The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-03-25
GREATEST NUMBER OF
WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS
EVER IN ONE CAUSE

W ROHidh 1oNtAVh VI 1Hc COMMISSION
for Relief in Belgium, recently issued
from the headquarters of the Wom
ans Section at / Madison Avenue
New York. it is today organized IL
thirty-six States Of tne Union and
further, unites the greatest number II
international and national organize
tions ever standing together in QUE
cause.
No less than eight million women
are represented by these various or
ganizations. among which are the
International Woman's Suffrage AL
lance, the National Federation Of
College Women, the Daughters of the
Revolution. and, the National Associa-
ton Opposed to Woman Suffrage. IN
describing the organization in thirty
six States. the history says:
THE spirit of humanity and gener-
osity was so universally shown that
one cannot name one State without
recalling that each other State had
distinctive something calling for u
just as hearty mention. The want If
space alone hinders here what GER
tainly shall be recorded in the final
history of the Commission-the pean
OF the State achievements in behalf
of the dying Belgians. How many
beautiful incidents viii be reflected
can be surmised from the story of
one.-the first into the field,-lion-
hearted California Their pride. their
money and their hope were centerej
in their Panama Exposition. this
which was to celebrate the freeing o.
their coast. and the greatest enginee--
ing triumph In the worlds history.
They wanted one special building, aad
the hundred thousand dollars were II
sight. Then came the disaster In
Belgium and the call for help. Thry
recalled the earthquake They under
stood horrors, they had had tragediei;
they remembered the rush OF the
world to relieve them. Without a
look backward. they jumped into the
rescue. Before certain other States
realized what was going on in Bal
gium a California ship loaded with
food had sailed away for the new
route and succor to the people Later
when the disaster was becoming
worse the Commission appealed anew
to California. At first the way was
not clear to compass more, there WIS
no wavering. They set strong shonl-
ders against the problem. the adjacent
States rallied to the common task.
and today second California ship
load third from the coast, IL 81.
cured for the people hemmed in be-
hind the wall OF steel. Kansas. and
Iowa-wonderfui Iowa, and Minnesota
and Ohio-the whole central tier. how
they answered. Then Oregon and
Washington with their memorials
ship. And Idaho, with our devoted
little Wallace. Wallace and Tacoma
lie woven against the heart Of the
Woman's Section. And the poor cot
ton stricken South. The South was
more wonderful than any other Soc
ton. because It gave out of such dire
need OF its own. Maryland and Viz
ginia with festal ships. and brave
Roanoke sitting 1t out with her pledge
Then Louisiana and Alabama--what
superb spirit and what heartinesr.
And Arkansas, dear Arkansas. How
tenderIy the woman's section remem-
bers 1t, They told Of their cotton, #
their closed mills and the unemploy-
ment, and the easy. improvident COL
ored brother whom they must tide
along. But not for anything would
Arkansas fail Belgium. or be missing
from national appeal 1t was the
same story throughout the South se.
erywhere. No letters SO warmed tiia
heart of the Chairman as those from
her Southern lieutenants.
The loaded cars will gather TO many
centers, and the ships from the States
will pass from many ports. on tho
mission OF rescue their mercy carg1es
sail The White Fleet SPEEDS with the
glad. grateful, blessing of the Won,-
ans Section.