New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
Thrift Stamp Sales for August
 Amount to 80 Per Capita
RED CROSS ACTIVE TOO
Patriotic Women Help to Make Life in Trenches More PIeasant-Two Sent tion-Registration Day Thursday.

Stanley s. GwilIin1, chairman of the Plsinville War Savings Committee, is in receipt of the following letter from Howell Cheney, State Director of War Savings in Hartford:
 We are very glad to note that your sales for August have increased over your July sales to the extent of .60 per capita. We congratulate you on hay ing achieved this result-and have no doubt of your ability to maintain it for the balance of the year. If you used any special methods, or under took any special drive for August by which you accomplished these results, we should be very glad to be advised of the means employed.
 The increase over July (which was the maximum for most towns of the state) are so very material that you must be greatly encoura zealand we would like to have other towns share your success.
 (Signed)
 'HOWELL CHENEY. State Director of War Savings, "Hartford, Conn.,"
 The total purchases of War Savings Stamps in Painvile to September 1 amounted to $22,775.36, or $6.90 per capita. Our quota is $66,000. The pledges of approximately S20.0 to- sether with what have already been purchased amount to approxima tely s40,0e0 Tn the 6 weeks left of this year Plainville must buy approxi- mately $2.700 worth of stamps per week. Everyone who can possibly do so, should increase the am mount of purchases pledged in recent enroll olent campaigns. The per capita en- rolment in the last campaign reached approximat te1y 70 per cent so that the number of people purcha sing stamps is satisfactory from this standpo oint but not so good in respect to money value. The sales during July and August have been very much better than any pre- vious record, and it is hoped that the good work will continue.
 Red Cross Activity.
 The work of the PIainvilIe branch of the Red Cross Is proceeding rapidly and the work Is being turned out as fast as the many women workers can possibly accomplish it. During the month of August 137 pairs of socks and 69 sweaters were turned out by the knitting department alone. Tn addition to this is the work of the various sewing circles, and the sur gical dressings committee.
 Many more hospital garments and refugee garments are needed. and the women of the town are extended cordial invitation to spend their lei Sure hours at the Red Cross rooms on West Main street. There is plenty of work to be done in the rooms, and work may also be taken home The Martha Sewing circle and the Ep- worth league meet once each week at the rooms to sew.
 Rejected for Service. 5 Charles E. Peters and Charles Klatt have returned to Plainville the for mer from Camp Devens and the lat ter from Camp Greenleaf. Georgia. Both left here about two weeks ago with draft contingents, and upon ar rival in camp were examined by the physicians, and rejected for physical disability.
 Asked to Ring Church Bells.
 All the ministers in Painvile have received the request from the war 1 bureau that the church bells be rung on registration day, Thursday of this ] week. The bells will be rung at 6.4 ]