The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-24
VAR SAYINGS
STAMP DRIVE
IN VERMONT
Intensive Campaign for Pledges to Be
Waged in Every Town TO Garry the
State "over the Top''-Largely
Attended and Enthusiastic
Conference at Montpelier.
Conference al Montpelier.

A plan to conduct statewide inten
sive campaign for pledges TO the U, 5
war savings stamp fund was decided
upon at conference of State Director
+. A. Howland of Montpelier and the
county chairmen OF the campaign at the
Montpelier Country club yesterday aft
ernoon. The drive will be held during the
three days eliminating June 2s, a day
which will be set apart by the president
of the United States and by the gov
ernors of the states as War Savings day.
The conference was largely attended
by county workers for the war savings
stamp fund and was most enthusiastic.
Among those attending was Assistant
State Director George c. Kidoo of the
Nebraska campaign, who explained the
plan as carried out in that state by
which Nebraska's quota was assured as
early as March 22 of this year. Harry G.
Whitehill of Waterbury, advertising
manager of the Vermont campaign, out
lined plan for 20-page advertising
scheme TO be conducted in every paper
of the state. Many other persons par
ticipated in the discussions which fol-
lowed the outlining of the plan of cam
paign in Vermont by State Director
Howland.
The business followed the serving of
fine dinner to about 30 persons in the
large open room of the Country club.
State Director Rowland introduced Mr..
Kidoo of Nebraska, who was warmly re-
ceived. He said that Vermont with its
small communities makes an ideal place
for carrying out a campaign of this sort.
In Nebraska meetings were held in every
school district on certain date. attend
ance being impressed upon all the people
as patriotic duty, as a call from the
government, AT these meetings account
Of stock was taken, and it was laid be-
fore the people just what their quota
would be, and then it was determined
what each person in the district should
subscribe. The speaker did not claim any
great triumph for Nebraska, but said
that the plan could be worked success
fully in every state where individual |
effort was put forth, and he emphasized |
the need of individual effort. He said |
that publicity alone would not do it, al |
though he said publicity must pave the |
way for personal solicitation. The work |
must be carried out systematically, and |
,very agency must be used to secure the
'esult, all working, of course, to the same |
md. Mr.. Kidoo laid stress on the point
hat although the school children are
Ioing remarkably well, this warsayings
tamp movement is not for them alone;
I is for the grown-ups, just as much as
or the children. In fact, in Nebraska the
obligation on the grown-ups was mag
ifed by the campaigners.
At the close of his remarks, the Yer
mont plan was outlined mad was some
phat revised to meet conditions that
Fere recognized. The county chairmen
Fere urged to complete the organizations
q every town and to see to it that only
ompetent solicitors and eanvassers are
ct to work. 1t is proposed to comb the
owns thoroughly in the days just pre-
eding June rs and have meetings in
very town on June % to hear the re-
ults OF the canvass and to clean W"
he quotas. each towns quota being fig
red on basis of 500 per capita. State
lirector Howland announced that the {
erfected plan would be put into shape I
t once and be distributed to the chair Is
len as soon as possible, after which the Z
ltensive campaign will be started on
,p of what has already been done in I
ermont. q