The Glenwood post., 1905-06-03
In q Special Train 6lenwOod'S Git
liens Journey to Aspen to
Make Neighborly Gail on
Decoration Day
AN ENTHUSIASTIC AGGREGATION
Rah, Rah, Rah
Rec. Rec, Rec,
Stra wberries, Strawberries
Free, Free, Free.
Glenwood, Glenwood,
June IL
Grandma, let's 60

With the above yell ringing in the
air, followed closely by tho strains of
Hot Time by the Glenwood band,
the special train containing nearly
300 Glenwood boosters pulled out from
the Rio Grande depot at o clock last
Tuesday afternoon bound for Aspen.
The trip was made for two .old
reason 1t afforded our business men
holiday by putting aside the business
cares and getting beyond the city
limits and of far greater Importance
than this was the opportunity as we'll
as the privilege of making Il friendly
visit to our good neighbors of Aspen,
who have always patrouized Glenwood
in liberal fashion.
Generally speaking Glenwood is not
much given to visiting. There is a
reason for this She is more accus-
toned to entertaining others and in
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kept busy. For this reason she is
conservative and receptive rather than
aggressive. She is shy and coy and
rather than court she is used to being
courted, hence it is not to be wondered
at that when the announcement was
III ide that Glenwood planned gener-
GUS neighborly visit to Aspen, the
Aspenites regarded our claims with
more than little suspicion. They
remembered that as visitors we had
never acquired the "habit" and bets
were made that when Tuesday came
we would abandon the special train
idea and that not to exceed 20 would
come up on the regular train. Others
more liberal were willing to concede
so as the maximum number but four
coaches filled with over $50 of Glen
wood S widea wake and representative
citizens this was too much for
the silver miners who looked in
amazement as the procession marched
through their streets, wondering when
the end of the line would be reached
The Elks were to have some
"doins" in the evening and it was in
anticipation Of this event that the
local members of the order had con
ceived the idea of an excursion and
had asked the citizens to Join them
Several candidates for antlers there
We're from Garfield county and just
prior to reaching Aspen this bunch of
neophites was rounded up, herded into
the baggage car and "bound together
in twos with handouts secured clan
destinely from Undersheriff Divilbiss
and Marshal Malaby who were let in
on the deal. Thus bejeweled the faint
hearted candidates We're formed in
line and with Elks in front of them
Elks behind them, Elks to the right
of them and Elks to the left of them
with Frank Hayes in the fore leading
E. l.. Peisar at the end of long
chain were all marched up the streets
to the music of the Glenwood band
while the rest of the crowd followed
in double file.
Arriving at the Hotel Jerome the
prisoners were released and they as
we'll as all others bade by the Aspen
committee to make themselves at
home while in the city. The good
ladies of Aspen had arranged ladies'
bowling tournament at the Elks club
and this was much enjoyed by the
Glenwood ladies and from the way
Ollie Thorson, Ed Wallace, Austin
Gavin and few others ''rubbered'
it is presumed that the enjoyment was
not altogether confined to the fair sex.
In the evening the initiation into
the Elks of fourteen candidates fur
nished sufficient enjoyment for the
members of the order, while the non
members both male and female met
at the Jerome and greatly enjoyed the
dance which the committee had heen
kind enough to provide for their
amusement.
NOTES.
You should hav We seen the look OF
surprise which O. 'erspread the counte
nances of the Aspenites when Con
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