New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-26
Live Business Mems Assn
Takes Up Matter 4
COLLECTING USED CLM
Red Cross Workers .Actiye--E
supper This Evening--Firc ns
ment Responds TO CaIl--OtheI
News Notes.
AZ the last monthly meeting al

At the last monthly meeting o
directors of the Plainville BusAS
Mems association committees
sisting of Stanley S. Gwillim
Charles f. Newton was appointesl
investigate the ice situation in u
Vile.
This committee has been busy M
the work and has now made afTBH
ments with the Trout Brook Ic8
Feed company Of Ha rtford to 6 -
chase 1000 tons Of water ice, 'cuKA6E
Lake Gunapee, New hampshire.
Will be shipped to Plainville in1meC
ately and when it is received. a fog1
of men will be placed ut work istori
at the Hart ice houses on the N
Britain road.
A citizens committee will finan9
the proposition and will attend to the,
financial end of both buying and sell
ing the ice. This ice will be sold to
consumers at a price just sufficient to
cover the cost of purchase and
transportation.
One of the best known local ice
dealers, F. G. Norton. is, working with
the committee and it is planned to
use up his supply of ice at the Bryant
houses first. then to begin to use the
ice purcha sed at Lake Sunapee.
1t will undoubtedly be necessary to
conduct the ice business on a strictly
cash basis this summer and some plan
along this line will be worked out at
a later date. 1t will also be necessary
TO apply the wartime principles of
conservation, as the ice viii have to be
used carefully, the supply being linn
tied. 1t is estimated that the supply
Of ice in Plainville for the coming
summer will be abou> two-thirds Of
the amount used in this town last
year.
At d recent meeting of citizens
the original ice committee was in
creased by the addition of J. H.
Trumbull. 1t is very likely that this
subject will be presented at town
meeting at a later date in order that
the townspe0ple may lie thoroughly
acquainted with details of the ice
transaction
Collecting Old Clothes.
The work of collecting used cloth
ing for the refugees Of European
countries will take place in Plainville
tomorrow afternoon if the weather
permits. Mrs. Frederick Benzon has
been appointed to take charge of the
collection. The women's motor corps
and they will start the collection
early.
The following suggestions have
been made by members of the COM
mttee in charge of the work to avoid
waste of time and useless contribu-
tons. Those who have bundles to be
taken away are urged to leave them
on the steps ready to be picked up by
the collectors. If anyone is overlook
ed has not his bundle ready, tel
ephone call to the Red Cross rooms
will bring Il collector. Tie all gar
ments together which should be to-
gether. If they are merely tied to-
gether in a single bundle the garments
may be separated when the bundles
are opened, causing hopeless Confu-
sion. Only useful and practical gar
ments are desired and they need not |
be in good repair. Do not send hats !
which may not be crushed
The committee in charge appeals to |
the townspeople to give to. the limit of |
their ability and hopes to receive It |
large donation from Plainville people |
as the need for the garments is re-
allied by everyone who reads the pa |
pers and who knows of conditions in |
the war stricken countries.
Church supper Tonight.
The Ladies' Benevolent society Of |
the Congregational church will serve |
a supper in the parish house of the !
church this evening. A social eve
ming will be enjoyed following the |
supper. The program, which is said |
to be an interesting one, is in charge |
of the Christian Fndeavor society. |
Local Man to WreStIe.
An interesting wrestling bout will |
take place Friday evening in Turner |
hall, New Britain, when Alvah Ven |
tres and Dutch Kent of Hartford will |
meet again. In the preliminaries, F. |
Iven KID Benjamin. the ''Plainville |
Whirlwind," will come to grips with |
Jim MacCarthY. Benjamin is the we'll |
known local boy who has met Ven |
tres q number of times but with little |
success.
Called for Grass Fire.
The fire department was called out |
yesterday afternoon to fight a grass
fire near Harris corner on Whiting
street. The fire covered about ten
acres of grass and the firemen fought |
it for about two hours, There is I
grass fire at that particular place
nearly every year. as most of the