The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-20
HOUSE TO HOUSE
RED CROSS CANVASS
IN BARRE THURSDAY
Everyone to Be Approached Is Urged to
Give Something to This Worthy
Cause.-The Campaign Is
Tagging.

Tomorrow will be devoted to a house
to house canvass in the scheme of the
| local branch of the American Red Cross
Plans for this canvass have been in the
air for nearly a week but no one was
allowed any intimation OF the exact date
until this morning. The canvass for war
funds viii carry the eager captains and
lieutenants into every house in Barre
and South Barre, East Barre, Webster
vile, Graniteville, Wiliamstown, east
and west hills, and Beckley HILL 1t is
even possible that other places in this
vicinity which have not affiliated them
selves with the Vermont chapter of the
Red Cross will also be covered by the
Barre workers
The canvassers have been supplied with
which is printed the subscription form
to be signed by the subscriber If the
subscription is paid in full or in part,
the amount paid is to be placed in the
envelope and canvassers viii deposit
them at headquarters.
A meeting is called for this afternoon
at the city court room of the canvassers
in order to perfect the details Of the
canvass. They will be told to report
the results of their eanvassing as soon
as possible at headquarters in order that
any streets omitted may be gone over
before the day is over. 1t is expected
that on Friday the results of the can.
vass and subscriptions previously re.
ceiyed during the week will be published
in the paper.
Every citizen of Barre is expected to
subscribe to the Red Cross fund within
his limits. Though those limits may be
small in some cases there is not one per
son in Barre who cannot give something.
War time is time OF sacrifice and the
continued needs of the troops in the field
and OF those preparing must be needed
Your bit, together with the bits of the
other lo00oo000 people in the United
States, is the thing that is going to help
win this war and win it in the quickest
way possible. Learn the meaning OF
that word sacrifice now, for if you neg
lect to now. the lesson will be harder
later on.
Campaign Notes.
The churches of Barre have volun-
teered TO devote the open collections of
this coming Sunday or of that following
to the Red Cross war fund.
Help the canvassers all you can. They |
are sacrificing their time and energy for |
their country and your generous re-
sponse will reward both you and them.
Barre invested S425,000 in Liberty
loan bonds-how much is she going to
give the Red Cross
Don't be ashamed of adding TO your
previous subscriptions if you have al
ready subscribed. And don't give the
solicitor quarter just to shake him or
her The Red Cross doesn't want money
yiven in that spirit.
The week is half over Have you done
-FOUR part as you intended or are you
putting it off from day TO day. Sub
,eribe now.
Subscriptions are coming In slowly.
Stop depending on the other fellow. He
nay be depending on you. Be the leader
Yourself. /
The boy scouts are selling attractive
American shields at Red Cross headousr-
ers, the proceeds to go to the Red Cross
und.
Those paying by check should make
nut the checks to Rev. J. w. Barnett,
of the Barre Red Cross.