New Britain herald., 1928-03-05
COMMITTEE FORMED.
 ID AID NAVY BILL
Connecticut Citizens Organize to
 Support President Coolidge
HORACE TAFT CHAIRMAN
Rev. Theodore AinsWorth Greene Is New Britain Member of Organiza- tion Which FaNorS Constructive Naval Policy.

Hartford, March tPt-A Con- necticut committee on the big navy bill has been formed to urge upon members of congress a constructive policy in regard to the program oi naval construction to be discussed in the house this week
 Horace D. Taft of the Taft school and Prof. Edwin Knox Mitchell oi the Hartford Theological seminary are honorary chairmen.
 The committee includes business men, professional men, and educa tors from many parts of the state It has stated as it's objects. the sup port of President Coolidge in his or iginal recommendation that the naval construction bill contain nc time limit for the completion of the ships authorized, and emphasizes the retention of the provision giving the president power to suspend con. struction in the event of successful international naval limitation con ference.
 The committee hopes to stimulate discussion and resolutions in clubs churches and organizations. to secur, letters and telegrams 10 congress men, and if necessary to send a dele. gation to Washington.
 Mass. Has One. Too
 A similar committee has hceI formed in Massachusetts with Law renee G. Brooks as chairman anC John F. Moore as treasurer. Heur. $. Dennison, John H. Fahey, Dr Alice Hamilton, Joseph Lee. Mrs. J Malcolm Forbes, Ada Comstock. Will liam Allan Nelson, Ellen r. Pendle ton and Mary F. Woolley are amont it's members,
 The Connecticut committee will b, affiliated informally with the Massa Chusetts committee for action. Tn. names of the Connecticut committed follow: Honorary chairmen. EdwiI Knox Mitchell. Hartford, Horace D Taft, Watertown.
 Chairman, Henry E. Niles.
 ; C. Crowell, Charles kimball k. P Mason.
 Treasurer, Harold Chapman Bailey
 Secretary. Eleanor V. St. John.
 The address of the committee i' 25 Atwood street, Hartford
 The following are memberss
 George J. Bassett, New Haven Mary Tavfor Blauvelt Hartford Herbert C. Bell. Middletown; Chaun. cey E. Brewster. Hartford; Mrs George F. Chandler. Hartford: Mrs Frederick Chase. Waterbury: Abra, ham J. Fcldman. Hartford c. O Fisher. Middletown: Mrs. Lena W Greenbacker. Middlefeld; Theodore Ainswor'h Greene. New Britain: Mrs May Bell Harper. Unionville; Harold G. Holcombe. Hartford: Daniel How ard, Windsor; Leroy 4. Rowland Middletown; Arthur Reed Kimball Waterbury; K. s. Latourette. New Haven: Henry w. Lawrence. Jr. New London: William w. Leonard Hartford. Grace E, Low, New Haven: w. Douglas Mackenzie. Hart ford; George R. H. Nicholson. Hart ford; c. N. Payne. NJ. D., Bridge. port; Rockwell Harmon Potter Hartford; Mrs. Frank C. Porter. New Haven; k. E. Riggs, Hartford: Dr Hannah G. Roach. New London; Mrs. James T. Rourke. Bridgeport, Mrs. Talcott H. Russell. New Haven; William II. St. John. Hartford George Van Santvoord. Lakeville; Bruce Simonds, New Haven: Sanford Stoddard, Bridgeport; Arthur F story, Norwich; Mrs Paul P. Swett Hartford: Annie E. Trumbull. Hart, ford: Mrs. F. A. Westbrook. New Canaan: Mrs. Josepha Whitney New Haven; C.-E. A. Winslow, New Haven.