New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-27
window DISPLAYS
FOR $4,000 DRIVE
Jr. Achievement Boys and Girls
Taught to Make Play Hours Count

Arrangements are being made b.
the organizations connected with thu
United Community corporation I,
have the usual window displays dur
ing the drive for $4,000 next week
The Boston Store window will be
used to display the advantages Of Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts, this store be-
ing headquarters for both organza-
tons.
The Tuberculosis Relief society will
have its display in the window OF w
Il. Crowol's drug store,
The Day Nursery display will be in
the window of the Il, c. Porter store
The Visiting Nurses have not de-
c,ded
The Welfare association will use the
John A. Andrews window, the same as
last year
The Junior Achievement council
will make use OF the window OF the
New Britain Gas company.
The City Mission probably will have
no display at all this year.
At a meeting of the directors of the
United Community corporation re-
Gently the question of a big street
parade was preached. After some
discussion this project was voted down
in favor of the window displays.
The Junior Achievement council is
the latest acquisition to the United
Community corporation. This organ
ization was brought to New Britain
through the efforts of Stanley II.
Holmes. superintendent of schools, T..
NJ. Pratt. secretary of the school
board. f. H. Hodge. business man
ager for the New Britain Gas Co., AM
ORGANIZATION Director James E.
O'Brien and others.
o. Fl. Benson and Frank O. Krea-
Eor of Springfield, started the move
ment through the Daily Vacation
Bible school which was conducted at
1921 by Rev f. Fl. Wilkins, now of
Rochester, n. Y. and in the Metho-
dist church last year by Mrs. +. Ches-
ter Hale.
Its object is to train the child into
constructive habits during the hours
of play, making play out of work.
The South Congregational church.
the Boys club, the German Baptist
church and the City Mission have CO.
operated as have many individual
school teachers and Sunday schools,
until there now are almost so clubs
in the city.
These clubs are teaching boys the
making of electrical apparatus, wood
on articles. tin implements, rubber
mending, etc. The girls are taught to
dress dolls and then make their own
clothing, hats etc, and are taught to
make many useful articles for about
the home,
The president of the local Junior
Achievement council is Harry c. Jack
son, playground commissioner and
for the past three years there have
been Junior Achievement classes on
the Fairgrounds. The Rotary club
the Lions club, the Woman's club and
the Chamber of Commerce have been
instrumental in putting this project
across. The council was formed I'M
der the direction of Abraham Buol of
the Buol Machine Works when the
latter was president of the Chamber
OF Commerce. l.. P. Slade, principal
of tho High school, and Stanley H.
Holmes were members of the first
executive committee. Miss Esther d.
Donahue, field worker for the Junior
Achievement bureau of the Eastern
States league, comes to this city sew
eral times a month and gives advice
and assistance to local clubs
The Junior Achievement council is
asking for $4,000 out of the total of
$4,000.