The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-16
WAR CHEST DRIVE.
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General committee. marry F-StcS,
chairman: q. r. Benson, wee chairman;
t.. l.. Durham, G. A. Boyden, j. K.
RYDER. &. &. Staples. W. A. Shumway,
g. f.. Mann. F.. H. Crane, Martin Aus
tin, G. :. Hopkina, II. =. Webster, c. A.
Harris. s. A. Richmond, II j. Walker,
=. l.. Hldrcth, G.. +. Sherman, W. l..
Hunt, Christopher Babb, NJ. G.. Nor
rim. 4. T.. Mann, j. y. Harvey, NJ. j.
Moran. A. r. Roberts, Henry Bond, +.
Il. Vaughan, W. NJ. Robbins, G. r.
Crosby. II. c. Rice, A. 2. Simonds, Mrs
q. G. Fits, Mrs. G. 4. Bovden, Mrs T.
j. Waterman, Miss Florence Weiiman
and Mis- Ethel Osgood
Discussing committee. a. Harris,
chairman; VI. G. Houghton, A. l.. May
nard, S. 4. Richmond, f. l.. Hildreth,
G.. +. Mann. Martin Austin. W. 4.
SUBWAY and Mrs G. C. Fits.
Campaign committee. l.. Durham
w. l.. Hunt ami II. G.. Rice.
Treasurer, IL. r. Webster.
Auditor, +. *. Barrows
Secretary, II. +. Stiegler
II was further decided that every
person who becomes a member Of the
Brattleboro War Chest association shall
be provided with q small but distinc-
tive emblem indicating membership.
Method of Collection.
Through the cooperation of the
Brattleboro Trust Co, Peoples National
bank and Vermont National bank ev-
cry person who cnlists in the associa-
ton viii be able to make ais payments
at whichever one Of these institutions
he may elect, and the banks will bear
the expense OF collection except for
! delinquent subscriptions, i. e., those
more than month in arrears.
| Enlistments will be payable monthly
quarterly, scmi-annually or annually in
advance, and each pledge or enlistment
the option of naming any one Of the
three banks mentioned as his place OF
payment.
/ The fund which these enlistments
/ will provide during the year beginning
( April l will be administered by the
( di~bursiug committee to whom all calls
! for money for relief work growing out
of the war will be referred This com
/ mittce after careful investigation will
make appropriations based on the
/ town 5 quota in just proportion to the
/ size Of the fund, although in the case
Of local Red Cross work a monthly sum
I ample TO meet demands will probably
/ bo set aside.
Big Campaign Planned.
Although the details Of the campaign
/ have been left with the campaign com
| mittec il may be said that the work OF
/ solicitation will be done by five teams
/ If 10 persons each in addition TO the
/ team captains who will be named BY
/ the campaign committee. II il the
/ intention OF this committee to make
/ the campaign the most thorough ant
compelling "drive' that Brattlebor,
ever has experienced Every detail OF
1 the campaign will be given widespread
! publicity beforehand and its progress
will be reported in detail from day 4
day throughout the week Of March 10.
III fact, il is the hope of all con
uectcd With the War Chest associate.
that the campaign will be so successful
that when it il over every patriot,
person in Brattleboro will he able I,
draw a long sigh of conteHtmcnt an,
say: There, Brattleboro has sub
srrihcd money enough to meet all call
for war relief for the coming year. An,
have the double satisfaction OF know
ing not only that have done my JUS
share but just how much that is an,
when ! must pay it. -
BYLAWS Adopted
Following is the constitution and hF
laws of the association:
ARTICLE I-NAME.
The name of this association shall b
he Brattlcboro War Chest association
ARTICLE lI-OBJECTs.
The objects of this association shall
bc to raise annually, safeguard and dis
tribute. fund of sufficient size t
meet every call that may be made upo
Brattlchoro for money to carry on rec
ognized relief work growing out Of tn
war; it being understood that thi
method OF financing shall take tn
: place of all other forms of soicitatio
in Brattlcboro for war relief work du
ing the period for which pledges to til
fund are made. If there be any funo
D remaining in the treasury when I'll