New Britain herald., 1918-06-20
CITY ID HAVE BIG
 HONOR ROLL AT ONCE
Gold Stars for Men Who Make
 Supreme Sacrifice

At the meeting of the common council last night it was unanimous-
 ly voted to have a complete honor roll of New Britain men in the serv- Ice installed in the main corridor of
 ety hall. It was likewise voted to
 place q, gold star after the names
 Of such men as have died in the service as temporary mem orial only, and the council then voted to send to the nearest of kin to every soldier who falls in action or dies Tn thc service, a special engraved letter
 icing the sympathy and apprecia
 tlon of the city. signed by the mayor.
 William r. Brooks. chairman of the special soldiers memorial committee, read his report at length and it was these recommendations that the council adopted.
 - It was at the meeting Of May 15 that Alderman Q. F. Curtis intro duced a resolution asking that the council adopt some method of aC
 snowledgins the sacrifices of the men who die in the service and also tho&" who have entered the service. The special committee was then appointed and in reporting last nieht MT. Brooks said that it was tho opinion of hls committee that as a first duty the city should a1nd 10 the nearGs1 of ilin of every man who dies ,n tho service on engraved letter voicins the appreciation of the city for the;r sacrifice. Such a letter can be kept in the family forever. It k She p,;>H of. the special committee 10 have these letters steel engraved anG signed by the mayor personally. The clerk If the war bureau will keep an accurate record of the necrolocy list and f~o.iE time to time as the roll in ,re5se3, will fill out the memorial cards with tIe soldiers ramc, etc, ard thc mayor will sign them.
 To Have Honor Roli.
 Speaking in reference to an honor roll, Chairman Brooks said that at this time such q roll must necessarily be only temporary, IS names Nill be added from tinle to time He said that tn2 only formal roll which his ec 1nt-e had noted vas one of brouze :i.cil, while costly. iG not a2.i- where good enough for the purpoS., and should only be temporary. He also expressed the opinion that the proper place for such a bronzo tablet would be in the main corridor of City hall. He then recomme ended that the council vote to have q complete honor roll of all men in the service pre- pared and spaces left to add more names as additional men are called into the service. Ho likewise advised that on this honor roll there he left sufficient space to place a gold star after the name of any men who die 1 in the service. Flo said that at pres ent there are upward of o.3O0 New Britain men in the Army and Navy and he recommended the placing of this special honor roll list in the main lobby of City hall. Such an honor i roll as he suggested, and which the | council voted to adopt, would be ar ranged in a series of panels, each with f! } ma hogany border and measuring s4 t-2 x 47 inches. Each panel would ! accomm odate 300 names placed il, five columns. and a dozen panels will ! be needed at once. There is room for f g such panels on one wall of the i City hall corridor. so that there is no 1 reason to believe that there Is not l enough room for such a dcsien ! Printed at the top of each panel would !! be the title, Honor Roll of the City ! of New Britain" and the American l 2oat-of-a arms would also be inscribed ! The names would be printed in such 1 } type that there would be room 1 enough for the longest name on the ! list and the type can be so set that it 1 will conform to a regular column. The ! names will he printed on little cards 1 and in alphabetical order, so that ad- l iitions and corrections can be made 1 st any time. A dozen such frames as | he council voted to buy. together with 1 he dies and engraving of the letters ! ,if pathy. will cost the city about i s550. In case the city thought it best l % purchase a formal bronze tablet to- ! contain the names of those who fall ! n the service. one could be purchased ! at an additional cost of $500 Mr. |, Brooks reported. Without discussion. ! he council immediately approved of 1! he special committees report, and on ! motion of Alderman O.. F. Curtis. the !!