The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-11-15

I We who stay at home and enjoy
our peaceful fresides. the companion
ship OF our loved ones, and measure
of prosperity can help in two ways.
We can devote some time to all pa
triotic endeavors--the Red Cross, the
Y. NJ c. A. campaigns, the Food Con.
lservation, etc.
We can all send some money to the
front. And after all that is the
easiest way Of all to do active service.
II al this suffering and need for
help existed. say out al Penrose-or
just little of tiff hundred men or
families out there were in distress we
would close our shops and give up our
time and divide our last loaf of bread
with those in need. We wouldn't quib-
BILE about how much we had given be-
fore or what was our share We would
load up our cars with doctors and with
women who would act as nurses and
with food and comforts and take 1t
out.
But overseas il long ways on and
IL is easy to close our ears to the call.
As a matter OF. fact we have given
nothing. considering the great call for
money service.
Look at Canada Canada is as far
on from the war front as is America
xy.,s f>.no1r 80. 49,, &, 49,. - .t.-uo
years longer-only three years Can
ada has a problem that we know not
of yet. Canada has widows and or
phans to care for.
The iitt.e city OF Vancouver. B. c..
Is only little larger than Pueblo. Yet
that little city raises by popular sub
scription the sum Of 500. 900 a month
-s1.2coc cco a year to care for the
widows and orphans and needy Can't
iiies of the soldiers. Practically ev-
cry man and woman in Vancouver
gives up days wage every month.
and every business man and employer
Of labor gives up sum equal to
days wage for all of his employees ev-
cry month to this one fund.
And there are other funds and other
needs-aii met literally.
Surely we IN America. especially We
in Canon City. know little about Civ
ing yet.
How much should we giyee
Well of course every man and .wo-
man must figure that out
We might give as much as we
spend for pleasure-for instance.
We might cut our pleasure expense
in two and give half
You know of men who pay more for
cigars in any given period than they
have given TO all forms of charity and
patriotic endeavors put together.
You know Of men who spend more
for automobile pleasure than they give
for all these things put together.
You may know of families who have
spent more for single company din
ner than they gave to the Red Cross.
You may know men and women who
have mortgaged their homes for pleas
ure.
DO you know anybody who has had
less to eat or less TO wear on account
OF their Red Cross and other subscrip-
tions.
So far our giving has been very
meager indeed--a sort of Salvation
Army drum head collection. when we
consider the needs for which the
funds are asked.
This little Y. NJ. c. a. War Fund
| believe will be easily raised. hope
II will be largely over-srbscribed. /
hope the country will raise $500 900
instead Of s35.o0o.oo0. hope Ere
mont county will raise $40 900 instead
OF 5000.
Don't be afraid of oversubscriblng.
II takes a stated amount to do the
work planned on. Every extra dollar
given will be doubly effective. II the
s5 millions will carry the overhead
see how much more effective the sur.
plus will be.
am glad We ovcrsubscrlbcd the
Red cross subscription. and II i were
10 be done again I wouldn't cut down
my subscription dollar. u a few
nurses and a.fcw bandaT.s are good
why are not q few more better. Any