The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-10
PLANS CANVASS
TO RAISE $4,000
Community Service Holds
Annual Meeting
Reports
ELECTS DIRECTORS
FOR COMING YEAR
Attendance at Skating Rink Approx
mately $4,000 Activities for Sum-
mer Season Under Consideration -
Directors to Organize Monday.

The first annual meeting of Brattle-
boro Community Service was held in the
ligh school assembly room last evening,
when reports were given by t. K.
Brown, director, and Robert l.. Fits,
treasurer, and the announcement was
made that a canvass would start in a
Jew days to raise about $4,000 in yolun-
airy subscriptions to carry on the work
If the organization. 1t is planned to
ave a swimming pool and Fairgrounds
md do other things which will promote
,utdoor sports and outdoor life. A
board of directors was elected.
Mr. Browns report was a summary
# what has been accomplished under
Community Service in the way of winter
ports. which have occupied a major
Dart of the time. He spoke of the con
truction of the community skating rinks
N the Retreat meadows, where the at
endance has been approximately $4,000
men, women and children. \ rink has
been provided for ice hockey the older
Boys have coached the younger ones and
here have BEEN a good number of
aasches. He also made reference to
he skating contests, the lighting of the
inks, the erection of d shanty which has
Jeen heated with oil heaters and which
as been used as a cloak room. The be-
inners' ski class, under the leadership
4 Fred IL. Harris and sister. Miss Eve
yn Harris, and Mr.. Brown, was called
mind, as were the snowShoe parties
rhich have been formed and the skating
inks in Esteyville, West Brattleboro
nd at Fort Dummer, as wen as the
'hristmas programs in various sections.
he two-day carnival, which attracted
FTTyNN 10 4 l.
veraging 500, and the ski jumping
championship contest, both of which
ave done much to place Brattleboro and
ne state of Vermont IN the forefront of
inter sports, were mentioned briefly.
Mr.. Fitts's report rs treasurer showed
expenses Of 81, 1898, which included
lie salary of Mr.. Brown since he be-
anne local director early in December
nd the construction and care of skating
inks at the Retreat as the two largest
Expenditures. The report also showed
hat there were bills payable amounting
o S215.93 and balance on hand of
1910.
The question was raised by Maj F.
". Childs as to whether persons in the
utlying county towns would be allowed
affiliate with Brattleboro Community
service and President Dunham assured
i'm that this would be possible and that
{ was expected that about 200 Dunn
nerStOn residents would become mem mberS
ere in order that they might feel that
hey could participate in the activities
nd at the same time have the satisfac-
ion of cooperating with the larger
movement
On motion of Rev DR.. Herbert p
Weodin that the president name a nomi-
lating committee to submit a list of
1ames of persons to serve as directors
or Community Service the coming year
Mr.. Dunham appointed II. L. Hildreth,
}Iaj. +. W Childs and Fl. NJ. Wood.
The three men retired and after q brief
interval submitted the names of the fol-
owing persons, who were unanimously
elected: John Mckay, Elroy Hewitt,
Charles f. Mann, Mrs. II. C. Rice. Will
liam II. Richardson, Mrs. ID. j. Stolte,
l.. Guy Tasker. Harold w. Mason, Carl
5. Hopkins, Robert l.. Fits. Paul c.
slstey. George l.. Dunham, Miss Sylvia
Crosby, Mrs. Henry II. Brown, Hermon
Y. Brooks, Sanford A. Daniels, Jacob
.. Estey, Mrs E. C. Harrington, Miss
Bessie l.. Farnum, f. q. Gustafson,
Fred II. Harris, John L. johnson, Lau-
renee G. Sherman, Miss Florence NJ.
Wellman.
At the close of the meeting it was an
nounced that the directors would meet
in the Chamber of Commerce room at
7.30 o'clock Monday evening for the
purpose of organizing and electing Off
GERS.