The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-30
Aim at Bellows Falls Is to
Secure Pledges of at
Least $4,000
SUPPER SERVED
TO MANY WORKERS
Campaign Opened Last night with An
nouncement of Pledges of over S5,-
OOO-Rig Clock Will Record Prog
ress of the Canvass.
Especial to The Reformer.)
BEIIOWS FAILS J,,ne


Twenty thousand dollars is the goal Of
more than 150 men and women of this
town who last night fired the first gun
in campaign to raise that amount, or
more, for the Rockingham hospital Hard
~ before the campaign had really begun
it was announced that pledges amounting
Ito S5,375 had been received.
The eamjaign opened in Union hall
when los chairmen, team captains and
workers from this and surrounding towns
were served a supper The teams sat at
separate tables, and suppers will be served
each evening at 6 o'clock to the workers
in the campaign. Following the supper
last night n G. Williams announced,
among other subscriptions, the following
Mrs. George H. Babbitt, 5000; Clark
Chase, 5000 Charles n Villas Of Alstead
and New York, 5000: Fred c. Hildreth,
$3.50; Edward l.. Walker, $500; Mrs
Mart L. Bowers, 81 900: Charles E. How
ard, 81 900; Bellows Falls Woman's club,
$50. The total of these and other sub
scriptions amounted to S5,3T5, and the
/ big clock which has been located on the
front of the town hall building was moved
| to 16 minutes after II, thus showing the
amount subscribed.
| Following Mr.. Williams, brief speech
was made by Senator \ l.. Divoll He
was followed by Attorney George H.
| Thompson, who spoke for the community
at large, and by Rev. J Wallace Chesbro,
who spoke for the churches.
| I. W Davies. who has the campaign IN
charge, explained to the workers their
duties and then the men and women who
| will solicit the subscriptions and pledges
received their assignment cards. Each
/ 1evening the workers will report their pro-
gress and the amount raised each day will
Ibe officially announced and the hands of
the big clock moved forward.
| Following are the committees and team
captains Campaign executive committee
Nathan c. Williams, chairman; H. S.
Bishop, secretary; ~ L. Divoll, vice chair
man; A. T. Tuttle, treasurer.
Woman's committee Mrs. j. c. Day
chairman; Mrs. James E. Keefe, vice chair
man.
Business committee t Z. O'Brien,
chairman, c. Z. Howard, Dir. A. L. Miner,
H. S Bishop, w c. Belknap, J. z. Me
Cam.
Bellows Falls citizens committee. p
Mccain, chairman; team captains, c. 5.
Albee, A. NJ Bragg, DR.. A. T. Miner, NJ.
Joseph Barrett, S. c. Hale, Louis b. Will
son, w. G. Belllnap, John c. Hennessey,
Preston H. Sweet.
Bellows Falls woman's committee-Te Team
Ecaptains, Miss Caroline 4. Arms, Mrs. A.
NJ Richards, Mrs Anna H Boland, Mrs.
III j. Searles, Mrs r. ]. Peterson, Mrs.
IN c. Williams.
Allied towns mems committee-W. C.
Belknap, chairman team captains, Al
Rstead G. j. Newell; Charlestown, Fred
Nv Huntley; Saxtons River, DR.. f. i,
Osgood, Albert c. Fraser; Westminster,
lT oslo C. Fuller
Allied towns women's committee-Team
captains, Alstead, Mrs. p. B. Stevens;
! Saxtons River, Mrs. w. J. Wright, Mrs
f. s. Fuller; Westminster, Mrs. Alfred
. E. 3. Ward.
The communities cooperating in tho
q Campaign are Bellows Falls, Acworth, y
] H. Alstead, n H., Athens, Cambridge
. port, Cavendish, Charlestown, 4. II.
| Chester, Drewsville, n. H., Grafton
Langdon, n. Fl, North Walpole, n. II.
Proctorsville, Saxtons River, Walpole, n
H., Westminster.
The new Rockingham hospital wa
Iopened yesterday morning without public
y ceremony The patients were removed
from the former cottage hospital on Wi
liams terrace the short distance to tn
!. former f. c. Fairbank home on Cente
l and Pine streets The first operation il
the new hospital was upon Mrs. Gardel
Mandigo, formerly of Brattleboro, VIII
was taken there Monday evening and opei
:, ated upon yesterday morning for append
. citis
= The new hospital will accommodate 2
- tpatients, without crowding. The operat
= ing room is said to be equal to any in
town or city of similar size in New Ems
= land, and all the facilities are the best.
Z. The women of Bellows Falls are respor
ct sible for the hospital just vacated, an
" that they still maintain their interest an
IS give their support was manifested by th
Sc number of women who are serving on th
ed campaign committees and teams. Th
Lr. Rockingham hospital was opened In i
on former quarters in June, 1912, and it b;
". been so successful that it often has bee
ne crowded with more patients than
ID. should really have had, and the ne
nd quarters evidently were absolutely nece
10 sary.
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