The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-11
BURLINGTON con-
Germ GIVES $500 TO
X. OF E.. FUND
Proposed Campaign to Raise $4,000 in
Vermont Is Showing Signs Of
Quickening Life.

Burlington. Jan, n.-Telephone 90
900 Burlington. This is the number CIV
en- the telephone AZ the headquarter
Of the knights Of Columbus war cam
fund in this city. II corresponds to th'
number OF dollars to be raised in tn
campaign to be conducted IN this stat
from Sunday, Jan. 20, TO Wednesday
Jan. 30. Vermonters desiring 20 contrib
ute to this worthy enterprise and moi
caring to wait to be approached by
solicitor can call telephone 10000, Bur
! lington, and make known their inten
tions. IL is expected that telephone 10000
will be kept busy from all sections OF
the state.
An interesting and gratifying expe'
rience took place at headquarters yester-
day. A wen known and prominent resi-
dent of Burlington connected with one
of the most important Queen city bust
ness institutions called and stated 10
State Chairman Wright that his concern
wished TO make contribution of $500.
He said that he and his people realized
that the work being done by the Knights
of Columbus at its recreation building at
the army cantonments of the country
was most beneficial and had decided TO
give $500, and this after they had fully
come to realization that the country's
most important business now is to win
the war and to do this it is quite es-
sential to look after the moral as well
as the physical man. In his opinion il is
good business judmgent to contribute
generously to the Knights of Columbus
and other organizations that are doing
such good work for the welfare of the
seas, and that every business should be
directed By this same spirit.
J he voluntary contributor of this lib
eral sum will not at this time permit
his name or that of his firm to be given
to the public. When asked If the name of
his concern could not be made known
in the connection with its gift to the
X, of C., he said that they preferred
not to be known at present, but that
the dollars would do the same good as ii
publicity of the giver was granted.
Throughout the state interest is grow
ing in the X. of c. war camp FUND cam
paign and every indication points to an
energetic start being made on the open
ing day of the 10 days drive to secure
in Vermont $4,000
One feature of the national campaign
to raise 100000 that has aroused much
interest is the gift of 100000 made by
he Rockefeller foundation. This is the
argest single contribution that has
,ome to the X. of c. war camp fund, and
t has had stimulating affect upon all
sections of the country. The Rockefeller
foundation does not make mpulsive con
ributions TO any cause II is only after
areful investigation that ii gives This |
of the work being done at /
he army camps of the country by the |
(. of c. was most thorough The gift (
vas a great surprise to all the officers /
# the *. of c. who are most thankful I
or this great generosity,
Vermont has gone "oyer the top in all /
he contributing campaigns conducted in
he state and the anticipation among all
irectly interested in the present move
lent is that the Green mountain stated
yill live up to the honorable record al.
eady established