New Britain herald., 1918-10-22
TRUMBULL TELLS OF WASHINGTON AT WAR
State Guard Captain Speaks to
 Men Leaving for Camp
GIVEN HOUSING FAREWELL
Someone Has Stolen Jack Missctt's Speed <ing-Draftccs Receive Fiji nal lnstructions-Burton ID. Barnes Made a Lieutenant.

One of the most delightful gather lnGS of men ever held in this town was held last night when the five Pla1nville men who leave tomorrow for Fortress Monroe Va. were the guests of the local company of the State Guard at a luncheon served in Grange hall. The luncheon was all the moro successful in that the en- tire program was furnished by home talent The guest of honor besides the drafted mon was Judge E. I. Mill Ter, chairman of the local draft board for Division No. ?. Captain J. II. Trumbull was tooastmaster of the evening and his witty sayings at op- perfume times dispellcd any gloom which started to gather. The menu, as prepared by Lieut.. r. F. Duffy, chairman of the entertainment com- mittee, consisted of ''hot dogs" crul- lerS, cakes ice cream and hot coffee. After the feed" was partaken of, smokes were passed around and everyone settled back comforta bIy for the after luncheon program while the improvised orchestra, consisting of George Farrar. pianist: James Tier ney with his mandolin, and Wesley Buys, flutist, played several popular
 
 the singing.
 Captain Trumbull started the pro- gram with a few words to the men who are leaving and to the men of his own company He told of the enor- nous amount of work which carry ing on of the war entails and part or which he was able to witness in Washington during the past week where he went on government busi- ness. AS an example of the things which the men at the head of the business have done he told of the Army and Navy buildings covering 90 acres of ground which have been erected in Washington since war started and every inch of floor space in the building is covered with desks of clerks carrying on their part in helping win the war. He then told of the wonderful record which this town made in the last Liberty Loan and stated that if someone said year ago that there were $200,000 in this town the speaker would be laughed at
 The next speaker of the evening was First Selectman w. J. Johnson. MT. Johnson aroused the spirit of his listeners when he told the guests that by the time they arrived in France all they would need to do would be to give one good shove and the Germans would fall back de- feated.
 Probably the most interesting and well worth while speech ever heard in the town was the one given by Judge Miller. He gave a clear conclSe ac- count of the duties and hardshlps or a draft board The idea that a draft board is for the purpose of pushing men into the service as rapidly as possible is a miStake,' MT. Miller Sald. He also stated that the amount of work which the boards must take care of is enormous. He received a long and steady cheer as turning to the drafted men he stated that this country must be the policeman and financicr of the world for years to come and the men about to enter the service should be proud of the Tact that they will be members of the army of the greatest coutry of all times.
 After MT. Miller had spoken Cap tain Trumbul called on Rev. E. E. G1i- lette who gave a most learned and in teresting talk. He told the men about the home service bureau which would be glad to help them in any way pos siblc and of the new rules Of the Red Cross which forbade them in the local
 Lieut.. GWillim ended the program by reading a resolution sent to the seconded and passed the resolution Four Minute Men of the country, praising the work of the British Navy in the present war. The meeting and Lieut.. Gwillim will send the answer of this town to Washington where the resolution will be presented to Sir Eric Gedd1S of the BrltISh navy who is in this country on visit
 Nlissctt Automobile Stolen.
 The first automobile to be stolen in thiS town in many months was re- ported this morning after the thieves had ample time to make getaway The machine was the property of John J. Missett of the Clarendon Hotel and according to MT. Missett the car was stolen from the garage Tn the rear of the hotel late Sunday night or early Monday morning. The car is a seven passenger National, painted black and carrying the Connecticut markers 503. It is 1917 model. Thinking that the car was taken bY some youths who would return it to him the same way as they obtained 1t or else would ledve it abandoned. MT. Missett did not 1et the theft become generally known Having received no word from the police of any towns telling of an abandoned car, he has now changed his mind and thinks that the car may be in the hands of some professional automobile thieves.
 A. C. Church Conference.
 The Advent Christian church con ference which was to have been held in Westfeld, Mass, this week and which was po2%poned. will be held on the local cGurSh camp grounds to- morrow starting at 10 a. m. Purely routine business will be carried out