The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-15
BARRE'S RED CROSS DRIVE.
City Must Raise $4,000 for Relief of
American Soldiers.

The first big drive of the Barre branch
of the Vermont chapter of the American
Red Cross society will start amidst much
enthusiasm on Monday next, according
to. plans discussed at meeting of the
local branch held in Aldricn Memorial
hall yesterday afternoon.
The campaign is to last throughout the
week of June is and will consist of a
house to house and person to person can.
vass conducted by designated number
OF teams of ten persons each. AT the
meeting OF yesterday DR.. Joe w. Jack
son read his report to the society con-
cerning his attendance at the conference
OF the Vermont chapter held in Burling-
ton on Tuesday afternoon and his listen
ers were strongly impressed by the en-
phasis placed upon the absolute neces-
sity of the money to be raised in the
Forthcoming campaign.
DIR. jackson stated at length the views
of such men as Hoover J. Bayard Back
us, field director for the Red Cross war
council of New England; Redfeld Proc
tor, chairman of the Vermont chapter,
and Governor Horace F. Graham Es-
peeial emphasis was laid upon the be-
pecial emphacise was laid upon the be-
lief by these men that the war could
not end within any period shorter than
two years and the probability that it
would stretch out to three years. That
means continued contributions to the
Red Cross as well as to the Golfers of
the country. To, that end il is well not
to consider the present campaign as the
last time the Red Cross association will
call for money but only as an essential
temporary need.
Another fact that should be remem-
bered is that every cent of the fund
to be raised next week is to be spent
on Americans and Americans only.
After hearing the doctors report the
meeting took steps to provide for the
big drive. Twenty teams OF ten men
each and five teams of ten women each
are to be selected by an executive com.
mittee named at the meeting. The five
members of the executive committee were
selected as follows: President OF the
Barre Board of Trade, George y. Tilden;
President of the Merchants association,
Arthur c. Moore; president of the Manu-
facturers' association, William Melon.
aid; one lawyer, 5. Hollister Jackson.
and one clergyman, Rev. Edgar Cross
land.
Publicity for the campaign is to aid
by daily accounts OF the progress made,
printed in the daily paper. and mass
meeting is being planned for the early
part of next week. The secretary was
advised to correspond with Chairman
Redfield Proctor concerning a speaker
for the mass meeting, and it is hoped
that Mr.. Proctor can himself be secured. |
The meeting will take place either in the |
opera house or in city park.
The sum of 100000 specified as Yer |
mont's quota is a wide estimation of |
what Vermont can be expected to give |
and it would not be surprising il the |
sum were oversubscribed since the origi- |
nal estimation for this state was set at |
s350O00. Roughly, the estimation per
lead, throughout the states, amounts to
sixty cents. The quota for this city at /
sixty cents for every man, woman and /
,hild, totals about 5000, but since the |
ocal branch is also to canvass the terri /
.ory in Barre Town and other places
nearby without Red Cross uRits, the sum
II $4,000 should be reached
You NAV have bought Liberty bond II
10. double what YOU are to pay towards
hat this next week and help the Red
ross to that extent II you did not buy
bond, you have no excuse whatever
or not subscribing at least your sixty
ent share. There is no 3ih per cent in
crest being paid on the Red Cross dons-
ions. but an interest Of a different nz-
ure does accrue from them Have YOU
son. brother. or a father in the
rmyf Then help bring him back h-me
fter the war a. wholesome and healthy
. when he went away. Subscribe to
he Red Gross fund on Monday.