New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-17
ALREADY
HAS l,lOO MEMBERS
Red Cross Quota Of 1900 Will
Probably Be Exceeded
ENTERTAINMENTS AT GRANGE

ning-Harry ELLIS With the Army
of OCcupation--LiyineS Back in
AmeriCa-Blicf Items
After an active day of canVassing,
the local committee in charge of the
Christmas Red Cross Roll Call here
reports that HOO names have been
added to the 1919 Red Cross member
ship. This is over half of the quota
allotted to Plainviile and from indica-
tons the allotment will be fully sub
scribed before the end of the week.
AS the quota is 1000 mem bers. the
record of getting over half of the al
lotm ent on the first day of active can
wasting is a good one. The committee
wishes it to be announced that, con-
trary to former expectations there
will be a factory canvass Tom orrow
has been set aside as factory day"
1t is hoped that the factories will re-
spond with 100 per cent membership.
The school children have been doing
good for the campaign and credit
should be given to them for their re-
Spouse to the call. Already II Of the
school children in this town have
given their subscriptions and are now
m enbers of the Red Cross for the en-
suing year The list of teams is an
nounced as follows: Team NO l. Mrs.
Charles H. Newton; No. 2, Mrs.
Charles Curtis: No. 3, Mrs J. A.
Lynch: No. 4, Mrs. s. S. Gwillim;
No. 5, Mrs. Henry Trunlbull: No. g.
Mrs. A. w. Bailey; No. 7, Mrs. Fred
Callen; No 8, Mrs. Harry Hart; No. 9,
Mrs. Henry Baum; No. 10, Mrs. John
son; No. II, Miss Esther Neson
No. 10, Mrs Ralph Stephenson, and
| No. 10, Mrs. J. II. Trumbull.
Grange Entertainment
, A regular meeting of the, Plainville
! Grange will be held at Grange hall on
| Pierce street this evening. A novel
| entertainment in the way of a Grange
, Christmas tree is being planned by the
! lecturer. Each one who expects to at
| tend is requested to bring a f1ve-cent
| gift
New Lunch Room Planned.
| Plans are under way for the open
| ing of a new lunch room here in
| the place formerly occupier by G1ea-
sons lunch room. The inside is be-
! ing renovated and modern cooking
arrangements will be installed sool.
That the new town hall is a great
! Improvement over the old one can be
! seen if one ventures to inspect it.
| One of the great imprOVeme 1ts is the
| firemen's rest room, which is located
! on the second floor. The court room
| Is much improved. There is a raised
| platform for the judges which lends
| more dignity to the place. Today
| number of new chairs are being put
| in. There is now special Office FOR
| the selectmen and town clerk and
! the fire apparatus is in a position
! which will enable it to get a, good
| start to q big fire.
| Headed For Germany.
Private Harry Ellis is with the ad-
vance army of occupation. Private
| Ellis left this town shortly after war
was declared and enlisted in the regu-
| lar army. He was made a member Of
| the 9th u S. infa airy which is a part
! of the Second u. S. Army division. He
has been through the thickest of
| fighting and considers himself lucky
| to be alive after the battles.
/ Livingston May Come Home.
It is understood in town that Pri-
vate Walter Livingston will be home
! for Christmas. He has lately been
| returned to this country and at pres
! ent is at the Walter Reed hospital in
|
| tered by shrapnel but amputation was
| not necessary. He expects to arrive
| In Plainville on December %. He
| will be given public reception IL
! the family will permit. He was with
! Company I, 102d u. S. infantry, and
! was with Private Francis Barnes and
! Corporal Earl Madely. the two Plain
| vile heroes who gave their lives for
| their country. The people of the
| town are anxiously waiting to hear
| from him the true stories of what the
| boys from this town did while With
| the 1929. 1t was recently stated that
| there is not a Plainville boy with the
! 1920 who has not been either killed
or wounded.
| Briefs.
| At their regular meeting last eve
| ming Sequassen lodge conferred the
| second degree.
| Otis Frink of Mountain View has
| been honorably discharged from the
| army. He was formerly stationed at
| Camp Devens.
| John Moran has accepted q posi-
| ton at the Bristol Manufacturing Co
| Letters were received today from
! John Pettinato, who is in the army.
Mrs. Peter Prior of Canal street has
received six letters from her son,
| Corporal Thomas H. Prior. who is
| with the 3O1st IT. NJ. B. in France.
Letters were also received from
| Private Earl Smith of the same com
pany. Corporal William Cunningham