New Britain herald., 1917-04-12
CITY GUARD TO BE
 SWORN IN TONIGHT Will Participate in Big Patriotic
 Celebration on April 19 CITY TO BOOM NAVY


 urcd This Evening-Mayor Again
 Explains Purpose of Organization.
 The New Britain City Guard,
 legally authorized by a special ordi-
 nance passed by the common council
 last evening, will meet in the corridor
 of City hall at 7:45 o'clock this even-
 ing to be formally sworn in as special
 police deputies and to be presented l With badges At this time those of
 the City Guard who haze not yet re- { ceived their uniforms will be meas
 ured and it is expected that suits for 1 all, consisting of hat, coat, trousers, shirt and leggings, will be here in time
 Tor the big patriotic parade next ] Thursday afternoon will be similar to | Guard will participate in a body. The patriotic celebration. on next Thursday afternoon will be similar to l others to be held throughout the
 country on this day. April 19 is
 known as Patriots Day and marks
 the anniversary of the battle of Lex
 ington which ushered in the Revolu-
 tionary war. Complete plans for New ] Britain's celebration will be worked l out by a joint council committee and l the public amusement commission, 1 The council committee. appointed by Mayor G., A. Quigley this morning, is l composed of Alderman M. Irving Jester, Alderman A. M. Paonessa, cilman Charles Mueller and Council
 man Anton Steiner. This committee has been called to meet in the mayors office with the amusement commits sion at S:3O o'clock this evening. It ] is expected that among other things, the Patriots Day celebration will in- l clude a flag raising program at the summit of Walnut Hill park, a grand parade of the City Guard and other organizations and a short open air speech by r. W. Cunning. chief tur- ret captain, II. s. N. The factory whistles will also add to the cele-
 bration, according to present outlined plans.
 Naval Recruiting Campaign Here.
 The Patriots Day celebration here will also mark the beginning of a re- cruiting campaign for the navy and the Junior Auxiliary Naval Battalion. Chief Electrician Brainard, II. s. N., visited Mayor Quigley this morning and was assured of the hearty support of New Britain. It will be in refer ence to this that Captain Cunning will speak. Electrician Brainard, who has had eight years of active serNlce Ill the navy, made the following state ment:
 An intense recruiting campaign or three days April 19, 20, 21, is being fostered by the central station of this district, located at 1903 Main street, ! hi i01, iC in Chief Boatswain Thomas l.. McKenna. IT $. N.. retired. This campaign is similar to ones that are at present fourishing in the larger cities ot the
 United States and which consist of
 the united efforts of everyone who has
 the interests of their country and con-
 scuuently their own interests at heart Mir. McKenna would be very glad to
 communicate with anyone who has anything at all to offer to assist in getting men who are between the
 ages of 16 to 35 years, interested in the naval service. In many cities au tom obile campaigns and other meth ods have been resorted to in order to gain recruits for the naval service Everyone from the mayor down in the city of New Britain will soon be bending every effort to put New Brit ain indellibly on the map as far as the
 navy is concerned, MT. McKenna is
 assured.
 'Any business man. organization or individual who desires any informa- tion at all upon making this campaign d success should call upon Mr. Me- Kenna, who is at the Recruiting Sta
 tion daily, including Sunday. from a. m to g D. m., at 1903 Main street,
 Hartford.
 MT Mckenna has also launched 8
 novel plan in the junior naval corps which is to consist of boys between the ages of IA and 16 years. These hoys will be under no additional ob- 1 ligation to the government and the l corps shall in no way detract them l from their school or work. MT. Me- Kenna will welcome any boy who cares to call and get information re- garding a New Britain branch of the 1 junior naval corps. It must be under stood that the junior naval corps like 1 its big brother, the U. $. Navy desire 1 only those who are orderly and wil- ing to submit to discipline without
 which no military body can exist. There are no funds available for the pursuit of this organization and the matter is to be entirely up to the boys themselves as regards the re- cruiting and officering of these com panies. The lads of the city of Hart ford have already begun to assume a deep interest in this matter and many have called at the station. If there are any boys in this city who are sim ilarly interested, MT. McKenna and his assistants would be glad to have inf ton they desire. It should be re- ,.,a,,,horad that there are manu ser-