The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-07
WoiI,en's 5 Division
Organized for
War Work Drive


The women OF Fremont county are
Fever behind the men in any eHort TO
help the boys VINO have left their or
dinary lives to take up armB for their
country. And We are looking for
splendid work to be done by the WON.
EMS division in the United War Work
drive. Mrs T. n. Harding is the dis
trict chairman for the three counties.
Fremont. Chanee and Custer. She has
also taken in hand the work>of county
chairman for Fremont county. which
being thoroughly organized for et-
ective work in the campaign which is
o take place from November IL to 1S-
While reports are incomplete ON The
reanization in Canon City. yet much
fas been done to prepare re women
or their part of this drive. The fol-
owing is the organization as complet
d 10 date: Mrs T.. NJ Harding, chair
nsn. Team No. 8. Miss johnson, cap
tain. Mrs Herman Loehr. Mrs. Fred
Whippie, Mrs. D. N. Cooper. Mrs G. E
'leasants. Mrs. A. r. Mitchell. lieuten-
ants. Tteam No. 10. Mrs. P. w. Chap
rell. captain. Mrs. Guy U. Hardy. Mrs
:. A. Bigss. Mrs. l. S. Bailey. Mrs.
4 iyde Nelson. lieutenants. Team No
2. Mrs. Van Wilson. captain, (report
ncomplefel- Team No. 13. Miss Dors
2 drner. captain. Mae Bower. Mfs.
, rice. Miss Eta Walton. Miss Laura
= ybersoid. Miss Wilma Newcomb. lieu
enants. Team No. IL. Mrs. Myra p.
herrill. captain. Mrs w. A. Benson.
Irs Joseph Bowler. Mrs. Fisher. Mrs.
y shIey and Mrs. M NJ. wylie. iieuten.
nts-
In South Canon these teams have
been organized: Team No. 3. Mrs
.haries zengal. captain. Mrs. Gentry,
frs. Louie SHEPPARD. Mrs. Beulah
.ane. lieutenants. Team No 4. Mrs
sickson. captain treport incompleteJ
For East Canon. Mrs E P. Arthur
as been appointed captain. Miss
Teen Hall. Mrs r. A Diiley, Mrs.
sarkham Andrew. MIS-. Charles Heyi,
Mrs Carrie Reid. Miss Lima Hiatt.
ieutenants. For Lincoln Park Mrs.
: Cieiand has been appointed cap
| in. but we have no report for her
cam. When the full account of the
is available Il will be
published with the mems section
with such an excellent leader and
personnel. great things may be ex-
pected from this division OF the cam
paign. II Is particularly fitting that
the women .ssould have a share in this
drive, since the great women's organ
ixation Of the country is nearly con
cerned--the Y. w. c. A The work
that this organization has been doing
both at home and abroad. cahnot be
too highly praised. Its hostess houses
are providing meeting places, like
home for the soldiers and their reia-
tiyes. its work among the women who
have been called TO do the labor in
repairing war munitions. its places OF
eisxation and home-like surroundings
FIR the nurses. both here and N
France. form monument to the large
'artedness OF the women of our
{ ,untry. Such work In absolutely in
{. .pensabie and must be supported
oyaiiy and generously.
But the women are no less interest
d In the other examinations OF relief
concerned in this drive. for ii is the
voman's heart that goes out to the
oss in their privstions which are ies-
sened By the Y. =. c. A.. the National
4 ',holic Council. the Jewish Welfare
Board. TIE War Camm pcommunit,
Service. tho American Library Asso-
atios ad the Salvation Army. For
all these they will work gladly and
with rauch real. We must get ready
4. receive them with open hearts and
purses. So will We make this drive
success