The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-24
"eEsT ORGANIZED IN UNION"
Vermont Chapter Of Red Cross Com
plimented by Washington.


Burlington, July 21.-Vermont has
received a very gratifying compliment
from the national Red Cross head
quarters at Washington which writes
that this state is better organized
than any other in the Union. At the
time of the Mexican border trouble
which brought about an expansion of
Red Cross activities, secretary How
ard put into effect the plan of having
the state chapter sub-divided into
local branches in the individual towns
their organization controlled and
their work assisted by state execu
tive office and state executive com
mittec.
The work of the War Fund Com.
mittee will not be completed for
some time yet.
To date about $4,000 dollars has
been actually collected by the branch.
es of the $175,000 raised All of the
money must be paid in before Octo-
Der /, and before that time plan
which is now under consideration will
be launched to raise Vermonts final
total to 100000, the quota assigned
A card which is kept on file must
be made for every member who is
enrolled in the Red Cross and all the
names are sent in TO Washington
where they are enrolled in the ma
tional organization. Vermont also
provides certificate of membership
for every new member and these
have just been made out and are be-
ing sent to the local branches for dis.
tribution The state has refunded to
the branches % cents on each mem
ber, this amount being used to provide
the means for local work. These re.
funds have just been figured and prac
tcally all the towns have received
their share.
The total expense of the member
ship campaign will amount to about
ten per cent out of the membership
fees collected which is remarkably
low. Over one third of the expense
was for supplies used in the work.
The following letter in regard to
important Red Cross work has been
sent to all the local branches:
1. Based upon recent cable advices
from our allies the following supplies
are urgently needed and all chapters
are asked to ship to the nearest
| Branch Warehouse Of the Red Cross
| Supply Service whatever supplies
they may have on hand corresponding
to this list and to speed up their
l work rooms on these particular ar
ticles:
| 100000 bath robes or Convalescent
gowns, 100000 pairs red socks, 700,
600 handkerchiefs, $4,000 hospital
bed shirts, 100000 suits pajamas
100000 shoulder wraps, 100000 pairs
socks, 25O,0O pairs ward slippers.
The production of bandages ant
surgical dressings, however, SHOULD
not be allowed to fall off on account
of this special appeal, as cable mes
sages from Paris and Rome ask for {
constant supply of these in view o
the recent heavy fighting and thu
difficulty Of getting the raw materials
abroad
| A special effort should be made t
have the above articles shipped a
the earliest date possible.
| 2. 1t is requested by the Bureau o
Medical Service of the American Re-
Cross, that all inquiries regarding
first aid instructions in the State o
Vermont be addressed Or, f. c
Twitchell, 1875 ST. Paul St, Burlinl
ton, Vt. DR.. Twitchell has full al
thority to appoint instructors and el
aminers
| 3. All inquiries regarding Re
Cross nursing service and instructio
should be addressed Mrs. A. o. Fe
guson, II. ~, Burlington.
Il 4. All inquiries in regard to sur
/ cal dressing and hospital supple
should be sent to Miss Bertha Care,
Jroctof.