The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-13
NEW RED CROSS
DRIVE STARTED
Vermont Going After the
100000 Apportioned
to 1t
FOR SOLDIER RELIEF
ON FRENCH 'FRONT.'
Much of Enthusiasm Was
Shown at Conference
in Burlington

Burlington, June l3,-The preliminar,
step was taken here yesterday in tn
launching of the $l0o,0oo,000 campaign
for the war fund of the Red Cross. Yer
mont's apportionment is 100000. Owe
200 delegates were present at the meet
ing on the roof garden of Hotel Vernon
yesterday afternoon at which Redfielc
Proctor, chairman of the Vermont chap
ter, presided
mont chapter were represented. Much
enthusiasm was shown, and while the
task allotted the delegates seems stupen'
uous, all avowed their willingness and
determination to make the campaign line
up to expectations.
The campaign begins Monday, June
Is, and continues to Monday evening
June rs.
Governor Graham made strong
speech and he was given an ovation.
j. Bayard Gackus of New York, field
director Red Cross war council of New
England described the plan of conduct
ing the campaign.
A. S. Squier, well-known lecturer
of Boston, delivered telling address
and urged Vermont to live up to the
standard of patriotism established by
the forefathers,
The American Red Cross has three
we'll defined purposes in its conduct:
First-inereased membership; second
supplies for base hospitals; third-the
present movement for the relief OF fam
lilies of soldiers needing help, both in this
country and at the front, but more par
ticularly for the families OF those sol
diers who are engaged in actual con-
hct abroad, and to aid those in the de-
vastated sections of France and Bel
GUM.
1t is the latter purpose of the Red
Cross that concerns Vermont at the pres
ent time.
In opening the meeting, Mr.. Proctor
said the Red Cross had the last few
years, taken on quite military aspect,
and the instructions given from head
quarters we must carry out as best we
can. In connection with this financial
campaign, the subscriptions which are
made now are not required to be paid
in until such time as may be convenient
to the subscriber, up to the first of De-
tober. 1t is suggested the payments be
made in four instalments on July, Au-
gust, September and October. As Yer
mont's share in this nation wide cam
paign we have been assigned 100000,
and this is the mark we must strive for
next week.
"The fund.-" said Mr., Proctor, "is for
relief work of varied kinds which may
occur in connection with assembling
large army In addition to this there
are assigned two large undertakings, one
the care of our men in Europe, for it has
been demonstrated conclusively, that in
order to prevent insanity, the men have
to be taken away from the field of ae-
tive operations and relieved from the !
sights and sounds of war The English |
and French troops have an opportunity |
to be taken to their own homes, but |
the Canadian and Australian and South |
African troops have to have recreation
camps provided. 1t will be harder for
our men in some ways, because if they |
are taken i'll in France they will be in
~ tguHIIN Whcft piOUdDiN Hlut Out vi
ten can not. speak the language.
"The Red Cross has undertaken also
to do a tremendous work in connection
with the rehabilitation of the country
which has been taken from the Germans,
net permanent, but temporary shell
ter, tools, food, clothing, seed, etc. We
are all prone TO underestimate the
strength and resources of our enemy and
too little inclined TO face the tremendous
drain that the resources OF our allies
have been subject to. Our enemy has
the strength of desperation.
There is not time for us to plan a
, statewide campaign, but each Of you
take back with you the information and
inspiration received here and inject it
into your association. We will do all
we can in the way of publicity through
he newspapers. The membership head
quarters are still open, and speakers in
very limited numbers can be furnished.
We believe you can obtain the best re-
,ults, in this financial campaign, by car
wing on, through your finance commit s
zee, augmented and supplemented, by a
PERSONAL campaign covering the territory |
n your branch" a
Mr.. Proctor emphasized some OF the
eatures of the campaign. Create a G
'ertain friendly and proper spirit of {
ivalry in the work and contest. Sort |
nut from your entire field the people you
eel sure you can get to help and support !
'ou by way of contribution and parcel I
hose names out to your teams and set }
hem to work Keep the teams closely a
n touch, by telephone and telegraph, c
nd keep tabs on how closely they are <
overing their respective fields and how L
veil the results are coming in, and send U
D your results every day. The only Z
ray we can do what has been sppor-
toned to Vermont is for each one OF US +
o go home and each and every one of P
5 do our part in our branches. People
ertsinly do not appreciate what the sit
alton is, and what we as Americans and
-ermonters are, and are going to be r
allied upon to do. II there is a state
! the union that has more enviable
cord than Vermont. in connection with
nv war that the United States has par "
cipsted in, would like to have some d
ne tell me what that state Is. II is up n
, us a. Nermonters to reach the goal Il
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