New Britain herald., 1919-09-11

THIS CITY IS ONCE
 MORE OVER THE TOP
Suifcie!! Funds for Welcome
 Celebration Are Provided

l New Britain showed that her heart 1 beat for her boys who have helped whip the Kaiser and thus insured the 1 safety of the world by going lover | the top" last night in the realization | of the fund for the Soldiers, Sailors l and Marines Welcome Home cele- bration. Teams up to last night raised $4,302.0S but J. c. Loomis, l chairman of the finance committee in announcing the results at the clos ing dinner at the Elks' club said that he knew where there was $1,000 more together with checks m the mail and amounts not yet reported by several teams that will run to $6,000. The Women'S teams are also assured of at least S6O more, making their total alone over $500. There is S6,OOO promised in gifts. The manufa ctur- CTS have offered $1O,000. So that with this situation everyone felt that the city has more than realized the $15,- 900, the amount expected to be raised, and when all the money is collected the figures will be in the neighborhood of $31,00
 Ladies Best Canvassers.
 
 the teams last night showed that the ladies were still in the lead with $263.O8 to the credit of Mrs A. G. Kimball's team. A. w. Upson's team was second with $227. while that of E. w. Pelton was third with $155 The reports follow:
 No. 5, S10; No. 6, $36; Mo- ', s9O.15; No. 8, $10; No. g, $1O075; No. 1G, s53.50; No. il, $17; No. 12, $34.15; No. 13, s11.5O; No. IS, s23; No. 16, $227; No. IT. $20; No. IS, $88.60; No. 19, $155; No. 20, $3S; No. 21, $83; No. 22, $117.O2; No. 23, $83.50; No. A, $103; No. 25, $263,80; total, s1,564.23 Total amounts $4,302.09.
 Rev. John T. Winters was the speaker of the evening. While oth- CT receptions to service men in the past have been held by the individual societies and churches and have been more or less private affairs we eX- pect to make this Welcome Home celebration more democratic. We wish to make this a grand, homeli5e, neighborly affair for all boys who risked their all for the freedom of mankind. This is a reception in which all irrespective of race. color or creed, can take part so that we can take the boys by the hand and say, Well done.' They have given all and some have made the supreme sacri- flee. Thanks to the plans of the committee these latter will not be forgotten. We will remember them in our prayers and memorial will be erected in their memory. That is the purpose of this celebration" he said.
 Such a celebration entails funds of course and some people say they are worthy they should be thankful that they are able 10 give. I wish 1 to thank our city fathers for the i sum they have voted I wish to thank i the manufacturers for the amount | they have given and now all that re- l mains for us to give is $5,000 which | is about eight cents a person. Some l can give more and these will. I thank 1 those who have done the work of l collecting. 1 hope the amount raised 1 will be enough. We car then stand | on the sidewalk and cheer the boys 1 as they go by for we will have the 1 right to do so," he concluded.
 Following the announcement of the l final figures J. c. LoOmis thanked all 1 who took part in securing the funds l including the splendid work of the ; ball. 1
 E. w. Pelton presided