The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-07
FINESESPONSE
FOR WAR CHEST
The Drive in Granite Plants
Finds Some Already 100
Per Cent Patriotic :
OTHERS APPROACH
THAT HIGH MARK
A Meeting Will Be Held To-
night in Preparation for a
House-to-House Canvass

"Fil the war chest to overfowing," Ia
the slogan of the campaign that is to
place Barre on the honor list with those
of her sistre cities who have adopted the
war chest plan, and if the first half day
of the drive, just now confined TO the
manufacturing plants, is an augur of
what is to follow, the people of Barre
will not be found wanting The cam
paign in the stonesheds did not strike
its real stride until to-day, but at the
war chest headquarters in the Church
street schoolhouse this forenoon it was
I said that several stonesheds had already
reported 100 per cent subscriptions. Any
anxiety that may have been felt over
the manufacturing plants seems to have
been dispelled by the glowing reports
already received, and it is now up to
those who will respond to the house-to-
house canvass next Tuesday to do equally
as well
Among the 100 per cent stonesheds re-
porting early were Marion l. OLeary.
Barclay Bros, johnson & Gustafson and
the Central Granite Co. The yield ex-
ceeded expectations and the spontaneity
which marked the response from the
most skilled carver down to the lowliest
nipper was good to see and know about.
The manufacturers themselves distribut-
ed the cards, although in numerous in
stances interpreters eo-operated hand
somely. Yet no such thing as a racial
line appeared in any of the shed can
vases yesterday. Among the men who
are performing one kind of patriotic
service by sticking closely to their jobs
there were none who gainsaid the value
of the war chest, none who questioned
whether the war could be won without
this common-sense plan of giving. In
deed, men came forward eagerly to con-
tribute, and in one case where small
tool boy was overlooked in the distribu
tion of pledge cards, his employer suf
fered boyish rebuke from the young
ster because he was passed up.
In majority of Bares granite plants
the canvass was at it's height to-day.
Except for the 100 per cent sheds whose
early canvass enabled them. to report by
telephone last evening, none of the re-
turns have been filed with the chairman
of the campaign committee But it is
yong to be busy time for headquarters
from now on. All officers of the war
hest committee are greatly pleased with
he showing thus far, and while nothing
,ut satisfaction is expressed over the re-
ults thus far achieved, the committee
md the canvassers are well aware of the
magnitude of the task before them.
There will be no slackening, they say,
nd in the days that follow canvassers
md committee members alike are to
make a renewed appeal to every man,
roman and child to give every dollar
ossible to the relief Of the men of the
american armies now fighting the armies
the kaiser in France
The campaigners are going on the
heory that everybody is heart and soul
1 the war. And the war chest drive will
nswer this question: you are heart
nd soul in the war, but is your pocket
ook in the war;" II it isn't you are
,iing the army and the navy. How
re you going to keep your self-respect
hen those lads come home unless you
plp fill the war chest The choice is be-
Teen Uncle Sam and the kaiser.
This evening at o'clock there viii be
war chest meeting in the court room at
ty hall All who have at heart the
lccess of the war chest, all who are in
rested in this test of our loyalty, are
'ked, yes urged. to be present. Any
rerflow will be taken care of A meet
q of the various ward chairmen will be
Id in the Church street headquarters at
O'Clock Monday afternoon. Monday
ening at o'clock there will be mass
Getting for war chest workers in the as
mbly hall at Spaulding school. Four
mute speakers will enlven the occa-
on, and for this and other reasons il is
pecially important that all plan to be
esent In the meantime. remember the
Getting this evening. and if there is any
ing about the campaign you don't un-
rstand. as a giver and all should be
rers, or as a canvasser, call the Church
-eet headquarters by telephone. The
mber is AL