New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-24
BATTALION ELEVEN
TO ARRIVE FRIDAY

SuPtuAA DuAJ UAN V1AoA VuOVlO
to Reach City in Evening
GIRLS ARE SELLING TICKETS
Young Women Decide to Charge on
Pocketbooks of Acquaintances-
Col. Burpee and Part of Staff Com
inE-GOvernOr Invited.
Captain DAILY, commanding COM
pany c, 301st Machine Gun Battalion.
National Army. at Aver, Mass, today
in communication with Chairman
Mangan of the athletic committee of
the War Bureau, announced that the
battalion football eleven and rooters
| accompanying them to this city will
arrive here Saturday morning in
special train, between 9 and 10 O'Clock.
The boys will be given a leave of alb
sence to visit their homes and will be
ordered to report at the State Ar
mory at - o'clock for roll call prepar-
atory to the parade. The officers will
leave Camp Devens Friday afternoon
and will arrive here in the evening" A
visit will be made through the various
factories Saturday morning.
Plans for the celebration are moving
along smoothly and every indication
points to one of the biggest affairs ever
held in this city. Local Manager F. L.
Beardsley of the Connecticut COM
pany has promised the committee the
best trolley facilities available for
handling the crowd. Fred C. Monier
today notified the committee that he
is having a football gilded and placed
on exhibition to be known as the
golden football, and that it will be
presented to the Camp Devens team
on Saturday.
The young women invited to assist
the committee in the coming events
responded at the meeting held last
evening and all displayed keen inter-
est in the proceedings. Chairman
Mangan spoke at length, telling of the
aims and objects in raising the ath-
letic fund, and urging that the women
assist in every manner possible. Later
permanent organization was formed
among the women with Miss Grace
Blannery as chairman and Miss Mar
gret Cochrane as secretary. This or
ganfzation will arrange affairs for
coming events and will assist as wait
resses at the banquet to be served tho
officers and invited guests at the Y
M. G. A. at the conclusion of tho game,
Later the party will be rendered a re-
ception and dance in the gymnasium,
the Y. M. G. A. officials having verv
generously rendered the use of the
hJ1I1
will dress for the game at the associa-
ton.
Fair Ticket Selelers.
The womens committee for the fund
who are supplied with tickets for the
coming game are as follows: Misses
Ebba Neri, Irene Byrne, Marie Das-
cola, Catherine Campbell Grace
Burns, Margie Conlin, Mae Cox, Made
line Caufield, Katherine Mccarthy,
Irene Trask, Florence Cashion, Eliza
beth Slaney, Evelyn Scheidler, Mildred
Anderson, Genevieve Anderson, Mary
Kiniry, Rita Cooney. Gertrude Calla-
ham, Rene Dorsey, Ella Moore, Marion
scheidler, Julia Sullivan, Elizabeth
Morrin, Lillian Gold, Margaret Coch-
rane, Grace Riley, Della Haugh, Ruth
Corbin, Agnes Vance, Mildred Taylor,
Grace Flannery. Eleanor M. Bunny.
Marion Egan, Helen Monsees, Mary E.
Curtin, Gertrude Larson, Lillian Kol-
odney, Agnes Duncanson, Mildred
Luddy, Anna Ahern, Katherine Fagah
Of Kensington, Mrs. William F. Man.
gan and Mrs. Christensen. Each of
! these is imbued with fine spirit and
the committee feels assured that they
will have no difficulty in selling a
large number of tickets. 1t has been
| arranged to have the footballs used in
the, game autographed by the Camp
Devens officers Mayor Quigley and
| captains of the teams and presented to
| the girls selling the largest number of
| tickets.
| Mayor Quigley announced at the
close of last nights meeting that invi-
| tations would be extended to Cover
nor Marcus Holcomb and Lieutenant
Governor Clifford B. Wilson to be
guests at the game. A large review
ing stand will be erected on Mair
street, possibly in front Of the Center
| church for the mayors and other dis
tinguished guests. Special reservations
will be made at the field for seating
the guests and the members of the
women's committee.
The committee has extended an in
vitation to the following to assist as a
committee in handling Saturdays
event: w. G. Moorehead, w. S. Sla-
ter, c. II. Barnes, Charles Miller, Will
liam H. Judd, Lawrence P. Mangan
James J. Naughton, John Kiniry
James Lynch, James Luby, Edward
| Eggert, Merwin Jacobson, John Mar
tin, John Tobin, Thomas j. Smith, Ar
thur A. Pilz, w. E. Fay, Eric Erick-
son, John E. Moore of Kensington
John H. Trumbull and Stanley w
Gwillim of Plainville and James Cray
Thomas Tracy and Attorney S. Rus
sell Mink of Bristol. This committe e(