Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28
WINDHAM COUNTY
OVER TOP AGAIN
Red Cross Members in the New
Drive Total 1925
Brattleboro Furnished 534 New Names,
Boy Scouts Turning in 1926 Member
ships-Standing Of the Towns.

For it's part in the nationwide Red
Cross Christmas drive for 100000
new members Windham county did it.
self proud and went clear lover the
top incomplete returns crcditing the
district with 1926 enrollmcnts, which Is
j33 above the quota of ,092 which was
asked for by the New England commit
tee.
Chairman Oscar +. Benson is simply
dce-lightcd as result of the eff.
forts of the organization, and especial
ly so because the exact purpose for
which this campaign was intended, viz
to reach communities where heretofore
Red Cross membership has been low,
was accomplished. Without the aid of
Brattleboro, which had previously OK
cccded its quota by several hundred, the
towns met the quota assigned to Wind
ham county.
In this drive, in spite Of the large
proportion of residents who are already
members, this town added 534 new
names to the list. OF these the Boy
Scouts, who worked under direction of
Scout Commissioner j. Fredrik Virgin,
turned in 1926, and 1917 paid their fee
and were given their certificates ut
headquarters III tne DodTu Oh tlauc
rooms.
The four Scouts who led their respec-
tive troops and as result are to be
awarded solid gold Red Cross pins are
Karl Laundry, troop l, who secured SO
new members; Ernest Cooke, troop 9,
with l6; Phillip Wheeler, troop 3, with
81, and Albert Dugan. troop 4, with 3s.
The memberships secured in Brattleboro
were divided as follows One at $25;
IL at 81, and 522 at 81.
During the opening days of the drive
the reports turned in to Chairman Ben
son were discouraging, but he did not
lose confidence in the people Of this dis.
trict to come through with what was
desired of them. In every other call for
aid in the great work of the world war
| Windham county has never been found
wanting, and, as in other instances, the
county has done all that was expected
and a great deal more.
| Coming as it did on the eve of Christ
mas, when people naturally wanted
their money tor other purposes. was one
handicap, but the manner in which the
people came across with the necessary
dollars speaks much for their loyalty to
the country and the boys who stand
on the edge of the trenches in Europe
fighting for humanity g cause.
Another thing which hindered tho
work greatly was the weather and un
usually bad travelling in the country dis
tricts. 1t is remarkable how some Of the
localities were reached at all. In many
instances canvasscrs travelled on snow
shoes and carried shovels with them to
break paths to the houses they desired
to reach.
Following is the standing of the
towns: Jamaica, So; Nottingham, So;
Putney, 90; Stratton, 81; Rockingham
including Bellows Falls, 800; Town
shend, IFS; Windham, 10Y; Dummerston
81; Wilmington, 1873; Wardsboro, a.
South Newfane, 3; Athens, 81; Guilford
25; Londonderry and South Londonder
ry, 10; Newfane, 80; Vernon, 5; Mari
boro, 20, and Brattleboro, 534. Many
of these have exceeded their quotas.
Because of the success of the canvas:
it will not be continued as is being don,
in some sections of New England owing
to their not reaching the allotment, bu
q few struggling returns are expected
to swell the grand total still more.