New Britain herald., 1919-09-09
S23OO MUST BE RAISED BY TOMORROW NIGHT IF CITY
 ISTO GET WELCOME FUND
S2, 74S.4S Donated Thus Far
 By Private Subscription Factores Are Giving $10,-
 900 of Necessary $15,0O0.

New Britain is still $2,S00 short in the $15, fund she hopes to raise to welcome home the city's sons who fought and bled on the battlofields of Europe that democracy might prevail. Where is it going to come from is the question that many are asking. Yet there is a silver lining to every cloud and it was with feeling of optimism that everyone arose from the luncheon at the Elks' club today following the stirring ad- dress by F. w. Christ secretary of the Stanley Works. That tomorrow, the last day of the drive, will be the best day of the drive and hat New Britain will go over the top, was the firm prediction of MT. Christ
 Must Support Campaign.
 New Britain is getting to be a big city" declared MT. Christ after being introduced by E. w. Pelton, who acted as chairman of the meet ing with 60,0OO people and while it is hard to get so large a number to agree to all things in an affair like this, it is the duty Of every citizen regardless of his feelings to back with solid support the representative
 
 paign."
 Every Nickel Helps.
 He declared that the drive should be regarded as selling campaign with everyone going after every nickel obtainable for so worthy a cause He sjid that with the hysteria of the war program in which we felt it our patriotic duty to give hpIo ind trained athlete. grown stale But the town is wide open, we must get every dollar. This is something that all New Britain should go in for. Between $500 and 3,600 boys were sent from New Britain, according to the war bureau records and those who have returned are going to tako part and going to be big men in their community. The celebration may be late but better late than never The city should show it's re- spect and gratitude for what the boys have done. All are to take part
 This proposition is a, worthy ono and if it were not it would not be backed up by the manufacturers here to the extent of $1O,0O0. The people of the city will come through If the
 
 It should be treated as d selling proposition" Later, after hearing the results of the reports of the team captains, he said that tomorrow, the last day, would be the best and that New Britain would come through.
 Reports for Today.
 The total raised today as announced by John C. Loomis, chairman of tho finance committee, was $1,1 30. making a grand total to date of $2,74S.4S. He said that 1t would be necessary to raise $2,30O before to- morrow night. While many of the teams had not reported, the results of today's reports were most gratifying. The work of the women'S team under direction of Mrs. A. c. Kimball. took the honorS of the day with $251 to it's credit. Much applause followed this report. Mrs. Kimball in an nouncing the amount said that Mrs. A. II. Shilling deserved a great deal of credit as it was from the subscrip- tiOnS that she raised on the street that $94 of the $251 was realized.
 F. w. Pelton's team with a sub scription of $218.50, received great applause when the amount was an nounced, as did that of Maxwell Por- ter, with $182.75 realized.