Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-11-09
BARTON RED CROSS REPORTS
Officers Elected and Local Relief
Work Summarized.


The annual meeting of the local
Red Cross branch was held in the
Congregational church parlors on the
evening of October 26. The officers
and committees elected and appoint
ed for the coming year are: Pres
ident, Mrs. Sadie B. Cowles; vice
president, Mrs. c. A. Barrows; sec
retary-treasurer, Mrs. C.. S. Web
ster; president of Junior Red Cross,
Mrs. N. R. Underwood; home SER
vice committee, Mrs. H. T. Seaver,-
Mrs. Lucy Robinson, Mrs. w. w.
Reirden, Miss Austin, Miss Redfeld;
finance committee, Nh. and Mrs. F.
w. Cutting, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Ham
blet, Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Pierce, Mr..
and Mrs. A. S. Drew, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Barrows; membership commit
tee, Mrs. Reirden, Mrs. F. E. Nelson,
Mrs. Helen Bickford, Mrs. Fairbanks,
Mrs. John Miller, Miss May, Mrs. f.
G. Burdick, Mrs. F. B. Tower, Mrs.
w. B. Proctor, Mrs A. w Buswell,
Mrs. Morse, Mr.. Bartlett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Caron, Mr.. and Mrs Mcclellan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Guar Hanson, J. Bar
ton; sewing committee, Mrs. A. P.
Underwood, Mrs. w. B. Proctor, Mrs.
John Mcclellan, Mrs. LABEL, Mrs.
Saunders, Mrs. A. w. Buswell.
A brief summary of the work of
the Barton branch of the American
Red Cross during the past year
should be of interest to our people as
the date of the membership drive
draws near.
There has been paid from the local
treasury during the year 10000.
This amount, with the exception of
$40 contributed to the Belgian Re-
lief fund, has been.used for local BEN
eft.
In addition to these figures, there
has been given to the Home Service
department by different individuals,
SIG to use for specific cases or as
needs presented themselves.
In December 1920, paid one-haf
expense of Home Hygiene course in
school, $62.5O.
January 1921, Children's hospital
of Boston for infantile paralysis
cases, $152.
May-Services of nurse for sick
child, also, during clinic, ,$12.
Milk bill for family during ILL
ness e children) $13.53.
Doctors services for several chill
dren SO.
October-Money loaned, $1O.35.
Drug store bill for supplies for
clinic and prescriptions, $4.91.
miscellaneous expenses, bakery,
carriage, sewing, laundry, ETC., $26.61.
$4,000.
The officers and home service com.
mlttee have made approximately one
hundred visits during the year. to
assist in illnesses or distress or to
express sympathy in trouble. They
have received generous donations of
quilts, rug and clothing, notably
children's apparel and have placed
them In homes where they might be
helpful. They have distributed bed
e1ing, red vegetables, milk, fruit
and household furnishings and are
glad to receive them at any time. =
Through the courtesy of the Off
Gals the Red Cross maintained rest
room during the fair with equipment
to meet emergencies.
These would seem worthwhile ac-
tivities in our community, promoting
neighborly interest, and helping us
to reach out to the children of war
swept areas in Europe, for whose
needs Our branch has been asked to
send 20 layettes and so children's
garments. The layettes are we'll un-
der way and we are indebted to our
domestic science classes under Miss
Carter's direction, that these will
soon be finished.
The date set for the opening of the
Red Cross drive for membership is
Friday, Nov. II. This annual drive
for members who pay 81 membership
fee, involves support of its present
$6,0G0s000 medical relief campaign
among destitute European children
and its permanent home program.
While the American Red Cross
liquidated most of its relief opera
tions in France in 1920. during the
past year it continued to help the chill
dren in the devastated regions and
made several gifts of cash to carry
on the work being done among the
MANNED soldiers.
In Belgium there was considerable
of supplies and general
aid in the rehabilitation work being
done.