The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-05-31
MISS ARMISHAW WRITES
TO FRIENDS OF DOINGS IN
HER HOME IN ENGLAND

Armishaw, who is at Rugeley, Eng
land, assisting in caring for the sick
and wounded soldiers of the British
army who have been invalided home
from the trenches in France and Bel
gium. One of these letters bears
date of April 10th, and the other May
End. In the first communication she
says. among other things:
This is America day" in England
and SO memorable an occasion must
not pass without a message to you.
II you were in England today you
would experience great thrills and
your patriotic spirit would be stirred
to see "Old Glory" flying from every
public building alongside of our own
Union Jack
April 25th. Well. there seems to
have been an interruption here and
last week had TO pass without my
getting my usual letter of to you, for
which / am sorry. Since l started
this, or. rather. the one on the Goth.
1 have received another letter from
you, as well as the box of Red Cross
things, which arrived safely, altho
the parcel looked as if it had had a
pretty tough voyage. Thank you and
thanks to the Others who have help
ed you. The Swabs ] sent up to the
military hospital at the camp, but
the eye bandages were forwarded 10
the big institution in London where
all of the blind soldiers are sent,
which is one of the saddest places in
the whole of the kingdom, / should
say. To be blinded in war is worse
than terrible, but those splendid,
brave fellows are sent to st. Dun
stan's and to the hospital is attach
ed huge school where the men are
taught all sorts of useful trades. SO
you can think of your work as help
ing those poor, unfortunate warriors.
Il have a young cousin there. His
is such a tragic case that you can
hardly fail to be interested in il. He
is splendid looking young fellow of
about nineteen. He had joined an of
ficers training corps and was going in
for his commission preparatory to GO
ing out to the front when he had an
attack of influenza. He was i'll only
a few days, but he was left absolute
ly blind without any hope of ever re-
covering his eyesight. 1t was a sud-
den and tragic end to brilliant
career. or what promised to be one.
for his father, Col. Hail. is very in
fiuential man
Among the Red Cross things in
your box i came across the Dickens
club photo; a group taken in front Of
Mrs. Peabody's home, ! think. i was
much pleased to get il and thank you
for it, 1t is useless to try to send
me newspapers from America as they
are always confiscated, unless sent
direct from the publishers office.
shall never try to send you any more
clippings and am bitterly disappoint.
ed that the last mailed never reach
ed you. l cannot think America will
ever send an army over here; we need
her material aid in the form of food
stuffs more than a military expedi
tion.
How prosperous and energetic
the Canon City Womans Civic I'm
provement league sounds under your
able leadership? think those gar.
dens for children are an excellent
thing. They will transform the ap
pearance of that untidy old Wells
place on Macon avenue into an at.
tractive locality. Good luck to you
and your associates of the league"
Excerpts from Miss Armishaw's let
ter of May End follow:
.If, after you receive this, you nev
er hear from me again do not want
you to think I do not love you, OF
anything like that. ! simply want
you TO realize that am up to my
tell you of the colossal task / have
been asked to take up. The very
thought of it frightens me. Well, the
Honorable Mrs. Littleton called on me
the other morning and asked me il
would undertake the catering and
overseeing of the Soldiers club. the
mixed one where they admit girls. as
well as "Tommies," the one where
work SO much and Of whose commit
tee ! am a member. gasped foI
breath when she broke the news to
me and muttered faiutly that l would
try it. When those hundreds of men
come in. particularly on Saturdays
and Sundays. the busiest days at the
club, and want feeding and realize
that ! am responsible for their food
] am sure that shall die on the spot
The only satisfaction shall have in