Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-10
USING GOVERNMENT men
Postoffice and Treasury Depart.
ments Ask Employees to Help.
To Collect for Red Cross-Garden. NJ ak
ing Encouraged-Men in National
Guard Exempt in Some Cases
Summer Plans.

The postoffice and treasury departments
are doing their best to assist in various
ways in the preparations for war which
the country Is making. The latter. which
owns all postofflce buildings and controls
employees who take charge Of them, has
addressed several letters TO its employees.
asking their aid.
Secretary McAdoo recently wrote to all
postmasters, as custodians of postoffices,
asking them to urge janitors, for in
stance, to do their utmost to help in food
production and conservation campaigns
by cultivating gardens
Lately he addressed a letter to "the
officers and employees of the treasury de-
partment," in which he said:
II should like each and every employe
of the treasury department who cannot go
to the front to set an example to the
country for quick and effective service in
a concrete way by contributing a small
amount toward a fund which will be
used for the purposes of the Red Cross
and administered under the general SUPER
vision of the secretary of the treasury
and Mrs. McAdoo I should like each
employe receiving salary of $1,000 or
less to contribute so cents; each employee
receiving salary between $1,000 and
5000 to contribute s1.0O; each employee
and official receiving higher salary than
5000 to contribute $500. This will create
fund which can be used for the pur-
chase of supplies and materials. which in
turn can be made into suitable articles
for Red Cross work by the women of
the treasury department. upon whom I
should like to call for this service of dis
tinction.
IT should like to have the men and
women of the department without a sin
gle exception, make the small contribu-
tons have suggested for this noble and
humanitarian purpose
"Off1cers of the department throughout
the United States are requested to give
every employee an opportunity to sub.
scribe. and to report the results to the
department at Washington at the earliest
possible moment. I wish to have a roll
Of honor of these employees kept as q
permanent record in the department al
Washington. AS soon as possible aftel
the contributions have been made, shall
call a meeting of all of the women en-
ployes of the department in Washington
for the purpose of considering the bes
means of converting the materials to b,
bought with the funds subscribed into
finished products for the use of the Rec
Cross.
II want no employee to contribute t.
this fund under the slightest feeling O.
compusion. Every contribution must b.
voluntary and spring from a patriotic
impulse only.
II look forward with keen Joy to
realization of my highest expectations o
the enthusiasm. the loyalty and tn
patriotism of the employees of the treas
ury department in this great nationa
crisis"
EXEMPT NATIONAL GUARD.
In a bulletin of the postofiice depart
ment lately was this announcement
THE secretary of war authorizes the dis
charge from service of members Of tn
National Guard who are officers or EN-
ployes of government departments, tn
loss Of whose services would seriousl
hamper the bureaus of those depart
ments." Men busy with government con
tracts which would be interfered wit
are included in the announcement.
SUMMER PLANS.
Provisions have already been made 70
the usual mail service on Lake George
with the opening Of the navigation sea
son. from May 1 on, from Lake Georg
to Baldwin and back again.
In case two more regiments of regu
lars are stationed at Fort Ethan Aller
one or two more employees will be adde
! to the force there.