The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-08
DemlnGSnoSa'. s'''e --4ot Night For
-4arence Textile Workers
BY $50 BARRE PEOPLE
Some of the Participants Even Went So
Far as to Offer to Care for Chill
dren of the Strikers Until
the Trouble Is Settled.

Three hundred and fifty workingmen
attended mass meeting in the Socialist
! hall on Granite street last nignt and
adopted steps toward aiding the striking.
weavers in Lawrence, Mass Enthusiasm
existed in unbounded measure and if the
plans enunciated by the leaders OF the
| meeting are carried out, laboring men
in Barre will aid considerably in alleviat-
ing some of the conditions said to exist in
the Massachusetts city.
The meeting opened at 7 o'clock, ana
for two hours the purpose for which the
meeting was called was discussed from
every angle A. Cont was appointed
chairman of the gathering and severai
workingmen were called upon to give
their ideas and suggestions during the
evening. Ten committees were appoint
ell to solicit funds and call for sub
scriptions at the meeting met WITH
ready response. Many workingmen gave
a dollar each and in some instances the
individual subscriptions mounted TO as
high as five and ten dollars Women
present - the meeting voluntarily OF
fered to lake some of the subscription
papers. and they are expected TO play
no small part in the canvass. To-mor-
row the committee members will insti-
tute an active campaign, visiting the
workmen in every granite manufacturing
plant in the city.
As a climax to the enthusiasm mani
tested and the apparent desire to help
the Lawrence strikers, many OF the men
arose and offered to care for children OF
the strikers until an agreement IL
reached in Lawrence In the majority OF
cases where such offers were made, it
was voluntarily agreed that the expense
of transporting the chilNren from Law
renee will be met by the local people.
II is proposed that such children as
are suffering pTivation through the
strike shall be housed and fed in Barre
families until the labor difficulties ara
adjusted The leaders last night ex-
pressed belief that the Lawrence strik-
ers who are unable to provide for their
children in the time of trouble win be
more than glad to accept the generous
offer.
Still another response to the call 70,
aid came when the officers of the Vec-
CHA Filodramatic company, an Italian
amateur theatrical organization which
has produced many creditable dramas in
Barre, generously offered to give an en-4
tertainment and devote the proceeds TO,
swelling the aid fund. Needless to say,
this offer was presented and preparations
will be started at once for presenting
some kind of a play in the opera house.
The orchestra connected with the COM
pany also volunteered its services FOR
the occasion free of expense.
telegram was sent this morning by
Chairman Cont to the strike leaders at
Lawrence assuring them of the financial
and moral support of Barre worklngmen
present at the meeting and advising
ihem of the action taken last night. As
a result of the offers made to shelter
some of the unfortunate Lawrence chill
dren, ii is expected that a number will
shortly be brought to Barre and placed
in the different homes.
Other meetings conducted along the
lines of last nights gathering will be
held and members of the soliciting com
mittees viii report at the hall on Granite
street Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.