Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
COUNTY DOING WELL.
Senator Villas Believes 1t VIII Give II
Quota to Red Cross.

THAT Chittenden county is doing and
will do what I have repeatedly stated is
borne out as time goes on" said Martin s.
Villas yesterday, chairman Of the coun-
ty executive committee for the Red
Cross war fund. ITO illustrate, Hines
burg. which started slowly in this
campaign. has population Of 1,042
by the last census and it's quota
is $5s4 under the 100000 for Vermont.
Yet this town within about two weeks has
raised $405. This is outside the $67 raised
earlier in the season for local work in the
Red Cross and outside $106 raised in the
membership campaign. The committee in
charge Of this gallant work consists Of
Miss Jennie Mckenzie, Mrs. E. o. Mar
tin. Miss Ruth France, Miss Anna Pat
rick. Mrs. Frank Dow. Mrs. Sadie Weed,
the Rev. F. W. Heminway and Henry NJ.
Page. When local conditions all are TAX
en- into account Hinesburg stands among
the first towns Of the county in Red Cross
work. Practically all its money was
raised several days after the week of cam
paign had passed. I do not see how the
town was able to do what it has.
THE present condition Of the contribu-
lions as to size in individual offerings is
not at all discreditable to Burlington. To
indicate this and to encourage, possibly,
larger subscriptions l have compiled a
list of all contributions Of SIS and over
that they may be given to the public In
a form classified as to size. Thus it ap-
pears that Burlington gave four $3.50 con-
tributions. one $500 gift. one of $50, u OF
500. % Of $50. one Of $32, two of $50. and
S8 of SIS. 1t appears that there are 81
contributions Of $25 or over and that these
81 aggregate $47s272. I congratulate the
individuals back Of these contributions
on their patriotic public spirit. II 81 con.
tributions equal nearly 5000. the rest OF
Burlington surely should raise the $7,00t
more needed to bring Burlington to its
quota.
"As It has meant more frequently to the
individual who has given less than SOS
and often who has given less than $500 tc
make the donation he did than to the one
giving at least $25, l especially commend
the patriotic zeal of the hundreds Of peo
pie of very moderate means or of pool
circumstances. who gave what they coult
to the cause to which America is now of
fering up her best and bravest.
RED Cross subscriptions to the wal
fund Of SIS and over are as follows:
wv. B. Howe. $3.50; Spaulding, Kimball &
Co., $3.50; l.. E. Woodhouse, $3.50; Fred H
Wells. $3.50: c. P. Smith. $500; Burlington
Rendering Co., $3.50; collections at w. G
Reynolds Co., $105.72: Queen City Cot
ton Co.. 500; w. G. Reynolds Co.. $1OO
f. Brookes Brown. 500; Mrs. Paulin,
Woodbury.. 500: Burlington Grocery Co.
500; Burlington Light & Power Co., 500
Elias Lyman. 500; c. H. Darling, 500
DR.. w. H. Englesby. 500; e. s. Adsit. 500
Horatio Hickok Co.. 500; H. l.. Ward
500; telephone girls. SIS; Miss Elsie Brown
$50; Miss Elizabeth Allen. $50; Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. c. Whiting. $50: Mrs. d. j. Whit
| temore. $50: Mr.. and Mrs. j. Holmes Jack
son. $50; Emory C. Mower. $50; ]. o. Beck
with, $50; Max L. Powell. $50: o. C. Taylo
& Co., $50; Vermont Spool & Bobbin Co.
Holt, $50; Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Way, $50
Mrs. C. w. Woodhouse. $50; Mrs. Kate M
| Vaughn, $50; Mr.. and Mrs. F.. w. Ward
$50; The G. s. Blodgett Co., $50; Baldwin
Refrigerator Co.. $50; Mrs. C. H. Darling
$50; Hagar Hardware & Paint Co., $50
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.. $50: The w
E. Greene Co., $50: Mr.. and Mrs. 8. L
Platka, $50.
Those who contributed s25 are as fol
lows:
"W. e. Greene. Rev. and Mrs. Georg
w. Davenport, J. Lindley Hall. 8. p. Joce
Ign, F. d. Abernethy. Walter B. Gates
II. N. jackson. Mrs. Edward Wells. d.
]. B. Wheeler, Mrs. c. d. Ordway. How
ard Crane, Mrs. C. G. Crane. Mrs. Rober
Arms, E. s. Adsit Coal Co.. Allen-Bart
lett Shoe Co.. DR.. Guy Potter Bentor
Burlington Drug Co.. Burlington Stear
Laundry, Mrs. L. e. L. Hagar. Georg
s. Howe, o. L. Kinds Co.. Henry H
Hickok, Miss Lula johnson. Edmund {
Mower, F. w. Perry. A. s. Pease. Robir
son. Edwards Lumber Co.. Robert Rot
erts. C, l.. Smith. Mrs. o. H. Sherman
Vermont Hardware Co.. w. ]. Van Pal
ten. l.. w. WEIGH. Order Of Eagles. e. .
Spaulding, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Cady.
w. Hindes, j. l.. Southwick."