New Britain herald., 1919-04-04

some characterized it as the ''bipgest disgrace and smallest act that has ever occurred in this city"
 Tt has given New Britain a black eye,' said one prominent official, from which it will never be able to recover"
 Women employees at the City hall showed no hesitation whatever in ex- pressing their opinions and sentiments about the action of the council. Its about time that the women took a hand in the government of the city" declared one of the fair sex.
 Soldiers Register Disgust.
 Discharged soldiers many of whom have seen from one to two years Of service in France and have participat- ed in some of the hardest fighting, used strong. terms in condemning the action of the common council. One hero declared that "eyery member of the council who voted against the ap- proprlation ought to be sent to France for a short time. After carrying a pack weighing over a hundred pounds, living in tents and lying in the mud, and standing in the mess line for three and four hours at time for chow that wasn't fit to eat, they'd vote differently" Another soldier who returned from France but last week said: '"rhe welcoming home of the soldiers is som ething that cannot be counted in dollars and cents. I know when the transport on which I was coming home reached New York harbor, was possessed with a feeling that l cannot explain In words. As the ship passed the Statue of Liberty, a band was playing, and there were about twenty-five women there to greet us. It was a grand and glorious feeling. I was so happy that I was back in Gods own country. that the tears just rolled down my checks. I wept with tears of joy. I an1 posi- tive if I had recognized one New Brit ain person in the group that was there to welcome us, I would have been at least five times happier.''
 Mother Contributes s5.
 One discharged soldier who had been a member of the 101st Machine Gun Battalion called at the mayors office bright and early this morning. Laying $5 on the mayors desk, he said: "On learning of the action of the common council last evening my mother asked me to give you this S5 toward the fund which is being raised. She gave four sons to Uncle Sam, and is now sorry that she cannot give you a larger donation. I have been over seas nine months and recently re- turned to New Britain. At first I was happy that I was back. but now l am sorry to say that I am here and a citizen of this city. I am also sorry that I was born here. It's a piker toWn.''
 City is Forever Disgraced.
 A number of prominent citizens congregated on the streets this morn ing and discussed the results of last evenings meeting. The consensus was that it Twas the smallest act that ever occurred here, and something that this city will never be able to live down.
 Although Mayor Quigley is person. ally making a canvass of the city to raise the required $1,000 a, nuraber of people unsolicited called at his of flee today and made donations. One business man asked to be put on the list of subscribers saying that 1t was an ''honor and a privilege to be count ed a one of the subscribers to the cause.'
 Over $500 Collected.
 not be ascertained at press time, it be- lieved that the mayor today collected over $500 for the fund to send the dis charged soldiers or the 26th division to Boston to welcome home "New Britain's Own.'' It is thought that the mayor will not meet with con- siderable difficulty in raising the de- sired amount of s1,000.
 This noon, Mayor Quigley com municated with various employees in the manufacturing concerns, and a canvass was made this afternoon about the factories.
 Those Giving to Fund
 The following is an incomplete list of people who have donated toward the fund
 Geo. A. Qmgley, Severin Johnson, Howard Humphrey, B. <ats, B. Stein, John c. Loomis, John Downes, Will liam Allen, pr. Maloney, Fred Cham berlain, Harold Sloper, A. J. Sloper, E. F. Gaffney, Howard Wilson, Bert Loomis, Howard Hart, Edward Cur ran, H. D. Humphrey, William Stock well, H. l.. Mills, Conno~ Halloran Co.,, c. L. Pierce, filling Rubber Co.,, Da- vid A. Lipman, Dr. Potts, Edward Bennett, William Sloper, Reed Jew elry store, B. C. Porter Sons, Globe Clothing Co.,, D. A. Niven, M. Bloom berg, M Raphael, Lazarus Co.,, Sov- ereign Trading Co., James Halloran, John A. Andrews, Charles Johnson, T. w. Mitchell. A. W. Marx, Fred