The daily sentinel., 1900-06-15
STRAWBERRY DAY.
What The Sentinel Thought ofLast
Years Celebration You had
Better Follow the Band.

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Better Follow the Band.
The following expresses what the Sen
tinel thought Of Strawberry Day last
year and is clipped from the article writ
ten at that time and published in this
paper.
1t is predicted that the celebration Of
the event the present year will far
eclipse the one last year
at was a hearty handshake. CHEEKY
good morning to everybody, at the
Strawberry festival at Glenwood Satur-
day. There was none Of the question
ing gaze, "How much money have you
got to spend and how Can we get our
hooks on it."
On the other hand never did people 80
successfully entertain . big crowd Of
people without giving chance for any
one to say that they we're endeavoring to
get the 'cipch."
The celebration OF the day was a splen-
did success. Over 5000 people from all
parts Of the western slope, gathered to
eat Strawberries, enjoy the free enter
tainment provided and take swim in
the famous pool.
The element OF freeness was what sur
prised the people. The bathing was
free, the straw berries were FREQ. the polo
game and the big dance at night were all
free to the guests Of the city.
There was a specially provided enter-
tainment for the representatives Of the
press, which for generous provision and
hospitality exec ,ded almost anything at
tempted in that line for the editors in
any city and will long be remembered by
those who participated.
The handsome hall of the Odd Fell
lows in the Dougan building was reserv-'
ed for the editorial push. In tho main
ante room was arranged the baIqueting
board, around which gathered as jovial
q set Of men a. one could wish to meet
Everything was provided free, free a..
tho air. 4.
At one time, Governor Thomas. Mayor
johnson of Denver. Edwin Markham,
who wrote "The Man With tho Hoe" the
literary lion Of the hour, and James Bar,
ton Adams, aut thor Of the delightful col.
umn Of "Pos .scripts" in the Denver Post,
and a poet himself. stood shoulder to-
shoulder, eating the good things, amidst
q cannonade of scintillating wit fred
from one to the other.
There was 90 much entertainment
that one man could only absorb por-
tion Of it, but whatever that portion
happened to be, it was good and satisfy
ing.
Glenwood was beautifully decorated
for the occasion. streamsrs, flags, and
bunting hung in profusion f.om every
vantage point, making = most beautiful
scene.
At night fne effect in electrical il
Elimination was produced at the east en-
trance to the state bridge by star and
crescent made from electrical globes.
The sight Of the day, however. was the
great swimming pool in the afternoon,
during the free hours from 2 to 6.
How many bathers were in the pool at
the same time it would be hard to esti-
mate. doubtless nearly q thousand, and
the sport they had beggars description.
The great Colorado, beautiful archi-
tecturally and peopled with hundreds OF
guests from all portions OF the union,
was cardinal point Of attraction which
few missed seeing.
Other points Of interest were the base
ball, polo and shooting grounds. all at
tracting their quoto OF people.
Gleowood people, and especially tho
executive committee, can feel assured
that the second annual Strawberry fes-
tival was great success and what could
be done was Gone to make the guests
feel that royal welcome had been ex-
tended Grand Junction Sentinel.