Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-02-04

LADIES AID BIRTHDAY.
Friday evening the quiet of Ord
way was broken by the ringing of
a bell up and down the Main street.
This was the announcement that
the New England Tea furnished by
the Ladies' Aid Society was ready
at the M. +. church. AS the pro-
prietors of hotel and boarding
house had kindly closed their din
ing rooms for the occasion the
hungry people tiocked to the
church. Fathers and mothers with
their children, young men with
their sweethearts, and rs usual the
school boy with stomach Of won
derful capacity.
Small silk bags had been dis
tributed to the people with an in
vitation to return them with as
many pennies as they were years
old in celebration OF thi,. the 5th,
birthday of the Ladies' Aid Soci-
ETY..
At the church door the treaurer
stood guard over a receptacle into
which the bags which entitled the
guests to supper were dropped.
Those who failed to bring bags paid
25 cents.
The two long tables looked very
pretty, and the food inviting. The
seats at the tables were quickly
filled with young and old who
proved that the edibles tasted as
good as they looked. As fast as
seats were vacated they were re-
filled and it was almost 9 o'clock
when the last one had finished
and the program was begun.
First was a voluntary by Mrs.
Corey. An instrumental piece by
Miss Nellie Olmstead followed,
then the secretary, Mrs. d. G.
Roberts, told in her delightful and
entertaining manner of the birth
of the society in 1893, and its sub
sequent history. She read the
names of the first members-only
four now reside in Ordway. The
weather was so unpropitious fol
their first gatherings that when
they tried 10 ascertain the near
temperature they concluded it was
all mean, and the announcement,
of a socinl gathering was tho sig
nal for Il storm. She spoke o.
frequent disappointments whe1
they depended upon supplies from
Pueblo; of the oyster supper with
out q single oyster, and of tn,
kindness and forbearance Of the
people who declared they would
rather have ice cream any way
Two birthday recitations followed
then the treasurer gave her report
During the S years S729 had been
raised, 1886 OF whicn was paid OIL
pastors salary, the balance used
in furnishing the church and MS.
sisting in various ways from time
to time. Mrs. Kelley sang nm AL.
pine song and then came the open.
ing of the bags and reading of the
quotations and congratulations
which they contained. Offerings
and words of cheer were received
from several out of town: Mr.
and Mrs. Sykes, Colorado Springs
Mr.. W. II. Farr, Greeley and Mr.
and Mrs. Stryker, Michigan. There
was Il fascination and intense
interest as the contents OF
the bags were slowly poured out
One brought by gray haired un.
Gle contained 72. Some contained
only nickles, others dimes, etc
One tiny one contained only two
pennies and WAS brought by /,
sweet little baby girl. Another
Bright Eyes" had only three pen
nies in hers with the words "Lit
tie, but o myr There were 81
bags Of all varieties of shapes ant
colors, and many guesses as to the
amount, which proved to he S31.3l
Later came 81 and the followin,
lines from Mr.. g. of Buffalo, n. Y
Your birthday card came too late
To comply in time with my fifty ant
eight;
But now I send by mail OF Uncle Sam,
A cent u year for tho days tha. am:
The balance is for tho years to come.
And IL should live to hundred and |
I'll not forget my friends out west,
Who 10 build up tho church are doin,
their best.
May you prosper and thrive and grow I,
be greatcr
Than when yon were led by your lat.
pastor, Kestor.
n hear that you do. l shall not be sorr,
That now you are led by Pastor G. "
! Corey.
1t is needless to add that the la
dies felt quite encouraged bv tn,