New Britain herald., 1918-10-26

Financial and Patriotic Condition
Services At Churches Resumed To-
morrow.
Despite the fact that the United
War Workers campaign does not
open until November 11th this town
is already making preparations to so
over its assigned quota. The first
step taken in the campaign prepara-
tons was q meeting of the general
committee in the directors room Of
the PlainVille Trust company last
night At the meeting preliminary
plans were made for the campaign.
The meeting was one of enthusiasm
as can be seen from the fact that one
of the minor committees did not fin
nish its work until u p. m. There
are seven organizations represented
in the drive for money, as follows:
Y. NJ. C. a., K. of c., Y. w. G. A,
Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp
Community Service, American Lii
brary Association and the Salvation
Army. At the meeting the quotas
were also mentioned. The entire
country must raise $170, 1000, Con-
necticut $2,394,127, and Plainville
$3.50. There will be no preference
shown any of the organizations, each
receiving it's percentage as arranged
at q meeting of the heads of the var
ious organizations several weeks ago.
Plans for carrying on the campaign
in this town are not complete. There
will be two volunteer days, Saturday,
November g. and Sunday, Novem Der
10, the two days preceding the for
NAL opening of the campaign. On
these two days booths will be placed
in convenient public places and the
amount of canvassing during the rest
of the drive will depend upon the re-
Spouse of the public on tho volunteer
days The house to house canvass
will take place during the week of
November Ills.
The canVassing committee was or
ganjzed last night after the general
meeting, canvaSsing teams appointed
and plans initiated. The names of
the canvassers and the plans outlined
for the canvass will be announced la
ter The Plainville general commit
tees of tho United War Work cam
paign are as follows:
General chairman, r. T. Bra stow;
executive committee, J. Fl. Trumbull,
Chas. H. Newton, r. X. Bennett; di-
rectors of the canvass-liSt of names
and factories, Charles II. Newton
chairman: Joseph n. McKernan, and
William Caherty; advertising commit
tee, l.. L. Brastow, chairman; Orrin
l.. Judd; speakers committee, S. s.
Gwillim, Rev. E. G. Gillette; treas
urer. A. a. Mcleod; secretary, Frank
tt Wheeler: committee on expense,
Henry Trumbull.
Red Cross Has S1,3tS.61
The number of people generally
present at a routine business meeting
in Plainville is always small and the
Red Cross meeting last night was no
exception. Out of approximately 900
members in the local there were "a
present, but those who were there
were enthusiastic Red Cross workers
and made up for the absentees. Inc
purpose of the meeting was to hear
the reports of last years officers and
to elect officers for the ensuing year.
Special mention should be made con-
corning the reports. Rev. e. {. Gill
lette was chairman of the meeting and
JIM McKernan clerk. The report of
the treasurer was first read. me
total amount received through dues,
etc, was $S40. Total expended Tor
necessary material was S+Go'oO' le"N-
ing a balance of $419.5O. Later con-
tributiOns amounting to SS99.oo were
received, leaving in the treasury at the
present time 81 total or $A'3lo.ol
Mrs. Charles r. Clark gave the report
for the military relief committee
which showed the enormous amount
Of work along relief lines which the
local chapter has done. Mrs. Clark's
report was supplemented by report
by Miss Addic Ryder for the work of
the Trumbull Electric Conpany's
auxiliary. This unit, commonly
known as the Circle T unit, was or
ganized as an auxiliary of the local
cha pier in April, 1918. from Apr1l
IL to July IS the total number OF
bandages etc, made by the unit num-
bered 1861. After this latter date,
the unit started on knitted goods and