ! The Polish rally was particulaTl
 enthusiastic. In addition to the spea1X CTS mentioned, Rev. Lucyan BojncN ski and Leo Bojnowski addressa
 the assembly, which numbereI
 about 1,600. The audience reccivs
 all remarks with cheera- and l Sloper said today, "1t was t5
 greatest rally of it's kind I have ey1
 seen. It just lifted you out of yoA
 chair.'' The men sang the
 Spangled Banner" and "AmerIcN
 and the meeting was brought to. close with the singing of the PoliA
 national anthem, which shook tfl
 walls of the building. It is belseye that the Polish people will inve&
 their money heavily this week aM
 prove to the state that New Brita | is not q shaker city sss Enthusiasm was also evident at tl meeting of the Italians, about 150( ! whom were present. The principl ] speaker was a lawyer from NeM 1 Haven who impressed on his audito
 the necessity of loaning money
 the government if the war is to 1 prosecuted successfully.
 Pastors of all churches dwelt se ! iously on the Liberty Loan yeste
 day and exhorted the congregatio1 l to open their purses to the gover1 l ment.
 ] Men have not been alone responsib| 1 for tlc success of tho loan in Ne l Britain thus far. The woman's con
 lnittce is working industriously aI ] has secured subscriptions to amount of $16,000
 The woman's committee has opon commodious quarters in Room 3i the National Bank building ana
 thoroughly equipped to sell Llpe! 1 Ronds to the women of New Brltat 1 This committee wishes to enlpnAsl +.c noint that it is not begging p 1 ofrering the soundest investment III
 1.orld a loan with good interest Jrnc1c Sa:n the richest uncle in | world Any woman who cannot los i her home or does not understa
 banking methods may telephone Zl or write Room 311, National Bal building, and a woman Of the cor l mittee will be sent to her. This m, l be done before Thursday night at o'clock.
 It was officially announced this ilo | that to date the Boy Scouts had ga approximately $10,000 worth l Liberty Bonds. Saturday, which VI the first day on which they were a !! thorized to solicit subscriptions to ] second Liberty Loan, the Scouts su ceeded in raising $6, The four q campaign which the Scouts are WaEi will be brought to a close WedneSd night.