The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
Such Action Would Be in Ac-
cordance with the Spirit
of the Federal Order
APPEAL MADE TO
VERMONT CITIZENS
Local Fuel Committees Enjoined to Use
Their Good Offices in Securing Con-
formity to Accommodation atri-
otto Meetings Feb. ~.

wiz 4f4CCt1ISS Gu. IL.
The state fuel administrator has Is
sued the following circular of instruc-
tlons to members of the local fuel com
mittees:
February l, 1918.
To members OF local fuel committees:
The cordial and generous response
and cooperation given BY the people
Of Vermont to the order and raguIa-
tiOns relating 60 the coal-saving cam
paign instituted by the federal gov
eminent IS an expression Of patriotism
as magnificent as was ever given bv
any people ana is an evidence Of 4
loyalty to the principles. for
winch our troops are fighting and for
which the ,peopln ARE willing to make
extraordinary sacrifices. -,As a few peo-
pie let their desires for pleasure tenn
porarily obscure, their patriotic. per
spectlves it, seems necessary, in ac-
cordance with the spirit Of the federal
order, to advise each local fuel commit
tee,to address itself to a suspension Of
all entertainments using additional
heat therefore and TO request all or
carnations or societies desiring to give
entertainments Ter war purposes TO
abstain from giving such on any one
of the next eight Tuesdays, except as
herein provided for Tuesday, February
II, and thus avoid furnishing an ex-
cusc for other societies or orcaniza-
lions to disregard such DAYS.
Therefore we hereby make an earnest
appeal to all citizens Of the state 10
assist fundamentally in the eonserya
tion of coal through the discontinuanre
for the remainder Of the winter of all
such sports, games, gatherings, club
meetings and dances as require addi-
honal coal for heating halls or assembly
rooms for such pleasure. This appeal
ls made with confidence in the intrin-
sic loyalty of the people OF the state,
IN their recognition OF the worthiness
Of the appeal. and in their willingness
10 cooperate in this essential war sac.
rife.
1t Is not consideratc Of the SELF
DENIAL on the part Of established insti-
tutIons for any people Of a community
TO meet for mere pleasure in halls or
rooms specially heated therefor when
thu churches, fraternal orders and va
rioUs other organizations have willing
~ and generally entered upon a definite
program or fuel saving
II IS not patriotic that social gather
| esings be held for the pleasure of a few.
provided additional coal Is used. when
| manufacturing plants have to shut
down, stores have to be. closed, men
are thrown ont of work, and other pa
triotie sacrifices are being made.
1t Is not consistent 10 consume fuel
for mere pleasure purposes when there
/ IS 2 grleVoUs dearth of such and when
| there Is q serious difficulty IN securing
enough TO prevent suffering on the part
or some and to keep manufacturing
/ plants going in order to win the war.
The time has now come when one
| patriotism will be measured hv one !
sacrifices
! In this appeal for the diseontinuance
Of all pleasure gatherings necessitatino
additional fuel for comfort there is no
| intention OF curtailing strictly patri-
/ otc meetings held for the purpose of
| informing and arousing the people or
! OF Suppfe&Slng meetings or gatherings
held for the purpose of raising war
funds when such meetings or gather
! lngS III their nature are not merely
| for pleasure and are held in rooms or
halIS that can be warmed with seant in
crease in the consumption of fuel
| Therefore all local fuel committees
are hereby enioined to use their good
| Offices IN securing conformity TO the rec
| concentrations herein made, to do - nv
direct appeal to the patriotism of the
| people and to their sense of consistency
and justice, in order that the objects
for which our boys are fighting and
! -or which We are all sacrificing NAV