The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
Successful Red Cross Meeting
Held Last Night
EXPLAINED RED CROSS WORK
Local Organization Under Way and
Committees Named-First Gift
From Black Cat Operatives


school hall Tuesday evening was at
tended by about 2O0~people. The rain
storm kept many away but the meet
ing proved of interest and those who
went learned a great deal about the
Red Cross work.
State Secretary Harry S. Howard Of
Burlington was the principal speaker
and he told the great story OF the Red
Cross organization which was formed
about 80 years ago and has grown un-
til it is now practically part OF the
federal government
Japan has 100000 members and as
result of its efforts during the war
with Russia practically all the Jap
anese wounded recovered. The United
States with a population more than
double that of JaIan has only 100000
members and is not prepared to do
the work that will fall upon it in the
present war.
Bennington has a small Red Cross
organization but needs more mem
bers. The regular dues are one dol
lar per year of which 20 cents goes
to the national organization and 70
cents goes to the work OF the local.
branch There are also sustaining
membership of s. each. Bennington
to catch up with Brattleboro, st.
Johnsbury and other towns should
have a membership of a thousand.
Mr.. Howard stated that the Red
Cross work Is not confined to war
but aids in time of great disasters
like the San Francisco earthquake and
also aids in the increase OF knowiedge
relative to sanitation. in the preven-
ton Of tuberculosis and other kindred
work. 1t is q great work OF growing
Importance and all over the country
there is renewed interest a
The work done by the local bran
ches should be to make things actual
ly needed and assignments OF work
can be had from the state department
headquarters at Burlington. 1t VIII
not interfere with other relief work
such as that done here for Mrs. De-
pew's hospital in France but can be
done in harmony with II.
The band was present and played
several patriotic selections and LED
the singing of The Star Spangied
Banner" Columbia, the Gem OF the
Ocean" and America. There were
also delightful vocal selections by
Miss Vera Suter and Ernest Il. Bot
tum. They were accompanied by
Mrs. a. J. Holden.
Rev. George S. Mills and Rev'
Thornton F. Turner gave short ad-
dresses. Frank Z. Howe presided ana
also spoke briefly. 1en
'fhe head of the local branch OF the
Red Cross is Mrs. +. w. Bradford ana
Under her direction campaign Tor
will be arranged. She
has appointed members from a part
of the local organization and viii
name others. Those so far named
are as follows
Old First church, Mrs. a. j. Holden.
Baptist church. Miss Isabelle Tudor.
St Francis de Sales church, Mrs.
r. S. Drysdale.
Sacred Heart church, Miss Julia La
Marie.
Second Congregational church Mrs.
f. B. Carver.
ST. Peters church, Mrs. George f.
Graves
Woman's Relief corps, Mrs, E. l..
Lambert.
Daughters Of the Revolution, Miss
Jennie Valentine.
Christian Science church, Mrs. An
ma Carpenter.
Elks, John p, Mulligan-
Masonic bodies, Rev. T. F. Turner
Bennington club. w, L. Bissen.
Young Woman's club, Mrs. w. e.
Putnam.
Eastern Star, Mrs. S. c. Lyons.
North Bennington Congregational
church, Mrs. Clarence White.
The executive board of the local
branch is composed of Rev. George s. |
Mills. Rev. Il. F. Turner and DR.. l..
II. Ross.
Advisory board. Mrs ]. G. McCul-
Tough, Mrs. F. B. Jennings, Mrs.
Thornton F.. Turner.
Assistant directors, Mrs H. /. Nor
ton. Mrs. C. W. Thatcher, Mrs. E. d. |
Bennett, Mrs. H. s. Goodall.
Secretary. Mrs. E. l.. Sibley, assist |
ant secretary, Mrs. W. S. Boynton.
Treasurer, Mrs. w. S. Carpenter,
assistant treasurer, Mrs. H. II. Web
ster
Finance committee, Mrs. George
f. Graves chairman.
Publicity committee, Mrs. Frank E.
Howe, chairman.
While in Bennington Mr.. Howard
received a gift of SIC from the en-
ployes Of the Black Cat Textiles COM
pany This money was the sum left