Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-06-22
HELP THE RED CROSS
One Hundred Million Dollars to Be
Raised
Putnam District Quota is Five Thousand


now being conducted in Putnam and
surrounding towns is in charge of the
following committees:
Ward III. c. Meinkin, Mrs f. b.
Kent, Mrs. Mary Medbury, Horalio
| Brown.
Ward Wv. j. Bartlett, Richard
German, o. j. Milot.
Ward 3-Daniel j. Byrne, MIR. and
Mrs. Joseph Lapalme, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Gilman, Mrs. Derosier.
Ward 4-Silas NJ. Wheelock, Sam
uel Rich, Mrs. Ida Kennedy, Miss
Ellen Wheelock, Rev. A. h. Stone,
Mary Curran, sRose Duffy, Gertrude
Jones, Ada Labby, Mrs. l.. 7. Wilson,
James Rafferty,.
Woodstock-Mrs. G. NJ. Sampson.
chairman.
Thompson-Mrs. G. E. Searls, chair.
man.
Pomfret - Henry H. Davenport,
chairman.
Observation-Disclosures Frank Rich,
chairman.
Arlington Mrs. Everett Brown,
chairman.
Splendid work is being done and
Putnam will not be behind in this
work.
The committees enlisted in this SER
vice are TO give the entire week from
June 18th to 18th to this work, accord
ing to the proclamation of the Presi-
dent. Be sure that your entire force is
in line for this great movement. Our
assurance of success is based on the be.
lief that every city will do its part.
Men and women from all walks of
life are going to give to this fund as
they have never given before. They
realize it is for their sons, their broth
ers, and in many instances their hus-
bands or fathers. Coincident with the
mobilization of our army is the mobll-
ization of the Nations resources for
relief TO our own soldiers and to the
soldiers of our Allies. The whole
that in spite of the shortness of time in
which the movement has had to be
organized. Approximately one thous-
and cities and towns have signified
their intention to wage aggressive
campaigns. Governors of states and
mayors of cities have supplemented
the Presidents proclamation by proc.
lamations TO their people. The thing
has sweep such as no movement, eX-
cepting only the Liberty Bond sale,
has ever had in this country.
Not only has there come a wonder
full response from the corporations and
individuals of New York, but every
where we are receiving assurances of
success and many cities have volun-
tarily increased their quota of the
hundred million.
A town of 1900 population in New
York state has contributed toward the
war to the present time, $37S,000 Not
content with these donations the resi-
dents, who are largely foreign, are now
conducting an intensive campaign in
behalf of the Red Cross war fund.
The situation in the Atlantic, Cen
trail, Southern and Western states is
practically the same. Cincinnati not
only accepted her full apportionment
but raised il a quarter of a million in
order that they might make their APP
peal for a round million. Take Engle-
wood, n. j., to which was suggested
$50, 600 as n goal; they wired back 1--WE
cannot think of doing less than $780,
600 on an appeal of this sort; we will
do that and probably more" The
little town of Red Bank, \. j., to
which was apportioned s., 600, rebuked
us by telegraph and said, "Thirty
thousand for u.s." Orange, n. j re.
quested S209, 900 as its allotment. They
raised it to s250,0OO then raised it
again to S350,000 explaining that they
have more than one fourth of the sum
already in hand. Tucson, Arizona,
not only accepted 5000, but has the
whole sum In mana.
General Leonard Wood in recent
address said "You ought to back up
the Red Cross in every way possible.
You can do no finer, nobler work and
you can give your money in no other
way that will do as much good. The
Red Cross is the big brother of the
army's medical department, the one
official agency of the war department
in handling the sick and wounded
The work extends from the battle area
back to the home and the relief covers
the caring for the men on the battle
field and in the hospitals, then to the
trains or ships and on through their
convaIesencen