New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
SERVICE BUREAU
 MAY CLOSE DOORS
Indifference to Red Gross Cam.
 paign Is Blamed

The Municipal Home service bu. reau probably will close in this city, because of the failure of the Red Cross roll call. according to a state- ment made today by Leon A Sprague. treasurer.
 Not only is it likely that the Home service bureau will close its work here, that Of looking after needy veterans and their families, furnishing food and clothing. and all kinds of service for the veterans and their families. but the annual Christ mas kits to soldiers may have to be dispensed with for tn same reason In addition to all this the nutrition work in the schools is in danger of being dropped or seriously curtailed' according to MT. Sprague.
 "While we will try and kGSp up the nutrition work as long as pos. sible," said Mir. Sprague. we have not nearly enough money for that work and not a cent for anything else.
 When the wall crashed at the North and Judd plant the Red Cross had some money in the treasury and we were enabled to supply coffee and sandwiches to the firemen and po- licemen and to look after families of the victims. Today If there were a disaster here we would not have a cent for this purpose.
 MT. Sprague explains that the Red Cross usually has a balance of up to s5,OO0 in its treasury for emer- gencies TLis year there is nothing in the treasury and the annual roll call has netted slightly over s1.9oo when s6,O00 W s asked. He says there will be ,thing for the Red Cross to do excert drop all it's &C., tivities, close the Home service bu- reau, cancel plans for Christmas kits for soldiers and Splash Week. next summer, hold onto the nutrition program until the money gives out and then quit entirely. :.
 Very little money is coming In Tn the drive. Women in bank lobbtes are selling few memberships ana from Friday noon until Monday a total of S15605 was received.
 The larger amounts include s5 from the employees of the Southern New England Telephone Co.,, S9 from the American Legion. s21 from the employes of the New Britain Gas Light Co.,, s14 from the employees of the New Britain National bank. SIS from the South Congregational church; s23.05 from the All Saints church; s9 from the Stanley Me- morial church and s6.05 in gifts.
 The report from noon yesterday until noon today brought into the coffers of the organization but s300S5 more.
 The Besse-Leland store came through with a 100 per cent report, the employees having turned in 45 subscriptions. The New Britain Woodworking Co.,. also turned in 3S, making this concern a 100 per cent firm. Others who have contributed included Grants Ready-to- Wear store s1. New Britain Rec ord s21; Adkins Printing Co.,. SPA; Connecticut Light and Power $1s; Andrews, Swift and So.. s27; Walk over Shoe store s4 and $69 by mall.
 The latest list of contributors in- cluded the O'Neil Tire and aBttery Co, $1O, the Sacred Heart church and school s15.s5. (s3S.65 of this was from the schoon; II. L. Mills employees s4; Taplin Manufacturing Co.,. s4; Crowell Drug Co.,, ss; Hum phrey Manufacturing Co., s29; Con- necticut company. s5; Buick agency, s3: John Pinches Co.,, s4; s and r. Motor Sales. s5.
 The Humphrey Manufacturing company employees have joined the 100 per cent group.
 This is not enough to effect the local situation whatever. according to Mir. Sprague.