The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-22
1,757 SUBSCRIPTIONS "A
TO RED CROSS FUND
ALREADY IN BARRE
Workers Are Much Encouraged BY the
General Response But the Total Is
Far Short of the Desired GI
Amount. u

All day yesterday were the canvassers
for the Barre unit of the Vermont chap
ter of the American Red Cross busy
combing every street, alley and byway in
Barre and the outlying districts in an
endeayor to give every citizen
chance to respond to the war fund ap-
peal. They were greeted eheerfuIly at
nearly every place and last night sub
scriptions from 1856 persons in Barre
City showed total OF S2,579.75. This
morning Graniteyille and South Barre
reported their successes. The hill town
turned over Sl64.70 and South Barre
sent in s75.25. These subscriptions
brought the total early this morning up
to s2,sla.70, over four times the amount
reported at the same time yesterday
morning
Since the computations of early this
morning SOP more pledges have been
turned in at headquarters in the Aldrich
block, totaling S76943 This brings the
total subscription for the first four DAYS
up to s3,349.ls. A telephone call from
Field Director Sloeum at state head
quarters in Burlington this morning
brought to the local committee congrat-
ulations for the hearty way in which
they had taken hold in this campaign.
Director Sloeum said he was more than
pleased at the amount already sub
scribed in Barre and regretted that some
of the other larger cities in the state
were not taking hold of the drive in the
spirit that has been manifested here.
The total for the state has reached
S75. 900
The captains and lieutenants were very
willing yesterday and probably never be-
fore, not even in the Liberty loan drive
of last week, has Barre been so thor
oughly canvassed. There have been no
large contributions, the largest being one
Of $3.50, but everyone approached seemed
anxious and eager to do what he or she
could. Practically all of the subscrip-
tions have been paid in in cash and yes
terday from o'clock in the morning
till 3 o'clock in the afternoon. 81 900 in
small cash subscriptions poured into
headquarters.
Societies, churches, etc, are vet to be
heard from, and it now looks as if Barre
was going to do well for the Red Cross
The outlying districts also, excepting
South Barre and Graniteville, have not
-eported East Barre has announced that
,he will close her campaign on Saturday
,vening At "The Girl From Broadway"
1t the opera house last evening a strong
appeal was made for the Red Cross by
Chaplain Paul d. Moody, who since the
ldoption of Company C by Barre, has
lad a fine respect for the town that is
Ioing so much for the lst Vermont regi-
nent. Chaplain Moody expressed his
onfidence in Barre by contributing his
hare for the Red Cross through the To-
al branch. After his stirring appeal,
2l was collected for the Red Cross fund
rom the audience.
Campaign Notes.
If you haven't given till it begins to
urt you haven't started giving yet.
Subscriptions have ranged in size from
We cents to $50.
One citizen decided after subscribing
{ the beginning of the campaign that
is subscription had not been his share
nd he returned to headquarters and
lore than doubled his first pledge.
One of the Graniteville subscriptions
as Sc left over from their flag raising.
Forty of the cutters at the Barclay
ros shed clubbed their contribution be-
,re sending it in.
The state committee was unable to
ny campaign buttons but they expect
receive some in a day or two. The
lttons may be had at headquarters in
he Aldrich building or of the officers of
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