The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
1880 RED CROSS MEMBERS
Total Vermont Subscriptions to War
Fund S1ee,795.64


Fund s1ee,795.64
Burlington, Aug. 12.-The regular
monthly meeting of the state execu-
tive committee of the Vermont chap
ter Of the American Red Cross was
held Saturday afternoon at the state
headquarters at the Strong building.
President we're Redfeld Proctor of
Proctor, chairman OF the Vermont
chapter; Harry S. Howard of Burling
ton. secretary; Col. Curtis S. Emery
finance; DR.. f. G. Twitchell of Bur
lington of the Medical Service com
mittee, Miss Bertha Carey of Proc.
tor of the committee on hospital
dressings and supplies, and Mrs. A.
o. Ferguson of Burlington of the com
mittee on nursing service and instruc
ton.
The total subscriptions to the Red
Cross War Fund of Vermont is $685.
1854, according to the report of r.
F. Joyce. director of the war fund
committee. This amount will be ma
terially increased by subscriptions
which are not yet fully reported and
by new subscriptions which are still
coming in to the Office Vermonts
quota of 100000 thus will be eX-
ceeded before October l. when final
report is made to Washington. This
report exceeded expectations for ear
ly indications were that Vermont
would fall considerably short of its
allotment.
The report of the membership com
mittee showed that the state now has
1890 members and more names are
being added daily 1t is expected that
the number will exceed $4,000 before
the end Of the year at the present
rate of increase About 30,444 mem
bers were secured during the cam
paign week and the total receipts Of
the campaign were $31,906,71. Dis
bursements, included $19,479 sent tt
Washington as the national headquar
ters' share of the membership fees
and $5S6579 which was sent back L
the branches as their share of The
membership fees. The total expense
was only $2SS657 which is ST. pei
cent of the total receipts This il
very low as the campaign expense!
usually exceeds 10 per cent of thu
total over $1,000 of this amount rep
resents circulars, posters, buttons
membership certificates and other ad
vertising matter. The accounts ar,
to be audited by Mr.. Emery Of New
| port and NJ. G. Grandy of Burlington
Mrs. H. b. Watkins, chairman o
the distributing committee, reporteI
that 2O22 sets Of pajamas had beef
| distributed among the men Of tn
/ First Vermont regiment and tina
| every man in the organization ha'
been supplied Sixteen hundred cor
fort bags each containing numbe
of toilet articles and other necessitie
of daily use have already been dis
tributed and enough more will be Sc
cured from the branches within tn
next few days to supply the entir
regiment with these as well.
/ Mrs. A. o. Ferguson reported tina
| there we're oU fIeu Oioss hulsSH ci
rolled in the state ready for service
who had met the rigid Red Cross nur
ing requirements. Or. h. G. Twitcl
ell announced that plans are progress
| ing for the Vermont Red Cross Hosp
tai Unit which is being organized fo
government service under the dire
ton OF DR.. T s. Brown of Burlington
II seems probable that this unit wi
he accepted for service as soon as II
ly organized and equipped.
| 1t was voted to add the names
Adjt. Gen. Lee S. Tillotson OF ST. A
| bans and G. o. Gridley of Windsor
the executive committee. These me
will head respectively the depar
ments OF Red Cross Military Reli'
and Red Cross Civil Relief.