The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-03
TO MIKE SHARP DRIVE
FOR Y. M. C.. A. VAR FUND
Washington County Is Being Thoroughly
Organized for the Campaign to
Be Conducted During Week
of Nov. II.

| ID. Nj. Claghorn of Boston, who is di
rector of the state campaign, and 7. +
Ellinwood, director of the state boys
campaign for the Y. M. c. A. fund, 0
which Vermont's quota is $l52,O00, spok
before the Washington county chairme
and other invited guests at the cit.
courtroom in Montpelier yesterday aft
ernoon, there being some 20 from eigh
towns attending George Haseltine ha
been made chairman of the Montpelie
committee and he will select his commit
tee before the meeting, which Will tax
| place Sunday afternoon, while +. =
| Howland of Barre was named as count,
| treasurer. All town committee treas
urers will make their report OF funds oh
tanned to Mr. Howland.
Among those attending the conference
from the different towns were DIR. o. G
Sticl<ney of Barre, John Spaulding o.
Warren, Burton Ward of Moretown, ID
B. Dwinell of Calais, Mr.. Haseltine oI
Montpelier Among those who spoke al
the conference were l.. B. Brooks, whose
son wrote him that ''if he was to give
any money to any cause connected with
the war make it to the Y NJ. c. A,
w. C. Cotton. +. f. Steele, Fl. d. LARA
bee, Rev. f. Barnby Leach and DR.. Wes'
ley Meade.
Following the meeting DR.. Stickney
explained the plan which is arranged in
Barre showing that the city had been
mapped out for the campaign, and Mr..
Ellinwood stated that the work in Barre
is far ahead of any other place they have
heard of in the state. If the present ar
rangements are carried out big meeting
will take place in Barre Wednesday of
next week, at which Mr.. Ellinwood and
Mr. Claghorn will speak, and it is pos
sibe that the women will be talked to
by Mr.. Ellinwood relative to the work
among the boys. 1t is the purpose of
the state committee to organize boys
club in each town with a man at the
head, each boy to earn between now and
April |, $40 for the war fund,
Mr. Elinwood has been with the regu
lars at the Mexican border as soldier
and realized what the moral condition
was at that time and the need of i'm
provement He told what has been done
by the Y NJ c. A. for the soldiers in the
and referred to what the
foreign countries think of the work, how
they have only praise for it. Inciden-
tally he told those who have not been
supporters of the y NJ c. A. that this
work must not be narrow but be carried
ON in a bigger way, that Catholic boys
receive the same attention as others, the
government having recognized the train
ing which the Y. NJ. G. A. leaders have in
the work He was in charge of the
Y. M. c. A. work at Camp Bartlett dur
ing the time the Vermonters were there
before going to France. He spoke of the
call that has come from Russia for 300
secretaries and explained that If they
had had Y NJ. G. A. workers that they
would have avoided much of their recent
trouble. He explained the immediate
need of money.
Mr.. Claghorn discussed the moral con
lition of the armies before the Y. NJ. G..
4. took hold of the work and how that |
oershing has stated that if the institu |
ion will build its huts near the Swiss |
rontier he will not grant single pass
o go to Paris, that the morals of the |
American troops may be kept as good as
possible. He said ii has been conceded I
" the allies that they cannot win the
var without the work of the Y. M. c. A.
n France.
DIR. F. Z. Steele stated he thought that
he food, clothing, Red Cross and Y. NJ.
:. A. come in order in the needs of the
oldiers. L. B. Brooks read portion OF
is letter from his son which included
he statement above and which the Bos-
on men copied for use in their work.
lev. MIR. Leach spoke of the work of the
Institution as he had seen it during the
,ar from frequent visits TO Montreal
nd their stories as told him. Mr.. Clag-
orn stated explicitly that no collections
ill be taken at gatherings. They have
ound that a poor policy and do not use
!. The campaign will be the week of
9th of this month They hope to drive
ermonts share to 100000.
The Barre End of the Drive.
Barre's end of the statewide, nation
-ide campaign for a y. NJ. c. A. fund OF
35 600 900, which is to be inaugurated
the United States Nov. IL, Is
, be borne up by a community com
Iittee which plans to proceed along lines
,llowed in the food pledge and Liberty
AN campaigns. DR.. o. G. Sticllney is
,airman and Supt c. II. White secre-
lry and treasurer of the campaign com
ittee. To-day the following ward com
ittee members were announced: Ward
Rev. J. b. Resrdon, Mrs. +. H. Rogers;
ard ,. H. A. Phelps, Mrs. A. p. Abbott; !
ard 3, f. d. Ladd, Miss Penelope Gall;
ard 4, Edwin keast ward ), Rev. Jo- |
ph f. Plainfield; ward 6. DIR. J. w.
,ckson. Miss Wilhelmina Walker. A
rye number of canvassers are to be en- c
,ged in the work and to expedite the !
.nvass the city is to be divided into dis q
lets.
The campaign begins Wednesday and 5
i'll continue till Nov. 10. Before next !
lly il is expected that the American {
my and navy will include 2.500000 /
en-. To continue the good work so well II
gun, it is imperative that the y. NJ
A. should be well equipped with funds
ID the appeal for contributions is TO in
ude the large and small giver, as the F
rering is designed TO be a genuinely
,pular subscription coming straight