New Britain herald., 1925-10-07
Memorial LOST
BY Indifference
Cong. Reed Tells Why There's no
Shalt TO Warriors

New Britain lost out In Its SOL
diers memorial because the citizens
wero not back OF the project, &C.
cording TO Congressman Dan Reed.
who spoke today at the luncheon OF
the Chamber of Commerce cam
paign for extension. The teams
workers were guests OF the Kiwau's
club.
The talk by Congressman Reed
was frank statement that the
situation here Is the most serious
he has faced in IL years and that 1t
threatens to go down to defeat be-
cause the people Of New Britain
have not as yet gotten behind 1t.
You have in your midst a man.
a good upright, honorable, patriotic
public spirited citizen" he said.
"IIe gave his time and etfirt to build
a public monument to the men who
went out and laid down their lives
In the defense of their country. You
saw 1t defeated because you had no
organization to put 1t over.
"These memorials are all that is
left for many sororwing mother of
the great war. Many a mother in
New Britain today may well ask
herself was It worth while?' If she
had seen the city respond with
100 per cent cooperation for this
memorial she could have said with
tears streaming down her checks,
Thank God, my sacrifice was not
In vain
Because the town was not or
ganized you are losing out on the
finest things Of which the commun-
ity is capable. You people can say
with Paul of old, I am citizen Of
no mean city but perfect as you
are, there still Is room for improve
ment. If you are going to continue
to hold the richest, the best product
of your city. the product of Your
public schools you've got to go TO
work and cooperate so that your
factories can expand when they
want to for the best interests of
growing city.
1.-THE harvest is plenty but the
workers are few. 7 have heard as
little criticism of the Chamber of
Commerce in this city as I ever
heard anywhere. but as long as there
is criticism 1t means that there is
wrong,
Can you afford TO permit this
thing to be defeated and leave the
ritv without an organization?
Can you afford to fail?"
Referring 10 statement made by
Chairman Donald Gaffney, president
of the kiwanis club, that 81 per
cent OF the members belong to the
Chamber of Commerce. Congress-
man Reed said, Il have worked. in
towns where the KiUanis club and
the Rotary and Lions clubs were
back of the Chamber of Commerce
100 per cent. The KiWanis club lived
up to its slogan, We build 100 per
cent. The Rotary club lived up to
its motto. We serve 100 per cent.
nj not so much Interested in how
many you have who are members Of
the Chamber Of Commerce, as l am
in how many will go out and work.
[ have seen cities where the Rotary
club was 100 per cent back of the
Chamber Of Commerce, the Lions
club and the kiwanis the $same.
Then when these clubs wanted to
put something over the Chamber Of
Commerce threw its entire member
ship back Of the project. The clubs
got the credit but they all worked
together foe tho good OF the COM
That was team work. Team |
work as one large unit for the good |
Of the community.
Your soldiers memorial failed |
because the town was not organized |
o do the finest things of which 1t
s capable You EiWanians who
pride yourselves in saying we Build
'ou Rotariaus. yon can't do anything
Inless you cooperate. If you fail |
tpNt lllF II dN'll VIII W. IIlC Shlllt
II your great monument, because !
'ou didn't get out and get it,"
Rev, Waiter ]. Lyddy spoke for q
ew moments.
The reports today showed g. adj !
Iitional members, which added TO |
,esterday's record showed a total of |
OF. six of these came in a group |
rom officials of the American Hard
ware corporation, which We're per
onal memberships in addition to the
actory memberships. The list is as
olloWs;
New Members Signed I
George II. Dyson additional mcm-
crship) John Pinches, DR.. Amelia
uttles, Joseph NJ Chernoff. N. San
ais. Jonathan T. Hart, the Com
lercial Co, Rev. Thomas ]. Laden, /,
ames A. PaSscrini, Lewis NJ. !
John c. Baker, Smith
BUSINESS school, NJ. II. Fox, Doolit-
e Auto Top Shop Joseph Sheppard,
Eyer NJ Stcinhouse, Samuel A. Nesta,
'SHuell FlIpbdlV' II, -. - vi dnl,
ohm B. We'll, Joseph $, kulak, Peo-
les Savings bank, Alex Gross. John
Q. Becker. II. O'Con-
or, Stanley Lejkowski, Handy
-ora2 Rev. DIR. 4. A. AhlQuist, DR..
Ienry T. Bray Joe Caslowitz, j. NJ,
,lliott, +. NJ, Hall, Itabinow &
,aschkow, Schultz Cigar Co., john
On Photo service, George 7. KIM
all, C. II. Baldwin, Isaac Black,
Iartwell Taylor, c. II. Parsons, r.
!. Hawlcy, New Britain Wet Wash
New Britain Lumber Co.,
ity Coal and Wood Co, Citizens
oal Co.. f. jain Mfg. Co, Now
ritain Sheet Metal Works. w. G.
Immons corporation, Rackliffc
rothers (additionaD, n. P. Dough-
rty, Rev. W. II. Anderson, Fred q.
(porsonal. Frank f. Rack
fife (personaD. Connecticut Fur
ers, NJ. Levitt, T. McDonough. II. !
[. Erwin, Joseph Gaeta, Bodwcll
aa1tv 70 Harry II Harvard r q