New Britain herald., 1917-04-24

In the first line there are 4,0oO in- fantry, 25O machine gun men and 30 men in the river patrol medical and supply corps and other units. To out fit the men would require 5000 uni- forms. 1000 rifles. 20 machine guns and 500 to 1000 revolvers. Nearly all the supplies have been contracted for and at prices which could not be touched today. There has also been shOught y275.OO0 rounds of ammunition at less than the present day price. About 10000 men had enlisted on April IT, and this. made it necessary ty-fve men to. sixty-f1ve. with three officers. At that. there were more companies and.amen than there was equipment for. and selective plan was adopted for military and strategic value. and this plan shuts out the local eomranN- !.
 z It, is regretted that these selections will put some excellent companies. already organized and some mus tered. into the reserve without uni- forms. arms and equipment for the present. In New Britain where two companies have been organized. but one can he equipped. and the same thing holds for many places in the county where companies have been or ganized. Major E. l.. Wilcox became ! member of the local company at last nights meeting and there was one other, recruit. which brings the total up to eighty-fve. The principal business at Friday nights meeting will be the mastering in of the company. and if all plans work out this will be a public meeting.
 1 Mrs. Elizabeth Tl,resl,cr.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Yhresher a former resident of kensington. and widow of the late Nathan $. Thfesher, died yes- terday at her home, AZ Hammer street, Burnside. She was seventy six years of age and leaves one sister, Mrs. Ella M. Porter. who resided with her. The funeral will be held at her late home Wednesday at ? o'clock l and the pastor of the Burnside Meth odist church will officiate. Burial ser l vices will be held at the. .F1ast cemetery. 1 Kensington, at about s:45 o'clock. 1 The kensington services. will be con- .ducted by the Rev. Carleton Hazen, pastor of the Kensington fCongrega- tional church.
 | Committee Appointed.
 :! The Berlin Sons of Veterans. asso- ! citation has appointed the following ! committee to take charge of the sub- scription for the flag and pola' that is to be purchased for the town: W. H. Gibney, w l.. Lyons, w. w. Pagan. Thopas Pagan and Harry sGo,t7d. The committee will hold meeting within a few days at which final plans will be
 made with regard to the. raising of the money.
 There has been some talk among the ladies of forming an auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans association. 4
 number of the wives of prominent
 members of the association have
 talked the matter over with the of ! ficers of the organization and all have
 agreed that it would be good plan.
 A meeting of the ladies in regard to ! the matter will be called the latter l part of the week and at that time
 organization plans will be talked over
 To Provide Reading Room.
 A meeting Of the Kensington ladies
 was held in the chapel at Upson's cor
 ner this afternoon and plans talked
 over for making the chapel a reading
 room. All the patriotic ladies of the
 town were invited to take part in the
 meeting and there was sinc response
 It is the plan of the ladies to turn the chapel into reading room for the | soldiers that are on guard duty at the
 local station. At present the men are
 staying in an old section house the
 other side of the railroad station and
 the ladies considered that it would
 be, . good plan to provide them .