The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-14
DRIVE FOR RED 4
CROSS BEGINS !
NEXT MONDAY
to Enroll Every Adult
in United States
WORK MUST CoNTINUE
Fred c. Martin Heads County oraani.
zation and William e. RisseiI ls
Local Chairman. ssaa An
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The Red Cross membership drive
begias lAnday, December 16, and
ends W1>H. December 20, two days
before ChN3smas. This great orgaui.
cation is sending forth its appeal for
the enrolment of every adult In the
United States. This appeal is fully
justified by the magnificent work OF
the Red Cross during the war, work
that must be continued into the IN,
definite future. ~
This membership drive means that
every man and woman in Bennington
county is going to be asked. face to
face, by some other man or woman 10
either join the Red Cross or TO renew
his or her membership. In addition,
1t is desired that every child be taken
into full membership in addition to
the junior Red Cross membership, II
possible. ~,
The work of the Red Cross has new.
er acquired wider scope than at this
present time and the need for Its min
istrations of mercy was never great
er than it is today. We still have
nearly two million soldiers I'm Europe
who must be cared for until there are
ships enough 10 bring them home
Many of them are pitifully wounded.
others are i'll in hospitals and they
viii need constant care for weeks and
months to come. -
The New England division of the,
Red Cross has been asked to knit
715,000 pairs OF socks, all to be ready
for shipment not later than Februarf.,
l. The socks are for our boys ~
France. In addition enormous guam.
titles of food and clothing are need
ed by the people Of northern France.
Belgium. Italy. Poland, Rumania and
the Balkan countries.
A membership In the American Red
Cross cost you one dollar and your
1919 Red Cross button is wour re.
ceipt and is given to every person en-.
rolling as a member.
Red Cross Service Flag with l
cross for each member of the family
enrolled will also be given. This dir
fers from the flag given last year az
it has an additional blue border sig.
nifying the second years membership.
An additional cross will be given for
each member of the family in the
army or navy and for each Junior
member.
All memberships expire Dec. 81.
1918 so everyone should renew their
membership or enroll at this time.
There will be no Red Cross cam.
paign next year for funds. so help tho
American Red Cross by enrolling as
a member for 1919. 'e, <,Vti1' :
The Bennington county organisa
tion is composed OF Fred c. Martin.
Bennington, chairman; Homer H.
Webster Bennington, treasurer: WI.
liam II. Wills and Frank f. Howe.
Bennington. Otto II. Bennett, Man
chester. publicity committee. As IA
| County Chairman Martin has ap-
pointed the following chairmen for
| the different towns in the county: 3.
Arlington, Leo Grout. ht
! Bennington, W. e. Bissell
North Bennington, A. S. Payne.
Old Bennington, Mrs. A. J. Holden,
Dorset, Rev w. l.. r. Haven.
Manchester, NJ c. Bates. r..
Rupert. Horace f. Moore.
SALISBURY, Chas. A. Monroe 4
Sunderland, Henry D. Lawrence
North Pownal, n. D. Bates. t'
y Pownal, c. o. Burt.
Pownal Center, Clinton c. Kately.
Readsboro, Mrs. l.. II. Crosier.
Stamford, Robert j. Sanford.
I Winhall. II. c. Williams. 81
|, Peru, Mrs. Perry Warren.
The general committee In BenninE.
ton is composed of the following: W.
e, Bissell, chairman; Rev. r, X. Car.
ty, Guy b. Johnson, II. c. Roster. p. n,
= Bottum, Alex LaMarre. Fred ID. Ma
brey. Newton W. Cottrell. r. =
Braley. Lee Warner. A.
The Ward chaIrmen are:
III. c. Roster ,N
2-E. H. Bottum III
3-Alex LaMarre. 7
Fired X. ID. Mabrey. Nt
st 5--Newton w. Cottfell
- 6-F. S. Braley.
Lee Warner. -