New Britain herald., 1918-11-21

the question of the naturalization and
reception OF citizens to the city Of
New Britain. We as American citi-
zens sharing the same privileges of
citizenship which they have lately &C
quired should help them TO. feel that
their day of citizenship is a great day.
A special reception should be planned
to follow the naturalization of these
men. The mayor should represent the
city in welcoming these new citizens.
A good speaker could perhaps DE OBJ
! tanned who would emphasize to these
people that their responsibilities are
not over now chat they have become
citizens, but rather that they have
just started. The mere papers of citi-.
zenship do not make them citizens.
This paper is but a testimonial which
the man carries with him to show that
he is a citizen. Formalities at the time
of naturalization will greatly impress
those being naturalized. There should
be proper place provided such as the
common council chamber where the
court of naturalization may sit to re-
ce1Ve the new citizens A man who be-
comes citizen certainly does not like
conditions existing at the present
tune where he enters the same door
and leaves the same door that he
would enter if he were arrested or if
he had committed a crime A building
such as that is not q proper place for
the holding of courts of naturalization
1t is most true that Am ericanism is
made up Of small matters but after the
small matters are made up the matter
is by no means small. How we feel
determines how we think and how
we think determines how we act. The
matter of cost, difficulty and conve-
nlence should not figure in the matter.
The committee hopes to receive help
from the council"
They were aided most Loyalty by
MIR Leland AID his corps of assistants
who worked with the same self sac
riftce and who furnished food and
carried it to the sick. The executive
committee was abb Ie to do it's
work promptly and efficiently be-
cause 1t found helping hands on
every side especially was this true
of the Red Cross which had estab-
ished the service for similar work.
Several of the nurses employed by
the factories volunteered for the
work, and their services were paid
for by factories. The paid nurses in
the main rendered most efficient serv-
ice and without doubt their minis
tratlons saved many lives The
Visiting Nurses association, the New
Britain Day Nursery and the Tuber-
culosis society gave up their special
work for the time being and merged
their organizations with that of the
emergency committee for the general
good. The state and city health de-
partments co-operated in every pos
sble way and assisted most essen
cially by obtaining physicians and
nurses from out of town, who served
most efficiently.
This report would not be COM
plete did it not recognize the VOL
unteer service of a few women and
some OF the teachers in the schools,
whose homes are in other cities
Many of these women were absolute
ly regardless of there own health and
the comfort in their service in the
homes of those stricken with the dis
ease and their heroism in this serv-
ice was the finer because it was
often made in humble surroundings
and for those whom they knew only
as brother men"
In accepting the report Alderman
O. T. Curtis moved that the thanks
of the city be expressed to Mr.. Moore
for his work as chairman of the COM
mittee. and it was voted.
The board of police commissioners
asked for authority to purchase
motorcycle for the police depart
ment. Bids reported were From
Monier Bros, 1894 and allowance of
$40 for the present machine, net
1924. Hadfield Swenson, $400 and al
lowance on old machine SIS, net
1925. The difference will be seen to
n.a TI,n h Of +In hi,
from Monier Bros. was recommended
and authority given.
Litke Case Comes Up.
The council received the following
from Chairman p. F. King of the po-
lice commissioners in relation to the
Litke case which came up for argu-
ment again last night:
THE board appreciates the spirit
in which this matter has been ap-
preached by the members of the
common council, and would like to
meet your views, but we do not feel
that the circumstances warrant our
doing So We believe that many
mem bers of your honorable body
have been induced to approve of in
reference with the boards action by
misunderstanding the facts in the |
case.
'It has been stated on the floor of
the council that Mr.. Litke had been |
refused a hearing At no time has |
Mr.. Litke either by word or letter, |
requested that he be given hearing. |
The action of the board has been |
prompted solely by a consideration of |
the welfare of the police department |
We assure you that no injustice has |
been done and believe the matter !
should be considered closed" The |
report was accepted.
VIII Not Buy Wood.
The tabled recommendation for the
purchase of wood came up at the
meeting Alderman Richards and |