The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-05-03

ing Canon City entertained hundred
or more delegates and visitors to the
annual convention of the Colorado
State Camp, Modern wondmen OF
America, which met at the Odd Eel
lows hall at 10 o'clock today TO elect
four delegates TO the Head camp of
the organization. 10 be held in Chi
cago next month, and for the consid-
GRAFTON of some minor business mat
ters- The delegates were from every
part of the state and were a fine body
OF men As there was little to occu-
py the attention of the camp after its
representatives to the Chicago con-
vention had been chosen but one bust
ness session was held: the remainder
OF the stay OF the delegates and visi-
tors in Canon City being given over
to informal discussions of fraternal
matters and 10 social enjoyment The
Hotel Miller was the official headquar-
tiers of the organization and its lobby
was thronged with the delegates and
their friends during the continuance
OF the convention. Most of the State
camp members and their friends left
for home this afternoon.
The convention festivities opened
by a complimentary banquet to the
delegates at the Hotel Miller at 8
O'Clock Tuesday evening at which
one hundred and twelve guests were.
present. The dinner was given joint
~ by Dr. J. A. Rutledge OF Colorado
Springs. superintendent OF the Mod
crn Woodmen Sanitoriuni, and Frank
b. Easterly of Denver. state deputy
head consul for Colorado. and candi-
date for member of the board OF di-
rectors of the national organization
The purpose OF the banquet was to
promote sociabiiity and Eood-fellow-
ship among the members OF the
State camp and to AFFORD Dr. Rutledee
and Mr.. Easterly an opportunity to dis
eass the work OF the sanitarium and
the growth of the order in member
ship. sinfiusuce and financial soiidity
during the PAST year.
In the cuu-se OF an exhaustive and
highly entertaining address DR.. Rut-
ledge said that the Modern woodmen
Tuberculosis Sanitorium ut Colorado
Springs WAS an institution OF which
the members OF the order everywhere
ought 10 feel proud II was. he con
tinued. fulfilling the highest ambitions
and aspirations OF its friends and pro
moters and tina; its future gave prom
lse OF still greater usefulness. The
NJ w. a. said Dr. Rutledge. has in,
vested million and half dollars
in its sanitarium during the last ten
years and the Investment has paid big
dividends in restoring 10 heslth men
who were threatened with death by
an insiduous disease.
We have" asserted DR.. Rutiedge,
treated $500 members of the order
for tuberculosis AT the Colorado
Springs sanitArium since 1907. and
fiffy-one percent OF them have either
been cured OF the, disease. or had its
ravagee arrested. At the present time
there are at the sanitarium about
two hundred and seventy-ive tuber.
eulosis patients. which is rather be
low the average number for the last
twelve months. The maintenance OF
the sanitnrium and its extensions
during the last year has only cost the
members OF the order thirty-six
cents. or three cents month" DIR.
Rutiedge closed his talk by asking for
IA generous support Of the sanitarium
urging especially a liberal provision
for lis enlargement.
Mr.. Easteriy described with some
detail the methods employed by the
Modern woodmen Of America in its
field work SO far as It relates to new
members. Mr.. Easterly said the or
der was growing rapidly and that dur
ing the calendar year. 1916. total
OF l25.3Ss new members werc added
10 It. The increase during the first
three months of this was $4,000. Since
the founding of the order. about thir.
~ years ago. II has sustained loss
OF 100. 900 In membership by death and
Is now paying out in bencfits more
than 4 million dollars a month.
Mr.. Easterly announced that the
Geld forces of the order in Colorado
had recently been re-orFanixed and
were now in better condition for ef-
ficient work than ever before. An
aggressive campaign for new mem
bers will shortly be inAhgurated in
Fremont county under the aupervIa,