New Britain herald., 1918-09-04
FRENCH MUSICIANS
 ID SEE EFAC'Il)RIEs ]
Will Be Taken on q Nev
 Britain Septagl

Everything was cdfnplet ed SfoTss shs ses big reception and cp1fcart of stlfA
 French Army band on Monda VI, ssp4 tember 16 at a meetings of the, 60
 mittee of arrangements last mi galf M the mayors office. w, W L.yiaissa
 chairman of the committee preshieS q at the meeting. According to theEar1& rangem ents made the band iS% eonl1alxEs from Hartford at 5 o'clock and wifi ba received at the ElkE' club. where elab- orate arrangements have been madg
 for their welcome to New Britain, .sa8-- representation of over 100 citizens.
 headed by Mayor Quigley will act as q reception committee. The celebrated
 musicians will be rendered a receptiou from 3:30 to 4 o'clock, and then Sha
 manufacturers committed headed hI
 George P. Hart, chairman of the ex4 ecutiVe board of the Stanley WoIxss will take charge, A feetsSofr autofno4
 piles will be engaged by 4flfs coynfnitsf
 tee to take the band aroUfrdS to tha
 different factories where they will be
 given an insight into how New Britain
 has acquired the title of the Hardwara
 City of the World. Returning to tha<
 Elks' club at 5:30 o'clock the musl-
 clans will have a chance to rest be-
 fore o'clock, when they will give <
 K
 At 6:45 o'clock the band will be
 rendered a dinner at the Elks' club,
 which wf1l continue until SIS o'clock. Then they will proceed to Fox's thea-
 ter, where the concert will begin at
 8:30 o'clock. The concert will be ona
 of the most celebrated musical evelts in the history of New Britain. A crowd . which will tax the stheater to its ca- . pacity is, looked for, as every dolIars of the concert will go toward fh@ French Y M c A. army work 1sf4eN committee figures on sending the bafle g out of, town switFy $2, 600 for the ecatf5a which it represents, The eyes safS faa s state will be- New f31itaia as th q z State Counciltof Defense has selected this city as the first place for the band Jx4< visit, which is a signal honor. New 5 'Britain has done so well in Red Crosss and Thrift Stamp work that the Stata Council naturally looks to the Mard- ware City to take the lead, and tho committee last night laid its plans Sd as. to justify the action of the @council4 \
 It is estimated that the expense of ! bringing the band to the city and ac- cordtngfft proper reception. will be $500 Tn order that every cent from the tickets sold may go to war work, all expenses of the concert are to be borne by private subscription
 F. R. fsilpatric has charge of raising the expense fund, LIE J. Porter Is chairman of the Banquet committee and his reputation along that line is so well established that the general ,. comn1ittse Is not, doipss any worryfr1ss' wtth.respect to3t4lis Feature. Ernest N Humphrey. chairman of the decorating mmittee, will. arrange to have tha3 Elks' building aud the theater decorat- ed with Tri- Color +streamers All mer- chants and private eresidenc cest are pected to display the American FTenell and other Allied flags l"3AIr Hunnphrs desires to have seyerybody respond < q this appeal through the press witH-s out making it necessary. to follow-i 1t up with further solicitation.
 Judge w. F. Mangan, cheirnnan oE the ticket committee, announced today $ the prices for the concert will be as Box seats $2' a chair; loge $2; all downstairs and first two rows of x the first balcony stt 50, remainder of M first balcony $t. and second baIconx 75 cents. 'j
 The judge has called "a meeting 5of the women's ticket s~conifnittee for Thursday evening Tt 8 o'clock at the mayors office. when arrangennents will be made for putting the tickets on sais at once. sesAt N