The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-22
VERMONT BRANCH
UNITED AMERICANS
New Organization Headed By Presi
dent Thomas-G. L. Durham
County Chairman.

BURLINGTON, Nov. 22.-The Vermont
branch of the United Americans was or
gani2ed here last evening with the fol
lowing officers: Chairman, DIR, John Nj.
Thomas of Aliddlebury, vice chairman,
Fred A. Rowland of Montpelier; secre-
tary, James T. Taylor of Burlington;
treasurer, Earl S. Kinsley of Rutland;
member of national committee, Charles NJ
Swift of Ferrisburg
On motion of Fred H. Rabbit of Bel
lows Falls, a state committee of from one
to three members from each county was
left to be named by the chairman. The
following suggestions for county chair
men were made from the floor:
Washington county, Hugh NJ Jones of
Montpelier; Windham county, Mr.. Bah
bitt and George L. Durham of Brattle-
boro; Rutland county, Miles S. Sawyer
of Rutland; Chittenden county, George
f. Whitney of Burlington; Orange county,
Rev Fraser Metzger of Randolph and
Nelson II. Bailey of Wells River; Frank
lin county, John T. Cushing of St. Al
BANS Addison county, John L. Weeks
OF Aiiddlebury; Orleans county, Walter
H. Cleary of Newport; Bennington coun-
ty, Guy b. johnson of Bennington.
1t was suggested that the members at
large or otherwise should be selected
! from the groups of union labor, farmers,
| teachers, etc. The chairman will prob
| ably announce the full state committee
within few days.
| S, HOLSTER jackson of Barre moved
| that members of the American Legion be
made members of the Vermont branch,
! United Americans, without the payment
| of dues and that the Vermont branch
recommend similar action in other states
| to the national committee. This motion
was carried unanimously
d. W. Williams of New York explained
the purpose of the organization which is
to promulgate and support pure Ameri
cauism By means OF a research depart
ment, press bureau, educational campaign
by means of addresses, chautauquas, NOV.
ing pictures and by word of mouth propa
ganda
The plan for Vermont was explained
with a quota of $1,000, as foundation
fund Mr.. Swift started the fund with a
subscription of $500 and Mr.. Jackson OF
Barre guaranteed $1,000 for the county
which was later raised to $1,000 when Mr.
Sawyer guaranteed sl,50O for Rutland
! county. hutland then saw the raise,
making the subscriptions s. 900 for Rut
land county and 5000 for ChittendeI
county with Washington county anc
! Windham guaranteeing a proportional,
amount The quota was therefore guaran
teed before leaving the conference
i Among the prominent men present a
the meeting were Lieutenant Governor
i Mason s. Stone: Commissioner N. B. Hi
legas of Montpelier; Maj. H. Nelson Jack
son Of Burlington; f. 5. Partridge o
Proctor; Postmaster James f. Burke o
Burlington; Acting President Guy W
Bailey of the University of Vermont
Judge c. H. Darling of Burlington an,
delegations from elsewhere in the state
bringing the number present up to abou
So
In outlining the national plan, Mr. Wi
Hams explained the origin OF the move
ment and said that the national eampaig
was contemplated which would cost $500
] 600 1t is proposed that Vermont ente
upon membership drive as soon as tn
: state organization is completed