New Britain herald., 1919-10-14
INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL
 ARRANGES PROGRAM
Committees Are SeleCted--B
 mer Reads Report

The organiza ton of New Britains S Industrial Council was completed last night in the Y. M c. A. with the cleo tion of chairmen for the various com mittees to oversee the associations proposed industrial activities. Walter H. Hart is chairman of the council and Louis w. Breummer, industrial secretary of the ''Y", will act as sec retary of the council
 The heads of activities are: Amer icanization, H. T. Burr; athletics, T. N. Case: economies C. s. Neumans; edu- cationaL F. R. Gilpatric; employed boys, K B. Comstock; finance, George Spear; religious, Clifton McKenna; social, Robert Skinner. These chair men also comprise the executive com mittee. The council will meet once each month.
 Industrial Secretary Louis Breum- mer read the following report on the planned activities of the association:
 Most of the men of our community are industrial workers. The Y. M. c. A. is therefore desirous of shaping it's policy and carrying on it's activ ities so as to render the best possible service to the men in industry.
 Purpose Is for Good Will.
  ton in industry is to spread good will, develop the latent capacities of the workers and to advance their develop ment in health, intelligence and moral quality culminatin in Christian char acter.
 ''This can best be accomplished by providing activities which they pro- mote and in which they engage. A by-product of such activity is the training the worker gets for greater responsibility in the plant.
 "Inasmuch as a great deal is already being done by some manufacturers with this same object in view, it seemed advisable to call together rep resentatiVes of the different factories in the city to discuss this important phase of our industrial life so that there might be no duplication or at tempt to replace other equally effec- tive and successful methods of getting the same results.
 "The representatives met for supper and conference on the evening of Septem Der 25, 1919. After listening to intensely interesting reports of indus- trial work now being carried on most successfully in Hartford and Water bury, they voted unanimously to or ganize an industrial council for New Britain. Walter H. Hart was unani- mously elected chairman and given power to appoint the executive com mittee.
 Plan of Organization.
 "The plan of organization is as fol- lows: Each factory to be represented in the council by two men, as far as possible one representing the office and the other the factory. These men will serve as council members until re- placed by the company they represent. The executive committee to consist of the chairman of the council, who Is elected by the council and will serve until his successor is elected. Secre- tary, who will be the industrial secre- tary of the Y. M. c. A., chairman of the following committees: Employed Boys, Athletic, Social, Economic, Edu- catonal, Religious, Americanization and Finance. The general secretary of the Y. M. c. A., boys work secretary and physical director will also be on the executive committed The chair men of the committees noted must be members of the council, but they have power to appoint the members of their committee from members of the council The secretary will pro- mote activities through these commit tees and when necessary through committees in the plants. All activity n--.st first receive the endorsement and support of the manufacturers through their < representatives, in the council
 'The immediate proposed activities are the following:
 Employed Boys-''Find Yourself'' campaign.
 Athletic-Co-operat with Indus- trial Athletic League.
 Social-Factory nights; foremen's suppers.
 ducatiOnal-Courses in Salesman ship, Accountancy, Business Corres- pondence, Modern Production Meth ods.
 Music-Orchestra; Glee Club.
 Debating club.
 Exhibits
 Lectures-"Sex Hygiene" Safety and Health,' Production Methods'.
 Am nizatiOn-Englsh for for elgners; Citizenship. On cooperation with City ton secretary)
 EconOmic-Thrift Campaign
 eligiOus-Sunday afternoon mass meetings; personal help; fellowship suppers.'