Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
WAR CHEST DRIVE
WEEK OF MARCH 10
Campaign to Raise at Least
$42, for War Relief
No Other Drives Throughout Year
Permanent Organization Perfected
Officers of Association Chosen.

The Brattlcboro War Chest as
ISOLATION has become q permanent
organizatio n-at least, for year
from April |.
Its purposes, as outlined in its
constitution, are "to raise annual
", safeguard and distribute a fund
of sufficient size to meet every call
that may be made upon Brattle-
boro for money to carry on recog-
nized relief work growing out of
the war, it being understood that
this method of financing war relief
work shall take the place of all
other forms of solicitation in Brat
tleboro for similar purposes during
the period for which pledges to the
fund are made.
The fund which the association
will raise for the coming year is
to be not less than 1000 and
any amount over $4,000 will be
turned into next year S fund.
The campaign 10 raise this fund
will take place during the week
beginning March 10.
During that time every man,
woman and child in Brattleboro
will be given an opportunity to
become n member, which is posi-
BILE by enlisting to the amount of
50 cents month for the year be-
ginning April |, 1918. 1t is ex-
pected, however, that persons will
make as many enlistments as their
circumstances warrant.
1t is hoped that the association
q al Nutt
1000 members.
Oficers Chosen.
These matters were decided upon at
a meeting Friday afternoon when
the committee appointed Feb. S to per-
feet the organization, adopted consti'
tuition and bylaws and chose the fol
lowing officers:
General Committee. Harry Esteyi
chairman: o. +. Benson, vice chairman
l.. l.. Durham, G. A. Boyden, j. r
Ryder, G. G.. Staples, w. A. Subway
G. +. Mann, +. II. Crane, Martin Aus
tin, c. S. Hopkins, II. p. Webster, G. A.
Harris S. A. Richmond, II ID. Walker,
T.. l.. liildreth, G.. +. Sherman, w. l..
Hunt, Christopher Babb, NJ. e.. Nor
lill, j. +. Mann, j. n. Harvey, NJ. j.
Moran, A. F. Roberts, Henry Bond, F
r. Vaughan, w. NJ. Robbins, c. r.
Crosby. II. c. Rice, A. p. Simonds, Mrs.
G. c. Fits, Mrs. G. A. Boyden, Mrs. +.
j. Waterman, Miss Florence Wellman
and Miss Ethel Osgood.
Disbursing committee--C. A. Harris,
chairman; NJ. G. Houghton, A. l.. May
nard, s. A.. Richmond, T.. l.. Hildreth,
&, +. Mann, Martin Austin, W. a..
Subway and Mrs. c. c. Fits.
Campaign committee-L. L. Durham,
w. l.. Hunt and H. c. Rice.
Treasurer, II. P. Webster.
Auditor, F. X. Barrows.
Secretary, II. E. Stiegler.
1t was further decided that every
person who becomes a member of the
Bra ttleboro War Chest association shall
be provided with 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-
erv person who enlists in the associa-
ton will be able to make his 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 q month in arrears.
Enlistments will be payable monthly
quarterly, semi.annuallv or annually IN
advance, and each pledge or enlistment
card will give the person who signs II
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
dishursing committee to whom all calls
for money for relief work growing out
of the war will be referred. This com
mittee after careful investigation will
make appropriations based on the
town s quota in just proportion to the
cize of the fund, although in the ease
of local Red Cross work monthly sun
ample to meet demands will probably
be set aside.
Big Campaign Planned.
Although the details of the campaign
hoyc been left with the campaign com
mittee it may be said that the work OF
solicitation will be done by five teams
of 10 persons each in addition to the
team captains who will be named by
the campaign committee. 1t is the
intention of this committee to make
the campaign the most thorough anc
compelling "drive" that Brattleborc
ever has experienced, Every detail OF
the campaign will be given widespread
publicity beforehand and its progress
will be reported in detail from day t.
day throughout the week of March 10,
In fact, it is the hope of all con
nected with the War Chest association
that the campaign will be so successful
that when it is over every patriotic
person in BIhttleboro will be able t.
draw a long sigh of contcntment anc
say: "There! Brattleboro has sub
seribcd money enough to meet all call