New Britain herald., 1918-05-16
PlainVille Women Going to New
Britain in Large Numbers
so AUTOMOBILES NEEDED
About $50 Melted for Red Cross and
Surgical Dressings Workers at
Whist in Masonic Hall-N. NJ. G. n.
County Work Plan.

About 40 Of the workers in the
local Red Cross branch will rartici-
pate in the parade in New Britain
Saturday afternoon, and 60 members
Of the Trun1 bull Auxiliary will also
march. besides Boy Scouts and school
children under the lead of Principal
Judd. The women of the local
branch and the Trumbull auxiliary
will hn transported in autOm obilcs
and after the parade will 90 through
the streets Of plainville in automo-
hilcs and distributo Red Cross circu-
lars at all tho houses.
Charles Clark has charge of the
automobiles and those who are will
ing to furnish ears are requested to
notify him. About so cars are de-
sired.
The local Red Cross committee an
nounceS that all. the women who are
connected in any way with the Red
Cross are urgently requested to pa
rade on Saturday. Rumors were
about town to the effect that the
surgical dressings committee and
workers We're going in a body with
the New Britain council. 1t is the
have these; workers ride with the
Plainville Red Cross workers.
1T Is also requested that all the
women wear white caps and aprons
and if if Is impossible to wear white
I caps, they should wear white aprons.
All those who expect to parade on
Saturday should leave their nam es at
& the Red Cross rooms by tomorrow
:
be made All who are going to
parade are requested to meet at tho
Red Cross rooms at 1:15 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon
Eo,cstcrs Donate to the Red Cross.
At a meeting of the local Fores
ters it was voted to donate q dollar
for every member who is serving in
the army or navy to the Red Cross.
At present the Foresters have %
members serving the country and in
the course of a few weeks will fly
service 'f1ag from their rooms in
Grange hall on Pierce street.
The NOM bcrship committee made
a very satisfa Glory report on the can
vass for members. It reported that
about Is application had been made
and that prospects were good for so.
If the Foresters get fifty new mem
bers they will have the largest so
ciety in town.
Funeral Of John Mcclure.
The funeral OF John Mcclure was
= held this morning at o'clock from
the church. of Our Lady Of Mercy.
Rev. j. ]. Macdonald of1lciated. IN
torment was in St Joseph's cemetery.
= Sharpshooters at Hartford.
Last evening several of tho Plain
Vile sharpshooters attended the
Home Guard sharpshooters meeting
which was held at the State Armory
in Hartford. The men who went
from here were Captain j. II. Trum-
bull, Minton Norton, John Lamb and
+ Messrs. White and Coe. This was
the first meeting of sharpshooters.
Red Cross Drive.
The plans for the Red Cross drive
are progressing we'll. The quota for
Plainville is $4,000, which Is nearly
double that of last year. The drive
should not be confused with the MEM
| bership drive of last fall. This is the
| second annual War Fund drive, the
! first having been the first of June.
| M emil ers of the campaign committee
| will be at the Red Cross rooms on
| FRIDAY and Saturday, afternoon and
| evening. from 5 until o'clock, to give
| the canvassers their supplies, which
| consist Of pledge cards, receipt books
! etc All canvassers should call and