The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-28

ORGANIZES
FOR WAR WORK
Community Committee to
CentraIize Local Effort
MEETING AT LIBRARY
Effort to Assist and Perpetuate Activi.
tives that Have Already Ac-
complished so Much.

Pursuant to the invitation published
in the Banner of Tuesday by Homer
Ii. Webster, chairman of the local Lib
erty Loan committee, group of men
and women met in the Public Library
last evening to consider the advisa-
bility CT the formation of a community
committee which should serve as a
clearing house of ideas in re-
spect to war work in Ben
nington and should assist in co.
ordinating the various plans and
enterprises that from time to time
will be coming up while the war
lasts.
In the discussion it was brought out
very clearly that it was not the pur-
pose of this proposed committee to in
terfere in any way with the duties of
existing organizations or to sit as de-
Gliding censor on propositions that
might be brought forward, but only. as
repI esentative of all the organizations
already at work, and enlisting the in
terest of the community as a whole,
to be bond of union for harmonious
plans and quick and effective action
in emergencies
There is now a fine spirit of unity
and enthusiasm in our war work in
Bennington. The success of the Lib
erty Loan and the achievement of the
Red Cross are notable examples of
this. Let this spirit be conserved
And let all future movements. whether
in continuation Of past lines of work
or in branching out in new directions,
as the call OF the state and national
government may come to us, show
the same excellent results, and elimi
nate all waste of time and effort on
the part of very busy people
To cite some instances of what was
had in mind:-Another Liberty Loan
subscription will be asked for before
many weeks. Who shall engineer it?
Why start to organize all over again?
Let the arrangements be in the hands
of permanent finance committee
composed for the most part of those
who have so successfully carried
through the recent campaign.
Or, it is suggested that we might
wish to have public patriotic meet
ing with some speaker of distinction
from away, who could be secured by
timely invitation. Who shall stand
sponsors for that meeting and go
ahead with the arrangements? Let
the matter be turned over to a per-
manent committee again, who will
themselves, or enlisting others, par
ticularly available, expeditiously and
happily put the thing through
Or, 1t is a question as to a commune
'ty canvass for one of the objects of
war relief. Let a committee on can
vassing or collections take this bust
ness under advisement OF course.
it will not think of displacing or in any
wise interfering with such committees
of existing organizations, but advising
with them will seek to aid them and
prevent overlapping effort
Such were the principal ideas that
came out in the conference referred
to above. And accordingly it was vot.
ed to endorse the recommendations of
a nominating committee appointed by
the chairman of the Liberty Loan
committee holding over, which report
ed as follows on permanent organiza-
ton:
The name of this committee should
be The Bennington War Work commit
tee.
Executive Chairman, Guy b. John
son.
Chairmen of subcommittee to be
announced later, or selected in view
of each occasion as it arises. these
chairmen to constitute the executive
committee:
Homer II. Webster,
John p Mulligan,
George S. Mills,
Fred p. Martin.
Mrs. Frank e. Howe.
VIM. II. Wills,
Mrs. Edward W. Bradford,