The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-08-30
BIG DEMAND FOR
KNITTED SETS FOR
BOYS in FRANCE.
APPEAL BEEN ISSUED FOR VAST
AMOUNT OF KNITTED GOODS
FOR USE OF TROOPS NEXT WIN
TER. CANON CITY CHAPTER
ASKED TO HELP.

the American Red Cross society by
Major Grayson NJ. p. Murphy. Redl
Cross commissioner to Europe. for
l 100000 knitted sets. comprising
sweaters muTlers wristlets and socks.
| for the use OF United States troops
next winter in the trenches of Europe
and the military concentration camps
in this country and the members of
Canon City chapter have been re-
/, duested. in common with those of all
other chapters and auxilliaries in the
| country, to speed up this class OF
| work.
For the purpose of a more perfect
organization in Canon City chapter to
| help meet this new reauis.tion a spe-
May Harding as chairman. has been
appointed and II VIII take up its task
with as little deay as possible. Other
members Of the committee are Miss
Edith Harrison. Mrs. c, J. Rommel.
| Miss Helen Linkins. Mrs. Lloyd Ec-
bers. Mrs. Floyd Campbell. Mrs. Louis
5. Lear. Miss Kate Sartor. Mrs. l.. l..
Harding. Mrs. Jas l.. Cooper. Mrs. W
Boucher. Mrs Leon T. Starr and Mrs.
Ida Bonn. Anybody desiring TO enlist
in this great work. whether members
Of the chapter or not. may do so. in
fact. their cooperation viii be gladly
received. Information relating 10 the
undertaking may be bad from any OF
the members OF the committee.
| \ letter supplementing Major Muir
phys request. WAS received by the
secretary OF Canon City chapter day
or two ago from 5. p Morris of Den
yer. director OF the Rocky Mountain
division of the Red Cross. in which he
says: desperate need for these
articles will exist among the soldier
and eiyil population OF France and
Belgium and our other allies in the
war before we can get them ready
To expedite the completion of this
vast enterprise IT is hoped you viii
begin preparing for IL at once by
putting into opeartion the following
suggestions:
Form I'm your chapter committee
on knitting Mobilize all OF the avail
able knitters in your chapter. branches
and auxilliaries. inviting such outside
| assistance as Is deemed advisable, so
that when the knitting manual is re-
eeived you will be in position to
start work Immediately. Make Il clear
that the Red Cross seeks all of the
aid II can set in this vast benevolent
enterprise. \ group OF women quail
| fed 10 instruct in knitting would be
great help TO your committee in the
prosecution of the task TO be assigned
YOU.
AS soon as Il Is learned what pro
portion OF this large order is TO be
cared for in each section of the coun-
try you will be advised of the share
Of the total which your chapter will
be expected TO undertake.
Please have your members to un.
derstand that there must not be the
least cessation OF effort on the part of
workers in the production of surgical
dressings and hospital garments. II
will be your problem To organize so as
TO get more workers Interested and a
| more constant effort OF those who are
| now giving so much OF their time to
| the work OF the Red Cross. Endeayor
10 impress upon everybody in your
| community who Is willing 10 do knit
ting that they should not discontinue
any other work for the Red Cross
that they have in hand. Endeavor to
convince them of the urgency of
working industriously on all knitting
! they can turn out pending the receipt
OF the new knitting manual. which is
now in the hands of the printers and
which we will send you as soon as
Il Is ready for distribution,
The Red Cross has perfected plans
TO care for each contingent of Ameri-I.
can troops as II lands In Europe. On,
the route from the port of arrival TO
The training camps. Journey that
sometimes takes seyonty.two hours.
owing 10 the congestion of traffic on
the French railroads. there have been
established six inflrmarics and rest
stations. each in charge of a trained
nurse and an assistant. to care for
soldiers who have taken i'll on the
way.
When tho men reach camp the Red
cross Will continue to act as friend.