New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09
BOOM IS LAUNCHED
FOR WAR CHEST PLAN
Editor COlVin Tells What GlenS
Falls, N. Y, Has Done

n. Y, editor, railroad magnate and
business man OF that city, gave an in
teresting talk on the war chest move
ment as conducted in that enterpris-
ing city, before a small audience of
mem bers Of the New Britain Cham
Der of Commerce in the Elks' club
last evening. A forceful convincing
type of a speaker, Mr.. Colvin brought
out very conclusively the real merit
of the war chest movement On pres
entation to the gathering by Presi-
dent r. w. Pelton, Mr.. Colvin stated
that as the chairman had said he was
q business man, but his present bus
mess was that Of war, and that in the
part he was taking in it he was only
doing his bit in a small way.
Mr.. Colvin is a member of the ex-
emption board in his home city, and
he gave several interesting stories
concerning the brand of patriotism
that is being displayed there daily
Incidently he paid a tribute to the
work the women of the country
are doing in this gigantic struggle.
Several weeks ago, the speaker said,
he was in Newport News, Va, where
he was sure that no man of his po-
litical faith was listening to him and
where he was sure that no man
agreed with the ideas of his father
who laid down his life in the Civil
War, and during his remarks he
asked his auditors if at any time it
was ever said that such dastardly
things as are being committed by the
forces Of the Prussian government
were ever heard of. Immediately the
editor of the leading newspaper in
u he l,o
heard the late General Bryant say
that at no time during the war was
there a time when a northern woman
was not as safe within the boundary
of the Confederate states as in her
own home. Such he claimed is tho
chivalry of the southerner.
Going to Hell Face Downward.
A TRADE against the Kaiser second
to none ever heard in this city was
directed by the speaker in which he
termed willie. the Hun as tDishon-
orable, Hellish, etc. Mr.. Colvin said,
that the country that has been re-
sponsible for the numbering Of g.
100000 people since the war started
and 100000 on the western front,
would be made to pay dearly for it
soon. The boys of the United States
and their brave Allies will bury them
face downward SO that they will be
forced to dig their way to receive
their punishment The speaker said
that he only regretted that he could
not use every word in the dictionary
to show his contempt for these kinds
of Germans.
THE boys from our country are
fighting a hard battle over there, but
those who are wagfng the hardest
fight of all are those at home, the
mothers of those boys, Mr.. Colvin
said. BILLY Sunday has we'll put 1t
when he said any old kind of stick
can be called father but it takes char
acter to be called mather.' He then
quoted a beautiful poem written by
Eva Booth, of the Salvation Army.
Mr.. Colvin said that his part in the
war is not due to any remuneration
he receives, as he is not a payroll pa
triot. At present he is serving the
United States government in II Fed
eral positions. When the war chest
was first preached in Glens
Falls, he did not approve of it, and
he made no attempt to disguise that
he would have to be shown before he
would lend helping hand in the
project.
AT the outset Of the movement $50
of the representative citizens of Glens
Falls held a meeting and discussed
the proposition. OF this number Is
were selected to go about the state
and collect all the facts and data con-
corning it's workings in other places.
When this committee met to present
it's report, it was proven that it was
practical and worthy and then steps
AL, +ol- rs
permanent war chest committee. The
Is members of the committee were
selected as directors of the war chest
and are now serving in that capacity.
Plans were made at once for
thorough canvass of the town and
when it was completed it was found
that every man. woman and child
in the city over 16 years of age was
listed. Here a slight argument arose
over the publishing Of the names of
subscribers in the papers and only
two were opposed to it, the speaker
and Judge Singleton. Mr. Colvin,
however, said that although both he
and the judge are the owners of the
two papers in the city, the Is other
m embers of the committee pointed
out that on the day of the start Of
the canvass reporter from each OF
their papers would be found around
the headquarters a few minutes after
the first subscribers were reported.
The speaker said he brought out this
point that in case the local citizens
start this movement, one of the first
things for them to do was to go to
the papers and secure their co-opera.
ton.
chest started shortly
after the completion of the second
Liberty Loan, and the speaker said he
was a little worried concerning its
success. Members of the Knights O!
Columbus, the Y. M. G. A, the Red
Cross and the Jewish organization were
as to the amount that