The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-20
POOR PACE SET IN
RED CROSS DRIVE
County Likely to Speed Up on Finish,
HoWeVer-ChriStmaS Eve candle
Suggestion withdrawn.

Windham county up to noon today
had set very poor pace III carrying
out its part Of the nation wide Red
Cross Christmas membership drive and
only 2G7 new members had been re
ported to headquarters IN the board Of
trade rooms towards the quota OF
1902 which was set for this district.
Chairman Oscar + Benson is confident,
however, that before the campaign
closes next Monday night the number
will be exceeded In every canvass
previously made here for war contri-
buttons the people have been slow i'll
coming forward and the same is eX-
pccted III this ease.
Additional supplies which the com
nlittce telephoned TO Boston headquar
tcrs for Monday morning were received
in BrattIcboro at ; clock Yesterday
afternoon and a few Of the Boy Scouts
who hapT ened to be AZ headquarters
were started on the trail for new mem
hers by Scout Commissioner j. Fred
rik Virgin Today announcement was
made in the school for all members Of
troops /, >, and 1 to mobilize i'm
mcdiately at the close of school today
and receive the necessary supplies 50
| that from now on the canvass will be
pushed with n vim in this town. Those
who worked a short time Yesterday
afternoon reported % new members.
In towns throughout the county
chairmou find travelling very bad in
deed and in many instances the WORK
crS have reSorted to the use of snow
| hoes. Others have carried shovels
with them to break paths, so that there
seems to be no lack Of enthusiasm over
the work. In addition to those wne
reported Yesterday Mrs. Frank IIar
rngton of Windham has secured 3
out Of a quota of So; Mrs. w. Nj
Sparks Of Townshtnd. "a out OF -
Mrs f. A. Eddy Of Sttatton. 10 out OF
%; Mrs. J :. Burnett of Rockingham
which includes Bellows Falls, Athens
Brooklne. Westminster and Saxton.
River, only 30 in q quota of 414 Mrs
Burnett gives assurance, however, tha
the town viii come across with owe
500 members before the close of tn,
campaign. 80 sure is she, in fact, tha
additional supplies already have been
asked for. jamaica. where Mrs. Ann:
Howard Is chairman. has increased it
new members from the - reportet
yesterday to 26 in a quota OF so
All OF the town chairmen were in
structed to send in reports to head
quarters each night without fail, bu
this has not been done, so that it
not known what results are being a.
t complished.
Because the National Board of Fir
Underwriters feels that the propose
tthristmaS eve ceremony of placin
lighted candles behind the service flag
ii windows throughout the country ii
wolves a great fire risk Washingto
i, headquarters Of the Red Cross has sen
out a warning against using such high
ell candles. The big illumination ca
be carried through Just as etfectitcl
! | by raising Of shades and letting li2l
, from the room illuminate the servic
, flag iii the window, or an electric fiaa
. light can tie used The Red Cross MS
- IS cndeayoring t. have notice Iii
played in all moving picture theate
during the membership drive caution
ing people not to put n lighted cand
behind the flag. a> it ma. cause fire