New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-10
CONTINUOUS HUSTLE
in RED CROSS WORK
Membership Campaign to Be
Waged With Utmost Energy

From now on it is going to be u
continuous hustle for the Red Cross
Christmas roll call with 10000 names
as New BritainS quota This means
that every other person in New Brit
ain must belong to the Red Cross.
The membership fec is only 81 a year,
80 that it Is within reach of everyone.
Senator George W. Nlett set an eN-
simple yesterday by walking into
headquarters and planking down 10
for membership fee. The ket.
Cross managers assured him that with
this fee nine other deserving people
would be enrolled in the Red Cross.
They have a list for such purposes, so
no one need to be afraid TO come in
and put down a thousand dollars for
his membership. It will be taken
care of.
The regular membership fee IS,
however, only one dollar, and this is
small enough so that any head of
family ought 10 enroll the Whole FAM
lily even il hc has twins. Chairman
p. F. lEtaS OF the general committee
and Judge w. f. Mangan, captain OF
the first ward nave both enrolled
their twins in the Red Cross.
At meeting of the publicity COM
mittee last night it was deciued to
cover the entire town With booths and
CaMVassers as never before. The
Looths Will he located in the follow
ing places: McMiilans store. Boston
store Dickinson Drug Co.. Fair TWen
ty-IIVe Cert store, Wilson's, iia-
phaaI's Dcpartm ent store, b {. Por-
ter Sons Porter & Dyson Co. John y.
Andrews & Co. Sam Berkowitz. Nc
Bria rty's, Roys drug store, Rus9elis
drug store, Apothecary Hall, Now
Britain National bank. New Britain
Trust Co, CroWells drug store, Cur
rams Department store, depot, Say
ings Bank Of New Britain, Polish
hall, Besse- Lolands, Miller & Olson's,
Dwight street and also Arch street,
Goldsmith's on Broad street, the
four local theaters.
The booths will be erected the last
of the week and Miss Elizabeth RoS-
ers will appoint young women to nave
charge Of them all next week, right
up to December "a. There will also
be q large number of young Red
Cross nurses who will canvass for
memberships on the street.
Every house to house canvasser
and every street canvasser who OBJ
special mention, and an honor roll of
their names will be printed in the
newspapers.
Peter Crona. has had charge of can
wasting the Main street stores and Of
fees and he has appointed the follow
ing to assist him: Frank Fl. Shields.
Charles FL Gillin, +. w. Bennett,
Frank Holmes, Robert Sloan and Ed
ward Scheiblin Not merchant or
a clerk will be skipped on the street.
At the meeting of the publicity COM
rlittea last night at Chairman II. V.
Campo Office it was decided TO sua-
pend a banner across Main street
with the following inscription: New
B.iti1in's Quota 10000 for Red Cross
Christmas Roll Call. One Dollar Each
Michael Smith has charge OF suspend
ing the banner.
c. w Nichols has arranged to put
in moving pictures and slides in the
theaters Saturday running through
the campaign All the theater man
ayers have agreed to cooperate. 1t
was voted to cxpend $50 in newspa-
per advertising and John w Lockett
and Mr. Smith will have this feature
in charge. 1t was also decided to
stencil the sidewalks next Saturday
night and Lewis Stephenson with two
representatives from Landers, Frary
& Clark's has this in charge. The
catch words Oh the flagstoneS will be
Join the Red Cross. One Dollar"
1t was found that 1000 more posters
and $4,000 leaflets would be needed
for the publicity work, and Chairman
P f. King of the roll call committee
will send in to headquarters for them.