The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-25
CREST ORGANIZED IN UNION"
Vermont Chapter of Red Cross Comph-
mented by Washington.


BURLINGTON, July 25.-Vermont has |
| received very gratifying compliment
from the national Red Cross headquarters |
| at Washington which writes that this state
| is better organized than any other in the
| Union At the time of the Mexican Dor
| der trouble, which brought about an ex
| pansion of Red Cross activities, Secretary
Howard put into effect the plan of having
| the state chapter sub-dlvlded into local
| branches in the individual towns, their or
| ganization controlled and their work as
| sisted by state executive office and state
executive committee.
The work of the war fund committee
will not be completed for some time yet.
To date about SS4 900 has been actually
collected by the branches of the $4,000
raised All of the money must be paid
in before October |, and before that time
"a plan which is now under consideration
will be launched to raise Nermont's final
total to 100000, the quota assigned
A card which is kept on file must be
made for every member who is enrolled
in the Red Cross and all the names are
sent in to Washington where they are en-
rolled in the national organization. Yer
mont also provides certificate of member
ship for every new member and these have
lust been made out and are being sent
to the local branches for distribution. The
state has refunded to the branches % cents
on each member, this amount being used
to provide the means for local work.
These refunds have Just been figured and
practically all the towns have received
their share.
| The total expense Of the membership
campaign will amount to about ten per
cent out Of the membership fees collected
which is remarkably low. Over one third
n Of the expense was for supplies used in
9 the work.
+ The following letter in regard to i'm
t portant Red Cross work has been sent tc
e all the local branches:
9 |. Based upon recent cable advices from
II our allies the following supplies are ur
gently needed and all chapters are asked
f to ship to the nearest Branch Warehouse
Of the Red Cross Supply Service what
: ever supplies they have on hand cores
d ponding to this list and to speed up then
o work rooms on these particular articles:
a $4,000 Esbath robes or convaescen
h gowns, 100000 pairs red socks, 10000 hand
: kerchiefs $50 600 hospital bed shirts, $50,
n GEO suits pajamas 300, 900 shoulder wraps
10 100000 pairs socks, 250,000 pair ware
10 slippers
r The production Of bandages and surgi
+ cal dressings, however, should not be al
! lowed TO fall off on account Of this spe
cial appeal, as cable messages from Parl
and Rome ask for constant supply .
% these in view of the recent heavy fightln
y and the difficulty of getting the raw ma
terials abroad.
\ special effort should be made to hav
the above articles shipped at the earlies
date possible.
ID ,. 1t is requested by the Bureau c
Medical Service OF the American Re
:. Cross, that all inquiries regarding first al
!. instructions in the State of Vermont !
- addressed DR. T. 6 Twitchel, l25 st. Pal
= St, Burlington, Vt DR. Twltchcll ha
- full authority to appoint instructors an
=. examiners.
- 3 All inquiries regarding Red Cro'
! nursing service and instruction should
~ addressed Mrs. A. O. Ferguson R,tN., Blu
bo IHnston.
" T. All inquiries in regard to surgic
~ dressing and hospital supplies should
Ia sent to Miss Bertha Carey, Proctor.