The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-20
VERMONT OVER
! THE MAXIMUM
Has Subscribed $708,876 Al
ready to United War
Work Fund
ADDITIONAL RETURNS
WILL SWELL TOTAL
Congratulations Come from
the New England
Chairman

Vermont is one of the first states in
the union to go over the top with a 50
per cent oyersubscription in the United
War Work campaign. Midway of the
drive the old Green Mountain state, hur-
rying past its minimum quota of S47l,-
600, touched the 100000 bark, and then
would accept nothing less than COM
plete oversubscription. And Vermont,
with an offering Of S70s,S76--the great
estN freewill offering in the history Of
the state, is still giving, for the cam
paign does not end until tonight, and
many towns have not reported. Three
or four days may elapse before complete
returns are given out.
AT 10 o'clock Tuesday forenoon State
Chairman Earle s. Kinsley OF Rutland
wired the national campaign headquar-
ters that Vermont had exceeded its so
per cent oyersubscription quota with a
total of S70s,s76, Chittenden, Rutland
and Essex counties leading in the per-
centage Of Oyersubscriptions.
Last evening the state chairman and
State Director A. O. Hurd of White Riv-
er Junction sent the following telegram
to the state committee, "We appraci-
ate the excellent response of the people
Of Vermont The achievement of this
success in the greatest free will offer.
ing of history is due to the efficient
leadership of IA able county chairInen
and their able heutenants in helping all
the state organizations. In behalf of
the state organization, we convey to
each Of them out hearty eongratula-
tions.'
From James Logan. former mayor of
Worcester, Mass, who is chairman Of
the New England department Of the
campaign, Mr.. Kinsley received the fol-
lowing telegram last nights "Congratu-
lations to the people Of the Green Noun
tain state, who under your leadership
have done worth while job, and have
shown that they are entitled to place
IN the sun. Accept for yourselves ard
convey to your co.workers and to all
who in any way contributed toward the
splendid result the greatful appreciation
Of the New England departmental com
mittee Of the United War Work cam
paign."
Figures compiled ins Barre to-day by
the state publicity director, II. p. Hin
man, give the following lineup by coun-
ties: Addison, $40 1000: Bennington,
S3l ,070; Caledonia, $43,052; Chitten1eu,
Sl5s,507; Essex, $S,G05; Franklin, $780,
SOS; Grand Isle, $2.l3S; Lamoile, Sla,-
803; Orange, Sls,320; Orleans, o,043 /;
Rutland, Sl25,sl0; Washington, S75,9l4;
Windham, $4,000; Windsor, $40 ,40s; TO.
tai, Sos. $40.
Victory boys in Vermont TO the num-
Der Of s00S gave 2l,7s7.25, while s,032
Victory girls gave S23,l27 The town Of
Hartford oversubscrisd 1t quota of SS,-
600 and now has $4,000 pledged Yer.
mont institutions Of learning have made
a proud record for themselves. The
University of Vermont, with a quota of
81 600, has given Sl0,522; Norwich, with
a quota of $l,700, gave S4,l4l; and Mid
dlebury. its quota $4,000, subscribed
$4,s29 Other schools gave as follows
st. MichaeI's college, S225; Johnson nor
NAL school, $23s; Castleton normal
school, S202; Vail school Of agriculture,
$3.50; Troy Conference academy, S6l0i
Bishop Hopkins Hall, Sl5l; Montpelier
seminary, 1851. Goddard seminary and
the Vermont state school of agriculture
at Randolph have not reported.