The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-06-21

Tons 10 the hco CEoSS wal iciicA
fund in Canon City exclusive OF South
Canon. Lincoln Park and East Canon.
up to noon today. according 10 re
ports made at the Y. NJ. c. A. lunch
con, was S6.O79.35. Of which $3.9s7.25
was obtained this morning. In addi-
ton 10 this amount $I74.6o should be
credited to the juniors. OF which Mrs.
II. d. Palmer is chairman. making an
aggregate for Canon City up to IL
o'clock today OF S6,253.95. Besides
this there has been subscribed by
employees OF the Empire Zinc company
$233.75 and by the citizens Of Lincoln
Park s2ss15.
Active campaigns for Red Cross
fnnds were begun in Florence. Pen
rose. Portland and other points in
the county this morning. The people
of Florence are reported TO be respond
ing generously TO the undertaking. At
Penrose there has been raised up to
noon today s74. The canyassers have
Just got started there and expect TO
be able 10 make good showing by
noon tomorrow.
The reports of this mornings work
by the teams charged with the can
vass in Canon City proper were pre-
sented at the luncheon today and
were as follows:
Team No. /. sll5S: No. 2. s23l.25:
No. ,. s34s; No. 4. sei: No. S. 1867:
No. 6. ss2i; No. I. s3ss: No. s. s2oI:
No. .. s1s3: No. 10. sls6.
, There has been n decided growth in
public interest and enthusiasm In the
Red Cross financial campaign In Can
on City and Fremont county during
the last tNentyfour hours and II is
expected TO increase as the time al
sotted 70 st Eo-s on The team cap
tains and their members are receiv-
ing much encouragement. both In the
matter OF subscriptions and in prom
isez OF help later on. In few In
stances people who subscribed money
to the campaign on Tuesday increAs-
ed their donations this morning. be-
lseving that they had not given enough
in the first place to satisfy The de-
rnands Of patriotism. In other cases
The subscriptions have. been larger
than was expected by the canyassers.
A spirit Of optimism prevails about
headquarters and those AT the head
OF the campaign confidently expect TO
raise the $4,000 assigned 10 Fremont
county. aitho they realize that there
must he everywhere a general and
generodH giving in order to accom-
pIish IL. Tn ebeliet is expressed that
the campaign iE educational in It's
character and that AZ Il progresses
IL will bring It's own reward in mate
rial hesp and in a more intense self
sacrincing patriotism The addresses
at the luncheon today were inspiring
and will stimulate the workers TO
make the best possible showing at the
time OF the next report. All OF the
4teams are hard at work on the prop
osition. with which they have been
entrusted and are determined to Sc
,eure the best results obtainable In
the matter Of subscriptions.
The solicitors are everywhere given
a courteous hearing by the public and
people generally have only praise and
commendation for The benchcent work
Of the Red Cross. Some people are
unable to give very much 10 help II
along, and in the mapority OF cases
they express regret at their limita-
tons. Mr.. McI.ain. manager OF the
campaign. stated this morning that
the enthusiasm OF the workers was
increasing and that they would make
n success OF the undertaking IL the
right kind OF cooperation was extend
ed TO them by the public Mt large. En-
couraging reports were made at to-
days luncheon by Rev. Van Kcuren.
Judge Jas. l.. Cooper. A. II. McLain
and others.
In the course OF his announcements
Mr.. McLain said. among other things.
that the outlook for the success OF
the campaign in Fremont county was
hopeful. but that its ambitions could
only be attained by hard. conscien-
tious work and the utmost co-opera-
ton OF tne puouc' He iS"u w.
gram from w. s. Hopkins OF Denver.
secrctary of the state organization OF
Vhe Y. NJ. c. A.. in which he stated
that Denver had raised its full ap-
portionment. or s5o0.oov. for the Red
Cross war relief fund and that Colo
/ Endo Springs had at IL O'Clock this
: morning. subscribed $4,000 Of the
800. 900 apportioned 10 IL. Boulder
county has raised $1,000, or more