The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-07
ROOMS OCCUPIED ONE YEAR.
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ocuulS large NUMBER OF uHSlgHJly |
signs were removed in a sign-collecting
and the board assisted in the
work of the general campaign for clean
up week.
a system for cooperative freight
shipments was made with the railroad
officials, with a view to better service
and at the same time helping to facii
tate the work at the freight4of1iee.
Money was raised for the war camp
community fund; the transportation
of young men enlisting in the service of
the government has been paid when
they have been required TO go to other
places for examination mailing list Of |
the Brattleboro boys in the government |
service has been compiled and placed in
the corridor of the town hail building; |
parades have been arranged for draftees |
leaving for military service, and large
flags Of the allies have been bought and
have been on display in several of the
parades as well as at numerous patriotic
public gatherings.
Two acres of land on the Bradley
estate were secured for the use of per
sons as patriotic gardens and all the
| ground has been cultivated this season,
| with the result that many families have
been able to raise their own garden
| truck for immediate consumption as
well as for conservation for winter use.
An unusually interesting and fine ex-
hibit of the work by bays and girls
| throughout the county was shown In the
rooms in the fall of 1917, 4 similar ex-
hibit will take place at the Valley fair
this year FL
4 silver loving cup was presented to
the Windham County Creameries asso-
citation for the creamery which showed
the greatest Improvement during the
year.
Two thousand Brattfebcro booklets
have been distributed. Since April ! and
views taken in and aro6td7 Brattlcboro
have been placed in set7eIAf hotels.
Arrangements for the big liberty day
parade early this season were in the
hands of the board of trade, who also
were the entertainers at the celebration
of Guest day, when several thousand
? persons came here to enjoy the program
2 which had been planned for them.
A conference of the food administers
: tors of the various towns in the county
j. with State Administrators Frank IL
. Brooks of Montpelier WAS arranged and
the state administrator gave n talk tC
Q the members of the board in the head
0 quarters on the evening of the confer
0 enee, while Miss Bertha VI. Terrill OF
o the home economies department of tho
0 University of Vermont in. Burlington
0 addressed a gathering of women in the
0 Patriotic league rooms, following ;
/ brief talk by Mr. Brooks.
0 When indications pointed to the dis
o organization of the band and the out
- look for band concerts this summer wa
! anything but encouraging officials o
g the board took the matter up and fund
q were raised which has kept the or
o ganization together under the leader
o ship of Fred c. Leitsinger, and con
cert has been held nearly every weel
o and has been enjoyed by large crowd
o of people.
o Working in cooperation with tn
o Farm Bureau, volunteers for haydn
0 were secured and about 70 such me
O worked total of approximately 80
0 hours. The board also has acted as
= clearing house for farm labor and ha
/ placed about 20 men on farms, wher
they have secured good pay.
Preparation of an honor roll of youn
men in the service from all towns i
q the county is under way. This will il
I clude their names, addresses, dates Q
!. enlistment, companies to which they b.
= long, and whatever other interestin
- data can be obtained from relatives an
- viii be of great historical value whe
: the world war is over.
:; Plans for town calendar have bee
: inaugurated, which will make it po
:, sible to secure from the Office of tn
~ secretary all dates of gatherings {
~ public nature, thus enabling organic:
i tons to avoid the conflict of date
which has proven embarrassing man
times.
A campaign for the saving of fru
pits, nuts and nut shells has just bee
launched in cooperation with the Far
d Bureau, with view to aiding the go
eminent in securing large supply {
these commodities, which are used fl
-. making carbon used in the manufactul
of Of gas masks worn by our soldiers owe
- seas to combat the poisonous gases 1lsf
ie so freely by the enemy.
~ Tourists have been furnished informs
ton regarding the various routes, h
=, tells, distances, and other data, and 81
ca :, office is equipped with road maps az
ne many booklets descriptive of the beo
ne tiful scenery in the state.
le, A list of persons who have rooms
rent and those who can furnish boal
ms also is kept, which is of assistance
IN strangers coming into thestown.
lis Questions of all sorts are asked j
NJ the board, including the location
IN relatives and friends, and it has bee
by asked to locate a man whom it W;
ly.t thought lived jim one of the towns
OF the northern part of the state. The Ia
Tor name was furnished. but for the givs
name the only information availab
was nickname which had been a