New Britain herald., 1917-02-26
NO 'SLACKERS' HERE, CENSUS AGENTS FIND
Not a Man Has Refused to Fill
 Out Blank


 The work we'll on its way to final completion. New Britain's military census-taking machine is today work ing like well-oiled piece of intricate mechanism Each department. cap aoly handled by aioes, Is doing it's work rapidly and accurately and the Volunteers are working with a zeal that promises we'll for this city's rep- utation. Tho pubNc too, is co-operat- Ing dn every way possible and al fhough over 17,O0O blanks have all ready sbeen distributed and q goodlv percentage filled out, there has not 2 been ., single instance where q man has refusod to answer the questions.
 FActory Census Rushing,
 Chairman A. F. Corbin and his aides have practically completed tho : work preliminary to the military cen sus canvass, and enumerators are ac- lively engaged in filling the blanks in the different factories and places of S business. Seventeen thousand blanks have been distributed and in some of the factories it is hoped to complete the entire enrolment today, when the work Of checking against lists will be- gin. Twenty-Five Of the pupils in the SO~&tAOA40A x1u8A 6ClOOI9 aT6 aSSlStlnR in the work of f1lling the cards for the alphabetical and street lists, and number of these have already been , returned to headquarters for assort- ing and nnng.
 Moro Aides Named
 When the larger units are covered, tlie street canvass will follow, and all Preparations for thds latter portion of --h>o H. T. the time the lists are ready for the house to house enumerators. The fol- lowing have been appointed as heads of divisions to care for the larger units1 S
 Dr. W. E. Norton dentists: H. Dayton Humphrey. real estate and in surance; Louis Fodt saloons and liquor dealers: Gardner c. Weld, banks and brokers; F. H. Johnston, lamber and coal dealers; IIon. George l Klett, attorneys; John E. Cosgriff, 1 railroad men: Chief w. J. Rawlings, i police department; Chief Dame. fire i department; s. H. Holmes, schools: 1 w. W. Leland. Chamber of Commerce mercantile division; James R. Hal l Koran. hotels; pr. Henry c. Bray, phy- 1 iEicians. M Volunteers for service are contin- 1 sning to present themselves for duty. 1 Miss Mildred Hellberg will be on duty 1 Tor detail work each morning during i the canvass Miss Antonette R. Hem i of 22 Warlock street has offered the | use of typewriter for week. Miss ] Ethel Aldrich is doing efficient work ] In listing names. Other volunteers for | eervice arc F. R. Gilpatric Mrs. c. c. Beach Harry c. Billings, Florence | Thorngren, Mrs. A. M. Beardsley, | Stalph R, Merigold and pr. J. H. Potts.
 No ReftsaIs Here. z No one who has been asked to sign l n blank has refused. On the con- l frary there seems to be a desire to | give the information desired and to | assist in any way possible. Over two l hund ed men have called at the head | uuarters of the bureau and filled in l the blanks. It Is anticipated that the | entire census will be completed in | record time.
 The Character of the Census.
 Chairman Corbin is quite emphatic | In his expression of a desire to have he people understand that the taking | of the census is by no means an en- follment for work or an enlistment. l nor does it take any part in prep | nration for conscription. 1t makes no man any more liable for military | Thty than he would be if the census l were not taken, nor does it carry as | N result any obligation he would not | be under in any situation. It simply l list. all men, classifies them as to abil- 1 lty to serve the state and nation and | fhus gives the people in authority | eome definite knowledge of what they | hay expect if action becomes neces- sary ]
 At the meeting of the general com ! mittee in Grammar school hall, Com l missioner T. w Alsop stated that it 1 had been decided that a mistake had been made In applying the word mill l ltaru fn the census. since 1t caused