The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-11-15
The BIG DRIVE 2
IS NOW ON FOR
Y.m.c.A. MONEY
CAMPAIGN rs STARTED WITH
LUNCHEON MONDAY EVENING
At WHICH MORE THAN A HUN.
DREo PEOPLE WERE PRESENT.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM EXISTS.

The big war work subscription drive
for the Y. NJ. c. A. was inaugurated
at q luncheon at $50 O'Clock Monday
evening at which moro than a hun
! dred mon and women enlisted In the
movement as solicitors we're present.
The dinner was an enjoyable AFFAIR
and was spiendid,y served BY com
mittee OF young women who left moth.
ing undone to make the occasion rs
delightful as possible. That they sue
ceeded was evidenced in the enthus-
iasm that marked the Subsequent pro
rram. which was devited TO discus
sion Of making the movement sue.
cess
y u. r. Gibson. general chairman of
the district campaign. which includes
trcrnont. chEnee and Custer counties.
presided and made n rousing address
n which he spoke of the magnificent
! seork being sone by the Y. NJ. c. A.
among the soldiers in Europe and In
the military cantonments and concen
tration camps OF the United States
He said that its lnbors for the spirit
aai. moral, social and physical welfare
q the men who had gone forth to
fight for political freedom. for the
defcnse of our fresides and the starry
nag OF the republic was of the most
benencient character imaginable and
] that Il was n great patriotic privilege
that had come TO the American people
10 give Of their means for its support.
In caring and providing for the men
who had so yaiiantiy and determined.
iy left home and its environments:
family ties and business relations to
give their lives. II necessary. that we
might enjoy peacc. happiness and
prosperity the r. n. G. A-yvas doingt
work that should appeal to every
lover Of his country. In making army
life better. whether In the training
camp or in the fighting trenches. the
\ " NJ. G. =. was contributing to the
mors.s and the morale Of the men and
was helping to win the war for the
Allies and the cause of Justice and
Righteousness which they represent
Mr. Gibson complimented the peo-
pie OF Canon City and Fremont coun-
~ on the superb spirit they were
showing In the Y. NJ. c. A. War worh
campaign. which he declared was an
ernest of their determination to
make I. success. I'VE are in this war
for hgh purpose and We are going
10 win Il for democracy" declared Mr.
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TO our cause is for everybody to do HIS
Shit to encourage the army and navy
My showing our interest In the men
who compose them We can do this
b. subscribing money to the Red
5 Cross. TO the Y. NJ e. A. and other
srcucies that help TO make the ser.
ssNice more efficient more determined
and It's duties less arduous"
Mr.. Gibson declared that the people
o. Canon City should oversubscribe
their quota 20 the Y VI. C. a. War
work fund and that IN doing so they
would honor thcmsel,.s and show
"ihe boys in Khaki that they were
interested in their behalf and that
they would stand Loyalty behind them
In the great task which they had so
braveiy undertaken. Mr.. Gibson wns
heartily applauded in all that he said
A. H. Mcs.ain. whose son. Lieut.
!. Ernest ]. McI.ain. Is now somewhere
in France" studying actual war con.
dItions on the battle front. was the
rccond speaker Of the evening. Mr..
McLain, who is always interesting as
a public speaker and whose patriotism
IS Of the most staiwart type. aroused
great applause by describing the
splendid enterprises Of the Y. NJ. CA
IN looking after the comfort OF "the
Fighting men" along the battle lines
in France and belgium. Mr. McI.ain
said that Il was the one frent human.
itarian institution on the neid Of con
hict and carnage that provided re.
ligious. moral. social snd intellectual
help 10 the soldier and that a too lib
erai endowment for its work could moi
br made. Mr.. McIain arserted that
: everybody In Canon City should sub
scribe 10 the fund that was 10 b.
raised IN order 10 have nm individual
interest In n. unleHs everybody
gave something there would hc pNoplc
; in tho community who would have no
personal connection with tho fund and
the bensvoisnGc for which q wan 10
BE- nsed. This. Mr.. McI4Ain said.
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