New Britain herald., 1918-05-13
MEMORIAL SERVICE
 FOR PVT. BARNES Soldier Who Fell at SeiChepley
 Remembered by Home Folks IN METHODIST CHURCH
War Savings Stamp Committee Urges Investment of Interest on Second Liberty Loa11-Red Cross Workers to March in New Britain.

Memorial services were held for Private Francis Luther Barnes, who was killed in the battle on April 20 at Seicheprey, yesterday afternoon at the Meth odiSt church. Rev. w. A. Goodell pastor officiated. The local Home Guard assembled at the drill grounds on Pierce street at 2:30 o'clock and marched in d body to the church.
 Rev. MT. Goodell delivered a very touching eulogy on the boy who sacri- feed his life for his country Many of the leading townspeople spoke at the exercises. Selectman Johnson spoke of the honor which Private Barnes had brought to PIainville He expressed his sincere sympathy and the sympathy of the town at large to Mrs. Barnes and her two daughters Mrs. Charles Clark, chairman of the local Red Cross, spoke on the work which the Red Cross has done to help the boys. Captain John Trnmbull of Company l, also delivered eulogy in honor of Barnes. Nearly all of the mothers of the town who have boys in the service, were present at the services. The most effective exercise r of the services was the singing of
 "Onward, Christian Soldiers" which
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 War Savings Stamps Notice
 The local War Savings Stamp conn., m1ttee wishes to call the attention of the toWnSpeOple to the fact that on May l the government will pay in- terest on the Second Liberty Loan. The National War Savings committee has suggested that every person who re- ceives interest on this Second Liberty Loan should invest it in War Savings Stamps, If everyone in town would do this Plainvilles quota would soon be oversubscribed. Up to the present time the town has only subscribed to 70 per cent of it's quota Plainville's l quota is s66,o0O.
 Red Cross Notes
 1 The local Red Cross committee calls the attention of all the Red ] Cross workers to the Red Cross pa- made which will be held in New Britain 1 on Saturday. It is hoped that every l one of the workers will turn out and 1 give Plainville a good showing in the parade. It is requested that all the 1 workers who expect to parade give i their names at the Red Cross rooms not later than tomorrow. Arrange
 ments will be made to carry the pa | itluSIS lO tue f1dTuWdfS A1Iy Ill auto 1 mobiles
 Last evening the executive com
 mtttee of the local Red Cross met in | the town clerks office. At the meet l Ing arrangemen were made and dis
 cussed to carry out the Red Cross ! Campaign war fund. There were ! about 30 solicitors present and all showed great enthusiasm in the com 1 ing campaign. Rev. F. C. Gillette l presided. The list of solicitors will l be published at a later date. i Foresters' Campaign.
 The mem bership campaign of the l local Foresters is meeting with good success. Last Saturday the campaign 1 began in full force and many mem | bers were secured. The campaign will
 continue all during this month.
 | Brief Items.
 The Red Cross chapter of the Ep | worth league will meet tomorrow l evening at the home of Miss Vera l Manchester on West Main street Rev. w. A. Goodell, pastor of the l