New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-31
Community Chest
DRIVE CONTINUES
Teams Free to Solicit Any Place
in City

With the United Community cor
poration drive almost completed,
the total today OF $4,000 is $4,000
less than the same time yearaeo
although this years quota is $4,000
higher than last year. This state
nent was made by VIII II. Day.
statistician. at the drive luncheon
today. Mr.. Day analyzei some OF
The percentages OF the soliciting
teams 10 show that the reason the
drive is falling short is not because
the money is no available, hut he
cause it has not yet been solicited.
Treasurer Leon \. S1ragu an
uounced that the city would r.
thrown wide open today. one day
earlier than ever before, and the
teams We're free TO so wherever
and whenever they pleased. He
also reported that on At lcas. two
occasions solicitors asked for 50
cents or a dollar from people they
approached, and explained that
subscriptions Of this Kind are not
advisable when the contributor is
willing 10 give more.
in one case h. said the solicitor
asked for 81 cents or dollar and
was given So. In another case The
same amount was asked and SO
received. In both of these cases the
donors gave what they originally
intended TO give. ami then reported
tho incident.
The workers today were guests
OF the Rotary club. President A. I,
Corbin delivered brief address Of
welcome and turned III" meeting
over to Postmaster II. L. Erwin.
Misses Anna ami Bertha HowerN1
concert cornetists, entertained with
several trumpet ducts.
Three large layer cakes We're OK
. hibitod. Mr., Erwin announced that
+ one would be given to The team
which made the best report between
the I.an1ers, Frary & Clark and the
stanley Works. The best team from
all the other factories will get n
cake, and the leading women'S
team will got the other cake.
Go over 100 Per Cent
Ensign Carl Fredrickson reported
/ the following concerns have gone
over loo per cent; \. \. Mills, An
/ dcrson Electric Co. }loifman's bak-
cry. New Britain Savings bank,
{ Famous store. Crowell's Drug store,
Connecticut Furricrs. Buick sales.
Fair store, Leonard and Hermann,
( New Britain Trust Co.
Among the factories which have
reached the loo per cent or over
arc Minor and Corhin Toe per cent,
! Malleable Iron Works 1ao per cent,
E. Jain 100 per cent and Hum1h-
rey Mig. Co. ISL per cent.
There is too much o. the inh"r-
itauce OF denominationalism in New
Britain aud all over the United
States" according to Rev. Theodore
\. Greene. who was the speaker to-
day. Mr. Greene stated that de
nominationalsm is purely decisive
only in union is there strength.
He pointed ont that the community
chest drive is Il plan which brings
I together all denominations. faiths
and crecds He said the real mean
ing Of the word community is
with oneness" which typltles a
community enterprise.
1t was reported that the total TO-
day is S33.071.70, which is 40 per
cent OF the quota.
OF the contest among the women
in the civic section the score is as
follows: Mrs. T.. Dow l1o. south
east: Mrs. j. l.. Cooper, 1915. south
west; Miss Harriet Eeynal, IL
northwest; Mrs. Edwin Holstrunl
It's, northeast.
Tomorrow the workers VIII pe
guests of the Knights of Columbus.