New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-11-19
Quota of 100000 Oversub-
scribed By Almost $4,000,
and Campaign Will Con-
tinue For Another Day.

eQualled for enthusiasm, it was re-
ported last night that New Britain
had gone lover the top" in the United
War Work campaign. New Britain's
quota was 100000, and the total sub
scriptions reported UP to last night
were $204, 923.85. The campaign will
be continued until Wedn esday, and
some canvassing will be done in the
theaters and among the merchants.
Wants Memorial Building.
A supper was served by girls from
the High school, and music was fur
nished by the Lyceum orchestra. The
first speaker on the program was P.
F. McDoneUgh. He remarked on the
splendid showing that has been made
and declared that it was due to the
spirit of unity which has made the
people of this country great as a ma
ton, and that the people of the United
States now have the opportunity of
garnering the fruits of victory Mr.
McDonough said that New Britain
should erect a memorial for the
heroes who have died in the service
during the war, and that he could
think of no more suitable m memorial in
a city like New Britain than a public
building where the sailors and soldiers
may mingle with those for whom they
fought He declared that this would
be a great step in Americanization
and that is the highest thought in the
minds of the American people of to-
day.
PIainvi1Ie Goes Over Also
Stanley S. Gwillim, who was in
charge Of the campaign in Plainville,
reported that Plainville had Sub
scribed $1O,407, it's quota being
$4,000. He said that for some time
Plainville had been more or less as
ISOLATED with New Britain in such en-
terprises, and had been considered as
a tail to a dog, New Britain being
the dog and wagging the tail" He re-
ported that the average subscription
for Plainville people was 1892, and
said that if the other cities and towns
in this district did not equal that
average, Plainville could say that the
tail wagged the dog"
B. D. Santi, a four minute speaker
from the Prevocational Grammar
school reported that the Grammar
school and Prevocational Grammar
school had subscribed 100 per cent
and had subscriptions totaTling $1,10O.
The Victory Boys and Girls have con-
tributed $1,000
F. G. Gilpatric of the Stanley Works
spoke in half humorous, half serious
manner. He said. THE SOL
diers went over and made great sacri-
fees, thinking it worth while, and
supposing that we would perpetuate
the dem ocracy that they fought to
uphold" He presented sinile, say
ing that men who advertise know that
the goods advertised must he as good,
yes, a little better, than they are rep
resented to be. He said that demo
crazy should be a little better than the
standards set up for it. 1T is up to
us to carry out our end Of the bargain,
SO that, in the words of abraham Lin
coin, our dead shall not have died in
vain" he concluded.
James Campbell, a four minute
speaker from the High school, report
ed that school to have subscribed 100
per cent. The campaign was carried
on by the progress and efficiency COM
mittees in the two buildings.
Marcus White Gives Talk
The next speaker, Principal Marcus
White Of the Normal school, was
warmly welcomed by those present
He said that when he was asked to
speak he was told that for once in his
life he must talk mo sense" therefore
he vas going to talk nonsense Tic
told several humorous Stories and
very cleverly applied them to the cam
paign work. He told of q girl in
school who was very much amused
whenever he used the word half"
Upon asking her the source of her
merriment she replied, Every time
/ hear you say half have to laugh"
Mr.. White said THAT is the way with
New Britain. Tt has to laugh when
it hears Of half. 1t wants to do
everything whole, and that is the way
it has carried out this campaign"
Americans are Supermen.
Among an array of eloquent speak
ers, J. D. Roberts, a, Y. NJ. G. A. work
er who has recently returned from
France, stood above all the rest. OF
the American boys he said, you may
believe all that has been said of them
and then some. They are supermen."
He mentioned the instance when the
Germans were within forty miles OF
Paris, and the Americans at Belleau
Wood refused to retreat when the or
der came to do so, and saved Paris
by driving the Germans out of their
stronghold, even beating back the
flower of the German army, the Prus-
sian Guard that have never known
defeat. He declared that the Ameri-
can navy too, was the best in the
world, and stated that for the most
part it was composed of boys from II
to 20 years of age. Mr.. Roberts then
told Of the work of the Y. M. G. A,
knights of Columbus and other or
carnations in France, and the compe-
tition between them to provide the
home atm osphere for the boys.
FIRST
He told Of conditions facing the
soldiers, the many temptations in
France for an idle army, and told
what the war workers are doing to
combat these conditions. He said
that there are no complaints from the