The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19
VERMONT coMPLIMENrED
On Having Best Red Cross Organization
OF Any State.

the American Red Cross in closing up
the statewide membership campaign
which was conducted from May Is TO
June 2 has been practically completed
As announced short time ago the total
membership in Vermont has passed the
$4,000 mark, while the goal set for this
state on the basis OF membership in 9TH
err states was only $4,000. Since the
close OF the campaign the membership
headquarters in Burlington has been as
ssting the local branches IN their or
ganization in addition TO preparing the
forms required by Washington for every
member. A card which Is kept on file
must be made for every member who is
enrolled in the Red Cross and ali the
names are sent in to Washington, where
they are enrolled in the national organ
ization.
Vermont also provided certificate OF
membership for every new member and
those have Just been made out and are
being sent to the local branches for dis
tribution. The state has refunded to
the branches 25 cents on each member,
this amount being used to provide the
means for local work. These refunds
have Just been figured and practically all
the towns have received their share
The total expense of the membership
campaign will amount to about 10 per
cent of the membership fees collected,
which is remarkably low. Over one
third of the expense was for supplies
used in the work sent from the New
England division headquarters at Bos-
ton. All the forms which are made out
in connection with the campaign were
prescribed by the national headquarters
and were procured at cost from the d.
vision headquarters at Boston.
Practically all of the workers of the
campaign week were volunteers, includ'
ing the men who gave their time in
speaking throughout the state and those
who directed the campaign from the Bur
lington headquarters. The salary ex-
pense has been very small, as none OF
the clerical help, including the secre-
tary's office, received more than Sl2 per
week. Mr.. Proctor, state chairman, has
given practically his entire time to the
work without compensation, as have all
the members of the state executive com
mittee. An itemized account OF all ex'
penses is being prepared and will be duly
audited as is customary with all Red
Cross funds.
Vermonts Red Cross organization re-
ceiyed last week a very gratifying com
pliment from the national headquarters
at Washington when it was stated that
this state was better organized than any
other in the union. At the time OF the
Mexican border trouble which brought
about an expansion OF Red Cross actiV'
tiles, Secretary Howard put into effect
the plan OF having the state chapter sub
divided into local branches in the indi-
vidual towns, their organization con-
trolled and their work assisted by a
state executive office and state executive
At the first conference OF
delegates at the annual meeting in
Washington, ID. c., two years ago, Mr..
Howard, with representatives from other
states, urged this plan as giving more
efficient service and relieving the pres
sure at national headquarters, where all
chapters report. The national Red Cross
Is now planning reorganization accord
ing to this method, making in each state
q central headquarters with state ex-
scutiye committee, following the plan OF
Vermont.
The work of the war fund committee
will not be completed for some time yet.
TO date about 900 has been actually
by the branches of the $4,000
raised. All of the money must be paid
IN before Oct. |, and before that time a
plan which is now under consideration
will be launched to raise Vermont's final
.otal to 100000, the quota assigned.
The following letter in regard to i'm
portant Red Cross work has been sent
10 all the local branches:
Burlington, Vermont,
July IL, 1917,
70 All Branches Vermont Chapter,
American Red Cross:
The Red Cross supply service, Boston,
,as sent the following request for the
Immediate Needs of Allies.
/. Based upon recent cable advices
rom our allies the following supplies are
needed and all chapters are
asked to ship to the nearest branch ware
mousse of the Red Cross supply service
whatever supplies they may have on
hand corresponding to this list and to
speed up their work rooms on these par
ticular articles.
$50 bathrobes or convalescent gowns.
100000 pairs bed socks.
100000 handkerchiefs.
$4,000 hospital bed shirts.
100000 suits pajamas.
100000 shoulder wraps.
100000 pairs socks.
100000 pairs ward slippers.
These hospital garments are greatly |
needed now and should be made accord
ng TO specifications given in A r C l65,
wages rs.
The production of bandages and surgi
al dressings. however, should not be al
owed to fall off on account of this spe
.ial appeal, as cable messages from Paris
ind Rome ask for constant supply of /
hese in view Of the recent heavy fight
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