The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-03-21
LOCAL CHAPTER Of AMERICAN
REDCROSS NEEDS MORE FUNDS
Steps Being Taken to Provide Funds for
Canon City Without Waiting for Big
100000, 900 Drive to Begin May 10th

Owing to the variety and extent Of
its enterprises. with the consequent
demands upon II for money TO pur-
chase the required materials to carry
on its work and to meet necessary ex-
penses. Canon City Chapter OF the
Red Cross >is badly in need of funds.
In fact. considerable indebtedness
has already been created and the de-
ficit is becoming larger every day as
the surplus La exhausted and there are
no tangible assets to fall back upon
This is a condition. however. that
is not peculiar to Canon City Chap
other organizations of o similar ma
ture In different parts of the country.
In many towns where the Rod Cross
exists. a revenue for It's support Ia
provided by the people of the com
munity. who subscribe 30 much an
nuaily for its maintenance. This in
come Is pledged by patriotic citizens
and Ia collected in monthly INSTALL
mepts and used for the cancellation
of the expense accoun, OF the Red
Cross. Such a system prevails al
Florence and possibly. in other towns
In this county. In Canon City no such
provision has been made and there is
no way to meet the situation without
appealing 10 the patriotism and gen.
erosity OF the community.
II was believed for hong time that
the deficit of the local chapter could
be carried over until the next nation
wide drive for the Red Cross occurred
which was expected TO take place
next month. but the postponetnent of
the national drive TIL May 20th has
put q new phase upon the situation
and necessitates that some solution
for the problem be found in the more
Immediate future. The national cam
paign for the Red Cross will be for
800. 1000. 900. Fremont county's quota
far. ia a matter OF special concern to
the public. We Will "go over the top"
whatever our apportionment may be.
The question that interests us most
at this time is how TO meet the
emergency situation. The magnificent
work OF the Red Cross has To 70 on
as long az the ''boys In khaki" are In
France. or are preparing TO ''go over
there" 10 fight for our liberties. C.
A. Biggs, who was the county chair
man during the national Red Cross
drive last summer aud was continued
at the head OF the county organization
for war work. is planning 10 meet the
| financial requirements of the local
chapter OF the Red Cross by means of
a great public auction at which every
body will be invited To bid.
These auctions have been carried on
with great success elsewhere and
there appears to be no reason why
they would be less fortunate hero.
Appeal Ia made to the public for do
nations to be sold at auction and any.
thing OF value from dozen eggs to
q steam engine will be accepted. They
are auctioned OF mt some convenient
and easily accessible place after wide
publicity has been given to the date
OF sale and the purpose for which
It Is held As the proceeds arc for
n patriotic cause. the articles placed
on sale bring good prices: many times
more than they would yeiid under or
dinary circumstances In many cases
the articles are sold and reeoid n don
en- times; the purchaser giving them
back TO be again auctioned of after
having paid for them. At such an auc-
ton for the Red Cross at Monte VISTA.
recently. a BASKET containing two doz-
en- eggs was sold half a score Of times
the man who eventually became the
owner paid fifty dollars Tor n. At
tho same sale fifty-pound box OF po-
tatoes brot seventeen dollars; young
ram $4.100 and bull calf 5000. The
first bid for the ram wns six hundred
dollars. The total receipts from the
Monte Vista sale were in excess OF
$1,000.
Many things can be given TO the Red
Cross here that would not seriously
Inconvenience the donors; the sale OF
which at such an auction as wo have
described would yield a nice sum OF
money While Mr. Biggs has not yet
formulated his plans for the proposed
auction he IL confident that It can be
made d success. He has talked the
matter over with other members OF