The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-05-10
STORY OF THE MODERN.
WOODMEN SANlTARlUM

The American people like to ride in
the band wagon. This is one reason
why the Modern Woodmen of Ameri-
ca is among the most popular of all
the many good fraternal societies. For
twenty years it has been the largest
of them all.
The first camp of this society was
organized at Lyons, Iowa, on Jan. 5.
1883.
Helped When III.
After an applicant becomes a mem
ber he learns that he has been con-
Quoted into the forests of brotherly
love and has united with over a mil
lion of the most sympathetic and gen.
erous men in the world. He learns
that when he becomes i'll and is un-
able to husk his corn or plow his
field that Woodmen come as united
band, make a bee and in a day do
his work for him.
He has learned that he can carry
life insurance for amounts from $500
to $4,000 by the payment of small
assessment each month and that all
death claims are paid promptly. At
the meetings of the local camp he
meets a companionable lot of fellows
who enjoy clean fun.
The financial history of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America deals in
large numbers. Since its organization
it has paid death claims on more
than 100000 members to whose bene-
ficiaries over s200.000,000 were paid.
The average certificate is for about
$4,000 and there is now in force a
total of 81, 50O.0O0,OO0 of insurance.
The society has an invested surplus
of S13 zoos, ,S25.
Fights White Plague.
The Modern Woodmen of America
is not alone the largest fraternal ben
eficiary society in the world, but it
also owns and operates the largest
free tuberculosis sanitorium in ex-
istence.
This society is more than great
big fraternal beneficiary society which
insures the lives of its members at SO
much per thousand. 1t is one. of the
greatest exponents of the spirit of
practical cooperation that has been
given to the world.
Eight years ago when the nation
wide fight bega nagainst the great
white plague. the members of the
Modern Woodmen of America. OF
whom there were over a million men,
aided the society in contributing more
than $477,0 900 for the establishment of
the free theatment of any unfortunate
member who fell a victim TO this
dread disease.
Many Members Cured.
The sanitarium is located on a L.
500 acre tract of land nesting in a
protected valley at the foot of Cedar
mountain twelve miles northwest of
Colorado Springs. 1t is constructed
on the cottage plan, with a cottage
for every patient. There are 200 cot
tages and these are constantly filed
Since the sanitarium was opened
in January, 1909. over 5000 members
have been treated and 1882 have been
returned TO their homes absolutely
cured. To show the members and
public just what this asnitarium is,
with its magnificent buildings, cot
tages for patients and employees, its
barns, silos. dairy herd and other
things of interest. the society has had
all of these placed in moving pic
lures.
On request OF the local camp these
moving pictures are to be shown here
in addition to the regular bill at the
Opera House Wednesday night, May
9Th. The officers have found this
photograph of actual scenes. showing
buildings and patients actually re
ceiving treatment, the most satisfac-
tory way to inform the membership
of what is being purchased with the
money contributed. DR.. Rutledge is
superintendent and with competent
medical staff wonderful results have
been obtained in saving life.