The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-13
VICTORY DRIVE
IN TOWN BEGINS
Public Meeting in Auditori-
um Marked by En-
thusiasm
MANY BOYS AND
GIRLS ENROLLED
Rollo G. Reynolds of Lyndon, State
Chairman of Victory Boys, Gives Ad-
dress and Two Speakers Make Four.
Minute Talks.

Despite the fact that the community
meeting for the launching of the Vic
tory Boys and Girls campaign was
posi- poned 24 hours on account Of the
celebration in observance of the signing
Of the armistcc u the Germah pleni
.potcntiarics, the gathering in the Audi
torium last evening was full of cnthusi-
asm, and tlc need for carrying out the
drive was ought foreefully to the
boys and girls by Rollo &. Reynolds of
Lyndon, state chairman of the Victory
Boys, and other speakers. all, Of whom
received hearty applause.
Reports To tho county chairmen this
morning by Principal julius +, Warren,
town chairman of the Victory Boys,
and by Miss Elizabeth Hunter, town
chairman for tIe Victory Girls. showed
! that 9s bows and 90 girls had been en-
rolled, but the total amount pledged
has no. vet been figured, Arrangements
are being made for an indicator to be
| placed in 4 conspicuous place on which
| the figures viii te displayed from time
4 TO iANtt through LilH rest bt lIic htC ~
/ The Liberty drum corps was on duty
1 in front of the town hall building for
sometime before the time set for the
opening of the meeting Charles {
Wood, musical director of the schools.
led the singing, which included The
Star spanPled Banner, Pack Up Your
| Troubles, There 5 Il Long, Long Trail,
the verses of the latter being sung by
Miss Marion Dcming, and. Over There,
and Keep the Home Fires Burning,
Miss Dorothy l.. Hubbard rendering tn,
verses OF the latter in solo.
In Introductory remarks Principal
Julius Il. Warren. chairman of the
Victory Boys campaign in Brattleboro
announced that he had received news
that Bellows Falls had already gone
over the top in the campaign and that
they were sure of going 100 per cent
over leo per cent. He said he was
sure Brattleboro would not be outdonC
by Bellows Fails lie then introduced
Miss Florence N II. Wells. who spoke
of the necessity for boys and girls
earning and giving the amount Of then
pledges, thus making them real gifts
An employment bureau has been IS
tablished for the purpose of putting
the boys aud girls WHO are desirou:
Of securing work in touch with persons
who wish work done. Diedrich Stott
to have charge Of the boys part of tn
, bureau and Miss Sylvia Crosby il
, charge Of that FOR thc girls.
After Frederic G. Adams had sun,
The Americans Come and When tht
BOYS Come Home, Rev. Dclmar
> Trout made lrief remarks on the mean
ing of the joyous experiences and III
4 thrills of Mondays Observance and tn
necessity Of going on with the worl
which the various organizations are do
ing.
In introducing his classmatc at Dart
mouth Principal Warren. with othc
c complimentary remarks, said that eve
though Rollo G. Reynolds was men
Der of the 1910 class he WAS prett
d good sort of fellow, and when Mr.. Re,
II noldS had paid back the eompl
mcnts he paid tribute to the wor
! which Miss Florence NJ Wellman Q
! this town is doing as state chairma
J Of the Victory Girls.
Chairman Reynolds, speaking to tn
! boys and girls, told them that Monda
was the biggest day they ever woul
know; that they now had respons
bility; that they were to be the do,
tors, the lawyers, the farmers, I /
home makers, ctc., in the years to com
y and that 10 or ID years hence many
them would be doing these very thing
but that he wanted nothing in Il
. world to prevent them from gcttin
100 per cent i'll their school work.
- For The first time in the history
- America and for the first time in Il
II history of the world all differences
II religions, creeds, and races have bee