The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
UNITE DRIVE
FOR BENEFIT OF
MEN IN SERVICE
Committees To Meet Friday
Night to Arrange Canvass.
DRIVE BEGINS MONDAY
The Money viii Be Needed Just the
Same Even If Peace Should Be
Declared Tomorrow.

The general committee and the
committees in charge OF
the United War Work campaign are
to meet Friday evening at o'clock
at the office of Collins NJ. Graves.
All the members should be present.
This meeting is called by John p.
Mulligan. town chairman to arrange a
complete and thorough canvass of the
towL
The North Bennington committees
will meet at the same time, Friday
evening at 730 at the rooms OF the
North Bennington bank.
This work is perhaps the most i'm
portant drive of the whole war for the
reason that peace may come at any
time. If peace comes it Will mean
that two million American soldiers
will be in Europe for the coming year
10 garrison and police the German
frontiers, to pacify Russia and 81
IBERIA, to police Poland and Litherania
and to stop further pickering in the
Balkans.
1t is expected and understood that
the American troops are to remain IN
/ Europe to do this work for their serv-
ice has been shorter and less severe
/ than that of the British, French and
Italians who win be disbanded first,
I In addition the United States Will
have a million or more men in wal
camps in this country during the com
ing winter.
II the great incentive Of war is re
I moved there will be powerful reasons
for the work OF the organizations
which take part in this drive. The
seven organizations which are united
in this work are the
Young Mems Christian Association
Knights of Columbus.
salvation Army.
Young Womans Christian Associa
; tier
Jewish Welfare League.
/ Community Camp Fund.
War Camp Library Fund.
i These seven organizations .ar
( Joined together in this drive at the r'
, quest of President Wilson and Gel
:, Pershing. They are all doing splei
i; did work and last year each made a
: independent drive to raise funds. Thi
;. wear the work is all to be done at on
. time and every single person shoul
n be interested.
= Because of seven great war wor
:, organizations being united in OF
e drive the amount to be raised is lar
Il er than usual but not larger than Il
- aggregate when each did its VOL
= separately Bennington county is e
N pected to raise $4,000 and Of tn
i, amount Bennington must give $24OC
l. The quotas are based on wealth al
e business resources as we'll as pop
TO- lation.
ts If the fighting stops the various
= ganizations will add schools a
educational work to their other
. deavors The whole idea Of the wo
dy is to aid in maintaining the hoI
r. standards for the American boys W
IN are giving their service and riski
,tf their lives, health and future in
- half Of the country.
Ise yI What the people put into Libe
for bonds and war stamps is an inye
ss; ment in behalf. OF themselves WI
W. they give / nthe United War VIZ
aft campaign is an investment in
io' manhood OF America.
it6 The general committee is compo
- Of Rev. r. r. Carly, Rev. ?. L. d
.at .et Rev. c. +. Provost, Rev. Geo. S. MI
t6' Rev. C. f. II. Crathern. Rev. w.
=, Towart. Rev T. f. Burke, Rev. j.
@ @ers mer M'Kee, Rev. W. r. Hamlin, i
it25 r. ]. Cahill, Rev. f. NJ. Derwac
- Fred c. Martin. Collins NJ, Graves
;eo ;; l. Holden. w. Il. Bissell. Fred ST
)t6' les. Julius Weichman, Morris lie
- Sr. Joseph Cunning, p. j. Prem
,piy gast. A. ]. Colgan. Homer II. Webs
one Hiram l.. Hall. II. II. Shields, Ha
leo c. White. II. A. Wilkinson, Edga
ise- Buss, George NJ. Hawks, A. 9.
ash Marie. Edmond La Franchise Wm
iay wills. Mrs. Luther II. Graves,
5tl2 Geo. NJ. Hawks, Mrs. w. w. Burr
~, Town Chairman John p. Null
,i,ni fnI has appointed the following con
par tees to make the canvass.
TOSS loss. Perry & Keeseman-Miss J'
~ LOOMS.
" bennington Scale Co.-Clareno'
WIZ Holden. Miss Helen Sullivan, El
10Th Roe. II. W. Person, Robert Mcfar
with w. NJ. Burnham.
oam onu Holden. Leonard a Co,-Fred
,ired. Martin. ID. l. Martin, Hugh Mel
q. Wiliam Talbot, stephen j. Hal
O''- ]. Griffin. Arthur Latour.
Bottm q Torrance. l.. .
um II. E. pitchard, Willard !
hall ,
fur Fillmore & slade Paper Mill
N. Sladc.
Iat2' II. NJ Tuttle q Co.v-Fred sti
40 John T.. Gavin.
N Nsstf II. l.. sibley q Co.-Tarrant S
- Patrick ]. Mcclure, George lie
,ra,sSn &c ,Sn ton
" gitf Adams Soap Co.--Miss Agnes
- -. pie. -
s steam ,.ds Catamount Mfg. Co.-Arthur
AT the buck. Miss Agnes Whpple.
iOte' Bennington lanner-Miss
,enc- Waldron. Miss Alice Morrissey.
stor- II. W. Myers q Cow. II.
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