Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-09
PLANS FOR RAISING
 STATES APPoRTloNMENT
Considered at Meeting of War Savings
 Chairnen.

Plans for raising Connecticuts ap- portionment of $26, 1000, 900 of the Na- tional War Savings quota of $2000, 900, = GOO were given serious consideration yesterday at a meeting of war saw ings chairmen and members of com
 nittees representing practically ev- cry city and town in the state. More than 100 were present.. and sentiment was expressed on alls sides that this state should leave nothing undone to
 go over the. top" before January !, 1919, when the first years campaign will end.
 Howell Cheney of South Manchester. state director, presided and the prin- cipal speaker at the afternoon session was J. E. Kavanaugh, assistant fed eraI director of Washington. During
 the day reports, were presented by chairmen from the different communi- ties. showing that the total amount raised to date in this state was in ex- cess of, $1300,000 Henry c. Chappell of New. London, read figures showing that city was the banner community, with a total raised and pledged sof s112, ,563.44 or about $45 per capita
 Manchester was next in line. with a
 per capita average of $4S0. Other cities and towns were not far behind. s at the convention was Mrs. 4. l.. Crowell of South Manchester, who by
 her individual efforts hase secured 64 members of the Taft $l,000 Limit club. of which Former President William H.
 Taft is chairman. Members of this club pledge themselves by their saw l ings to buy, war savings certificates to l the face value of $1.000 during the year. t
 Assistant Federal Director Kava naugh confined the. greater portion of | his remarks to the advisability /of Sounding war savings societies. In
 many communities these societies, the
 speaker said, had been neglected. The selling idea was uppermost, and the principal idea of the campaign. that of saving. was entirely neglected. Mir. Kavanaugh urged that. societies be 1 founded wherever possible in order to
 promote the idea of systematic saw 1 ing. j.
 1 Encouraging reports were received from the progress of the campaign | in, New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury and Hartford, the principal population centers of the state where the greater part of Connecticut's allotment must be raised. Affairs in New Britain Stamford, Middletown, Wrinsted and
 many of the smaller communities were
 shown t. be in excellent shape. In be in excellent shape. In many of the rural districts bad weather had held
 back the work. but with the advent ot spring a strong advance was promised
 everywhere.
 At the morning session President
 Flavel $. Luther of Trinity College was 1 the principal speaker Dr.. I1'.Eler said
 that of the 300 graduates of Trinity
 more than 100 were now.in the trench. eS. pr. Luther spoke in part as follows: "It is the saving of, things, and witt the making and production of things with which we must concern ourselves at. the present time. The government
 must have munitions, supplies Sanf
 food. We must eat things not easily
 exported to our allies. In considering the moral effect of eating corn bread I wonder if a mans moral. nature is not situated considerably below his heart? Save in clothing. Wear olt clothes. have come. to the poini where can set, you a good example along that line. Do not buy that new suit this spring. Do not get that new
 hat. Do without luxuries. Let ths children have less candy and .othel
 things they want. Take a trolley cal instead of a taxi. or, better still, use
 natures means of locomotion."