St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23
VT. RED CROSS
IS PREPARING
State Branch Speaking Rep
resentatives Plan
Campaign

Burlington, May 2O.-The speaking
bureau of the Vermont branch of the
American Red Cross Society is ener-
getically engaged in organizing it's
part of the statewide campaign for
m EN- berships, which begins Monday,
May 28th and continues to June 2. in
elusive.
The speaking campaign will be con-
Quoted jointly by the Red Cross and
the Vermont Committee of Public
Safety. Insofar as possible meetings
Will be arranged with & speaker who
will discuss matters II pertaining to
conditions within tne state, brought
about by our conflict with Germany,
and another speaker who will talk
upon the Red Cross, the part it is
playing and will continue to play dur
ing the war, and of the campaign to
increase the membership OF the Ver-
mont branch to 10000 or better.
The following speakers have been
chosen to talk upon the subject of the
Red Cross and the membership cam
/ paign: Governor Horace f. Graham,
Redfield Proctor. Ex-GOv. w. w.
Sticalney Of Ludlow, Charles r. Nut
ter of Boston, Sydney F. Morgan Of
washington, A. J. I. HelmuS of Bos-
/ ton, John r. Berry of Montpelier,
Philip r. johnson of st Adams, Harry
Eggleston and Robert +. Joyce OF
| Proctor, Roderic NJ. Olzendam Of
Burlington, Walter f nton, James P.
ieamy, John Dorsey, Lawrence Jones
and Charles e. Novak of Rutland
The speakers whose services will be
employed to talk upon the patriotic
side of Vermont as applied to the war
are: Governor Graham, Judge Har-
land B. Howe Of st. Johnsbury, Ver-
non A. Billiard of Burlington, Judge
George NJ. Powers of Morrisville,
Judge William II. Taylor of Hardwicls,
Judge Zed S. Stanton of Roxbury,
Judge Frank l.. Fish of Vergennes,
Judge Stanley C. Wilson of Chelsea,
Benjamin Gates of Montpelier, Her
| bert G. Barber of Brattleboro, EX-
| Gov. Charles w. Gates of Franklin,
Ex-Gov Allen M. Fletcher of Proctors-
vile and Ex-Gov. George H. Prouty
of Newport.
The following speaking dates have
been arranged:
Windsor Monday, May 21, Redfeld
Proctor
Dorset, Wednesday, May 23, Red
field Proctor.
Rutland, Friday, May rs, Redfield
Proctor and Charles R. Nutter.
ST. Johnsbury, Monday, May 81, A
J. l. Helmus of Boston.
Newport, Tuesday afternoon, May
%, A. J. I. Helmus.
Derby Line, Tuesday evening, May
%, A. J. l. Helmus.
Bellows Falls, Wednesday, May 23
A. J. T. Helmus.
Other speaking dates will be rapid
ly arranged.
Towns desiring meetings should
confer at once with Roderic M. Oh
zondam, either by letter or by phone
The speaking bureau is located in thu
| Headquarters of the Red Cross, Hay
) ward Block, 1876 Main street, Burling
ton. Headquarters may be reached b.
: calling phone numbers 2057 or 205S
, The Vermont State Dental Societ,
: at it's meeting in this city on Saturday
endorsed the statewide campaign fOI
memberships to be inaugurated by thu
Red Cross and instructed its secretar.
to send letter endorsing the move
I melt and a blanket membership form
. to every member of the dental society
1t also advised the hanging of Ret
Cross posters in every dental Office o
I the state.
8 ! burlington is organizing to go afte
r membership by the hundreds. Col E
e 2. Woodbury., who is just back from
= the south, has been made chairman 0
I the local committee that will push 70
: memberships with energy.