New Britain herald., 1919-08-21
Hold Conference.

Hold Conference.
 MT. Johnson and Mir. Kimball re- tired from the meeting room at this juncture for a conference. On their return. MT. Johnson put forth a plan whereby the event would be held .on Friday and Saturday, with the ar engagements to be made that would not interfere with the factories running their plants to Friday noon
 Secretary Sprague spoke of the plan of the Chamber of Commerce to hold an Old Home Week which was to be held in August the plans which were discussed early in the spring. It later was decided to work in con- junction with the city in holding the reception to the returned service men.
 Browns on Evening Plan.
 Dr. Henry Martin, who with w. w. Hanna, had charge of arranging the details for the carnival and conces- sionS, asked MT, Johnson if a plan wherby the carnival could be con- ducted during the evenings would prove satisfa ctory. This was drowned on by MT. Johnson, who struck to his original plan of a short celebration. The carnival program, is one that has been gone into extensively by Mr.
 Hanna, and contracts have been dis cussed which would bring to this city one of the best entertainments the city has ever had. With the adop- tion of the two days plan, for the celebration, this will have to be en- tirely eliminated.
 "Slap in the Face for BoyS."
 Tn giving his views regarding a car nival, MT. Johnson said that plenty of
 local entertainme can be provided.
 He suggested that a conference be held
 again this evening at o'clock and
 during the day he would put before
 the manufa cturers the plan for a two days celebration.
 Mr. Robb said he believed that the co-opcration of the manufacturers was as essential in the celebrati ton as the $10,000. At this juncture MT. Johnson, standing in the doorway, asked MT.
 Kimbal to leave the meeting with him. MT. Loomis told MT. Johnson that the attitude of the manufacturers
 in wanting such a cut in the program
 was mot fair" and Mr. Allen said it
 was another slap in the face for the boys.'
 How Matt,r Stands.
 As the matter now stands, the com mlttee will have to agree to the plan of the manufacturers for a much shorter Old Home Week and reception tG the soldiers, sailors and marines in order to secure the undivided support of $10,0O0, go ahead with the plans of the committee as originally outlined ] or else call the entire matter off Sev- eral of the members of the general committee have expressed themselves as favorable to the latter course. Humphrey Makes Statement. Ernest N. Humphrey, chairman of the general committee of the Old
 Home Week and reception to the re- 1 turned service men. and one of the l manufacturing heads of the city, was 1 asked this afternoon relative to the claims of the represent atiVcS of the | manufacturers association this morn 1 ing that they never knew that the proposed celebration was to be of one weeks duration. He said that shortly
 after the committee was appointed he ] met with the manufacturers assOcia- 1 ton and asked that a manufacturers exhibit be held during the week of | September 15-20. He stated further l that last week he again approached ! the subject of having advertising done ] in the souvenir program. MT Hum = phrey has taken the stand in the mat 1 ter that either the general commit ee l go ahead with the proposed celebra- l tion or else steps be immediately talk
 cn to abandon the project.
 Await Meeting With Interest.
 The result of the meeting tonight will be watched with considerable in tCrCSt. If the committee backs down and agrees to go ahead and conform ! with the views of the manufa cturers ] ritiism is bound to occur. Should the ! celebration be called off, there will be 1 criticism is bound to occur Should the : committee who have worked so zeal i ously for several months to whip in ! shape welcome home to the boys 1 who went forth and downed Prussian-
 ism will be freed from the stigma.