New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-19
COOPERATING FOR
general Welfare
Y. N. G. A. and Factories Join
Hands in Industrial Council

Promoting tho spirit OF sociabilit!
among industrial workers ADVANCING
the men in tho factories In health anc
training them 10 assume greater re
sponsibiltics. are chief principles o.
the Industrial Council Of the New
Britain " NJ. G.. A., according to r.
NJ Prehle, secretary of the council.
In speaking OF the council. which
holds its annual meeting this evening
beginning at $40 O'Clock with a sup,
per, Secretary Preblc says:
"Most of tho mon of our community
are industrial workers. Tho Y. NJ. G.
A. Us therefore DESTROYS OF shaping It's
policy and carrying on its activities
so as TO render the best possible serv-
ice 10 the men in industry, The prime
purpose of the association in industry
is To spread good will, develop the la
tent capacities OF tho workers and 10
advance their development in health,
intelligence and moral quality culmin.
atinE in Christian character.
This can best be accomplished by
providing activities which they pro-
mote and in which they engage. A
hy-product of such activity Is the
training the worker gets for greater
responsibility in the plant.
"Inasmuch as a great deal is al
ready being done by some manufac-
turers with this same object in view,
II seemed advisable TO call together
representatives of the different fac
tories in the city to discuss this i'm
portant phase of our industrial life so
\ that there might be no duplication or
attempt to replace other equally eff
fective and successful methods of get
ting the same results,
1.-The representatives of the factor
3 les met for supper and conference on
1.-THE evening of September %, 1919.
After listening to reports of industrial
work being carried on in Hartford and
Waterbury. they voted unanimously to
porganize an industrial council for New
sBritain. Walter H. Hart was unani-
fmously elected chairman and given
power to appoint the executive COM
mittee.
The plan of organization is as fol-
lows: Each factory to be represented
lin the council by two men, as far as
possible one representing the office
and the other the factory. These men
to serve as council members until re-
placed by the company they represent.
1.-THE executive committee consists
of the chairman of the council who
Is elected by the council and serves
until his successor is elected; a secre-
tary, who is the industrial secretary
of the Y. M. c. A, and the chairmen
of the following committees: Employ
ed boys. athletic, social. economic, ed
ucational, religious, Americanization |
and finance. The general secretary of |
the Y. NJ. c. A. boys work secretary |
and physical director also are on the |
executive committee. The chairman |
OF the committees are members of the |
council and have power to appoint |
the members of their committees. The
secretary promotes activities through |
these committees and when necessary. |
through COMMITTEES in the plants. All |
activity must first receive the indorse-
ment and support of the manufactur-
ers through their representatives in
the council"
The report of the activities of the
New Britain industrial council for the
year 192e-192S is as follows:
Officers-President, George f.