Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-23
THE RED CROSS
Annual Meeting Of Chittendcn County
Chsptcr Held Yesterday

An executive committee was elected
and routine business transacted at the
annual meeting of the Chittenden Coun-
ty Chapter of the Red Cross, held yes
terday afternoon on the roof garden Of
the Hotel Vermont. r. r.. Kimball, chair
man of the county organiza ton, presided
There was a roll call by branches, fol-
lowed BY reports of officers, reports of
chairmep of committees, all of which
were received and accepted. The f. we
work Of the organization, on
time basis, was discussed by T.
G. q. Groat, Mrs. D. NJ. Johnson o. ..s-
sex Junction. Judge G. H. Hayden OF
Jericho and the Rev j. Bessey of Milton.
No definite action was taken regarding
, future work.
Reports Of the officers were given by
Chairman F. e. Kimball. NJ. d. Chitten-
den and Treasurer b. r. Baldwin. Pro-
fessor G. G. Groat reported for the Home
Service committee; NJ. d. Chittenden for
the Junior membership committee: and
Mrs. d. NJ. Johnson for the womans work
committee.
A meeting Of the new executive COM
nlittee will be called within the next
week to elect officers for the coming year.
This executive committee, elected yester-
day, is made UP of one member from each
chapter in the county. as follows: Bur-
lington. Mrs. II. G. Tinkham; Charlotte,
Mrs. Stanton Williams; Cloverdale, Mrs.
3. r. Como: Colchester, 3. r. Gale: Es-
sex. Mrs. G. w. Sharpley; Essex juno
ton, Mrs. ID. NJ. Johnson: Hinesburg.
Mrs. Emerson Hinsdale; Huntington,
Mrs. Jessie Norton; Huntington Center,
Mrs. v. r. Sargent; Jericho, Mrs. T.. b.
Williams; Jericho Center. Mrs Charles
Moran; Milton, Mrs. E. I. Allen; Rich
mond. Mrs. j. w. McGargan: Shelburne
Mrs. Clarence Morgan; Underhill. Judge
C. H. Hayden; Underhil Center, Mrs.
Terrill; Westford. Harry Bates; Willis
ton. Mrs. c. A. Meutzer; Winooski, Mrs
&C. w. Hardacre.
When this executive meets some time
next week to elect the new officers OF
the county organization, a chairman will
be elected who will have charge of the
campaign of the American Red Cross In
the county. The Red Cross roll call, as
It is called, opens throughout the nation
November 2 and continues through No.
vember II. The roll call In this county
will be conducted through the local or
ganizstion Of the Red Cross In each
community. The county chairman will
see that each community has a commit
memberships. 1t Is expected that the
work will consist principally In gettins
those who Joined the Red Cross last veal
I to renew their memberships.
1t is announced from divisional head
quarters of the Red Cross that the frs
dollar of each contribution received un
less otherwise specified by the donor
shall be considered a membership dollar
and 50 cents shall be retained by the
chapter and so cents forwarded to div
sional headquarters for national head
quarters.
II a contribution exceeds one dollar. tn,
excess shall go to fill the national quota
until that quota is completed. This ma
tional quota is s15,0 600. No part of thu
membership receipts will be considered
as filling the national quota. After tn,
national quota has been filled. the excess
will remain in the hands of the loca
chapter. Subscriptions to the Red Cross
magazine are to be taken at the sam,
time as the subscriptions.