New Britain herald., 1922-10-06
Sl6l,9DO SECURED
 IN OPENING SALES Campaign to Sell Hotel Stock
 Here Opens With a Bang FOURTH DIVISION LEADS
Team Captained by Dr. Fred Lee Re. ports Largest Individual Sale at Opening Rally at Hotel Headquar- ters-LiIncheons Each Day.

OCTS-1uICNCOnS EdCn DHV.
 The campaign for the disposal of $55o,o00 worth of stock for a new hotel to be erected at the corner of Washington and West Main streets and to be known as the Elihu Burritt hotel opened with bang at supper and rally last evening and with a dinner at the hotel headquarters this noon. when the reports of the various team captains and the executive com mittee showed that total of $161, 300 worth of stock has already been sold.
 s14s,O00 First Day.
 It was an enthusiastic group of workers that reported at the opening rally last evening to hear the first reports on the sale of stock. The reports ssubmitted last night showed that the workers had disposed of S143,000 worth of the stock on the opening day. This is considered by the hotel corporation an excellent record.
 The team explained by Dr. Fred Lee led with a sale totaling $6,600. The record sales for today, however, fell to George Dyson who was pre- scented with the goat by Dr. Lee. The goat is kept on the table at which -he captain sits xwho has the highest record so that the remainder of the workers may see who is in the lead.
 Rev. J. l.. Davis Talks.
 
 Rev. John L. Davis spoke briefly at the meeting this noon and in his talk he urged every worker to get right after the people of New Britain to buy stock in this new enterprise He repeated the oft told story of need of hotel in New Britain and why the local residents should be willing to purchase the stock.
 Chairman isaac Blacl; gave a brief address in which he stated that a Waterbury resident came to New Britain yesterday and purchased 10 shares of stock in the new enterprise.
 Today's Report
 The report for today as read at the headquarters this noon follows by di- visions and team captains: Division A, Ernest Christ, chairman--W. H. Cro- we'll s2oo; R. F. Gilpatric, s1,4oo; F. o. Rackliffe, s2,ooo; L. A. sprague s3,4oo--total, s3,soo.
 Division B. - Rev. John L. Davis, chairman-W. R. Fletcher $1,6oo; J. E. Lash, s20o; Adna Johnson, $500; R. B. Skinner. s4oo-total. s2,8o0.
 Division C.-C. P. F. King, chair man--Joseph M Chernoff. $2oo; Dr. F. P. Lee, s1,2o0; J. V. Onorato, s2,- uoo; stephen Robb. s2oo-total, $3,- 600. Division D.-Eugene Porter, chair nan--G. H. Dyson, s2,3oo; H C. Fer nau, s1.ooo; A. A. Mills, $500; w. B Rossberg, s700-total, s4,6o0 The executive committee raised s4,1O0 which brought the total for the day ID to SIS 900 and with the balance of s143,ooo from last night the grand otal to date is $161,900.
 Last Nights Results
 The reports as received at the rally ast night follow: ".5 Division A.-W H. Crowell, s2,ooo; 5ilpatric, s4oo; Rackliffe. s2.2oo; ,prague, s3, 400-total sS,o0o.
 Division B-Fletcher, $2,000: J. E. ash, s2.ooo; Johnson, 2,ooo-total, 6,0o0
 Division C. - Chernoff, s4oo; Dr. zee, $500; Onorato, S50o Robb, $2,- oo-total s9,7oo.
 Division D.-Dyson, $3, 400; Fernau, 4 4,o0o Mills s3, 500; Rossberg, s1,700 total, s12,s0o The executive com littee sold s1o6,4oo worth and the rand total was s143,00o. .
 Mayer Speaks Frank Mayer, representing the in /, .rests of the hotel concern, spoke at l le gathering last night al well as this con and in both his speeches told of le success m putting campaigns cross in other cities and he said he elieved that the men were going to lake this a huge success in New ritain. He also urged the workers to read V D on the material which had been II, ven them so that they could easily l Il the hotel story to those interested. ii e also explained that the honor man h i'll be the one who sells s25o0 worth stock the honor team the one hich disposes of $25,ooo worth of ock and the honor division will be $ e one selling s75,oo0 worth of stock. d New reports will be read at the n ncheon to be held in the old St < arks church tomorrow noon <