New Britain herald., 1919-04-17
PLAINVILLE HUSTLES ITS LOAN CAMP PA|GN Workers Showing Great Enthusi-
 aSm and Success Is Certain
 SPECIAL MUSIC SUNDAY
Easter Cantata Will Be Given at Methodist ChurVi--}uSinr~S to Oh serve Holiday Hours TOmOrroV Other Brief Items.

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 Other Brief Items.
 The committee in charge of the To-
 cal campaign of the Victory loan met last night in the Red Cross rooms on
 West Main street and as a result sev-
 cral important announcements were
 matlc this morning. Every member of the committee reported progress i'm
 his individual work aud it was also anno1lnccI that tho posters recently
 received here arc all on display in the }various stores and bill boards. The
 romnittcc proved itself q hard work
 inc one S tho session last night lasted flor two and ono half hours While so
 much is being told the public every
 day concerning the loan tho commit tee feels that it is necessary as this .toWn is going to try and keep un- tblcmished it's perfect war record bath las concerns cnliStmcnts and financial help.
 Medals for Jtoan Workers.
 \ letter was read at the meeting stating that the government of the l nitcd States, through the treasury locpartment, will award tc every Vic tory loan worker a medal Worded | the Victory Loan.' These medals are SlFuck from German cannon captured hN the American troops, The namc of the individual getting the medal will l be engraved on it.
 Returned Soldiers to Speak. During the loan campaign it is the purpose of the general committee to 1 have an auto truck decorated with the American co!orS stationed for several evenings in tho center of tho town and i from which local men returned from overseas will speak. The speeches will not be of the oratorical kind, fla vored with nowcry language but in stead will be the plain and simple, talks or the men concerning their cX- pcricnccs while overseas.
 Necessity for Buying Bonds.
 The question is ~often asked anL even now can be heard upon the streets of this town why people should ,buy bonds now that the fight ing is over and war ended. They also ask why it is that the money is necd- , led and why tho government is asking l for moro when it is wasting so much. ! The national Victory lo"n committee gives the following answer to those 1 people: "Becausc at inc time the ar l mistice was signed we were preparing l to carry on war for at least two or | moro years. Our shipping program | was tremendous; our air program 1 tremendous: we were building enough 1 tanks to supply in 1919 one to every l 75 feet of the fighting line; we were manufacturing guns and rifles by the 1 millions While contracts were can l cClled as fast as possible, they could 1 not be cut off at one fell sWoOp. It 1 wac tho knowledge of these enormous | preparations, carried on at an cnor 1 nous expense, that broke the morale | of the German nation. IheN knew | they would be licked if the United | States ever used these extra and ab- 1 normal resources. There is no .Ques- ton that this wonderful preparation l ended the war months before. anyone ! expected it could be accomplished, ! and thereby saved thousands of Amer jean lives as well as those of our AL l lies. The ma atiOn admits that there | was waste in the ordinary sense of ! really think there was a waste when it 1 Q accomplished such tremendous re- ! SultSn"
 Volunteer Days Come First.
 Monday and Tuesday, April 21 and !
  subscriptions made in real thanks l giving for tho ending of hostilitics l are expected to be made on those :! days. There will bn three booths in town which will be in charge of the l woman's committee of the general ! committee. The booths will be at thc plainVillc Trust Company. at the Red { Cross rooms on West Main street and | at the post office. The booth at thc 1 bank will be open from a. m. to | D. m. The Red Cross rooms ard | post office booths will he open from l 2 a. m. to p. m. It is the earnest | request of the general committee that 1 subscriptions be made at the boot hS | as it will eliminate much work on | the house to house canvass The ! house to house canvass will start on ] Thursday after tho rally tho night 1 before at which ''Tho Price of Peact' will be shown and Captain Charles r. I.oclhart will speak.
 VI. F.. Church Easter Cantata.
 The choir of the Methodist F,lis- ropal church will render an Easter Cantata in the church on Sunday rvc- !! ming. The work on the cantata has been progressing for several weeks :, and tho final rehearsal was held last , evening. Invitations have been cN- tended to many local people 10 at- t"nd tho Cantata and it's success V-iH ! mean moro in the future The pastor Rev. C. E. STocbcl was instrumental in having the cantata started i,nd is working hard in preparing it for presentation.
 German Helmets for Prizes.
 The national committee of tho i Victory loan has consigned two can- tnred German helmets for .distribu- ton as prizes to tho most successful clnNassns teams in F|uinvillo.
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