Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-18
vERMoNTEas IN THE WAR
State Chapter of Red Cross May
Compile a List.
Secretary II. 8. Howard Hopes for Co
operation by Local Branches-
Knitted Articles Sent to Div
sion supply station.


of the American Red Cross were taken up
at the regular monthly meeting of the
executive board of the Vermont chapter,
headquarters in The Strong building last
Saturday afternoon. One Of the points
brought out by the meeting was that
knitted articles have been sent In from
Vermont to the division supply station at
Boston in the following quantities: 2,2Sf
sweaters. 1857 pairs of socks, 2,6OS pairs
of wristers and 294 helmets. These figures
were obtained by Colonel Harry G. Pratt
of Proctor. chairman of the executive COM
mittee in the State, from the division sup
ply station and can be depended upon. The
figures apply to knitted articles alone
which have been sent under the auspices
of the Vermont Chapter OF the American
Red Cross.
Discussion in regard to civilian relief.
that is the caring for the families of
soldiers who may be in need of assistance
played an important part in the meeting.
In Boston a school has been established to
train young women In the work of
civilian relief. A six weeks course Is given
in the work. 1t was voted at the meeting
on Saturday that an attempt be made to
find three capable young women who
relief and send them to Boston to take
| this course. They would then return to the
State and take charge Of the civilian relief
work in the State. going about the State
and organizing the work among the var
ious branches of the Red Cross.
Some agitation has been aroused in the
State to get a complete list of all those
men and women from Vermont who have
gone into the service of the nation in this
work. There has been some discussion as
to the most satisfactory manner of carry
ing out this PLAN The Vermont Chapter of
the American Red Cross feels that it has
| solution to this problem. Harry S.
| Howard. secretary of the Vermont chap
| ter has already offered to take up this
matter with the branches Of the Red
Cross in the State with a view of getting
| their cooperation in furnishing lists of
those who have gone into the service from
their vicinity. These lists, when compiled,
would be gathered at the headquarters Of
| the Vermont Chapter of the Red Cross in
this city and would there be placed on
file for future reference This is the idea
( as developed by the Vermont chapter, and
it was voted at the meeting Of tho execu-
| tive committee on Saturday to follow UP
this idea and see If the local branches will
|
lists in the various communities Of the
| State.
Charles X. Tracy Of Richmond. State
representative of the Armenian and
Syrian relief fund, made a request that
the Vermont chapter of the Red Cross
cooperate with his branch Of the relief
work by announcing special campaign
for funds to be used in Armenian and
Syrian relief. Since the war council OF
the American Red Cross has already ap.
propriated a sum for this sort of relief
work, the executive committee of the
Vermont chapter did not feel that any.
thing could be done along this line with.
out orders from headquarters.
Much stress was laid at the meeting
on Saturday on the equipping Of soldiers
from division headquarters in Boston
rather than by trying to At them out BY
local work. 1t is now necessary for Off
GERS to make requisition to the director
Of New England relief at the division
headquarters in Boston in order to re-
ceive supplies. Recently the 18th cavalry
at Fort Ethan Allen has sent in re
QUESTION for 1880 comfort bags which
of course, would be too great number
to be furnished by any local branch L
is therefore. necessary that the loca
branches should send In their completed
work to the division headquarters as fas
as possible, and from there it will bt
redistrbuted needed
1t was reported at Saturdays meeting
, that eight Red Cross nurses who re
ceved their training in Vermont are nov
engaged in Red Cross work in the vari
Gus army camps In the country. Mis-
Bertha NJ. Cary, in charge Of the suppl!
service station of the State at Proctor
reported great activity at that station
with the incoming and outgoing supplies
which are handled there every week.