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DELEGATES REPRESENT 1900
Vermont Chapter Of Red Cross
Reorganizes.
Supplies Depot 10 he opened In ARM
ory-New Associate Director, Ex-
Governor stlckney, RedAeld
Proctor and Others
speak.

With delegates from branches number
Ing more than 1900 members, the YER
mont chapter of the American Red Cross
reorganized here yesterday and met the
new associate director of the north
eastern division, Charles II. Nutter. The
executive committee met at ten o'clock
In the morning at the Hotel Vermont and
completed the form of reorganization, in
GLIDING nominations. which were ratified
in the afternoon at u meeting on the
roof garden of the hotel at two o'clock.
In the evening a public mass meeting was
held Mt the city hall. The afternoon and
evening meetings were the largest and
most representative of the State as n
whole that have been held since the Red
Cross was started. The Hon. Redheld
Proctor of Proctor presided at all sessions
as chairman. and spoke. MIR. Nutter also
addressed all three meetings, and ex-
Gov. w. w. Stickney Of Ludlow, chair
man of the subcommittee on coordinate
aid of the State public safety committee.
spoke at the afternoon and evening ses-
sions.
BRANCHES REPRESENTED.
The following branches, represented by
some 200 delegates at the afternoon con-
ference, Is not complete. The branches
Will 0eicBdteS pTeSeHl were.
The branches of the Vermont chapter
are as follows. the first name after each
town being the secretary, the second the
treasurer and the third the director. the
figures representing the number Of mem
bers:
Alburg. Mrs. Elizabeth Bell. Mrs. Agnes
Morton. Mrs. Carolyn Martin, IS: Barton.
Mrs. c. S. Webster (secretary- treasurer)
Mrs. w. w. Reirden. 30; Barnet. Mrs
r. H. Hazelton (secretary-treasurer) Miss
Margaret Wiley. membership not re.
ported: Barre. MES. A. C. Tilden, Mrs
Robert Mcdonnell Miss Carrie Vince.
lock-. chairman. (Mrs. n. d. Phelps). no
Bradford. Clara d. Hooker (secretary.
treasurer). Mrs. Edna Hall, 81: Brattle
boro. Mrs. Wllfred Root, Miss Marjorie
Crosby. Mrs. J. j. Estey. 200: Bristol
Mildred Morgan. Miss w. Dumas. w. w
Wilson, H. Burlington. Constance
Wheeler Miss Laura Wales, Mrs. F. W
Ward, 400: Casteton Mrs. Carl Cole
F. H. Everett, Miss Harriet Sherman. 81
Cavendish, Mrs. Carolyn Spafford, treas
urer not reported. Mrs. c. c. Gould. mem
bershp not reported; Ferrisburg, Mrs
Fred r. Booth, Mrs. Frank Reyes, Mrs
William X. Nichols. IS: Hyde Park. Mrs
Nora Scofield (secretary-treasurer), Mrs
w. r. Hamlin. membership not reported
Jeffersonville. Mrs. Harold Bishop, Miss
Lolita Brown, Mrs. Ira Morse, 30; Ludlow
Mrs. John Sargent, Mrs. +. NJ Whelden
Mrs. F. w. Sherman. 200; Lyndonville
secretary not reported. Mrs j. C. Stephen
son. Mrs. Charles T. Walter. member,
not reported: Montpelier Miss Evelyr
Lease, Mrs. c. A. Best, Miss Florence
Cory. 11; Moretown, Mrs. b. F. Griffith
Mrs. b. 8. Ward. director and merbershiy
not reported; Morrisville. Miss Marie Gu
lick. w. M. Sargent. Miss NJ. E. Moody
membership not reported; Newbury, Mrs
II. G. Bailey, Mrs. w. w. Bailey, Mrs
w. E. Monroe, membership not reported
Newport. Miss Inez Miller. Mr.. Burgess
Mrs. John Young. membership not report
ed; Mortified. Mrs. Fred N. Whitney
Mrs. Jos. Sisserno, Mrs. I. L. Reeves. 125
Orleans. Miss Grace Austin. Miss Mari,
Darling. Mrs. George B. Rowen, 1872
Peacham, Mrs. r. A. Carlson. Miss Eliza
beth Parker. Mrs. Mary Mackay. member
ship not reported; Pittsford, Mrs. L. Z
Smith. Miss c. Conden. Mrs. d. d. Bur
dit. %; Poultney. Mrs. C. NJ. Cole. Mr.
Catherine Griffith. Mrs. Luella NJ. Helme
900; Proctor, Mrs. w. F.. Higbee, (secretary
treasurer), Miss Bertha Cary, 1863; Roches
ter, Mrs. John L. Slater, treasurer no
reported, director not reported. mem
| bership not reported: Rutland, Mis-
NJ. C. Chapman, Mrs. q. l.. r
French, Mrs. Frank White. 800; Spring
field. Mrs l. r. Doane, MISS Mary A
Dartt,. Mrs. Charles A. WOolson. mem
bership not reported; St. Johnsbury, Mrs.
]. Fl. A Bonsfield. Miss Florence Rouse
Mrs. Joseph Fairbanks. %5; stowe. Mrs
e. w. Gay, Mrs. Helen Wilkens. Mrs
o. F.. Luce 80; Swanton, Mrs. Anna Gus
sons, Miss Delma Webster. Mrs. c. f
Allen, membership not reported; Yer
gennes Eva A. Meigs. DR.. c. H. Cole
r. G. Woodbridge. rs; White River juno
ton. Miss A1argery Watson. Mrs. Jane
Stacey, Mrs n. r. Miller. 25; Wood
stock. Miss Anna Marble. tvecretary
treasurer, Mrs w. F. Jones. member
ship not reported.
NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The following report Of the executiv
committee, with recommendations wa
adopted In the afternoon:
/. That the Vermont chapter shall con
sist of branches and auxiliaries CON
posed of members OF the American Re
Cross as provided in the resolution Of tn
chapter adopted at the annual meetin
November 3, 1916.
The jurisdiction of the chapter sha
be the limits of the State of Vermont.
B. The rules and regulations Of tn
American National Red Cross sha
govern the Vermont chapter
4. The annual meeting of the chaptt
shall be held in the first week of tn
chapter
3. There shall be an executive con
mittee composed OF the officers and fiN
or more members which shall condut
the business of the chapter. This con
mittee shall meet monthly.
G. There shall be chapter council con
posed of chapter officers, executive con
mittee and one member from an
designated by each branch of the chapte
and the council shall meet twice a yea
once In May and on the day OF the annu,
} meeting Of the chapter The duties Of II
council shall be to make such recon
mendations to the chapter as It deem
J best for the best interests and welfai
of the Red Cross work.
CThe executive committee has authorit
; to increase its membership and fill a
vacancies)
These nominees, which were made, We
elected In the afternoon Chairma.
, Redheld Proctor Of Proctor: vice-chai
man, William w. Stckney of Iudlo,
secretary. ii. s. Howard OF Burlington
treasurer. ii. T. Rutter OF Burlington
executive committee, c. 8. Emery OF Ne,
port, DIR. Il. @. Twitchell OF Burlngto
Miss Bertha Cary OF Proctor. Mrs. J.
Estey Of Brattleboro. and Mrs !.
Reeves of Mortified.
The old State boards, which former
existed. are now abolished in all State
including Vermont, said Mr.. Nutter in h
r afternoon address.