The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-05
CHAMBER.
COMMERCE
TO AID IN
RECRUITING

Inc matter OF OOtaiulnB recruits III
Canon City for the United States navy
TO assist in meeting the demands os
the government caused by the immi-
nence of war with Germany was con-
the Chamber of Commerce at the
Strathmore hotel at noon today. The
| matter was brot up as a result of a
telegram received by the president of
the Chamber of Commerce few days
ago from Lieut.. w. p. Brown, United
States recruiting officer, with Offices
in Denver, in which he urged that
steps be taken to expedite the enlist
ment of men for the naval service.
The telegram follows:
"The navy department states that
800 men are required from the states
of Colorado and Wyoming Immediately
TO fill the navy's emergency compile
ment. These men must be enlisted
by April goth and you are requested
to take this matter up at a public
mass meeting in your city, appealing
to all loyal American citizens to slim
ulate recruiting for the navy and urg-
ing every young man to enlist at once
in order to furnish the required num-
ber of men between seventeen and
thirty.
Naval mea are now being placed
as gun crews on all American mer-
chant vessels sailing for the war
zone and you are requested to send
from your town and surrounding
country to the nearest recruiting sta
tion. furnishing them transportation
by popular subscription. IL necessary.
the government will care for all appIi-
csnts accepted for service after re-
porting at recruiting stations, which
are located at Denver. Colorado
Springs, Pueblo. Trinidad. Durango.
Grand Junction and Cheyenne. This
appeal is most urgent"
After the reading of the telegram
by Secretary E. A. Bradbury the pres
ident of the Chamber asked for,a dis
cussion of the matter, in which indi-
vidual opinions might be expressed
as to the best plan Of proceeding in
the discharge of this patriotic duty
and short addresses were made by
A. H. McLain, ID. w. Ross. Mayor d.
N. Cooper. G. v. Hodgin. T. Lee
Witcher. DIR. Hart Goodloe. Clark Coo
per and others.
The concensus of belief as express
ed in these talks was that public
mass meeting should be held as soon
as congress had formulated plans for
dealing with the German situation to
encourage enlistments in Canon City
for the army and navy and to conserve
the community resources as a means
of public security in the event of war.
To meet the emergency motion was
adopted instructing the president Of
the Chamber to appoint committee
of three members to cooperate with
like committees from the city council.
the Elks club and the local chapter
OF the American Red Cross society.
Under the authority vested in him
by the motion the president appointed
as such committee d. w. Ross, George
II. Sale and Z. II. Stinemeyer.
These various committees, acting
as committee of the whole. will CO.
operate in the work to be done and
will call a general mass meeting Of
the loyal citizens. of the community
to further the preparedness program
OF the government In its efforts toI
successfully meet whatever OF hostili-
ty or injustice that may be heaped up
on II by foreign or domestic foes.
One of the purposes of the mass
meeting will be to make a survey of
those resources of the community
that will enable 1t to support itself
at all times and contribute TO the
enterprises of the government This
will apply especially to the agricul-
tural crops of the community and \
committee will be appointed TO en-
courage ranchers in the sowing of
those crops that will contribute most
largely to the support and mainte-
nance of our people.
The mass meeting will consider all
matters pertaining to the possibilities
that may arise in wor or would be cf
help to the government in the mill
tary situation with which 1t may be
confronted. The predominant things,
however. will be to encourage our
young men to meet the patriotic duty
with which they are confronted by
volunteering themselves for the army
and navy and to conserve the commu
nifty resources both as necessary to
the well being of Its citizens and 20