New Britain herald., 1917-03-14
PlainV1ue News .CONDELL READY TO JOIN HOME GUARDS Other Prominent Citizens Willing
 to Offer Their Services WILLIAMS RECRUITING AGENT
 

Plainvlle win HAve Organization That Win Compare FAyorably With Those of other Towns-Ready for Occupancy May 1-FuneFaa Notices. Following the lead taken by. other places In the state, Plainville is about to make arrangements for the organ izing of a branch of the Home Guards insthis town in accordance with the measures adopted by the general as- sembly. Charles H. Williams has been appointed by the state board to have charge of the work of getting recruits here and it is expected that before tho end of the week ho will issue call for a public meeting at which invitations to become afiiliated with the organization will be given. Already prominent citizens. who have passed the age limit for service in the national guard or the regular army. have sigriasd their willingness to affiliate themselves with the com
 
 repelling the enemy in case the situa- ton in time of war became such that Connecticut was in danger from att tacking forces.
 A. H. Condell was among the first to express his intention of becoming member of the guard when it is or ganized. MT. Condell had military experience as . member of the na- tional guard of New York. havinG served with that organization when but youth, and while he could not be accepted in the regular army m case of, war, because of his age, he is willing to do his share towards protecting his state at time when the younger mems services might be required elsewhere. Other citizens of prominence. including some of the q. A. R., have announced their willing; ness to join, and MT. Williams ts not expected to have much trouble in getting recruits here.
 While it is understood that mem- bership in the Home Guard will not be restricted. tho mon expected to join are those who by reason of ad- vanced age, physical disabilities or other circumstances consider them selves unable to afi1liate themselves with the National Guard. should war be declared.
 Plainville is ready to do It's part in the event Of hostilities and. be- sides furnishing its full quota toward the regular army in case of necessity will no doubt have a Home Guard that will measure up to that of any of the towns of its size in the state. q
 That such will be the case is indi- cated by the reports made in con- nection with the compilation of the military census, the town making an excellent showing in the inventory Of its man power. Approximately twelve hundred names, and the de- sired information concerning their owners have been sent to the state bureau at Hartford. A check up with available lists shows that few of the male residents have been skipped. During tho last two days over . dox- en blanks have been sent in by mon overlooked by the enumerators help ing to swell Plainville's total. Tho enumerators report that the "yellow streak, was not apparent anywhere in Plainville. not single resident having refused to give the desired in- formation. Even foreigners, who are still subjects of other countries. wil- linxly filled out their blanks when the object of the census was ex- plained to them and . large per- centage of them expressed their in- tention of fighting for Uncle Sam should the occasion arise where their services are needed.
 The town need make np apology for it's standing in the state report and, the volunteer enumerators have reason to be proud of the results of their efforts.
 ; Ready For Occupancy May 1.
 Although unfavorable weather has delayed the work to some extent Con- tractors F'urrey and Dow expect to have the dwellings on which they are employed for the Plainville Real- ty company ready for occupancy by May 1. Two of the buildings are now ready for plastering and another one ia in shape for roofing. While the company has not announced it's plans for the summer 1t is understood that the directors have practically decid- ed to start the erection of other buildings on their property in the eastern section as soon as those now in course of erection are completed.
 Plans have been drawn, 1t Is sAto, for the construction of three new dwellings in the western section of the town, and more are expected to follow, especially should the com pany which absorved the Rockwell- Drake corporation decide to locate hospital on Monday, was reported as >A I.n ona