The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-04


vitation is extended to the public to
attend.
PfcNiCkED ON
CHANDLER ROAD.
A jolly crowd OF young ladies' par
ticipated in an auto ride and picnic
supper TO the cave on the Chandler
road Wednesday evening Later re-
turning by way of Florence where
they stopped and enjoyed the show.
Those in the crowd were the Misses
Lola Brandon. Lois Goodrich. Helen
Trout. Jessie Wilson, Marie Esser,
Blanch Sherwood and Hilda friedrich
SON
r. A. Miller of Denver. representing
the firm of Libby, McNeill & Libby of
Chicago. arrived in Canon Cit this
morning on business connected with
the sailing and picking plant his
principals are planning to erect here
next summer. A sufficient acreage
of cucumbers and cauliflower having
been pledged by ranchers here for the
undertaking. all preliminaries for the
establishment of the proposed factory
have been settled SO far as the pub
lie is concerned.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
The Quilters' Division of the Meth
odist Ladies' Aid had their monthly
birthday dinner on Wednesday the
9th. There were three ladies' OF hon
or this month. namely. Mrs. HIbbard.
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Hasper Mrs.
Konkers birthday being in March. she
was an invited guest and all were
pleased to have her present On ac-
count of the serious illness Of her hus-
hand, Mrs. Meskimen was unable to
be there until quite late in the day.
There will be no birthday dinner next
month as there are no April fools in
the bunch, but all are ladies of sound
mind and are good quilters. -
MESSENGER BOY HURT
IN COLLISION.
Charles Holsworth, Western
Union messenger boy was severely
bruised and also gashed in two places
In a collision with an automobile at
the intersection of Main and 5th St
at noon today.
= The boy was taken to the Office of
DR.. Wade and later to his home at 518
Harrison avenue. whore late reports
say he is resting easy. Besides the
bruises he has cash on his left hip
and one on his right leg.
The car belonged to the Stockder
Bottling works and was driven by an
employe.
GRADE SCHOOL PUPILS
BUYING w. S. STAMPS.
The grade schools in District No.
Of Canon City are increasing each
week the amount invested in War
Savings Stamps The amount at the
present time is s1.9s2.2y. which is an
increase of nearly $500 over the
amount reported six weeks ago.
Each grade building has been or
ganized as Junior Red Cross Auxil-
iary and total fund of STA has been
raised for the purchase of materials
10 be made into war supplies. This
work is urdcr the supervision of Miss
Eva B. Kirkton, the Art teacher and
Miss Helen Linkins, tfe teacher of
Domestic Science.
Junior Four Minute Men are being
selected for the various buildings.
These pupils will be regularly accred-
tied by the government and will de-
liver addresses upon the war to the
other pupils.
GATE CITY CIRCLE NO. 40
HELD INTERESTING MEETING.
Gate City Circle No. 120. Neighbors
OF Woodcraft. held it's regular semi
weekly meeting Monday evening. with
Guardian Neighbor Ewell. presiding.
It was voted to purchase q service
nag. Neighbor Moore. clerk. was in
structed to purchase q Bible to send
TO 6. r. Zigier. son Of Neighbor Zig
Ter. who is In the U. 8. Naval service
In training at San Diego; also TO write
. letter to the young man
Neighbor Miriam told Of the Liber-
" Loan fund and OF the amount OF
muncy TO be raised in this vicinity.
100000 being, the apportionment Tor
this county. She presented the sub
sect in a very comprehensive manner.