The Glenwood post., 1906-09-29
DAUGHTERS CELEBRATE.
Literary Exercises at the Pike Gen.
niaI Celebration.

VIC pau ioSit ldlIN SlNtu lLt aus
pices of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, National Society of
the Colonial Danes of America, resi-
dent in Colorado, together with repre-
sentative club women of the state
Among the prominent speakers
were: Mrs. C. w. Fairbanks, wife of
the vice president; Miss Ellis Mere
dith, Miss Z. French OCTAVE Thanet),
Mrs. w. H. Beck, wife of Brgader
General Beck; Mrs. w. C. Frost and
Mrs. Francis w. Goddard, chairman
Mrs. Francis w. Goddard, chairman
of the womenss executive committee of
the Centennial, presided. In her open
ing address she spoke of the great pri-
vations and hardships undergone by
Zebulon NJ. Pike, the lonely solderex-
plorer, and, drawing the contrast be-
tween the present and the past, ex-
tolled the Anglo-Saxon spirit and indo-
mitable American will which accom-
plished great things rapidly. The in
domitable spirit of true Americanism,
knowing no possibility of failure, has
clothed the sterile plains with ver-
dure," she said.
Mrs. Fairbanks, who is past presi-
dent general Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. In her address
was eloquent with patriotic sentiment
She said in part:
1T gives me the greatest pleasure
to join with you in Colorado in COM
memorating the gallant acts of Gen
eral Pike. The Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution engaged in a labor of
love in Signalling the deeds of those
who by valiant action saved the gov
ernment and upheld the laws. The Co
lonlal Danes represent the patriotic
spirit we ell love of the Pilgrim Faith
ers who came in 1920 to found free
homes, free sanctuaries and free gov
ernment. To the women's clubs, de-
voted to every good cause, an orna-
ment and an inspiration of the TWEEN
tieth century, | bring an especial and
most cordial greeting"
Mrs. Walter C. Frost, regent of Zeb-
ulon Pike chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, greeted her
hearers in behalf of that organization.
She spoke briefly of the work of Pike
in exploring this heretofore barren
country, and mentioned the fact that
Iebulon Pike chapter of the d. A. II.
was the first and only organization to
adopt the anne of the soldier-eXplorer.
Her address closed with welcome
ito our mountains, our canons, our
city and our western homes"
Mrs. Goddard then introduced Miss
French, better known as Octave
Thanet, mentioning Roosevelt's trib-
ute in his statement some time ago,
that he always read every word writ
ten on labor problems by Octave
Thanet.
Particularly forceful and full of sem
timent was the address of Miss Thanet
who brought greetings to the Centen-
NAL from the women of the nation
The speaker said that the women of
Colorado in a certain way were of a
particular class. Some came in OK
wagons, others left luxurious homes
and wealth and culture for the hardy
West, so that the Colorado women are
combination of the rugged vigor and
virtues of the prairie and the gentler
attributes and graces of wealth. All
women, whether residents or not, as
Americans, are working for the en-
during prosperity of the nation.
Woman, she claimed, was not made to
help man, but, together with man, was
made to aid the children. Poets and
women have the divine fire and the
poets of late seem to turn their job
IN tho M enc hut to,
stSl holding onto hers"
Mrs. GilbertMcClurg read II sonnet
composed by her, it being in the ma
ture of poem greeting from the pre-
Columbian cliff dwelling woman,
daughter of nature, to the woman of
the twentieth century.
Another feature of the programme
was the singing of the song, Colo
rado, a love song of the state" com,
posed by Maude McFarran Price of
this city. The song was sung by Ju-
lian M. Worthington, accompanied by
the full orchestra.
Miss Meredith's poem, "The Mate of
the Prairie Schooner" scored a dis
tinct hit with the audience.
Particularly appropriate was the ad-
dress for the army and pavy by Mrs.
Beck, wife of General w II. Beck,
U. S. A. Mrs. Beck spoke of the army
men as those who watch while we
sleep, the advance guard of civiiza-
tion, and said that the army men real
ICES the past romance OF war to be
relegated 10 the attic of old sophistries
that are labeled ancient" and ranked
with things that we cannot but revere,
though tney have become imprac;ic-
able.
"The March of Our Nation" sung
by double quartette. was feature
of the afternoon. The double quar-
tette was composed of Miss Briggs and
Miss Collais, sopranos; Miss Com
stock and Mrs. Paine, altos Messrs.
Jaffe and Garlick, tenors, and Messrs
Aitken and Gambrill, bassos.
Miss Anna Briggs concluded the pro-
gramme with the singing of "The
Star Spangled Banner" the audience
joining in the chorus.