Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-01
WILL eRATTLEeoRo CITIZENS Co
OPERATED
A Good Work Which Should Be Helped
May Become National In Its Scope.

Sooo WORK Wnlch Should Be Helped
May Become National In Its Scope.
A good work has been going on in the
city of Rutland for the past ten or more
years which is now beginning to attract
the attention of the outside world, as
there is an idea embodied in it which is
adapted to every village, town and city in
the country as we'll as to the Marble city
where it originated. The organization
carrying it on is known as the Good
Reading Distribution club. In the April
number of The World Today, a magazine
published in Chicago, appeared a descrip-
tive article by Charles p. Harris the
organizer of the work. Since its publ
cation the article has been copied by
number Of New England papers appealing
to the public to pattern after the work,
that local institutions might profit by
the idea, which in a nut shell gives
the subscribers to magazines and other
periodical literature of an improving
nature and desirable for use in the home
and elsewhere by the young and old
alike, the opportunity to continue them
in circulation so that others may enjoy
the advantage of reading them after the
subscribers are through with them.
Mr.. Harris has been making some in-
vestgations in Brattleboro for a day or
two and after conference with Dr.
Lawton at the Retreat, the matron at
the hospital, the Home for the Aged, the
overseer of the poor, ALSO with Col. Taylor,
postmaster, he has sifted out the follow
| ing facts:
There are some 5000 periodicals taken
! by the people of Brattleboro each month.
| or this number it is stated that there
could proftably be used at the Retreat,
Linden lodge, the Home for the Aged.
| the hospital and by the overseer of the
poor, at least 300 magazines a month.
an average of one out OF ten of those
taken. 1t Is thought that not only that
number would be freely contributed by
the subscribers. residing in Brattleboro
and vicinity, but also that as many more
would be gladly sent each month postage
| prepaid 10 needy persons in San Fran
cisco, who were sufferers by the earth
| quake and fire
! 1t is hoped that all readers of The
Phoenix who are willing to contribute
one of the magazines they subscribe for,
as suggested for one year or more. will
forward their names to The Phoenix
promptly
1t is hoped that as a result of the ap-
peals that may be made 70 the public,
that at least $4,000 people in the country
at large will express a willingness to CO.
operate in the work of supplying San
| tahSiSSo heeus dloneI whose sufferers
will have all they can do at present to
supply food, clothing and shelter for
needy people. AT the same time local
needs should not be overlooked.
1t is now proposed, If there is sufficient
announcement given, to organize the
American Good Reading Distribution
club for the purpose Of giving direction
to the work in all sections of the country
Reader, does this interest you? If il
does viii you not take a moment to ex-
press your willingness to cooperate in
the worthy undertaking? Give your name
address and name of magazine on which
you will prepay postage each month fol
a year or more sending 1t to the address
furnished to you later