New Britain herald., 1925-03-23
DRIVE FOR S62,l47
 GETS UNDER WAY
United Community Corporation
 Makes Its Annual Appeal
TEAMS OFF AT TOP SPEED
Ten Welfare Organizations To Share In Budget-Thousands of More Prospects Than In Past-e50 Soli- cltors Checking Up On City.

Prospects Than In Past-e50 Soli.
 cltors Checking Up On City.
 With the opening of the annual drive for the 10 organizations form ing part of the United Community corporation today, New Britain wei fare organizations start a campaign for the largest sum in the history Of the central organization, s62,147.
 The United Community corpora ton Is the central organization hav- ing final jurisdiction over 10 subor- dinate organizations, each one carry- ing on a separate and distinct line of work. The principle object of the central organization is to raise funds to carry on all the smaller branches in one annual drive instead of 10 drdives.
 This year the city has been divid- ed into districts with thousands more prospects than were on the list before and nearly 250 solicitors will comb the city during the week seeking funds. Last year a drive was made for s5o,o00 and s49,00O was realized. Workers will report at luncheons at the Burritt hotel each day.
 The organizations comprising the community corporation are as fol- lows:
 Visiting Nurse Association
 The Visiting Nurse association supplies the services of Q nurse in cases where trained help is required and a full time nurse cannot be ar forded by the patient. The assocl- atioin asks this year for $lO,92O. This sum is expected to include the salary of a contagious disease nurse who will look after all cases where the services of a visiting nurse are required where communicable dis eases are found. The association also plans to engage an expert su- perintendent to more efficiently lay put the work. Miss Anna Heath IS In charge of the work here. The sum of S10.920 is asked.
 Boys Club
 With the largest gymnasium Tn the city, active athletic program or all kinds game room, reading room' Juvenile municipal government, ra- dio classes, wood working classes, and many other things the Boys club of New Britain supplies for i'le growing boy all the outlet Tor HIS energies he is seeking, and yet gives him a comfortable place in which 10 work and play off the street. Here the young man can jump and shou1 and we'll to his hearts content. He can learn printing, by working on the paper written and printed in the club: he can learn radio sending as well as receiving; he can take les- sons under an expert in making smaller articles of furniture, or he ,an join the drum corps or club orchestra and become a musician The club is in charge of Superlh- tendent Dwight Skinner. The cluo wants 5000.
 Boy Scouts
 physically strong mehla!iS awake and morally straight" IS the aim of each Boy Scout and Is o1pdre he takes when he joins the roop. The building of character and civic usefulness in boys is the object of the Boy Scouts of America p acentlv the local Scout organiza- ion graduated a class of AZ pros ,actiye scoutmasters and new troops ire being formed iii all sections or he city. The work is in charge oi srout Executive Walter 0. CooK' The organization needs $5'goV.
 Girl scouts
 The Girl Scouts organization IS similar in purpose to the Boy scouts ,rd trains girls to become useful m ,ousobold arts as well as outdoor ,ctIvities, to adopt high standards or lying and to keep themselves phy- ,icaIIy strong. The local Girl scout ,rra nization maintains Girl Scout rum corps which has achieved throughout this and parts ,f adjoining states. Miss Lois Sha" s Girl Scout director and Mrs. Leon A. sprague is commissioner The Girl Scouts ask $S,O9S.
 Day Nursery
 When misfortune falls upon family and the breadwinner Is taken lway, making 1t necessary for the mother to earn enough for food and shelter for herself and children, the question of looking after the young ,ters while she Is at work looms up IS a serious family problem. Then { is that the Day Nursery comes to he rescue and baby is given home' scientific care and proper food while mother goes to her daily toll. Last rear under the direction of Mrs Frank J. O'Brien the Day Nursery handled 11.000 babies. Tn enurscry wants s4,50o.
 Junior Achievement
 SalvaEing the out of school hours, md making playtime profitable is he aim of the Junior Achievement which after all is ex- ,lained completely in its title-"Jun- or Achievement" Boys are taught c take discarded cigar or store ,oxes old tin cans and other cast ,ff material and turn them into useful. either az toys or iome convenient article about the nome. Girls are taught 10 take 'crnps of cloth and other refuse ma erial and make articles of clothing lot fo rdolls or play, but for their ,wn use. William ". T. Squire is director of Junior Achievement, which asks s4,55O.
 Tuberculosis Relief
 When the dreaded White Plague