The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-07-19
COMP ANY C.
BOYS TO GET
KITS FROM The
RED CROSS
LOCAL CHAPTER MAKING 100 OUT
FITS FOR OUR own INFANTRY
UNIT IN coLoRADo's coNTIN-
GENT.
SPLENDID RECORD is MADE

1t will be interesting to the readers
of the Daily Record to know that few,
If any, localities in the state are bet,
ter organized, or are doing more eff
fective work for the American Red
Cross society than Fremont county.
The organization of the Red Cross in
this county now. contains more than
800 members and its influence is
constantly growing and widening as a
great benevolent. humanitarian
agency. The splendid record it is
making here is due to the devoted,
men and women who are in charge
of it's affairs and to the desire of the
people at large TO do their bit" for
the government in the war in which
it is engaged.
Only one chapter of the American
Red Cross society is permitted in each
county. however populous it may be,
under the rules and regulations of the
national organization. altho it may
have as many branches and auxit-
liaries as may be deemed necessary
to properly provide for its work and
carry out its ambitions. Canon City
being the first place in the county to
launch the enterprise was authorized
to organize a chapter OF the Red
Cross society, which was done more
than. year ago with Mayor d. n.
Cooper as chairman and Mrs. Hart
Goodloe as secretary. A fourishing
branch has been established at Flor
ence with several hundred members
and auxilliarfes are in contemplation
at Greenwood. Howard. Cotopaxi.
Penrose, Portland. Concrete. Rock
vale and other places. An auxiliary
may be formed for Red Cross work
with as few as ten members.
All Fremont county people who sub
scribed more than one dollar during
the recent drive for the Red Cross
War Relief fund are considered to be
members of the society and will be
notified of such membership by the
secretary OF the chapter here as soon
as the Red Cross authorities in Wash
ington, u. c., return the names OF the
contributors TO the chapter with fifty
per cent OF the annual dues. This will
very largely increase the membership
of the society in this county, bringing
1t up to the figure stated in the pre-
ceding paragraph. In addition to the
help extended TO it by its actual. act
i've membership the Red Cross is as
sisted in its work by many people
who have no connection with it. This
is especially true of women compos-
ing church, benevolent and patriotic
societies. social and literary clubs.
etc, who donate their time and Skill
to making hospital supplies for those
wounded on the battlefield. or ar
ticles for personal wear by the soldier
in the trenches.
Just now in addition to the regu-
lar work of making bandages. night
shirts, socks, operating gowns and the
multitudes of other articles needed in
military hospital, the members of
Canon City chapter of the Red Cross
are preparing one hundred comfort
kits for the soldier boys of Company
c., First Colorado Infantry. United
States National guard. These kits are
bound with olive drab khaki and are
very useful and durable articles. The
material entering into their manufac-
ture. and the things of convenience
they contain, cost between a dollar
and half and two dollars, to say
nothing of the labor they entail. Each
kit contains one large pocket and six
smaller ones. Among their contents
are pair of scissors. tooth brush,
safety pins, buttons, handkerchiefs.
comb and brush. pins. needles. tooth
paste. thread. darning cotton and
other things too numerous to men,
ton.
Special buttons for the men and
pins for the women designating mem
bership in the Red Cross society have
been received by the secretary Of
Canon City chapter from Washington
and may be obtained at the chapter
headquarters. 402404 Main street. on
the payment Of twenty-five cents.
Every member of the organization
should wear one OF these badges.