The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-06-14
AMERICAN
RED CROSS
WILL RAISE
VAST SUM
OF MONEY
FOCAL CHAPTER MAKING PREP.
ARATioNs TO PARTICIPATE IN
RED Cross WAR FUND WEEK,
JUNE 10 TO IS.
FREMONT COUNTY ASKED
TO SUBSCRIBE $4,000

In response 10 call OF the execu-
tive committee of TIE Canon City
Chapter of the American Red Cross
rociety meeting of representative
men and women of the community
was held at the Red Cross headquar.
tiers at ESQ O'Clock Monday afternoon
TO discuss plans for Red Cross War
Fund Week" to be observed thruout
the country from June 18th TO June
25th. inclusive. During this week.
which II is hoped TO make the most
memorable in gift-giying in America.
II Is proposed to raise by public sub
scription for the work OF the Red Cross
society TO relieve the suffering OF
combatants aud non-combatants the
sum of sioo.ooo.oo Fremont coun-
ty's apportionment Is $4,000.
Monday afternoons meeting was
presided over by Mayor ID. n. Cooper
who explained in detail the object OF
the gathering. The proposition.
which was q highly patriotic one. was
heartily endorsed by all and IL was
decided 10 carry out the plans OF
the national organization OF the Red
Cross society a. outlined in . pamph-
let sent to the local chapter from
waAhinston. u. c. For the purpose
7of getting the matter into proper
form for presentation 10 the public
Mayor Cooper appointed committee
Of five members. oonsisting OF Gov.
Jas. ". Peabody as chairman. A. II.
McI.ain. County Treasurer. Blake
Roger: County Assessor. II. J. Craig
and Joe vezzetti. which was authoriz-
ed TO appoint a committee OF eleven
members TO act as Red Cross War
Fund executive committee. which. in
turn. viii appoint the organization
workers for the money-raising cam
paien The committee presided over
by Gov. Peabody. wiz report this af-
ternoon to the members OF the chapter
the names OF the committee of eleven.
which il 10 have general supervision
of the canvass to be made for sub
seriptions in aid of this beneheent and
nationwide movement.
MONDAY afternoons meeting was
an enthusiastic one and its hearty
endorsement of the patriotic enter
prise which inspired il was highly
creditable TO the pablic-spiritedness
Of the people OF the community. II
was preliminary TO a mass conven-
tion of the citizens OF Canon City and
the surrounding territory to be held
at the First Methodist church at 8
o'clock next Sunday evening when the
Red Cross War fund campaign will
be formally innugurated so far as this
county is concerned. Sunday even
!ns.s gathering Will be addressed by
Rev. DIR. W. s. Friedman of Den
yer. widely recognized as one OF the
best informed men in Colorado in
relation to the American Red Cross
society and the magnificent charac.
ter of it's work In this country and
abroad.
Those present at Monday after
Moons gathering at the Red Cross
headquarters included Mayor ID. N.
Cooper. Rev. Floyd Van Keuren. w.
A. Chapson. Judge l. W. lbbotson.
Mrs. George A. Baker. Mrs. T. NJ.
Harding. Mrs. Hart GooGoe. Mrs.
Frank p. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Fnrmer. d. w. Ross. Guy U. Hardy.
+. +. Hunter. Gov. Jas. II. Peabody
o. J. Rundahl. p. H. Troutman. p.
w. chappeil. Postmaster Clark Coo
per. County Commissioner G. v. Hod-
gin. David l.. Robson, County Treas
urer Blake Rogers. Joseph vezzetti,
Or. G. a. vawter. Secretary r. A..
bradbury Of the Chamber OF Com
merce. A. H.. McLain and Clyde Mel
son.