The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-31

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oomfor committes completed over 50
|oonfort kits and 100 Christmas pack
.ages. In response to, the two calls for
relief for Belgia and French refugees,
the Branch collected, and shipped over
ALSO pounds OF clothing Last week
the Branch shipped to Denver. $50
ARTICLES in ciuding 125 sheets for the
hospital linen shower" A Home
Service committee. which has repre-
senfauves in all the auxiliaries. Is
looking after the needs Of soldiers rel
arives ana in number Of instances
has been able to render valuable assis-
ta1ce-
The women of the Christian Science
church have their own rooms and are
working under direct direction OF their
own organization. Much is being ac-
complished and many boxes of sup
plies shipped away.
The war relief work OF the general
Marion Chapter OF the d. A. r.. end
ing October first. includes the send
ing away OF $50 magazines, 100 books.
~ treasure bags, 40 Christmas boxes.
$50 knitted articles. the adoption OF
two French orphans. correspondence
with ten soldiers and sailors. 500 for
the Third Liberty loan. sI7 towards
restoration OF the French village OF
Tf;loloy, SIS towards Dodge car for
Base Hospital 20. SO Red Cross War
fund. $40 Y. NJ. c. A. War fund. s34 Nat
Ionai society ID. A. r. Liberty loan and
have spent s5e.70 for yarn The mem
bers have made 1900 surgical dress
ings. $50 glasses OF jelly for Recuper-
ating hospital. and proudly exhibit i
service nag with Is stars. When one
considers that this work has been
done By the twenty resident members
Of the Chapter besides much outside
work connected with the Red Cross.
one realizes that the same spirit of
patriotism animates these daughters
that did their fathers They are now
sewing on clothing to be sent to their
adopted French orphans.
The women's Civic Improvement
League OF Canon City In conjunction
with the school board Of district No.
l and the city council. employed sup
ervisor who took charge OF the Boys
and Girls War Gardens. with the re-
suit that good work was done among
the school children and most cred
liable exhibition given. many vege-
tables and much fruit conserved.
Florence also had supervised war
gardens and all over the county the
children were producing and conserv-
ing. Canning clubs were organized
by Miss Virgil and most excellent work
accomplished.
/ Liberty choruses have been organ
lied In Canon City. East Canon. Chand
Ter. Penrose and Rockvaie and many
comics OF the war songs issued by the
Denver Times have been distributed
10 the schools thruout the county. and
one copy given to each inmate OF the
penitentihry. The "Girls Patriotic
Chorus" OF Canon City under the d'-
rcetion of Miss searcy has led many
"community sings. sung for patriotic
meetings In the county and for the
I Colorado Federation of Women's CLUBS
at their annual meeting in Pueblo. and
and doing good work in trying to make
Fremont -the singing county" ! think
IL would please the Denver Times TO
/ hear the school children OF Chandler,
the large majority OF whom are for
elgn.born. sing. Justify every one of the
songs on the pamphlet issued. begin
ming with THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" and ending with Annie Laurie
| The child Welfare Committee. un.
der the direction Of ats chairman. Mrs.
L. c. Moore. Is we'll organized. The
cooperation OF the school board OF Dis
trict No. ! and OF the women's Club of
1 Canon City has been secured. and 1t is
hoped to have county conference in
connection with visit from Dr. Nc
Teevar of the University of Kansas
and the state chairman OF child vel
| fare. Mrs. Moore is planning to have
every baby In the county weighed and
measured. and then to keep on with
the conservation OF children" which
1 now means so much to the country.
i The committee on conservation has
! distributed hundreds OF pamphlets
throughout the county and In cooper
alton with the chairman of the food
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