The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-10
CABOT

At the annual business meeting OF the
Red Cross society last Friday, 20 Of
the 302 members were present. Reports
were read and officers elected A letter
was read by Mrs. NJ w. Hale, which
had been received from headquarters,
expressing very satisfactory apprcea-
ton of the garments previously sent
from Cabot. A box was packed contain.
ing two dozen socks, one and one-half
dozen wrstlets, five dozen scarfs and
six paiamas. The contents were val
ued at $40. Since the first of June the
ladies have made and sent to Burling-
ton, garments valued at $751; garments
given TO drafted men valued at $3.50,
sent to Burlington $24, pajamas. gar
ments sent to Boston III, comfort bags
80, comfort bags to drafted men four,
number of branch meetings 10, executive
committees 10. The following officers
were elected President, Rev. NJ. w.
Hale; vice.president, Rev. J. 5. Cross
land; second vice president, II. w. Dana;
secretary, Mrs. s. j. Norris; treasurer,
Miss Frank McAllister; finance commit
tee, Miss Marjorie Wells, Fred Marsh, |
Rev. +. +. Currier; supply committee,
Rev. M. w. Hale, Mrs. II. w. Dana,
Mrs. Gertrude Wells; membership COM
mttee, Miss Frank McAllister, Mrs, 5, G. |
Voodry, Mrs. c. f. Mack, Mrs. Howard
Carpenter; civic relief, Mrs T.. c. Gould,
DR.. l.. w. Burbank; cutting and dstrib-
uting committee, Mrs. c. p. Hatch, Miss
Rose Boswell; publicity, Mrs. w. Barr,
Mrs. S. c. Voodry, Mrs. C. Smith, Mrs.
j. NJ Southwick; Inspector Mrs. Eta
H.. a,,lifnr NIrc No HE |
ter Two delegates were elected to at
tend the Red Cross convention which
is to be held in Burlington in the near
future, Rev. M. w. Hale and Mrs. Ger
trude Wells.
The local council in charge of the IL
brary war service fund, American Ii
brary association, has forwarded $37 to
the county director. This money mas
nearly all been collected from the several
schools in town by the school children
and their efforts in this work are hiqhly
appreciated. Several books have been
donated The society meets every Fri
day afternoon at the Red Cross rooms.
As the days are so much shorter than in
the summer, it will be very agreeable
to those having the matter in charge
if the ladies will gather as soon as con-
venient after ] p. M. The penny col
lection last Friday amounted to 63 cents.
st. Johnsbury has Just cause to be
proud of its $1,000 auction for war re-
lief work, yet it can hardly be No. |, as
Cabot branch, Red Cross, held very
auction Sept. 4.
Mrs. Paul Hopkins of Quechee is spend
ing few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. j. Halves
Rev and Mrs. f. H. Roberts of Will
Jamestown were guests at H. w. Ddnas
asst Wednesday
f. A. Messer of Montpelier was in
,reamery.
The S. J. Norris farm was not sold
Is reported last week.
Ralph Livingston of Maine is visiting
Id friends here.
Charles Crane lost one of his valuable
ows last week with milk fever.
E. j. Bolster has been in Maine the
asst week. hunting.
Walter Sprague went to Mary Fetch
r hospital Friday for an operation on :
is hip.
Charles Rogers has returned from Bar III
ct, where he has been working several SCI
ionths. III
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Doying of Mont la,
eller were guests OF relatives here last II
eek. wa
George Moxon has moved into the S. tir
Norris farm.
Estes Conant of Chelsea is stopping ct lib
NJ Marsh's 40,
J. w. Buttertield held teachers meet nm,
g in the schoolhouse in this village snl
st Friday afternoon. ;p
Bert Lyford has finished work for ,
I. Drew and is engaged in a moving at
cture show at Montpelier.
Several from this place attended the r ro'
cred band concert Sunday afternoon ~! -
Marshfeld. III
The annual harvest supper of the Con- WI WI
egational church will be held Tuesday i,i'
ening, Oct. l6, in the vestry.
Edwin Gould and Cary Smith were en'
Hardwick recently and attended the
nquet given by the r. A. M. lna
Mrs. Glenn Hatch recently visited rel a.
ives in Morrisville. iio
Miss Earlene McConachie of Barre per
70 ;, ot,or .s,nnday ,,,,aat 81 tbo home Is gra
r aunt, Mrs. L. W. Burbank aI.
delegate was appointed last Sunday "a
attend the Sunday school convention 30
be held at Middlebury next week ~ M
ursday and Friday. ]. w. Butterield me
IS elected; alternate, Mrs ]. w. Butter en-
ID.
Rev. c. n Ransom, one of our mis-
naries to South Africa. will speak
xt Sunday morning in the Congrega N
nal church. In the evening he will for
e stereopticon Illustrations. Every Boi.
iy welcome. she
leslie Dane was called to Aver, Mass, tive
'nday for military training. r
pres