Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-13
". c. I. j. WANTS
A MILLION DOLLARS
VermOnt's Share is $4,000 and,
Campaign to Raise that AM
cunt Will Be Conducted in Ten
Weeks, from March 20 to-
June l

Representatives from all over the State
day to confer with Mrs D. X. Livingston
of Providence. r. l., member of the tubi-
lee committee and national representative
or the w. c. T. u, also national superin-
tendent of the department Of suffrage and
director of the work of women in industry
for the national organization. The meet
ing was held at the w. c. T. U. Temple.
Mrs. Livingston presented the plans for
the financial drive to be held from March
20 the birthday of Neal Dow, father Of
the prohibition law, to June /. just ten
weeks. 1t is planned in that time to raise
100000 in the country, and a series Of
mass meetings. luncheons, etc, Is being
PANIED with that in view. The country
has been divided into ten districts. Of
which New England is the first, and the
quota for the first district will be about
500 600. 5000 of which must be raised in
Vermont. This is the first time the Ma
tional w. c. T. L. has ever gone out in q
national drive, but the war has put SO
many new demands on the association
that this money is badly needed.
Mrs. Livingston presented the budget
for the drive as follows: Child welfare.
$4,000: health and morality, 100000;
Americanzation. $500 900; women in indus.
try. $4,000; world prohibition, $500, 900: edu-
cation, $4,000; additional headquarters.
$4,000; equipment. $4,000; field service.
100000. and administration. $4,000
This drive will really celebrate the jubi-
lee of the w. C. T. U. and national pro-
hibtion in 1920
The w. c. T. L. has a stronger organi-
cation in foreign countries than any
other organization in the world. 1t has
branches in 81 foreign countries and it is
planned to extend the work to include
all This is perhaps one Of the most
important works for which the money
will be spent.
During the war the organization has
dealt largely with war problems 1t
provided steremotorgraphs for all the
camps and cantonments 1t gave field kit
chens and ambulances for use In France.
Il provided tens of thousands of COM
fort bags for soldiers and sailors and
now it has, in many military hospitals.
house mothers who look after the boys.
Two of the most notable of these are in
Illinois and Iowa.
Now that the war program is no longer
needed, the work turns to patriotic
program Stress is still being laid on
the work for soldiers and sailors but
work also is being done for the women
in industry and along other lines The
program of Americanizaton includes the
teaching of English to foreigners, par
ticularly the women in the homes, the
establishing of substitutes for saloons,
such as recreation centers, coffee shops.
etc. The other branches of work taken
up are equally important
The drive for the million dollars will
be conducted much like that of the war,
work campaigns, only the time will be
much longer Ten national speakers will
be supplied for work in the field.
Although Vermont's plans have not yet
been completed, many interesting things
are under consideration and the 1900
women in the State who are members
Of the w. c. 7. U. plan to raise Ver-
mont's quota and more.