The Glenwood post., 1917-06-23
H. H. French in Charge Of Campaign
Work Says Garfield County
Must Reach Quota
RETURNS ARE ENCOURAGING

On June the nation compiled an
honor roll made up Of the young man
hood of the country who are to fight
our battles and perhaps give up their
lives that we as nation may live.
Beginning Monday, June IS, President
Wilson has set aside week for the
compilation of another honor roll Of
the citizens of the nation. Every cit
izen is given the opportunity to con
tribute to the Red Cross War Fund i'll
order that those who registered on the
honor roll of June may be cared for
] on the battlefield.
manager, Red Cross week is in full
swing in Garfield county and from the
returns that have come in to date as
recorded elsewhere in this paper, there
seems to be no question but that Gar
field county will heed the great call OF
the Red Cross. $1OO,O0O,OO0 is the
amennt set by the Red Cross war couu-
ell to raise in the nation and President
10 to June 25, should be set aside is
a week in which the citizens of the
Country might give to this undertaking.
1t Is week in which those who cam
not fight can give. The spirit that per-
vades the nation shows that the re-
quests of the National Red Cross will
be granted, and Garfield county will
do it's share.
100000 is allotted to Colorado, and
$12,6s0 to Garfield county The county
has been divided into districts and al
lotted amounts to raise as follows:
Glenwood Springs and vicinity So, ,565
}'ifle and vicinity .....-....... 2,525
Carbondale and vicinity ....... 2,050
Grand Valley and vicinity ...... 1910
New Castle and vicinity. ........ 1.63o
Silt and vicinity ........-.... 720
Cardiff and vicinity .......-... $50
The organization of the country got
late start on the work, but by Tues
day of this week every district in the
county had practically perfected it's
organization. The spirit with which
every community in the county has TAX
en- hold of the great task makes one
feel proud to be citizen of Garfield
county.
Manager French returned from down
The valley Wednesday evening in high
spirits. The enthusiasm with which
those patriots at Rifle, Silt, New Cas-
tie. and Grand Valley seized upon the
work in hand was just cause for his
optimism. Mr.. French admitted when
he started the work that he was not
optimistic as to the outcome, because
the work had been begun at the
eleventh hour, but the outlook now is
that in spite of the late start Garfield
county will not be found Stacker.
Mayor Kirwan went to Cardiff and
Garbondale also Tuesday and got things
lihed up. There is no reason to believe
anything else but that the potato coun-
try will more than raise their allot-
me3t of $2,05O. Those people are nor
going to forget those high priced po-
tatoes they sold last season and they
are not going to forget that the Red
Cross is calling now.
Things looked bad for Glenwood
Springs to start out. That 1886
looked mighty big to the local team
captains, on account of Strawberry
Day and the demands that had been
made on local citizens by the local
chapter of the Red Cross. But the first
days work shows conclusively that the
people know what the Red Cross War
: Fund is for and are not going to let
any expense they incurred in connec- !
tion with Strawberry Day, cAatuuqua
or, local Red Cross stand in the way Of
raising the amount allotted TO-. Glaa;;
wood Springs and vicinity.
There is just two days left in which
to finish raising the amount allotted.