The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-03-20
Big Audience
Hears Salvation
Army Officers

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women Thursday evening at 8 o'clock
20 hear the addresses OF Capt Ava u.
Holbrook and his wife. Captain Lou
ise B. Holbrook of Denver. who came
here to relate to our people some Of
their experiences in the battle zones
of France, and to announce the imam
cial drive soon to be undertaken in
tie interest Of the home service of the
Salvation Army. The drive is to be
nationwide in its scope and the ap-
portionment of Fremont county viii
be $500. Mrs. t. M. Harding OF this
city is vice chairman of the county
campaign. It win be conducted dur
ing the week beginning March "a.
Thursdays nights meeting was pre-
sided over by Mayor 2 N. Cooper,
the speakers by pointing out the great
work carried on by the Salvation Army
in connection with the American mil
itary forces in Europe and the sacri-
fees 1t had made for our soldier boys
over there He said that the Saliva
tion Army had entered the war with
out material resources. but had accom-
plished much through the devotion of
its members to the enterprises In
which they were engaged. When
humanity saw the splendid consecra
tion and magnificent results of the
work OF the Salvation army among
our men in the fro-t lines" continued
Mr. Cooper, -nateria. resources were
supplied il by frienls in the UnitsI
States who had no direct agency
abroad engaged in caring for the sol
dier boys who were fight,ng the bat
ties OF liberty. The Salvation Army
was one of the great factors in main
taining the morale OF our troops in
France and in ministering to them
when wounded and hungry
The audience sang Onward Chris
tian Soldiers" and vocal solo was
rendered by Mrs. w. c. Thomas. The
first speaker was Mrs. Holbrook. who
won her title and office In the> Saliva
tion Army by distinguished service.
She stated that when the Salvation
Army decided TO go into the war to
help the living and comfort the dying
it was practically without financial
means. but that fact did not discour.
age it. Something like 100000 was
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selling some property 1t owned. This
amount OF money did not last long. but
long enough TO convince the world OF
its devotion to a great patriotic cause
and Of its belpfuiness to the men who
were fighting freedoms battles. AT
this juncture in our affairs. when our
money was gone and we did not know
where we could get any more" said
Mrs. Holbrook, sthe Benevolent and
Protective Order OF Elks came to our |
rescue by pledging US The necessary
credit to continue our work II was |
one OF the greatest benevolences in
history, and provided the sinews that
permitted the Salvation Army to
make good on all of the battiefields
OF France, in which American troops |
took part. God bless the Elks."
Although only rs years of age very
few women have had as thrilling an |
experience in the front lines in France
with our boys as Mrs. Holbrook. She !
was present and participated in every
American drive from Cantigny to the
Argonne forest. During the ST. Mi
hiel campaign she spent her nights
sleeping by the roadside. sometimes
in shell holes and sometimes in the |
cpen air, in mo Mans Land" She
has slept in dugouts in the woods with |
no protection but piece OF tar paper |
for q covering. She shared the dan
gers and uncertainties OF the war at |
all places and in all weathers with the
doughboy. She was hit in the Argonne
forest by piece Of shrapnel from a
German shell and almost buried un- !
der the debris Of the collapsing dug !
out in which she was standing at the
time. She was always at her post in
the advanced dressing stations, al
though lamed for three weeks as the
result Of her wound. During all OF
the St. Mihiel drive she was busily
engaged in cheering the wounded.
washing the blood from their faces,
binding LID their wounds, temporarily
bandaging fractured and broken limbs
and giving that feminine touch and in
spring courage as only woman can
Her work was carried on under the
continuous shelIing of the American
lines by the Huns and his attacks
from the air by bombs. Her dough.
nut making was done under the most
dangerous ard primitive conditions.
with an empty win rouge" botte for
q rolling pin, an empty baking powder
can to cut out the doughnuts aud an
empty shaving stick box to make the
holes. She succeeded in making thou
sands Of these enticirg delicacies for
the American soldiers, despite the
hardships OF her surroundings.