New Britain herald., 1919-07-16
AMERICAN LEGION
 T() BE ORGANIZED
Ex-SerViCo Men Will Make Final
 Plans Tonight HEALTH NURSE APPROVED
PlainNilic Business and Improvement Association Backs Up Novcmcnt- (hautauquN is Well Attended, Other News Items of Interest,"

Other News Items of Interest,"
 X PlainVille post of the American Legion will be formed tonight when the service mon of the World war meet for such a purpose in I. o. O. F. hall on West Main street. The meet ing is scheduled 10 start at s o'clock and the presiding chairman will be some local officer from the town who saw service, probably Lieutenant L. H. Frost
 At tonieht's meeting only temporary organization will be perfected. Tenn pOrary officers will be chosen to head the local post and it is also proba ble that a name for the post will be in formally discussed. The temporary organization is sough+ for the purpose of petttioning for charter and hav- ing it recognized by the state chapter of the legion. After the charter is re- ceived the permanent officers will be chosen and the regular routine regu- la tiOns of the national organizatio ion will then be effective.
 Major Augustine Green of South Washington street was asked by the war department to accept a cOmmis- sion. He accepted his commission and he is therefore the ranking officer of the town. 1t is known that the serV- ice men are in accord with him and his choice as head of the perman ent local post is considered likely. The choice of other officers will be left with the members in meeting, rank not be- ing recognized generally in the legion and it's posts formed thus far through out the country.
 This town had 199 names on it's honor roll. The honor roll commit tee, it is safe to say, did not get all the men who were in the war and claimed Plainville as their home. It is estimated that at least 225 men in all went from the town, while others living in other parts of the country and who formerly lived here >- also gave their home address as PlalnVille. The number of men is large enough to have a well formed post in the town. Not only will matters of inter- est be discussed by the men but 1t IS pro Obable a campaign will be set on foot to secure proper quarters for the men who served the town and it's pcO- pie The men will at different times have matters of importance to settle in regard to military matters and also in regard to town matters and thclr pest SaIcSll2fO IS Ill OlSdIllHd lIoll.
 At the meeting tonight Major Will liam J. Malone of Bristol will be speaker and possibly Major Connors of Hartford and the 1o2d Infantry will also be present.. It is hoped that all the men in town who were in the service will be present at this, the first meeting.
 Association Backs Movement.
 The PlainVille Business and Im- provement assoicatiOn has again come forward with it's support for move ment which is to mean much for the town in endorsing the action in Sc- curing the service of a public health nurse At the last meeting of the as- sociation the entire matter was dis cussed and the benefits of it were again gonc~ovcr by the mon. The nurse is to como here by Virture of q countrywide movement by the Amer ican Red Cross for public health nursing service. There was a special meeting of the citizens of the town for the purpose of explaining the service. it's costs and the benefits to be derived. The O. K. was placed on it by the people and now comes the assOcia tion's endorsement. Following is a CODY of the resolution adopted: MT. C. H. Newton, Chairman
 American Red Cross,
 PlainVille, Conn.
 Dear Sir:
 It is indeed a pleasure for me 70 notify you that at our monthly meet ing of the directors held on July 10, 1919 the following resolution WAS adopted.
 Resolved, That the Plainville Busi ness and Improvement association heartily endorse in every particular the work to be undertaken by the To- cal cha Dter of the Red Cross in con-