The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-30
BIG RALLY AT Y. m. CA. CELEBRATES
RAISING OF THE RED CROSS FUND

night with a commemorative program
of instrumental music. speechmak;ng
felicitation and song that was attend
ed by several hundred of our citizens
The meeting was presided over by
A II. McLain, chairman OF the cam
paign committee. and short addresses
were made by Thomas Cavanaugh.
who had charge of the work in Flor
ence. by d. E. Gibson. head of the
campaign in Canon City. and others
who helped make the drive the splen-
did success il was. Mr.. Cavanaugh
reported that Florence's apportion-
ment was 81 500 and that the sub
scriptions of her people were s7.3sS.-
545- The United Oil company. he
said. gave. sI,ses.5o and that 40 men
in his community gave S1.655.
Florence's part in the campaign was
superb and hearty applause followed
Mr.. cavanaugh's report.
Mr.. Gibson speaking on behalf OF
Canon City said that there was NJ
community in the United States OF
corresponding population, wealth and
resources that had overtopped Canon
City in the liberaI:ty OF its snbscr-p-
tions to the Red Cross financial fund.
This was due. he said. to the natural
generosity of its citizens and TO their
of the necessity of secur-
ing victory in the mighty conflict
in which the forces of democracy are
enlisted against the legsons of autoc-
racy for ourselves. our children and
our children's children This is
war, said Mr.. Gibson, of despotism
against freedom and We must support
it heart and soul to win. There was
at the beginning of the present world
conflict. he continued, three courses
open to the United States. One of
them by maintaining a humiliating
and dishonorable truce with the enc
my; another by sowing discord in.
Germany and thereby causing revo-
luton among her people and lastly
by achieving just and honorable
peace by force of arms The first
was obnoxious TO the American idea
of right and justice and was too COW
ardly to be permitted. The second
means proved TO be failure and the
third course alone remains to us--to
conquer by the sword. Our govern
meut. asserted Mr.. Gibson, has said
that il will make no peace with a
Pruss 'anized and militant Germany
until a just and equitable settlement
can be made under which all men
and women may have the right to
pursue happiness in their own way.
The six precincts of Canon City.
exclusive of South Canon, East Can
on and Lincoln Park, declared Mr..
Gibson, had raised sl4.146 Al during
the past week for the Red Cross and
were proud Of their achievement. He
read the amount OF the subscriptions
made by each precinct, but as that ~
given below il would be supernuous
to repeat il here. Mr.. Gibson. like
Mr.. Cavanaugh. was accorded enthus-
iastic applause by his splendid ad-
dress and the encouraging character
of his report.
Other features of the jubilee pro-
gram Monday night included short
talk by Raymond Marsh. former as
sistant secretary of the V NJ. C. A.
here, but at present connected with
the Red Triangle work among the
soldiers at Camp Funston; the read
ing of an original poem on the bene-
cences of the Red Cross by Rev Don
Frank Fem: vocal solos by Miss
Gumaer of this city and Miss Price
of Rockvale: singing by the Girls Pat
riotic league under the direction OF
Miss Milicent Steacy; vocal selection
by male sextet under the leadership
OF C. w. Van Patten. and the read
ing of reports from campaign work
ers in various parts of the county.
The singing was superb and both
Miss Gumaer and Miss Price were ap-
plauded to the echo. The Girls Pat
riotic league sang several selections
in delightful manner end received
praise and commendation
for their work. The jubilee closed
by singing the doxoIogy. in which all
Joined. The orchestra. chorus and
individual singing was of the highest
order. Mrs Hines OF Ell Paso. Texas.
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