New Britain herald., 1922-10-13
HOTEL DRIVE WILL :,
 CLOSE ON MONDAY
Workers Are Highly Praised for
 Work Done in Campaign

The campaign workers who are en- deavoring to sell S550,000 worth of stock in proposed new hotel for New Britain voted at the regular luncheon held at the headquarters at West Main and Washington streets this noon, not to close their campaign until next Monday night and then hold luncheon and general get to- gether meeting at the hotel head quarters. The reports submitted by the work CTS this noon showed that stock amounting to $21,100 had been dis posed of today bringing the grand l total up to $32S,000. Both Frank Mayer. official representative of the hotel corporation, and Isaac Black, general chairman in charge of tne drive. expressed their confidence that the drive would end successfully on Monday with the full quota of .$550,- 900 having been raised.
 The reports submitted today by team captains and. the executive com mittee follows
 Division A, Ernest Christ, chair man-W. H. Crowell, sl,ooo; R. F. Gilpatric,l $500; F. o. Rackliffe, $2oo: L. A. sprague, s2oO; total, $2.70o.
 Division B. Rev. John L. Davis, chairman-W. R. Fletcher, $500; J. E. Lash. s1,oOo: Adna Johnson, $500; R. B. skinner. $l,ooo; total. $2,900.
 Division c, P F. King, chairman Joseph Chernoff, s4o0; Dr. F. P Lee, H,s00; J. V. Onorato. $2,2oO; Stephen Robb, s1,6Oo total, s6,0o0.
 Division D, Eugene Porter, chair man-G. H. Dyson, s1,90O; H. c. Fernau, $2,ooo; A. A. Mills, s1,700; w. B. Rossberg, s7oO; total, s6,3oo. The executive committee reported sales amounting to $3,20o which brought the total for today up to $21,100 and the grand total s32s.o00.
 Praise for Workers.
 Frank Mayer, representative of the hotel corporation in an interview fol- lowing the luncheon, praised the workers for the very efficient work they have done in the campaign. Mir Mayer said that he has been conduct ing such campaigns since 1912 and he has never worked with such splendid organization of men as in this city
 They have been loyal and faithful and have worked hard" Mr. Mayer said.
 Isaac Black Talks. f
 Following the reports of the com mittee Isaac Black gave short ad dress in which he extended the most heartfelt thanks of the executive com- campaign workers.
 MT. Black said that the S22 people who have subscribed for stock in the new botel are S22 boosters for the city of New Britain. He said that he does not believe there has been an or ganiz2pon working on any campaign in thfs city which has worked so hard and so consistently as the one for the new hotel.
 . The Way Is Open.
 By continuing the campaign until Monday night. Mir. Black stated that the way has been opened for several things that are milling and he ex- pressed the hope that $50,00A a dsg from now until Monday could be se- cured. N
 The speaker also explained that the | fight for the new hotel has been an l uphill one but has not been in vain and he felt that the campaign would be put across on Monday.
 He also stated that the people who 1 bought the stock in the new hotel i consist of the rank and file of the ! citizenship of New Britain and about l 90 per cent. of them are not accus- | toned to stopping in hotels but have i purchased the stock because they | thought it civic duty.