New Britain herald., 1919-08-21

the benefit New Britain would get from the proposed celebration. Mr. Johnson answered that as he is not in the advertising business he was unable to state
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 Conti@ling with the proposed plans Mir. Johnson said he personally did not favor such a long celebration and he believed he sounded the idea of many of the boys rcturnethfrom overseas. He then outlined the plan of the manufac- turers for holding the proposed celc- bration on Friday night and all day Saturday and night, and in adopting this policy he said the committee could feel assured that the manutac- turerS would contribute $10,000 to the expense. Tn announcing this plan, Mr Johnson said that it should not be felt that the manufacturers were assuming any selfish motive.
 Mayor Favors Three Days,
 Mayor Quigley spoke of the large amount of work the committees have done so far, and he felt that at least three days should be allotted to the celebration. He felt that an cXpcnd- ture of a large amount of money for a one-day affair was foolish MT.
  Views. Mayor Quigley raised the point of the amount the manufacturers and others would have to pay had Ger many won the war and he also cited the celebration that the little town of Southington was going to give in hon. or of the soldiers and the town. Mr. Johnson, however, did not think a small town like Southington should be an accepted criterion. His claim throughout the meeting was that Q long program was not the most suc- cassful and toward the end of the week the interest would lag, ana thereby much money would be spent that could otherwise be saved. The matter of the amount for decoration was taken up, this proving to be an important item. Mr. Johnson favored A modification of this plan. w. Ii, Allen said it would cost as much to erect the proposed decorations for one day as for a week.
 - Boys Entitled to Welcome.
 Mayor Quigley said that the boys who went out from New Britain and risked their lives that democracy might live, were certainly entitled to some kind of a welcome celebration.
 H E. Erwin, a member of the gen eleal committee and also holding re- sponsble place in one of the large raanufa curing concerns, said that conditions from a factory standpoint as given by MT. Johnson were about right and Mr. I\imball said that Mr Johnsons concern was lucky to DC ablet O keep their daily absentees from work to as low a figure as given the committee.
 Manufacturers Explain stand.
 Mayor Quigley said that the public win want to know why the manufac turers at the last moment assumed the attitude of last evening, and he did not want anything done in "niggardly way" Mir. Johnson said that the manufacturers had believed right along that the proposed plan was to occupy a much shorter space of time than a week, and it was only within week that their attention was called to the fact that it was to consume this length of time. MT. Kimball said he learned on Tuesday that a weeks celebration was to be { held.
 r Factory Officials Criticized.
 Mir Dyson said he could not see nowsit was that the manufacturers were unaware that the plan was for week after the press has carried considerable matter calling attention 10 the fact that the affair was for the week of September 15-20. He said ~>lhat there must be cooperation in -Y4e event, and that nothing should be aone 10 antagoQize the manufacturers, but he did not\think that the manu- Ncturers had adopted the right atti !ude in not notifying the committee of their views before so much detailed plans had been gone into.
 Two Days Celebration Proposed.
 H. F. Erwin recommended that two days celebration be held, and more debate followed. MT. Johnson said he favored a one-piece plan, viz, starting the celebration on Friday night and continuing it until Satur- Hay night. He asked relative to the plans of the decoration committee, and MT. Dyson answered that if the money was provided a plan that would please would be worked out.
 Wants to Call Affair Off.
 'E. J. Porter spoke of calling the entire affair off, but Mir. Johnson was absolutely against this plan. John O. Loomfs said that considerable money had been paid out to date for plans arranged.
 Assurance of the cooperation of Inc manufacturers was given by Mr. Johnson, if the plan is modified, and the manufacturers can be depended upon to dopate one-half of the cost ne added. He said that with an ap- propriation of $2O,000 for an affair to be run commencing Friday night and contnuing all day Saturday, the event would prove a Trip snorter.' 1te believed. he said, that there would