The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-07-12


avenue. on June 23rd., it was decided
to meet informally at the home of
members the first and third Friday
afternoons OF each month during the
summer season for social and intel
lectual purposes and the other Friday
afternoons of each month to meet at
the Red Cross rooms for patriotic
work. The Friends in Council recent
ly voted the sum of fifty dollars from
its treasury for the Red Cross war re-
lief fund.
RECRUITING OFFICE CLOSED
TODAY
The recruiting Office for Company
C., First Colorado Infantry. United
States National guard. which has been
maintained in Canon City for the last
month or six weeks. was closed today
under instructions from the military
authorities in Denver and Lieut.. C. p.
Norman and Jas. c. Peabody. who
have been here on detached service
as enlistment officers. ordered to re-
turn to their command at Fort Logan.
Colo.
PROMINENT Y. N. C. A.
WORKERS HERE
W. 8. Hopkins OF Denver. secretary
OF the state organization Of the y
NJ. C. A. for Colorado, accompanied
By two prominent Japanese secre-
taries engeged in association work IN
the Orient. are visitors in Canon City
today. One OF the japanese secre-
taries alluded to has charge OF the
railroad work OF the i. NJ. c. Ain
Korea and the other is employed by
the association in a supervisory ca
pacity' in Japan. They are making a
tour of America for the purpose OF
studying sociological conditions in
this country. The party made an au-
tomobiIe excursion to the top of Royal
Gorge this morning and will visit the
penitentiary this afternoon They
will leave for Denver tonight.
I. o. o. r. TO CARE FOR
MEMBERS IN WAR
Provisions for the care of members
OF the order who may be injured at
the battle front after the American
army lands in Europe and the care
and maintenance of their dependents
at home will engage the attention of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order OF Odd Fellows
at its annual convention in Louisville
Kentucky. NEXT September. according
to a statement made public in ;ha.
city a few days ago by Grand Sire
Frank c. Goudy. Of Denver.
The head OF the order dwells upon
the importance OF the meeting TO Odd
Fellows. points out that transporta-
tion companies can handle the ex-
pecicd 5000 delegates and. apparently
10 correct any Misunderstanding.
makes the definite statement the con-
yention will be held.
Never In the history of the order
the statement recites. was there so
much depending upon the assembling
of American and Canadian Odd Eel
lowship in annual convention. In ad-
dition to transacting the ordinary
business that will come before the
Sovereign Grand Lodge. there will be
a large volume of work to be done by
our order acting in cooperation with
the Red Cross and like associations in
furnishing relief to all who may be
subjected to the horrors of this war.
The fact that Odd Fellows will soon
20 to the front in protection OF home
and of civil and religious liberty.
makes II our highest duty to provide
for them when injured in battle. fail
ing in healthy or otherwise requiring
the fraternal and helpful care of our
fraternity. The protection of our wild
ows and orphans at this time is more
valying upon US relatively are greater.
In view OF existing conditions IL is
most imperative that the sovereign
grand lodge meet this year for legis-
iation on important matters that will
confront US. Over s500.O00 was con-
tributed last year and with the
worlds calamity forced upon America
the succor to be extended during the
war will run into great figures.
"In view of the fact that transpor-
tation companies will not be largely
occupied in handling troops. war ma
terial and supplies in the early part OF
October. when the cantonments will
open. the sovereign grand lodge will