The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-03

BED Cross Members this week.
This is n national affair and has
been pulled of or will he pulled Off in
every community in the United
States
In many places the campaign PIE
ceeded Christmas, but in some it came
OH the week after. For several rea-
sons the local committee in this part
of the county set this week--Wed-
nesday TO Saturday. Jan. End TO 5th.
All this Drive means lie that some
body will ask everybody in Fremont
county to become member of the
Red Cross.
You probably think you are mem
ber. But you probably are motor
viii, not be after next Tuesday, Janu-
ary LIST. All memberships are for
the calendar year So unless YOU
have paid your dues for 1918 no mat
ter what you have given to the Red
Cross this year. your membership
will lapse with the end of the year.
Simple membership costs but si.o0
n year. Subscribing membership $500
this includes the Red Cross Maga-
zine which as War story alone is
worth the price.
This Drive was instituted for the
purpose of adding 10.000.0o0 rev
members to the Red Cross and We
are assured that that goal will be
passed by some millions.
The effort IL being made TO enroll
every man, woman and child In the
United States az far aa possible in the
Red Cross. Whole families enroll.
Whole forces in business establish
ments are enrolled These families
and business establishments where
every member of the family or the
force become members are entitled
to hang up a 100 per cent Red Cross
nag.
The Drive here will be in the hands
of the War Work council which pull
cd of so successfully the recent y NJ.
{. A. War Work compaiEu-
y. 4. Gibson is chairman for the
county; C. A. Biggs is chairman for
The Canon City district; G. w. Van
Patten is secretary for the county
organization.
A. n. McLain is chairman of the
Fremont County Chapter of the Am
erican Red Cross and r. II. Troutman
Ia treasurer.
The town and district has been d.
vided up in districts. Team captains
have charge of the districts. Each dis
trict is divided up into small sections
Of two or three blocks. These little
sections will be covered By two work
erB.
The whole force of q hundred work
ers will begin active work on next
"Wednesday morning. They will de
vote the whole day 10 the work.
Every house will be called on. Every
body in town solicited. Every grown
up person in the community will be
given an opportunity TO say Yes o.
No.
The work cannot be done In day
but the most of the work will be
done on the first day--W ednesday.
All committeeman ard women--sll
helpers Of all kinds are urged TO give
up the whole of "Wednesday to this
work. Don't let any other thing inter
fere with the success of this work.
Make this your business for one day
and work like one of our soldiers in
training for single day-only you
don't have to sc, up at 5:l5 a. IN as
they do.
II these hundred workers will just
work like soldier in training works
for single day the job will be nearly
done.
II will be necessary to make some
call backs. Some people will be away
from home. Some people will be un-
decided on the first call-Uho in
most cases you will find they are peo-
pie who do not read The Daily Rec
ord) Some women will have to talk
to their husbands. In these cases so
iicitors will have 10 so back the next
day.
On "Wednesday every house in this
community should receive a call.
The unit for work will be the block.
The blocks are assigned to workers.
The workers must be responsible for
every house in the block assigned.
The workers must keep an accurate
record of all houses in the blocks.
they have. where the people have not
signed membership cards. Before