The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
Largest Sum Ever Secured
in This Way for the
Rest Room
ALL WILLING TO
GIVE ASSISTANCE
Management Grateful for Generous Re-
sponse-Fifty Canvassers Put In
Good Days Work-Budget Of Room
Is About 81 200 a Year.

Contributions for the support of the
red tag day canvass Saturday reached
the unprecedented sum of over $500. In
none of the years in which red tag day
has been observed heretofore has the can
vass yielded in excess of $400. The
amount received this year was unexpect-
edly large, and the so young women who
disposed of the tags report that every
body was courteous and willing to con-
tribute. In general amounts ranged
from so down.
Mrs. Ornan Prescott, who wished to
the work of the regular canvassers, took
in about $27 on the street between Bush
nell's store and the fire station without
going into any of the business places.
After the work of the others had been
completed a number of boys about 10
years old took in substantial sum.
The rest room budget is about 81 200
and aside from the receipts of tag day
| this is realized through an appropriation
| of $40 a month by the board of trade, the
| income from the sale of refreshments
and commissions on the sale of articles
for the Woman's Exchange 1t is under
the management of the w. c. T. Z. and
a matron is in charge each day.
The following has been received from
the rest room management: ..The com
mittees who prepared the way and car
ried out the Red Tag day enterprise re.
turn thanks and appreciation to oil who
so ably seconded their efforts. Espe
cially they are grateful to the Vermont
Printing Co. for furnishing the large
number of tags used and The Reformel
for advertising space and items printed
Too much praise cannot be given the so
licitors,. who began their work early, re
turning to the rest room at interval
with the proceeds of their canvass, thel
smilingly resuming their work unit
night. Nothing but the spirit of helpful
mess can make such task desirable. i
would seem that after such thoroug
canvass no one could have been missed
but this morning a contribution fror
such one has been received and an
Others who wish to add to the Tag Da
fund may do so by leaving their contribr
tions at the rest room.
5 Thanks also are due f. L. Hildreth
Co. for the gift of posters and to til
superintendent of the trolley line for PEI
mission to carry card posters on the car
and we feel word of appreciatio
7 should be given to Mrs. A. j. Currie
chairman of the committee, whose unit
9 ing work and boundless enthusiasm ca
n ried her objective to the $500 mark al
I would be content with no less. "
$ reached and passed that goal Saturds
e night, and more to come. Brattlebo
n people have shown that the rest roo
r has an established place in their hearts.
<, ''Some generous sums were sent in f
o Tag day unsolicited. We have got t
$. habit of giving and let us hope the a
n peal for our band will meet with t
e same generous response. We are just
proud of it and cannot afford to let
go. Music appeals to the deepest EN-
tions and was never more needed to u
lift the soul than now under the oppr.
,e siveness of ruthless war that comes
little closer to us each day"