The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-09
WILLIAMSTOWN
Christmas Packages for Soldiers.


The Red Cross committee on Christmas
packages for the expeditionary forces re-
quests that all who receive labels from
the boys overseas bring them as soon as
possible to Mrs. Lee A. French OF South
Main street, or to Mrs. Olive Prize of the
quarry district and receive the cartons
furnished by the government for pack
ing. Instructions are furnished with each
carton and these must be followed exact
~ in preparing the packages for mailing.
On Monday afternoon, Nov. Is, the COM
mittee will be at the Red Cross work
rooms In firemen's hall to inspect, weigh
and wrap the parcels. No parcels can be
received at the postoflice except through
Red Cross channels and none can be re-
ceiyed after Nov. 20. Please bear in mind
that but one label is issued to each sol
dier and that no Christmas packages can
be sent except under this label and pre-
pared according to above instructions.
The quota of the town for the United
War Work campaign is $1,000 and the
following committee is directing the
work: Rev John Irons, chairman; Fred
Prize Hermados Rouse, w. b. Simons,
Rev John Robinson, w. B. Jones, w. r.
Briggs, Mrs Mnsette II. Seayer. The
amount is more than double what was
raised here in the last Red Cross drive, a
fact that gives everyone a line as 70
what his minimum contribution should
be. Give twice what you gave before
lpnd some more, II the town is to go over
| the top. Let the some more" be gener-
Gus. We can do it, and we will.
Congregational Church Morning wor-
ship at lO.45. Sunday school at noon.
Union service at 1880 p. m. in the Meth.
odist church. Christian Endeayor Tues
day evening at 1880.
Leon McAllister of the g. F McAllister
company found the road TO Chelsea too
slippery near the top Of the hill to be
navigated by his Ford truck even with
chains on, loaded as ii was, with meats
and provisions. Lewis j. Warner, who
lives at jackson corner, helped Leon out
Of his difficulty.
Mrs. Estelle J. Beckett and sister, Mrs.
Wilhelmina futile, have closed the Beck.
EFT house and gone TO New York for the
winter.
j. Gillian Irons has passed his exam
nation and is expecting call soon to go
to an officer training school in California.
L. Marshall Jackson has moved his
! family from the Poole block 10 rooms in
the Miles block on North Main street in
! Barre.
| Supt w F. Glover is to move from one
'of j. NJ Hutchnson's houses on North
Main street to the house Of George MARI
on Construction hill.
Mrs. James M. Beckett, formerly of
this town and now of Montpelier, has
gone 10 Boston to spend the winter with
her brother
! Word is received here Of the death OF a
! former townsman, james Abbott, in
/ Washington, D. c., in which city he had
/ lived for many years. He leaves son
and daughter, also two sisters, Mrs. Ed.
ward Bailey Of Oneida, n. ", and Miss
! Lucy D. Abbott, who has of late made
| her home with Mrs Bailey
The postponed district meeting of Re.
bekah lodge, ]. o, Q. f., will be held at
grange hall Wednesday evening, Nov. ID.
The original program viii be given. A
full attendance is hoped for.
An entertainment is being planned for
Friday evening, Nov Is, the proceeds
! from admission TO 90 TO the United War
Work campaign fund. Local talent with
some outside help win furnish the pro-
gram and it is hoped that speaker for
the campaign viii also be heard. The
fair committee of the local grange has
kindly postponed their annual fair for a
week to make way for the drive and this
entertainment,
| Everybody come to the entertainment
/ to be given next Monday night, under
the auspices Of the Epworth league in
the grange hall. Prices, adults 35c, chill.
dren 25c Half the leagues profits to go
to the Y. NJ G. A.