News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-23
THIRTY THOUSAND
VermOnterS to Join Red Cross
Statewide Membership Cam
paign to be Conducted from
May % to June ,

Vermont has never been accused of
| lacking patriotism,
No Stacker" blood in a Vermonter's
veins. -
Vermont's sons have responded will
ingly, quickly, to every call of country.
Her record of patriotism is unexcelled.
Her history is valorious. Her love of
right as keen today as in the past.
She aids beyond her circumstances
and does it graciously, willingly.
Her men and women deprive them
selves that their fighting sons may have
some comforts, proper attention in case
OF need; and they support any cause
that will assure this Leeded care
This is why Vermont today will come
forward and increase the membership
in the Vermont chapter of the American
Red Gross 80, 900 or better.
Beginning Monday, May 20, and con
tinulng until Saturday evening, June 2,
statewide campaign, to secure mem
berships in the Red Cross, will be con-
Quoted, with headquarters in the Hay
ward Block, Main street, Burlington |
Every man and woman of every town,
city and village, will be asked to enroll |
his or her name as one of the 10000 |
Vermonters whose membership dollars |
will be of benefit to the American SOL
der
Coy. Horace F. Graham is pushing
with all the might of "Uncle Horace" to
make this undertaking great big sue
cess.
Redfeld Proctor, chairman of the
Vermont Chapter of the Red Cross, is
1eyoting every working hour of every
lay to the cause. Hundreds of men
Ind women of the state are likewise
liding.
Every Vermonter should join the
Red Cross and then continue to give
lis influence to this worthy and deserv-
ng organization. Vermont will not dis
ppoint in the effort now in hand.
Sidney F. Morgan, special field rep
sentative with headquarters at Wash
ngton, D. c., will have general charge
f the campaign. He has had much
experience in Red Cross endeavor and
) thoroughly familiar with the details
hat will surround the undertaking of
utting $4,000 names on the member |
hip roll of Vermont.
A. ]. Holman, field secretary of the
ortheastern division of the Red Cross, a
18th headquarters in Boston, will assist t
! directing the campaign, paying par
cular attention to organizing the work v
the canvass in the larger towns of the p
ate. Il
We secretary of the League to Enforce v
eace, will direct a speakers bureau Vi
i'd arrange for meetings wherever they F
e desired He is assembling list of
rominent speakers and will shortly in
ave their dates assigned. A
Charles H. West of Rutland, a prom re
Gil NihAESh Vi thob PioSSJ wan hdNCi
large of the Office force, see to ship IN
ng of posters and hangers to the sew O
al towns and have general charge of ar
e Office detail.
The Hays Advertising Agency of Bur ii,
lgton has been placed in charge of the pa
vertising and publicity, and the news he
pers will be kept informed of the pro-
am of the campaign each day as it oh
ogresses. NJ
Charles H. Nutter of Boston, assist T.,
t director of the New England divis- ii,
/, is confident Vermont will respond
the desire of the National Headquar- NJ,
IS and place 80, 900 names on the mem. al,
rship list. He even hopes to see the tb
ure better than this when the work is Of,
npleted.
letters addressed to Red Cross Head
arters, Burlington, VT, will be re- mo
we'd by the proper department and tb,
ok reply will be forthcoming. fo,