The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-20
Big CrOWd Gathers at Depot and Pen
Band EnliUens Occasion; Private
Lsyey Makes FareUeH Speech

urged them TO Keep constantly in
mind. First that they are going into
a war that the American people could
not avoid without proclaiming them
selves to be nation of weaklfngs;
Secondly. that in their response to the
governments call under selectiye
draft they were fulfilling the highest
demands OF loyalty TO their country:
Thirdly. that there never was an
army organized In the history of man
kind for a higher and boiler mission
than the one which was soon to go
abroad from America TO fight aufoc-
rscy and oppression.
Mr.. Ross called attention TO the
fact that no government in all the
ages had provided so wen for It's de-
tenders as the United States had done
and was now doing He cited the
splendid efforts being made for their
care by the federal officials at Wash
lngton and by private benefcence
and generosity thruout the country
tie cited the magnificent work OF the
Red Cros sand the Y NJ c A. and
spoke OF the patriotism OF the clergy
men OF all church denominations and
of professional and business men OF
every character whn had offered
themselves upon the altar OF their
country ss sacrifice that govern.
nent OF the people. for the people and
by the people should not perish from
the earth. II said that America had
meyer been defeated and that her sons
were Rosug Into this war to win and
that they were imbued with the de
termination to triumph. for failure
would mean tho destruction of the
civilization Of she twentfth century
and 4 relapse into those political and
social conditions from which the
world was struggling TO emerge The
failure of our cause in the war which
Is now raging In. Europe would result
in the loss of liberty and all OF ,he
things for which our forefathers
fought a hundred and forty years ago
Mr.. Ross declared his conviction that
our boys would come back yictors
from the battlefield.
The reception ans entertainment
was attended by fully two hundred
and nifty people and was fitting Il.
male to- delightful demonstration Of
the communiiy's patriotism. There
were number of musical selections
by the Y NJ C. A. orchestra: vocal
solos by Mrs. Fred W Reiter; Choir
us by a number of young women un-
der the direction of Miss Elma Lind
Smith: vocal selections by a quartette
consisting of Messrs. c. w Van Pat.
ten. Robert Boyle, W. u. Mcmillan
and Fred Hubert; and addresses by
Lieutenant Commander Byron Nc.
Candiess Of the United States navy.
and John ". Emmerson. Every num-
Der was enthusiastically applauded
and encores We're responded to by
Mrs. Reiter. by Miss Smiths chorus
and by the male auartette.
Lieut.. Commander McCandless.w who
is at present visiting relatives in
Florence while on his way from
confidential mission for the govern
ment was a guest OF honor at the re-
ception and consented to make a
short talk at the insistence of the
of the resources OF the nation should
be mobilized for the winning of the
war and that those who stay at home.
no less than those who go 10 the front
OF our arms. The navy said Lieut.
McCandless, lis doing its full share
IN the conflict and may be depended
upon TO give n good account OF itself,
whatever happens.
MIR. Emmerson's address was direct.
ed TO the boys of the draft and was
II neloauent appeal to them TO 20 forth
valiantly into the service of the gov.
ernment as champions OF iiperts and
as the defenders OF those principles
which inspired the Declaration of In
dependence and the constitution OF
the United States. Mr.. Emmerson
felioitated the men of the draft upon
the privilege they, had Of going out to
fght for right against wrong and op.
preston and assured them of the
4 public's conviction that they would
uphold the best traditions OF the Am.
erican soldier wherevers duty called
them.