The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-16
To Complete Vermont's
100000 Red Cross
Contribution
PROMINENT MEN
TO LEND EFFORTS
Giving for Red Cross Is Not
Charity, Says One
Worker

| Burlington, June l6.--Vermont's big
duty begins on Monday, when the Yer.
mont chapter, American Red Cross, be.
gins its campaign to raise $1,000 of the
$l00,000,000 war fund, authorized by
President Wilson, who is also the pres
ident OF the Red Cross organization.
Every Red Cross branch is ready for
the work to begin Many of Vermonts
prominent men and women will contrib
ute their time and their effort to bring
Vermont up to her allotment.
The following speaking engagements
have been made for next week:
Hon. Redfeld Proctor at Wallngford,
Tuesday evening, June 10; at Randolph
Wednesday evening, June 20.
R. NJ. Olzendam at Barnard Monday,
June Is; at Bridgewater Tuesday, June
10.
Harry S. Howard at Morrisvlle and
Newport Wednesday, June 20; at Barton
and Island Pond Thursday, June q; at
Lyndonville and st. Johnsbury Friday,
June p.
Rev. Fraser Metzger at Brandon Tues
day, June 10; at Springfield Thursday
June I'll at Vergennes, Friday, June p.
Mrs. i. c. Smith, president of the st.
Adams and Franklin county branch, has
appointed a committee Of twenty 10
canvass for the war fund and this com
mittee is actively engaged in the work
this early. Mrs. Smith writes headquar
ters that she expects good results.
Rhode Island promises $1,000 600 as
her contribution and good judges state
that if Rhode Island can put across one
million, Vermont can certainly raise
raise 100000.
Harold w. Slocum, director of war
fund campaign in this city, made the
following statement yesterday:
"The big necessity OF the present is
to finance the Red Cross so literally
as to give it the chance to step into the
gap and do grand work OF upbuilding
and inspiring our allies while our sol
diers are being modified and trained.
"And doing this we are not merely
rendering moral encouragement. but ac
tual physical help 10 the fighting armies
shoulders of an oyerburdened nation the
task of helping three unfortunates. Thus
we are increasing the man power OF
France at the very time when this
counts most, We plan to take these
helpless thousands back from the fringes
of the armies and set them up in life
40 they can help themselves.
This is not charity. Don't let any |
body get that idea for a moment 1t !
is debt paying We owe all that and |
vastly more to the France that has I
poured out her blood for US. 1t is the
least we can do while our armies of |
lighting men are getting ready to serve
in the trenches.
"A tremendous Russian problem con
fronts the Red Cross. We have a debt I
TO pay to Russia as well as to France.
The situation as regards amelioration !
If suffering on the long Russian battle
inc is deplorable. On the whole 1000
miles of front there are only 5000 am
whereas, in France, on front
If 400 miles, there are $4,000 ambulances.
Succor must be rushed to Russia. There
ire problems of encouragement and OF
aid confronting us there as
,reat in their way as await us in France.
We must be up and doing, all of us, ev-
ry single American. One thought is to
70 10 Russia with as much relief as we
an assemble. The heartening problem
5 very pressing there, as the whole coun-
ry must understand by this time. 1t
5 especially necessary now that Russia
: in the throes of revolutionary after
nath. am firmly convinced that the
russian democracy can be relied on to
eep its head, to maintain what it has
matched from autoeracy, but it must
e helped, and helped quickly"
The campaign begins all over Vermont
Ionday morning, June Is. BE prepared
o be generous. You viii surely be
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