The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-08
Knights of Columbus to
Start 10 Days Campaign
to Raise Funds Jan. 20
FOR WELFARE OF
OUR U. S. SOLDIERS
C. F. Mann of Brattleboro and E. j.
Howard of Bellows Falls Will Super
intend and Direct Work in Windham
County-Gov. Graham to Speak.

County-Gov. Graham to Speak.
BURLINGTON, Jan. S.-The big
drive of the Knights of Columbus to
| raise $4,000 in ten days time for the
establishing and maintaining of reere-
alton buildings for our soldiers at home
and overseas will begin in Vermont
on Sunday, Jan. 20. The countrywide
movement calls for $3,000,000 and the |
Green Mountain state is expected to |
contribute $4,000 of this amount.
For the past week energetic work
has been progressing in all the coun- |
ties of the state to effect an efficient or
ganization whose duty it will be to
raise the sum named.
Thomas B. Wright of this city has
been named state chairman of the UNI
dertaking, and Stephen NJ. Driscoll of
St Adams, state deputy of the Knights
of Columbus, has been chosen as direc-
tor of the work for the eastern and
northern counties of the state.
J. II. Gowdey of Montpelier and J.
J. IIartigan Of Barre will have charge
of Washington and Orange counties.
James Cosgriff of St. Johnsbury Will
manage the work III Caledonia, Essex
and part of Orleans counties. James
Gallagher and B. J. Muleahy of Hard
wick will look after several towns in
: Orleans and Lamoille counties. Ben
nington county will be in charge of P.
J. Prendergast of Bennington. c. f.
, Mann of Brattleboro and +. J. Howard
q of Bellows Falls will superintend and
= Mr.. Howard also having several Wind
g sor county towns under his supervision.
n The remaining towns of Windsor coun-
J.. ty will be in charge of Morris Welsh
of White River Junction.
DIR. p. Mahoney of Poultney has Rut
: land county, T. 4. Delaney of Burling-
5 ton Chittenden county, W. II. Finn of
;, ST. Adams Franklin county, DR.. P. L..
a Dorcy of Middlehnry Addison county,
p. j. Farrell of Swanton Grand Iae
county.
The further work of perfeeting the
organization will continue through this
week. Large posters and the newspa-
now on through the campaign. A spe-
ciallv designed button is to be given
every contributor as well as a receipt
for the amount of each individual sub
scriptiOn.
There will be engaged in the work il
this city fully ninety persons. The quo
Ia for Burlington is between $4,000 and
s. 900 but it Is confidently expected
that the Queen City will come across
with better than 10000
In several of the larger places in tn,
state the campaign will open on Sun
day, Jan. 90, with public mass meet
ings. at which prominent men of Yer
mont and other states will be thu
speakers. Gov. Horace F. Graham, VIII,
warmly endorses the movement, ha
volunteered his services to speak a
many times as possible during tn
week of the campaign. He will be on
of the speakers at the Burlington meet
ing on the opening day.
Sunday in all the Catholic churehe
of the state a letter from Ri. Rev. J
J. Rice, bishop of the diocese, givin
his hearty endorsement of the projec'
an was read. He expressed the hope tina
he better than $4,000 would be raised fo
dis this most worthy cause.
,oI The money to be raised in this can
-'' paign is needed for immediate use
-e' establishing and maintaining war re-
IS reation centers for the American so
les dicrs at home and overseas. The goo
GU work performed by these establish
ments was amply illustrated lat sun
mer at the recreation building erecte
-. ON the state camp ground at Fort Eft
- an Allen. More of these buildings a.
! IN ba on n
- try as well as near the battle groun,
6, overseas. The religious needs of Cat
g olics are supplied at these building
. but all soldiers are welcome at all tim
. regardless of creed. Here the milital
y strain NAV be relaxed. Accommod
. tions for writing are provided, mag
9 zines and newspapers furnished, ente
= tainments presented and everything
. q pure and wholesome character tn
Z will lessen the strain on the boys
6, khaki and cause them to feel that t
. folks at home have them in the
: thoughts and are standing back
G them is the plan in hand.
= 1t is a great undertaking the Knigl
: of Columbus has obligated itself
9 carry through 1t is an undertake
3 that should win the support of
. Americans. In the campaign that
9 to begin on Sunday, Jan. 90, all v
6 monters will be given an orportuni
8 to do their bit, and it is earnest
hoped that no one will fail.
6, The Knights of Columbus S count
'Gs wide campaign to raise $3,000,000
the benefit of the American soldi
here and on the fighting grounds
With France is endorsed by President v
the son, Theodore Roosevelt, William He
tick ard Taft, Secretary of War Bak
sew Cardinal Gibbons, Cardinal Farley,
dinal O'Connell and many more "
are prominent in the public eye.
All Vermonters are asked to aid
the CoIrmbns has assumed, both with m
So ev and in the true, patriotic spirit
the real American.