Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-28
RED CROSS FUND IS Sl45,OOO
Nearly Three.Q Quarters of Yer
mont's Share Is Subscribed.
Proctor the Banner Town in the State
Five Places Lead Burlington in To-
tai Amount Pledged-Coun.
~ Record.

of the American Red Cross war fund had
been subscribed Monday at the close Of
the weeks intensive campaign for this
fund. All Of the money will not have to
be paid In. however, before October !,
and Director H. W. Slocum declared that
the remaining $4,000 Of the fund would be
secured before that time. He sent the fol-
lowing telegram Monday to Kenneth
Robe, secretary Of the war council Of the
American Red Cross at Washington,
ID. c.:
Red Cross war fund. Vermont. Total
to date. $4,000. Returns not complete.
Proctor banner town. Rutland. next, Ben
ming, Brattleboro, and many small towns
towns, based on per capita contributions,
issued soon. Vermont will raise her
quota.
H. w. sLocUM.
Director Red Cross.
The fifteen cities and towns in the State
which made the largest contributions to
the fund are as follows: Proctor, $4,000:
Rutland, $4,000; Bennington, $4,000; Brat
tleboro, $10,500; Woodstock, $780, Bur-
lington. $1,000: st. Johnsbury, $1,000; Mont
pelier. 5000; st. Adams, A.5O0; Barre,
$4,000; Lyndonville. $4,000; Newport. 81, 100:
Randolph. $1,000; Brandon, 5000; and
Windsor. $500. Many of the towns re-
ported that they had just begun to fight
and that their contributions would be con-
siderably swelled within few days. 1t
should be remembered. also. that many
small towns made large per capita con-
tributions. which will be figured out at a
later date.
wEsTFORD BANNER TOWN IN
CH1TTENDEN COUNTY,
Westford. with a population Of 1854.
has raised s4S7 for the fund. This is
the exact quota Of Westford on the
basis of fifty-seven cents for each OF
its population. This is the only town
in the county which has raised it's
quota in cash within the weeks cam
paign and makes Westford the banner
Red Cross town Of the county. It's
committee. consisting Of r. w. Grow
chairman: the Rev. w. w. White
treasurer; Mrs. John e. Allen. the Rev
Mr.. Quimby. r. A. Perry. George A.
Rice, E. B. Dominique. Frank B
Adams, w. w. Kimball. and Dr.
Frank Petty. divided the town into
five districts. then two Of the com.
mittee took charge of each district
Each family in town was visited and
uIEeu " uO IT'S part as
duty. This committee and the entire
town is entitled to much commenda
ton for it's prompt. efficient action.
Huntington has a population Of 76t
and it's quota is $433. The town, b,
Entertainments. raised several hundred
dollars, then a delegation OF the prom
inent citizens. pledged that the bal
ance will be raised before October
It's campaign fund committee consist
ed of H. j. Ellis. Mrs. F. D. Falby, tn,
Rev. C. v. French. Mrs. Georgia B
Pierce and Ernest G. Norton. Thi,
town has manifested very fine spir
1t since the beginning of the war II
meeting every call of public duty.
Charlotte has collected $3.50 from
it's population of 1853. and has prom
ised through its very efficient com
mittee to have the balance Of IL
quota of $3.50 very soon. This commit
tee. consisting Of Mrs. F.. r. Falby
Stanton Williams, Mrs. Mary p. Ram
sey Mrs W. H. H. Higbee. Franz
Lewis. Miss Nellie Hart and John n
Taggart, has worked early and lat
to obtain it's share and has canvasse'
the town thoroughly. This town /
very patriotic and is practically as
sured of it's quota now.
| Colchester has a very fine organiza
ton. The committee in the village ha
worked as has few committees In tn
county. This committe has raise
about $500 from a house to house can
vass and Is tonight holding a large
ly attended lawn party for the bene
fit OF the Red Cross. Because Of II
large poor population 1t needs NOR
time than some OF other towns. but n
other town in the county was NOR
prompt and more patriotic.
Milton has been thoroughly arouse
from the start and will within a fe,
days have the large sum demanded b
it's population of 164S.
All the other towns Of the county wi
meet the demand to stand back. Of tn
million Of men which the United State
is preparing to send to battlefield
across the Atlantic.
Burlington is now coming forwar
fast and will meet it's quota by the en-
of this week anyway. Many Of its me
and large number of it's women ar
responding nobly by giving their tim
and effort without reservation to reac
every person likely to contribute.
Chittenden county is not a slacke
To meet this demand from the nations
Red Cross Is not mere matter {
pride or sentiment. The county regard
it as a tax by which we support pror
erly our boys who are going out frol
us to follow the flag of democrac
against an Imperialism utterly witho,
principle that would rule the world