The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-18
WAR CHEST TOTAL
EXCEEDS $4,000
Figure This Morning Stood
at S70,671.95 from
2,799 Persons
STATEMENT FROM
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE


Relieves Needs for Two Years Are Near
y fio'ioeo ioi-o"p'' Ni"nii Ae'i
Closes Few Hundred Dollars Ahead
of Capt. Winchester-some Big Gifts
a-oe-,o-,
. 700 n,,1,.u;ha,
witb sco++orinr ro+,,r,s ,o+ - oon,o
tho foreooi,o f,rnros ronrcson+ tho 70.
snI+ of Tho cor,no;op - fu Rra4+lo.
horo,s W. rbost
/ ~,
| -" leH 'ne tli'ie unit plaeeu upon 'he
| team captains expired at 10 clock
/ this morning the total was Just $3.50
less than that given above. divided as
s,11o,
IedIh = 'dft. y = Mann, 9of pledgcs,
$l6,ojo2V-
Team 5. Capt. V II. Winchester. $50
pledges $f5.455.
j roo,,, . c.,,+ = pa,.1o, c-o
('.p'. i'0' ''''' %"
PleuseS' 4l',too.oo.
Team /, Capt W. \. ShumWay, 428
pledges, $l2, ,So9.24.
Team !, Capt 0. F. Benson, 49,
lpledges. S1o--3
Scoroo1,- bod .boso f,-,ro, r.o,, 49,,
'ii
FHouheco "Heh GREATNESS cahNaSsef
from West brattieboFo WHO had walked
down rather than depend upon trolley
service rushed into headdnarters with
i,;,o marc ,1o,,,,, +o+a11;,,+ e,eo ,,as4l,.
| added Hon
son 5 total made it $12. .903 and brought
1.-The grand total up TO that stated NJ
tho ortso+ of .L;s ar+;alo
~ H. oio,;,,,r ~, oe H. o,
ra;an co,nr,lo,- o,+a7,;,,(. i laaa,, ~;
- .1,,*.t.a a. 60 -, l'a.'o,'a ,.t
~ go, "
IU,;,oLa..o~ l.i. !. ~ ~
al roar.. ~ 49,, - 80, ~ NJ.
aa,l1+ r.. ,lata,;4 - si'as ~
former. Team ;. however. had the salts
factlon OF heading team IN number OF
pledges, although captain Boyden ear
rleu Oh hrst honors III TINS department.
Al'hough II Is lmPoSslole al TINS time
10 make detalled statlStlcaI report,
nasty 1oollngS snow:
/ pledge of $4,000.
/ pledge of $1,000.
/ pledge of 81 400.
. 10 pledges of $500.
20 pledges of $500.
, 63 pledges from $l20 to $500.
90 pledges from $50 to $l20
. The balance of the pledqes are for
, amounts less than - month showing
, tho enlepd;d rncantion which narsorS o4
limited means accorded tho War Chest
idea AZ soon as nossiblo = renort show
{ mo tho. number ~ nledoes of eacb sizc
. will he nublishcd. also n list of members
n of tho assoriation
+ ALTHOUGH tha drive IN All Tho Wa,
n Ghost is officially ovor tbero AFRO still
q nIedoes to come in from DeopIc who are
! nu+ of town and if anvonc IN towr
g hos bocn ovrrlookad be may secpre .
= nledoe card ~ tho hoard of trade room,
i nr any of tba hanks ~ which navmont,
! are 10 be made.
J.
n campaign committee oldlenieht.
Brattleboro people have lust participat
: ed in what is perhaps the most remark
a able civic enterprise in the towns history
/ They have pledged a sum in excess O
a $4,000 from which to meet Brattleboro'
4 quota of the various war relief funds, [
i tinal.ce local Red Cross work, and to tax
care of any other legitimate call for mon
a ey that may come as a result of the wal
h To the campaign committee of the Wa
- Chest association it seems almost unbe
of lievable that nearly twice what was sc
m as minimum figure should have bee
! pledged But a happy combination G
circumstances conspired to undo the care
fully made estimates Of those in charg
of raising the fund One of these circum
staEces was the remarkable thoroughne>
and enterprise which characterized th