New Britain herald., 1918-11-18

superintendent of schools for his ex-
cellent effort in making this reality.
Day Nursery Established.
Late in the summer season 1T was
realized that the working mothers of
New Britain needed a place to leave
their children for proper care while
thew gave their efforts to Uncle Sam
in the factories. This eliminated in
the establishment of the Day Nursery,
which your president has referred to
in his report.
plans were again started and an
active committee at work on the con-
sideration of a campaign for war
emergency funds so that expense, time
and energy might be saved and put
to other needed efforts. The chamber
in Difference to the request from the
government, put the war chest Off I'M
til the governments recommendation
could be carried out in the United
War Work campaign.
EARLY in May the directors felt
with the president and secretary that
not enough opportunity was presented
with committee meetings for the en-
tire membership to come together in
the fellowship of friendliness and &C.
quaintance which 1uncheons and din
ners could provide, and the get to-
gether luncheons were instituted.
They have thus far been successful
and will be carried on throughout the
entire year. The last luncheon was
omitted on account of the epidemic.
Much good can come from these
luncheons and it should be the desire
yes, the promise of every business
man that he will attend these get
together occasions and by putting his
smile and handshake into the getting
of the smaller business man and the
man of foreign birth, he may feel
with each of you the welcome and the
place he has in the daily life of this
growing city. The secretary finds that
many men in business in the north
end and back streets are just aus eager
to do their part in the building UP of
the chamber if only their views may
perhaps be listened to. We must not
forget that the chamber of connmerc
is the commercial organization of the
city and that it's most vital work is
the encouragement of this friend1iness
in the minds of the smaller as we'll as
the bigger business man and that we
can advance in our accomplishing nts
only by broadening his vision and
Britain must go on.
Just a word ON the support of the
chamber by the way of dues. In May
a list was drawn off and it was found
that practically half the membership
had failed to remit their dues. The
secretary is glad to say that ND to
October 1, s1,4o0 has been sent in VOL
unfairly, that is by notice or letter
and not one person to date has been
personally solicited to make such
payment. This left us with a bal
ance of s1,328.56 to start the new
year. The payment of dues is the acid
test by which we can determine
whether the organization is trusted or
not. The conf1d ence has come back.
and with the new bills for dues which
will go out by the end Of the month
[ hope that the spirit SO far indicated
will ,be just as prompt in the future.
"PuII Together'-New Slogan.
THE chamber enters now upon the
most important era of its work Tho
great war is over. Europe must b.
rebuilt. America must do her part III
this. New Britain must be on he"
toes to gain all that should come in
the period that is about to follow. She
HIuSL pun unlledIY together, must
think, plan and work so that she can
take advantage of the good times
which are not SO very far distant
First to understand herself-that is
know each other and the place each
unit of our chamber fits into. Then
we must remember the help that the
little merchants and smaller business
men have given SO readily in these
trying days, we must have a good
working membership, adequate in
come, a definite program of work,
g, system of committee organization
and control, proper publicity, intelli-
gent local survey comparative mea-
surement Of work and good office
system. With these we can progress
and build up for New Britain what
we want a place at the top Of the list
of progressive cities in Connecticut. {"