St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16
GRAHAM TALKS
TO RED CROSS
Many Prominent Men Make
Addresses At
Burlington

burlington. May 15.-Governor
Horace f. Graham. Redfeld Proctor,
President of the Vermont Chapter Of
the American Red Cross; Charles r.
Nutter, Assistant Director of the New
England Division from Boston: And
rev r. I. IIelmus, Field Secretary of
tho New England Division: and Sid
ney S. Morgan, Special Field Repre-
sentative of Washington. We're among
the speakers before a large and en-
thusiaStic audience on the roof gar
den of the Hotel Vermont here yester-
day.
The speakers all were working to
help in the initial steps looking to
the increasing the maximum member
ship of the American Red Cross. The
headquarters in Washington has al
loted an additional membership of
80, 00G to Vermont, and the propogan-
da proposes not only to reach that fig
ure, but to far surpass it. The week Of
May 90 to June inclusive is set as the
time in which the work must be COM
pleted. The Hayward Block, 1876
Main street, Burlington, is the head
quarters and visitors and members,
here will be welcomed. Here is where
all mail should be addressed.
NJ. Nutter detailed in his talk the
system whereby interest and enthu-
siasm could be aroused to the imporr-
ancc of being energetic and enthusi.
astic, and the importance of promptly
performing the tasks of the Red
! Cross organization work -s..-.
The attendance included many pro-
minont men and women who gave
assurance after the meeting that their
response would be more than that eX-
pected of them, and that Vermont
/ would emerge early from this work
to her credit.
| President Proctor presided at the
meeting, and read q telegram ad-
dressed to him from President Wood
j row Wilson. 1t follows:
The proposal of the Vermont state
chapter of the American Red Cross
! to enroll 10000 members is a splen-
did evidence of patriotism in this time,
! of war. The men who are willing to
! give their lives for the defen5e of
their country deserve to find that the
! people they protect are prepared to
care for the sick and wounded. A
large, well organized and efficient Red
h.
! suit thereof is both patriotic and
fhuman service that IS rendered by ey.-
cry one; in the country who becomes
a member of the Red Cross.
! Woodrow WILSON,
Governor Graham received a round
Of applause when he arose to speals.
He said in part:
Il think have said on one of two
occasions during the last month thar
perhaps the time has passed for sus-
to talk. The time has arrived for
action. l had the good fortune last
Saturday evening when in Boston, To
attend a banquet given there, and 4s
sat and listened to the talk about
the table l became more and more
convinced that the time has come foe
us to do our part.
"As an Illustration as to what con.
ditions are today l want to call your
attention to a message which ! had
yesterday from the chairman OF the
Massachusetts Committee on Public
Safety. He called me up as we have
been in communication with the au-
thorities at large and they are ask
ing us to get together ten portable
saw mills, with thirty men each to be
shipped to England. l inquired the
purpose and he said they were to
cut down the trees in some of those
noble parks in England and ship the
timber to France. A thousand of
those things may be brought to your
attention.
But what I want to talk about is
, the Red Cross. By increasing the
, Nom bership we bring with it contri-
: buttons and interest in this cause for
= no business can be conducted without
la liberal support, not only in men but
ci in money. 1t is for that purpose that
we seek to increase the membership
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