The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-03-18
Gala Day in
G. A. r. Circles

Wednesday. March 10, was a gala
day in local G. A. r. circles, made so
by the members of Greenwood Wom-
ans Relief Corps. No. %. who enter
tanned at their hall in the Odd Fellows
building at that time Commander j.
NJ Bills of the Colorado and Wyoming
Department of the &. A. r.: his SEN
ior aid commander, Rev. o. s. Reed
of Pueblo; Mrs. Frances Ketterman
o. Boulder, department president OF
the Woman's Relief Corp: Mrs,
Blanche Anderson of Colorado
Springs, department president of the
Ladies of the G. A. r., and Mrs. Ger
trude Crozier of Rocky Ford. depart.
ment president of the Daughters OF
Veterans.
Inspiring addresses were made by
the department officers in which they
told of the splendid things accom-
plished by the organizations during
the past year and of the progress
made in child welfare work. The
speakers sounded anew the warning
to guard our country we'll from insid-
uous and unwholesome propaganda.
All were listened to with the closest
interest.
Greenwood corps contributed so
towards the purchase OF a bronze tab
let to be fixed TO the walls OF Euclid
hall in Denver in commemoration OF
the organization there in 1888 by a
band of patriotic women OF the first
woman's Relief Corps in Colorado.
This money will be turned over 10
Mrs. Ketterman the department presi-
dent of the order.
An incident of the afternoon was n
social hour. during . which refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were
served. pleasing event In connec-
tion with the meeting was the admis-
sion TO the hail OF Louis s. Lear. com
mander of the local American Legion
post. and Prof Paul s. Gillispie. Its
historian. who read the following me-
mortal. which its members had ad-
dressed to Greenwood Relief Corps:
"Ladies-we. the members Of wray-
McKinstry Post No. 13. American Le-
gion. wish to express our thanks and
deepest appreciation to the members
of Greenwood woman's Relief Corps
OF Canon City for the beautiful silk
American flag they presented 20 our
post at the First Methodist Episcopal
church in this city Sunday evening.
February 90.
I'VE shall guard this emblem of
our country with Jealous care and
shall cherish II as the most sacred
possession OF the post.
Its stars and stripes shall con-
stantly remind us of those who gave
their lives that this nation might live.
It's tri-colors shall be to us a symbol
OF our noble forefather's devotion to
duty. love OF liberty and integrity OF
purpose Its silken folds will keep
us ever mindful OF the noble and un-
selfish purposes for which we donned
the uniform and went to foreign soil
to keep alive and make possible to our
less fortunate brothers the blessings
OF democracy. which true Americans
have never ceased to defend. Nor
shall we cease to remember the noble
purpose for which the Woman's Re
lief Corps stands. or the hearts OF
those whose love OF liberty. right and
devotion to our country's cause
prompted them TO present this most
sacred emblem.
Again may we express our keenest
appreciation to your noble body for
this gift and assure you that this
standard shall always be present with
us. whether assembled in the post or
on the march"