The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
FOR THE RED CROSS
GOES MERRHY ON

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The Red Cross membership cam
paign in Fremont county goes merrily
on with no diminution in the enthus-
iasrn of those at the head of the move
ment to make II big success. Every
where there seems to be a determin-
alton to reach the goal set BY the com
mite and to be satisfied with nothing
less than four thousand. five hundred
members. Some of the more ardent
workers want FIVE thousand placed as
the limit Canon City. F1orence and
the coal camps. in fact. nearly every
community has taken up the matter In
a way that assures the most sanguins
expectations of those who are direct
ing the undertaking.
Up TO noon today there had been
turned over to the committee by ths
solicitors in the Canon City district a
total OF s2.1oo. BY siI o'clock this
evening-it is promised $1,000 from the
same source. Neither Chandler. the
Wolf Park and Royal Gorge coal
mines. or. indeed. amy of the outlying
districts. had been heard from. The
people at all of these places are fully
awake to the Importance and neces-
sity of the compaign and will sub
scribe literally to the splendid cause
il represents.
A H McI.ain will address the min
ers at the Royal Gorge mine this ev-
ening and will appeal 70 them for CO.
operation and help in this patriotic
movement. A generous response is
confidently expected.
No reports of the campaign have
part of the county. but as Cotopaxi.
Coaldale. Texas Creek and the sur
rounding territory is organized for the
work II Is considered certain that they
will not be found wanting when the
results are all in. The people in the
neighborhood of Guffey are deeply in
,erested in the Red Cross and vii,
contribute their full share to its sup
port. The same Is true Of Penrose and
Beaver Park and ali other sections OF
the county. The campaign viii con-
tinue over Saturday that everybody
may have a chance to become a mem
Der. Every man. woman and child in
the county should be q contributor in
some way to the Red Cross
The Nonac mine was the first Ioe
per cent institution in the Canon City
district to turn in its complete force
as members OF the Red Cross. Mr.
o'Neil brought the names and the
money for all employees at that mine
to headquarters last week before the
Drive started in Canon City.
Florence has not stopped going al
ter members Her total is now about
1 600 including Portland. Concrete.
Coal Creek and nearby section.
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ID. Z. Gibson and A H. hcLain
made a trip out over the county on
Thursday and brought in good reports
form several sections.
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voted unanimously to Join the Red
Cross as whole-thus bringing in
over two hundred members
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Penrose has been given permission
TO form a branch of the Fremont
County chapter and her people are
going at the work enthusiastically.
They are going TO start 4 new drive
for members and hope to add at least
100. The ladies' out at Penrose are
liberal workers and the Red Cross
rooms are usually full Of women sew
ing and knitting.
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A special meeting of the miners at
Radiant will be held next Tuesday
night to consider the Red Cross mem
bership campaign. The President OF
the union expressed belief that the
union VIII vote unanimously to join