New Britain herald., 1930-11-24
B|G DOUGH RAISER |. IN CENTRAL PARK DEDICATED TODAY
Mayor and Other Officials Speak as Novel Relief Campaign
 Opens
CITY EMPLOYES OFFER
 TO GIVE FURTHER PAY

Circulate List Agreeing to Give Three
 Per Cent of Wages For Second
 Three Months-Mayor Says New Britain Is First, as Usual-LegiOn
 Bugle Corps and Boy Scouts As sist at Ceremonies This Noon. A large number of New Britains citizens gathered on West Main street opposite the emergency relief fund committees dough raiser" at noon today as Mayor George A. Quigley and others spoke on the ex- pediency of the relief movement now on foot. To begin the exercises the Eddy-Glover post, American Legion Drumand Bugle corps marched up of Boy Scouts, each bearing a large baking powder can, empty, for the time being, at least. Cameras click ed as the speakers and committee members crowded onto the plat form on which is placed the massive dough
 Mayor Quigley, in a short talk, outlined the aim of the emergency relief fund committee and the pur- pose of the sums collected through this organization. This is a sym bol of New Britain's spirit" said the mayor, referring to the purpose of the gathering. He further assured everyone that Every dollar and every cent collected will go for charity. There is no overhead and no one will get one cent for serv- ices" The mayor congratulated Mrs. Arthur W. Bacon on her clever idea of the "dough-raiser" and said the scheme was taking the whole coun- try by storm. He added that New Britain was first, ''as usual" in this movement.
 After Mayor Quigley, Hugh S. Mckenna, chairman of the mercan- tile bureau of the Chamber of Com- merce and president of the Kiwanis club. spoke concerning the relief movement. Ernest N. Humphrey. chairman of the board of public works, and Stanley H. Holmes. su- perintendent of schc ols, also spoke.
 Can Receives Donations
 In closing. Mayor Quigley remind ed the people that there would be a benefit football game in this city Thanksgiving day between New Britain high school and Vermont academy teams. Then members of the emergency relief committee filed up to the ''dough-raiser" and led off with contributions. The scouts then distributed the small cans among the stores about the center of the city.
 The ways and means committee. a subsidiary of the central relief con- mittee met this afternoon in the mayors office at 3:3) o'clock.
 Will Give Further Pay
 Unknown to Mayor Quigley, city hall officials and employees circu- lated a list today for signatures, agreeing to continue 10 have turned over to the emergency relief fund ? per cent of their salaries and wages for a second three months period.
 When Mayor Quigley broa ched the suggestion, which was met with ap- proval, he intended to have the plan operate for three months, the money having since been deducted from the payroll. Realizing that condl- tions among the unemployed and their families have not shown any improvement, the officials and em- ployes decided to have their contri- buttons continue. It is expected that the fire and police departments will fall in with the movement.
 Donations Pour Jn
 Today Mayor Quigley announced receipt of the following conrribu-
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