The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-14
War WORK
CAMP Align
IN COUNTY
; STARTS fine

night. crownfng day of hilarious JOY
and merry making because OF the sign
ing of an armistice. the officials and
captains OF teams in Canon City start
ed the campaign on its glorious and
triumphant way. The starting gun
was sounded with a loud hurrah and
the organization is out today with
DETERMINATION that they will not fall.
The officials and captains gathere.
together at $3.50 at Y II. c. A. and
The pep ball was tossed among the
J assembled workers by what has been
dubbed as the United War Work
Campaign Giee Bunch" You probably
heard It yesterday or the streets and
in the alleys. White the production
could not be termed as musica, per
fcc.iou. YET what II lacked in perfec-
'sou was made up In pep" The OH
.iaI campaign song was featured and
well received.
Harry Bowen. the genial city chsir
ran. infused great deal OF his bolt
ing enthusiasm Into the workers in a
speech that quite surprised all In
lin was discovered a new orator to
the credit OF Canon City. But who
could not tn with the tremendous in.
spirstscn of such day as November
II. Mr.. Bowen said in effect. that we
had been given present of victory
and row IL was up TO us TO endeavor 20
pay in some d, gree for this priceless
present Tha4 every person who wss
asked TO serve In this campaign was
drafted until !, WAS an unqualified sue,
ceas. That the campaign would con
sinie In Canon City until we we're over
the top II II took a month. But be
said that II should rot take long to
pui Canon City over the top 20 far
sf,as there would be mot fhe slightest
doubt In the minds OF the boys that We
mean 10 take care of them.
He said further that II was up to
the smaller subscribers to put this
across because most of the larger Civ
FRA had been seen He then an
noune.d the larger gifts TO the
campaign fund. and when {; was
learned that these totaied about s3,ooo
Of the $3.50 that caron City prope-
must give. exclusive OF South and Easi
Canon and Lincoln Park. there was n
great burst of enthusiasm. He con,
cluded by saying that Fremont county
could not afford. In this eighth cam.
paign of the war, to lie down IN dis
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scribe It's quota.
ID. r.. Gibson was then asked to
speak. and Inspired by the general Jos
uf the day. outdistanced himself in tho
: esoquenrc OF his speech. He spoke
os the countries. The thsnixfulness.
yet gloom. of the people in Berlin as
contsasted with the wild joy that WAS
marking the day In Allied countries
He spoke OF the great thought which
was manifcsting itself in the great
shout that echoed and re-echoed from
one end of the world to the other
Victorious. victorious" He then said
that the boys had not quit their job
before IL was done and done right
that they would not quit for many
weary nonthfA until the who scene is
mopped mp and the world restored 10
its former equilibrium. II the boss
do not stop. is there any reason why
VIC should tall down In this campaign
which might. bu, most likely was not
the last campaign that VIC must put
across. He said that the boys pad not
faid down like yellow dogs at the end.
and Fremont county would not be .
yellow dog either. but would uphold
It's record for patriotism right to the
end, until the boys came marching
home oEce more.
Mr.. Riggs then announced that
5000 gift from Mrs. Dubois. and In n
few well chosen words added his
quota TO the enthusiasm which was
passing all bounds.
George Marsn OF Pueblo. who had
been sent by Denver headquarters to
be present and 10 holp us. was then
called upon. In MOST touching and
clequent. though simple speech, NJ
bSoaght home to the ninds Of all The
frss mssnsas Of patflosidm. He told
0f<<hs psrfunctory attentfon that ~
sSvs ne '"star epansls1 Bsnnefr he
iors the war and how ~ hkd stood
during its playlne q retreat u camp
~ last night that hts son was n this
eeNnfxy, hs tsine aznoae the nr&e %
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