New Britain herald., 1917-03-13
NAVY LEAGUE PUTS
 | SPEED INTO PLANS ,

Will Encourage Recruiting in.
 Preparation for aosthities 1 '
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 Boston. March ls.-The active cara-ls paign of the Navy league of the Unit ed States for, recruits for the United States Navy and the Naval Reserve, and for the preparation of equipmentss for the navy, is to be extended im-s mediately into Maine, New Hamp-5 shire. Vermont. Rhode Island ana Connecticut. with the assistance ol 5 State Chairman Harry K. White of the Massachusetts department of the | league. MT. White will suggest at once andA nle with the Washington headquarter4s of the league, the names of men for appointment as chairmen or secreAs taries in the various New England. 1 states and will, if requested, assist these men in organizing the present. navy league membership in these states, securing new members organ- 1zing the Women's Auxiliaries and ex-s tending their work. Tn Massachusetts the work of thss league Is we'll established, with nearlys 1900 members. active auxiliary branches and the cooperation olj many of the patriotic and prepared- ness societies in the work of making supplies for the men of the navy and the reserve. In other New Englands states, however, the membership has; never been organized. being scattered and at present affiliated only with thes national organization. l When the present international crisis l developed. certain definite work wasa assigned to the Navy league by tho navy department at Washington, and in order to handle this program. ef-I fectively, an active campaign of or.' ganization has been undertaken.
 Leagues Program.
 The Massachusetts department of' the Navy league of the United States. Inc., has begun an active campaign, to carry out the following specific pro-I I gram, delegated to 1t by the United
 States. navy department:
 l T.. To aid in recruiting for the | United States navy.
 2. To assist in securing enroll
 ments in the naval reserve fecS&ta$
 provided for by congress. l 3. To furnish needed articleG of
 clothing, equipment and comfort, 3ich
 as woolen helmets. mufflers and socls,
 and hospital supplies required by the
 exigencies of the naval service, ana not now furnished ins suficient qtans 2
 titles by the government '
 To conduct this campaixn effecfiva-
 ly and fulflll it's requirements. IT Ai1-
 creased membership in the Mki1a- chusetts department, to which bc16
 men and women are eligible. and funds for the purchase of suppii8 for the work, are essential. s.ss The Massachusetts department III. already been offered, and has accepts.
 ed. the co-operation of the Epeetff i Aid Society for American Preparef.
 ness and of other women'S organixa-
 tions, the members of which will make the needed articles of clOt4ixHa,
 and equipment and prepare hospitGI
 supplies. all of which will besi&Or-
 warded directly to the Chariestown
 navy yard. by arrangements with the
 navy officers, and will be used for tho
 United States warships stationed at
 the Boston navy yard and for co4&t patrol boats. The woolep helmet3
 mufflers and socks will be made ac:
 cording to standards approved by the l navy department and the American
 Red, Cross. Thes Navy League will I try to supply the yarn and other ma-4 terials to be used by the co-operat- ing organizations. sss ss.,
 Noa-P -Pastizan Organization.
 The Navy League is an absolutely independent, non-partisan organixa-s tion, whose national officers include former cabinet members former ard-s bassadors and other men of national prominence. It has total member-. I ship sin all classes of about 35O.00o ! in. the United States. It is trying to arouse the country to reaiizinG sense of its helplessness in the event of war, with which we are now seri-f ! ously tlireatened, and to do lts share in preparation for the possible struG- TT. It cannot emphasize too stroA.: iy the great need of immediate acti41. The mambersfp In Massachusetts has been increased recently from 70 to about 1,2e0. There should be not less than 10000 In this state. enrolled in the league. Every patriotic man
 and woman should enter the crgan- I ization. A lss
 Mrs. Gardiner Hall is chairman of the woman's Auxiliary of the Mas sachusetts department, througH | which the cooperation of other wom@ en's organisations was secured.
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