The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-06-21
DAN ISAACS
URGES LOYAL
ENDEAvOR
IN ADDRESS
SPEAKER MADE ELOQUENT PLEA
At FLAG DAY EXERCISES At
THE ELks CLUB THURSDAY
THURSDAY.
SPLENDID PROGRAM
MARKS the OCCASION

Flag day" the festival OF the Stars
and Stripes, was fittingly and patri'
otIcaIly celebrated by the members Of
Canon City Lodge No. 61o. Benevo-
lent and Protective order OF Elks.
with a public service az their club
building. corner OF Fourth street and
Macon avenue, at o'clock Thursday
night. The lodge room. parlors and
reception hall of the building were
elaborateIy and beautifully decorat-
ed with the national colors in honor
of the occasion and made most al
tractIve and inspiring setting for the
exercises of the evening
The program was both ritualisuc
and Informal and combined TO make
the evening one of exceptional enjoy
ment to the eelebrants and their
guests. The audience was not as
large as bad hoped would be the case,
nor at all commensurate with the
splendid character OF the exercises.
Features OF the program were n piano
solo by Mrs. A. NJ. Morey; vocal
solo by Mr.. W. b. McAiiian; an ad-
dress on the history OF the nag D!
T.. II. Stinemeyer; an address. The
Ylks Tribute to The Flag" by Dr. j.
Homer Dickson: a vocal solo by Miss
Mlliccnt Steacy; a reading by Miss
Pearl Osborn and a patriotic address
by Danlei lsaaes OF fSorencc. Fol-
lowing the rendition OF these numbers
the lodge and audience sang "Ameri-
ca and was dismissed by o. J..
Rundahi. exalted ruler of the lodge
who presided during the services.
Mr.. isaacs made . magnificent ad-
dress In the course OF which be aliud'
I'd 10 the loyalty and devotion OF the
Eaks TO the nag Of their country and
their willingness 10 stand by IL al all
times and under all circumstance.
The entrance OF the United States IN
To the great European conflict. said
Mr.. Isaacs, has aroused the Ameri-
can people everywhere 10 a stronger
and more intensive love OF their eoun'
try and viii enable them after great
sacrifice of blood and treasure to
emerge from the war Triumphant, Let
no man, continued Mr.. 1saacs. think
the war can be won Tor America
without his help. There will be
some sacrifices for every body to
make; some hardships for everybody
10 endure; some privslions and suf
ferings to undergo before victory can
be achieved. by uniting for the at
tainment OF the common cause and
consecrating ourselves to its accom-.
piishment we can win. asserted MI
Isaaes. BY failure TO realize the peril
that confronts us and negsecting TO
prepare to meet II in heroic spirit
will lead to disaster. As the exeu'
p,ars OF democracy and the friends
of political liberty we mus, strangle
tho serpent OF autocracy or human
rights will perish from the earth.
said Mr.. Isaacs.
The speaker concluded an eloquent.
bnpassioned. patriotic oration by urg'
ing his auditors to subscribe FOR Lib
rrty bonds and 20 make generous res.
ponses TO the appeals of the Amert
can Red Cross society next week in
Its campaign for money to carry on
h. bcnencent work in the war-made
trenches In Belgium and France and
In the military concentration camps
- soon TO be established in this eoun.
try. The lofty. patriotic sentiments
expressed by Mr. Isaacs evoked spon-
.aneous and hearty APPLAUSE from the
assembiage that had gathered to hear
hixn.
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