New Britain herald., 1919-09-26
.Y INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL FORMED Walter H. Hart Chosen Chairman
 Work Outlined


 of which will be to cooperate with the industrial department of the Y. M. c. A. in bringing ''Y'' welfare work into local industries was organized last night at the manufacturers ban quet held in the association building and Walter H. Hart of the Stanley Works was unanimously chosen it's first chairman. The plans of the as- sociation for an extension of factory welfare work were outlined by In- dustrial Secretary Louis Bruemmer and several other speakers dwelt upon the importance of this work.
 The newly organized council will De made up of two representa- tives of each of the local plants, one to rep- resent the office force and the other the factory. A chairman and secre- tary is to be chosen and chairmen for the following committees will be named at the first regular meeting of the organization: Employed boys, athletic, social educational economic, religious, Am meri icanzation and finance
 It is the plan of the council to con- duct a Find Yourself' campaign the need of which was explained by In- dustrial Secretary Charles w. Lee of Waterbury in his statement that "of every ten boys between the ages of Is and 19 years, seven are in indus try, two are on the farm and one is in school Many of those in indus try are holding down jobs not be- cause they are fitted for them or because they are the proper places%for them, but just because they happened to get the job.' The purpose of the campaign will be to enable young ct y71, I industry they, like best or whether they would do better by going higher in education.
 Athletic Committee
 The athletic committee will be ex- pected to cooperate with the factory league officials in every way possible and 1t is believed that better results can be obtained through this cooper atlon. Factory nights such as were most successfully carried out last year will make up part of the social program and foremen's suppers sim liar to those held weekly in Hart ford and Waterbury will also be a part of the work.
 In the educational program, the most important branch of the work is to be courses in salesmanship, ac- countancy business correspondence, modern production methods, orches- tras, glee clubs, debating, exhibits, lectures, sex hygiene, safety and health.
 The Am ericanizatfon group will CO., operate with the local Americanizat ton secretary in conducting English classes for foreigners and citizenship classes. Thrift will also be taught and a cam paign along this line conducted The items coming under the religious work head are: Sunday afternoon mass meetings, Bible Study club, church extensions and personal help. The committees will meet regularly and report at the meeting of the coun- Gil which will be liable to call at any time by Chairman Hart.
 Program Carried Out. The program carried out last night 1 at the banquet consisted of addresses 1 by Charles Lee, secretary of the Water l bury industrial departm 1ndustria. l Secretary A. L. Billings of the Hart. l ford "Y", c. T. Holm of the indus. 1 trial department international com mittee of the association, local Indus. l trial Secretary Louis Breummer, Gen. l eral Secretary Clarence H. Barnes and l Dr. Piatt of the Overseas Quartet. Or open forum was held upon the advis. ability of organizing a ouncil, and ii