The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
WASHINCTON COUNTY
ALIVE TO RED CROSS
Towns Are Beginning to Make Reports
of the Addition of Members in Big
National Campaign.

In spite of the cold weather of las
week and yesterday the Christmas weel
membership campaign of the American
Red Cross society in Washington county
has started off in fine shape. The Rec
Cross its work and its needs, were EN-
phasized in practically every church ii
, the county last Sunday and in number
of the churches opportunity was given
its communicates to join the Red Cross
and many have ayailed themselves OF
this oppoKtunity; also at several public
gatherings held during the latter part OF
last week in several places in the county
quite a number of new members were OBJ
tanned.
The proceeds from the Biiou in Barre
for last Sunday, amounting to about $50,
are to be devoted to the expense OF the
campaign and TO a Christmas gift of
memberships in the Red Cross to those
who cannot afford to join. 1t is request
ed that if anyone knows of person or
persons who are not financially able to
pay for such a membership the name of
such be handed in to V. L. Ayers at Red
Cross headquarters in the Aldrich build
ing.
Woodbury. reports 35 new members at
Woodbury. Center by 4 o'clock yesterday
still to be heard from.
Roxbury reports that each section of
the town is to have house to house
canvass, but owing to the condition OF
the roads returns will be slow. They are
to have Red Cross speaker at an enter
tainment to be given tomorrow evening.
Northfield reports that the churches
took up Red Cross subscriptions last
Sunday and that employees in the plants
were responding finely to the call.
= Montpelier reports that complete or
has been made and is at work
and that big new membership will be
recorded.
Warren reports II new members for
the first days returns and much work
still to be done.
The town of Barre reports % new
for the first days effort and
many to hear from yet
Barre City reports that one manufac-
,uring plant employing 20 men has sent
n Is new subscribers, This is but a
ample of what is expected.
The canvassers in the Barre campaign |
ire putting forth some mighty efforts /
md the results are beginning to tell al /
eadv. The BARRIERS union. to a man,
las affiliated with the Red Cross, and
he typograp phical union is responding
lohlv, as are other union organizations
f the city One large employer OF gran
te workers informs the committee that
rom $50 to l70 members will be enlisted
n his plant The community is backing
he campaigners to the utmost and the
forkers are greatly heartened by the 1
beral response of the first day. The
ommittea wishes to thank those who /
ave assisted thus far and to bespeak
or its canvassers the same courteous re- {
option in the days to come that has
larked their efforts to date.
As for the state at large, Vermont
romises to go over the top and beyond. {
he campaign is being conducted largely
n a personally conducted basis, but con !
-ibutors need not wait for the solicitors.
and in your name and 100 cents to any '
,licitor in Your community, or mail /
lem to the Red Cross Memberships, ]
arlington. Addressing an audience at q
remont temple in Boston, Henry 2. Da- d
dson, chairman of the American Red 2
ross, stated that he believed the Red
ross would have membership of 90, r
I0,000 Vermont must do its share. o