The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-26
IAN APPEAL FROM
THE RED CROSS

and hideous battle fields. in Shiny
trenches. on snow-swept plains and
dreadful mountain heights. where
the cold hand of death is the least
frightful thing that touches the mutt
lated and shrieking fragments Of hu-
manity that litter the blood-stalned
earth. there is but one symbol that
is respected by friends and foe alike.
that carries hope and success for the
tortured bodies and quavering souls
of wounded men. That is THE RED
CROSS.
THE RED CROSS marks the great
humanitarian arm of every civilized
government. Il is a strong but ten
der arm outstretched between death
and it's piteous victim on every bat
tIeGeld. in every stricken land.
THE RED CROSS distinguishes the
corps which is first to rush into
plague stricken country. II is the
FIRST to the rescue in every disaster to
civilization; first to report for assign
ment in the hours of great national
danger.
These humanitarians cannot stop
war; they cannot prevent disaster;
they cannot put an end to plaques. but
they can follow in the footsteps of
THE ONE GENTLE LEADER. and
lay their healing hands on the sorely
afflicted. They can bind up the
wounds and lead the stricken to safe
places.
And that Is what they do.
Their work liz TO save. and the
work and duty of prosperous non-com
batants is to provide the wherewithAl
that enables THE RED CROSS to go
with it's great and merciful work.
Today there is campaign in this
city for members to the CANON CITY
chapter OF NATIONAL AMERICAN
RED CROSS SOCIETY. The organi.
zation is trying to bring it's member
ship up to tire 100000 mark In the
UNITED STATES. Canon city's quota
to this strength should be soc,
Those who Join are not asked to
do neId service. That is another
branch OF the society. All that is
asked ia that 500 Canon City resi-
dents take an annual membership at
the cost OF 31.o0 each.
Trained men and women. doctors,
nurses. and ambulance drivers do tho
dangerous work. Others merely add
their mite to the sum that goes for
equipment and supplies and theif
help To the chapter they join
Today America is face to face with
a great national crisis. America needs
the moral aid and the material as.
sistance OF every citizen. Patriotic
citizens owe II to themselves TO join
THE RED CROSS.
Don't wait to be solicited. Co 10
the local headquarters. southeast cor
ner 18th and Main street and enroll
today.
Write II down-sl.o0 for GOD and
HUMANITY.
Work Done for the Red Cross
Friday morning. when the Cadets
were assisting with Clean Up Day.
the young lady students OF the high
school were very Industrious. and
spent the morning in the different
assembly rooms sewing for the Red
Cross. They completed Z dozen face
towels. az dozen bath towels. az
dozen wash-rags. hemming these by
hand. and practically finished dozen
pillow cases and dozen operating
sheets. baating the seams and heina
in by hand and stitching them on the
machines OF the Domeatic Science
classes. Such splendid work de-
serves great credit and the Hospital
Supplies Committee Of the Canon
City Chapter are most grateful.
New Members Add to Red Gross.
The membership campaign OF the
Red Cross in Canon City is progress-
ing quite satisfactorily. and the fol-
lowing names have been handed to
1.-THE Secretary. bringing the total paid
membership to 177.
Mrs. Ethel Diggs. Mrs. a. McFar-
lane. Mrs Chas. Swantou. Mr.. Chas.
Swanton. W. f. Galley. Lloyd Egbers,
Gene Crawford. Mr.. and Mrs. David,
Robson. Mrs. NJ. A. Smith. Mrs. A.
r. Novels. Mrs. win Boucher. Mrs.
Clyde Bell. Mr.. Chas, Harkins. y.
F. 'Rockafellow. Mrs. l.. u. Miller,
SIIvercliff; Mrs. J. p. Farmer. Miss
Lillian Guyot. Mrs. F. A. Knowlton,
Mr.. o. J. Rundahl. Lane Dun, C. NJ.
Wilson. A.. G.. Dickinson. Mrs. A. c.
Dickinson. Miss Jessie Houldon. Mr..
William Bibier. c. w Anderson, Roy
Brown. Blake Warner, Mrs. d. F. Kin
dig. Mrs. chas. Threlkeld. Nathan