New Britain herald., 1918-11-25
EDALS PRESENTED
 AT TABS' MEETING
ident Thomas Grove De- g0rS Anniversary Address

society yesterday afternoon. 20 year membership medals were ented to II members. Those re- #ng the medals are: James Welsh, es Sullivan, William McCabe, Farley, George Scheyd, William proe, John F. Conlon, J. M. Hal James Doyle, John Sliney, John ber
 gs medals were presented by $Ident Thomas Grove and each 8he recipients of the badges re- lied with a few words of thanks. hayor Joseph M.. Holleran gave lteresting talk on the progress of Afociety during the meeting. In fnting the medals to the Il mem- # President Grove delivered his yersary address as follows:
 is o9r privilege today to com @orate and bring back to our @ memoirs of the past years. e are few men within our ranks M who can recall the founding of Society 37. years ago, but as we
 back we can picture that day e old school hall on Myrtle street that small group of courageous gathered with Fr. Carmody to birth to an organization which one day to become one of the lest of it's kind in the country. Aan see these men sitting around Bmall room listening attentively e advice and council of Father body. We can see this small of men determined to put this et through regardless of sacri- gThis was not a very suspicious but with men of their caliber, ling for the High ideals and prin- Of our organization, they soon the foundations laid so deeply their supporting arches con- ted so strongly that, as the years Id by it was inevitable that they Id advance steadily. Our growth development has been 8. consist healthy one. It has been h which has tended tQ@ make a strong, powerful organization. shigh aim plus the hard work of members for the past 37 years shown such results as to make K M. T. A. B. of New Britain dered one of the leaders in the srance movement. We are at mt the largest society in the nal Union. and these are very
 I doubt if there is any society e world that has a. larger mem lp working with the same activ- F the temperance cause. In our nr power and influence for good III known and recognized. We become a part of the civic and
 life of the city. We have be-
 a veritable part of the atmos-
 and locale of the community, S this organization were removed H%uld cause void place in the M the city which would certainly e filled. We are an organization
 our members and the city of Britain should and do feel proud
 can also feel proud of the part ociety played in the war which lst been brought to such a suc- 1l conclusion. When the armis- bwas signed there were 142
 members in the actual fighting
 of the United States. That is ximately 25 per cent of our bers. We have held these boys
 benefits. Up to date we have ased $4,O00 worth of Liberty MS and $25O worth of W. s. S. members through our W. s. s. in our building have pur- d over $500 worth of w. s. $. ave aided the government in it's es as to conservation and other rs Briefly, we have carried on fullest extent of our ability, Yhen our boys come back our and building is here waiting hem.
 much for the past. Now, what
 future2 The coming few years pc critical ones. In the recon lion period opportunities will be ated to our society to progress ra must be prepared and on the Ito grasp them, and if we don't Advantage of them it will be our
 We must remember that we either progress or retrograde. It Asically impossible to stand still According to all known laws we lmove either forward or back
 We must either progress and ce and become more powerful Influential or we will retrograde Gradually go back and back un-
 end. To advance and progr ess as you all know, very hard
 but as between the conditions
 sure that if the question were
 each member he would choose Inner, even though it does carry
 t hard work. Let's make our
 for the next few years, Pro
 he course of years term as ent of this organization, a man
 led upon to perform many
 Many pleasant, others un- eA1t I feel sure that l have the
 of performing today the most
 int task which a president is upon to perform. As has. been hstom in the past to present to bur 25 year members, @ small
 of our appreciation of the serv- ey have given, we wish to con-
 this year, and today it is my age to present in behalf of the 5aH TT &n nf