The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-05
GENERAL DRIVE
FOB HOSPITAL
Hoyx .o-House and Plant
V,-Plant Canvass to Be
Made in Barre
GOOSE GREEN" CO.
HAS SIGNAL SUCCESS
The Date Is Dec. 13-Initial
Subscription of $500
Received

Its inspiration and impetus quickened
by the signal triumph scored by the
Goose Green at the benefit husking and
dance in Rowland hall last evening, the
movement for the financial relief of the
Barre City hospital is gaining momentum
rapidly, and activities gotten under way
several days ago are now expected to cul-
inmate in a house toulouse and shop-to-
shop canvass Friday, Dec. l3. 1t is the
purpose OF the sponsors of the relief
movement to obtain as many weekly
pledges as possible for the hospital
relief
Through the energetic efforts of the
Goose Green, coupled with the generous
response which their spectacular methods
aroused throughout the community, the
sum of $4,000 in round numbers has been
realized in a comparatively short time.
Yet 1t is a matter of common knowledge
that more is needed, and to the end that
the good work may not be abandoned,
committee of citizens has inaugurated
plans for drive.
1t is hoped that fund may be created
NiAAVhth PAtAkNH Vi NtthtY DdfulbHLsa Ol
10 cents or more. More has the call,
but the appeal win be made on the basis
of l0-cent pledges, TO be paid at once,
weekly, monthly or quarterly, at the op-
tion of the subscriber.
Donald Smith, who set the pace for the
Goose Green affair, leads off with the ini-
tial subscription in the impending drive.
Mr.. Smith for Z. L. Smith Co., has
subscribed $500, and it is hoped that the
example in liberal giving TO worthy
cause may be emulated by others. For
the drive OF Friday the 18th, plans are
in charge of two seasoned campaign di-
reetors, Mrs. +. II, Rogers and Fl. A.
Phelps. Ward teams, each with cap
tain, are TO be organized, and the field
will be thoroughly covered in single
day.
If any firm or individual wishes to
make subscription preliminary to Dec.
l3, there is a committee waiting to re-
ceiye it. That committee consists of F. E.
Langley, F. d. Ladd and William Bar
clay.
Great Crowd at Dance
Goose Green and its madcap courtiers
neld high carnival in Howland hall last
evening, when much -heralded husking
bee and barn dance brought together the
biggest and most hilarious crowd of fun
makers since gathering twilight low
cred its curtain on Victory day, Nov. III.
All Of the Green's expectations and few
more for good measure were realized. 1t
is not too much TO believe that when the
last stray peso has been rounded up and
assigned to its allotted niche in the cash
drawer, the City hospital will benefit to
the extent of $1,000. The crowd taxed the
hall, but even the crowd was not big
enough TO spoil the excellent rustic ef-
fects secured by the committee on interi-
OF decorations.
Every wall was strung with stable Ian
terms, through the smoky windows of
which sparkled an incandeseent. The
Green yielded handsomely of its 1918
corn crop in furnishing the fodder for
decoration Corn's oldest neighbor, the
pumpkin, also figured in the bucolic ef-
feet, and, there was any quantity of hay
and other seasonable cereals to boot.
Dancers came in a boisterous riot of col
or Some of the most engaging costumes
ever beheld on a Barre dance floor added
to the picturesque setting of the Green's
1918 carnival.
The Landi- Forsell orchestra, with its
penchant for jazz music and song, was
easily the hit of the evening. Not all the
trailing streamers of corn and grass
could conceal the personnel of a musical
orchestra that is bound to be heard in
high places this winter, unless dancing
goes out with local option. The Green
provided an interesting program, which
included an orchestral prelude, "Waltz
Ne Round Again Once More, Willie" an
accordion solo, "She Kissed the Cow and
Said Good Bye" and cornet duet, "The
Cow and the Canary" Presently bovine
sameness hitherto noticed in the program
was broken for the moment by the ia
nous Goose Green quartet, but before the
end of their turn, they were singing the
praises of somebody's star-eyed goddess
of the dairy. Roy Smith of Trow hill, in
a piece of rural scenery that early
marked him as one of the original Green
ers, brought the audience down with q
we'll timed recitation. Then followed a
xylophone solo and another orchestral
section. Throughout the evening the size
of the crowd defeated all efforts to form
a grand march that would enable the
Judges to determine who the prize win
ners were. 1t would have been difficult
task at best.
To-day the committee was unable to
give final accounting Of its steward
ship. Outstanding bills are small, and
to counter balance any expenses arising
out of the affair, several splendid sub
scriptons We're added to the earlier to-
tails. John c. Morrison of Cambridge,
Mass, sent his check for SIS, and among
other contributors was the firm of Smith.
Whiteomb s. Cook, which gave $40. Ad-
missions to the extent of 1925 were sold
at the door last night, and the proceeds
from the refreshment table were large.