Cañon City record., 1898-11-17
A REGULAR BLOWOUT.
Contestants In the Y. N. C. A. nem-
bcrship Campaign Have A Big
Time and an Oyster
Supper Ee,s

FRIDAY mght IN response 10 Invita-
tions issued by the Blues. The enter
tainment, to be sure. was prepared
by the Reds, and the twenty-five
charter members on this side were
delegated to serve at table. The duty
was performed with becoming grace,
and no complaint coming from the
other side it ia presumable that their
efforts were duly appreciated. Until
8 o'clock the uproar was deafening,
about 80 Juniors being present, who,
boy like, imagined the more noise he
made the more fun he was having
But at the first tap of curfew these
younger members were excused and
the older members took up the play
where the boys left off 1t was !,
merry time they had, and no fe lure
Of the evening had deietory effect
on the ardor impaired by tn Young
sters in the early part of the evening
The banquet was huge success,
and was presided over by Rev. W.
J. Fisher of the Blues. Mr. Fishers
jollity as POSTMASTER was infectious.
and the twelve or fifteen responses
savcred strongly of humor. But
through all was discernible vein of
Ioyaliy to the association which fore
tells of unprecedented activity along
all lines of association work in Cai.on
City. Rev Chase took a poetic turn
and was 40 cheerfully received that
those following were iinbued with
courage to carry mt the idea Of their
leader to t.drink and make merry
President Rogers, of the board Of
directors. snid that he was greatly
pleased with the work accomplished
in tn campaign. as he was also in
the spread Of the kingdom through
association channels. He considers
the Canon City association one of the
best in the state, and believes that it
is on the threshold. of u prosperity as
yet unknown to the institution. 1t is
possible to make the association the
best in Colorado, he feels assured, and
it is his urgent desire that the inter-
est aroused in this special campaign
for new members be maintained, and
to this end h. urged unfagging effort
On the part of everyone in anywise
interested in the associations success.
The toasts we're as follows: X. A.
Chase, 'They also serve who only
stand and wait" A. H. White, How
we won the contest Robert Amick,
How we didn't win it." N. T. Hand,
1T is the finish that counts A. c.
Mcmillan, "The man | didn't get j.
H. Allen, ''Tho'ts of the hour" F. Z.
Thomas. Consolation ]. W. Rog-
ers. What next" Short impromptu
speeches were also made by Prof.
Swinney, MIR. Schillinger and Prof.
Woods.
| The event will be long remembered
by the participants as one of the
pleasant occurrences in life, and it is
permissible to add that every indi-
vidual promised himself to continue
the work SO well begun in behalf of
Young men with religious faithfulness.
NOva Scotia Apples.
Mr.. Dali DeWeese has on exhibi-
tion in his Office very nice display
of apples, all from Nova Scotia. The
collection was sent TO him by Mr.. Jas.
Turnbull of Halifax, Nova Scotia 1t
will be remembered by the friends Of
Mr.. DeWeese that it was Mr.. Turn
bull who went with him on his caribou
hunt up on the barrehs of New Bruns-
wick in '96. These apples were raised
by Mr.. Johnson near Wolfville. N. s.
There are shown fifty varieties, and
many people here, no doubt. will be
surprised to know with what q degree
of perfection they are grown. Many
of the varieties are we'll known here,
and all are very perfect specimens.
Among tboss most familiar and Of
finest development were noticed Ben
Davis, Baldwin, King Of Tompkins
County, Rhode Island Green, Falla-
wstsf ard .Gravenstein ~ the last
named bsing : beauty indeed. Mr..
Dewssss, NJ n othsrs, vas greatly
intsrestsd b sssing ths collection,
though he seys b would hardly advise
any maa to tsy raising hfty varieties
Of spplss- for pro6t.
Have you = Old lins life Insurance
poIicy thst ~ d.strs - eash up, call
and ~ u. Con6deatially yours.
n. I. HAND : Co.