The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-02-05

Ati Ahf year Mt5sIh
II. J. Craig. J. w. Mckinley. j 4
Quinn. John Hamilton and w. y.
Clark. all by unanimous .ote of those
present
DR.. George y. Vosbureh of the 10 .
ulty of Denver University. who Is
noted as a traveller. lecturer, scholar
and clergyman, and who has brou.h.
much credit to the institution which
he represents, was the main speaker
OF the evening. DIR. Vosburgh but a
few months ago returned from an ex.
haustive study of the economic con-
ditions OF Europe. and he dwelt at
length in his talk Tuesday night on
the conditions obtaining over there
DIR. Nosburgh is deep student Of
world affairs. and having been for
years intimately acquainted with
European countries, he was ably mt
ted to make the study trip which he
undertook last year. To his audience
Tuesday night he gave a vivid word
picture. replete with beautiful de
scriptive phrases and punciuated fre
luently with forceul thought laden
sentences, telling of the disheyelied
and altogether unsettled state of the
war-torn continent across The Atlantic
The conditions which struck the
speaker most empha;ically were III.
disturbed mentality OF the peoples
generally, and the deplorable short.
age Of all foodsiufIs and supplies He
said that France was more stricken
than Belgium. but iha; during last
year the French farmers had made
great sums of money from their crops
While the French government is no.
toriously poor. the individuals them.
selves are weil-to-do on the average
The speaker stated that spirit Of
optimism was apparent despite tho
gloom caused by present Handicapped
conditions. and that the reconstruc-
tion policies of the various nations
were fast restoring the pre-war time
state. The shortage of coal was d..
laying matters considerably. but the
engineers were utilizing the many
waterfalls to generate power and that
in the future electricity instead OF
coal would be the chief source Of
power for looms and mills. and other
manufacturing enterprises This was
especially true Of Italy
Dr. vosburEh spent some time in
telling Of the labor unrest and ex.
planned the great harm which the
thousands OF strikes. many OF them
unreasonable. had caused to Europe
In speaking of our own country he
said that immigration should not h,
gfnnnad anffr,1xs
the foreigners and could use them to
good advantage in labor which ne
ouired muscle, but that our problem
would be to Americanize these people
He said that the war developed the
fact that the American army bore the
largest percentage OF iiliteracy OF any
In the conflict Compulsory educa
ton in the English language and the
permission OF only American schools
and churches in this country would do
much to aid in the Americanization OF
the foreigners in the opinion OF the
speaker.
Secretary Z. A. Gray of the Pueblo
Chamber OF Commerce spoke brlen.
on the great advantages of the San
Isabel forest AS tourist feature for
southern Colorado, He said that
the policy OF the Pueblo Chamber was
To build up the communities OF South
ern Colorado and that by so doing
Pueblo would benefit
Secretary Bradbury read his very
comprehensive and excellent report
of the years activities of the local
chamber. and IL was apparent from II
that the local organization had been
unusually active in various endeav-
ors for the development and upbuild4
ing of Canon City. and had accom-
plished many really wonderful things
osment's orchestra played many
pleasing numbers during the evening.
and the popular male quartet, com
posed OF Messrs. Robert Miller. A. J
Zimmerman. Ed Keleher and Everett
Fisher, were encored several times
because of their excellent singing
This quartet has only been developed
within the past few months. and has
sanitation Just recently.
After the meeting a lap lunch was
served "T.Bone Charlie" Fowler
had prepared SONG OF HIS famous beef
which melts In your mouth. and 'T'
Charlie" Duncan produced some OF
his excellent cofYet. 40 that the feed
was one worth partAking Of Gcorge
DRtchellor Arch Turner, Herman
stommel and jim Buntcn served IN.
lunch.