New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-27
LOCAL SCHOOL,
GOOD AS THE
Judge Gafney Explains ]
tionaI System Here
The first of a series of supo.

AnI0lDeE OF Commerce Jn4@A
pose of discussing the variou6s
partments of the city GOVERN
was held in the Y. M c. A bx3
hall last night. Captain Aired
Griswold and members Of the ac3
board were the guests Of the. eveiSN
It was school night and the u
present heard of the work wlic1H
being done in the local schools,
of the educational system in the al
President f. w. Pelton presideds
POSTMASTER and Immediately to
left sat Captain Griswold and
either side the members OF
school board and the superintendent
i Those present besides Captain GriS
void and Toastmaster Pelton wcn
; Judge 8. T. Gaffney, chairman OF tn4
school board superintendent o&
Schools Stanley II. Holmes. Henry &
Roche, Edward O. kilbourne, Es
Pratt and Z. Clayton Goodwin. sss
In speaking of the get-3oget her IA
portunity afforded by the suppn<ex
Toastmaster Pelton spoke of HI
suppers which it is the intent of tbs
chamber to hold in order that other
branches of the city government may
be dclved into and the inner details,
Of their working made more familiar1
to the people. He spoke of the effect
which the war had ON local charities.
/ when the money was being turned
! into war funds of all descriptions.
He said plans are being made for a
combined drive for the six local
charity organizations. The drive will
probably be held from April to IA
and will be to raise the sum of
! $4,000. He mentioned the necessity
Of the continuance of charity work in
the city and said Ernest w. Christ
has been chosen to head the drive for
funds
! In introducing Captain Griswold,
Mr. Pelton spoke of the interest all
the people had in the New Britain
companies which are 4 part of the
26th division, now returning from
France
Captain Griswold was given three
cheers before he could speak. He
spoke Of the boys who are ready to
return to this country. In speaking
! Of them he said:
Wants Jobs For Soldiers.
r haven't much to say but I will
say this much and that is those boys
when they come back, aren't looking
for charity, All they are looking for
is Job and they want one. They
don't expect that when they arrive
home they will be patted on the back
, nd allowed to do nothing, They don't
aspect it and don't want 1t, but they
! Dc want jobs and that is what they'll
need badly" Tho contain then went
! on to give IL digest Of his experiences
! from the time he left This country and
set sail for France. He praised the
Valor Of the men Of the division. He
praised the work Of Sergeant Clar-
! once Callahan who recently returned.
lIo said that he noticed In IL news
paper thot Callahan said he was
an~se1 after stumbling into shell
holo and losing his mask, The captain
v'o- raf1le~ doubtful OF that, and said
+. showed the N odesty of the man for
t. &c understood IL the local boy was
working with such feverish haste
while the gas barrage was being put
over that he took off his mask and
gave It to y suffering comrade and
worked until he dropped overcome by
the poisonous fumes, He typified
him as q real 26th man.
Referring to the stories about his
exploits in Seicheprey on April q -,
1918, the captain said that on that
day he was one and one-fourth
miles outside CT the town with his
company in the front lines. He was
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given him and laughed when he
! said that it was reported he re-
captured Seicheprey after a desperate
struggle. There is one thing about
the 18th division,' Captain Girls
world SAID, and the ono thing is
that they were into every scrap all
along tie line, and camc out at the
finish as full Of pep aus when they
started He said that one Of his
men was captured by the Germans
and after the signing OF the armis-
tice on November II was released.
He came to see the local captain and
told him Of his experiences. One OF
the German officers in questioning him
asked him how many 26th divisions
there were in France as the division
! was met at every big scrap and the
Germans always came out worst for
the meeting. The German spoke Of
fight at Seichprey as a fool trick
and said the French or English would
have Withdrawn their forces In the
face of such an attack. He concluded
his talk by telling of the homo sick
boys now across tho sea. After the
armistice was signed and there was
no more fighting 10 be done the first
thoughts Of the boys turned tic
home. They are sick OF Europe and
I don't blame them the speaker
concluded.
School System Explained
The last speaker Of the evening
was Judge Il. f. Gafrney, chairman
of the school board, who gave & mos
interesting discourse on our cit,
schools and the school system in use
here which he TENED the best il
the state
He said THE New Britain schoo
systems represent New Britain New
Britain stands for progress and S,