New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-18
WOMEN OF DENVER.
THE WORK OF BUILDING AN AUDITORIUM
TO BE TURNED OVER TO THEM.
THE CLUB MEMBERS PRoPosE'RAIsING MONEY BY

FIN AND EARNEsTNEss
Denver has long wanted an auditorium. but her
citizens wrang!ed about suitable site. and refused
10 agree on any dehrite plan by which the mucn-
needed building might he started Now. IN their
extremity they have decided 10 turn the matter
over TO the clubwomen o, the city. who, thus put
upon their nettle TO assume the RESPONSE
bilitv OF the whole affair and are evolving and re-
voving so many projects that they could easily
build a city. let alone one structure.
The majority OF the positively erthusi-
astic over letting the women take charge OF the
most pro- iinert:
State Treasurer George ". Kephart says: Il don't
know but that il would be good idea to turn the
work OF building the auditorium over TO women
Still / think both sexes should be represented on
the committee"
State Auditor John ". Lowell says: An excel
lent plan if the women can be induced 10 under
take IT, They will be more enthusiastic than the
men Whether they will prove practical business
women remains to be seen They are exccNeh' So
licltors believe in giving them an opportunity
Clarence J. Chapman State superintendent OF
Irrigation indorses the women and the Idea IN no
halfway words. lie says: IL IN" women take
hold OF il they will make II success. THINK
the building OF the auditorium should be turned
over 10 them. The women q Denver are most
enterprisng lot OF people When they start IN
they mean business Give them chance by all
means"
The women propose to raise money for the audi
,o-,rm by selling auditorium buttons This novel
way OF securing the necessary wherewithal seems
10 have won the mems fancy and ,. j. f!ynh
chairman OF the Colorado Terminal Lines Asso-
ciatlon declares his faith In the button scheme
and saws: There ne no doubt that me pos
session Of an auditorium would draw conventions
therefore money 10 Denver. Railroad men even
feel that II a large convention were secured FOR
Denver the absence OF a proper meetna-place
might give tho delegates prejudice against the
city The raising OF a sum sufficient according
TO the recent estimates. which are not so large as
/ the somewhat ridiculous sums first mentioned II
few years ago. to build this hall mas been already
accomplished by Kansas city Their method was
combination Of fun ana earnestness
For example | know one railroad president VINO
would have absolutely dealings win man VINO ~
into he Once SPOKE 70 him on the ms s'r b,stt
G - b AID no, see H. remained dumb as pos
/ 20 enorts could make him speak un'il me man
", wore eb'cb on" buttons aTn we We're sod
"Srreiy II we once entered on his ENTERPRISE
We could not lei II drop We should nave 20 a. ~,
# through The best people 10 mnke u Ger,a IN %
a good issue are perhaps ne women, no;ld no,
the time business man OF pfonhsmr" gob h,red
pIve 50 much Of his time 70 H. Stranger NJ.
10 sell buttons would not know eno"s nd3ed 10 the
earnesness OF woman the su1i0 od nlsn ne OPP
/ portunity let the women sno" ""H' '"'' ''"
A'turdh' ssusen'ng assertion Anything the women
| undertake they Will accomplish approve '''e
idea p,.,..-, =. p.-. A..
/ clares himself In the following words ne women
/ have a splendid chance to do the ciiN OF b"lEeI a
grand work and at The same TINE mo I'M .b
one for themselves No one VII deny on, ma M s
auditorium IS a crying need Win ne hnn mn, ".
must have Il somehow II e now russ. 80 ' "a,
The women take hold Of the raising o' funds lo,,
Il and erecting the building nope MAJ LneS ~,
take up idea at once for am snre ma more
cess now lies with them. | am sure. VOC. cN'.S-
body would want % heip ihem ana aS,na"y 90 80 eu
heir interest. whether they want 10 head ana ~
rect The plan or not. augur great success TO the
/ movement y they take u IN
! THE Denver Evening POST rays:
THEIR REWARD OUTLINED.
For their efforts they should have free lease
N beadouarters as long the building remained
,ntac, Besides this, they should be given con-
trolling vote in directing 80 management ~ II IL
le,, IN their charge Us conduct will always he OF
the dignfod rather than the loose end semi-dis-
graceful In Milwaukee Il is hintcd that the Hoard
Of MANAGEMENT has permitted markets 20 be ss-
tabsh"d within the structure ara o'he IT, - n
vomrn in control IN the Board OF Management the
possibility ~ repetition 81 ni- ID d ,. ", n
be- forever precluded. Not Only Won.H inc p III
ablcd 10 make their d"pariu' M ana h"hdgu"tt'is
within H. walls AZ Interior "Iadi.s u"i ny oou,a
also guide IN" conduct 81 "H o'h'r departments
along the course oi right u,
Another proposition upon which tle men rely u
tho execution OF the idea i placed IN ia" hhnd-
Of the Woman's club f. The matter Of general
thoroughne~s ir detail to which ~" auditoI Iih
,,o,,-1 he sutfecfcd and the taking h. ont OF N"
grasp Of those imbu"d with speculative ideas Real
estate mer could not make ~ uf"dh me anii''
a. some Of them have asserted themselves IN inc
/ ining the essential elements dignity "nd sue
D cess -.,-,.-, - .,,,o,,
,ifz.us ar. significant tributes 10 their confidence
I'm ia. club women Of Denver