The Ordway new era., 1906-08-31
VISITORS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE or
PRESS CLUBS IN DENVER.
WELCOMED TO COLORADO
City and State Unite in Gr,etins-Let.
Ter From President RooseveIt-eir-
ninsham Selected AZ Next Place Of
Meeting.

Meeting.
hitch In the schedule outlined for the
entertainment OF the delegates to tho
International League OF Press Clubs
now in Denver.
The delegates were told before they
came that they would have the time
OF tnci. lives" and none mas been dis.
appointed. Both day and Night their
time Is being occupied. They arc see
ing what Denver is. and ere they de-
part TO. their homes far away they will
have good idea of what Colorado is.
! Birmingham. Alabama, was chosen
| Tuesday as the place of the next an.
nual cession OF the league.
The visitors received an Official well
come to Colorado and Denver at the
first meeting OF the delegates held
Tuesday forenoon in the assembly
room at tho Albany hotel.
| After tse Introductory remarks of
the president. Governor Mcdonald ex-
tended TO the delegates a welcome from
tho state OF Colorado.
| a. j. Spensel. president OF the Board
| or Supervisors, representing Mayor
Speer. delivered TO the president OF the
convention TWO big keys, one of which
he saio was for Denvers front door
and the other for Denver's back door.
for those out late.
| President keenan, responded To the
welcome addresses in a short speech
! He said In part:
| pixies Peak or bust was the
motto OF the pioneers who struggled
across the American desert to reach
the lJcky backbone of the continent.
With the fight Of years the hopes
which fixed the eyes of the argonauts
upon the distant summit has crystal
| llized INTO a realization as iar beyond
the iiatiii.d lust for gold rs the ionGed-
for shores OF the Pacific lies westward
OF youT mountain barrier. You have
turned the desert wastes into i gar
den OF plenty
By 4 rising vote the convention
elected Bclya Lockwood as special en-
voy from the league to attend the
peace tribunal at Milan. A resolution
introduced by Belva Lockwood con.
demnins the increase of m.!itar.sm In
1.-The old countries was adopted without
:. Dissenting vote.
| a message was received from Presl-
den; Roosevelt. The President is n
member Of the Denver Press Club. hav-
ing been elected when he was in Colo
RADIO on his bear hunting trip.
The message follows:
TO the Denver Press Club:
Il am sorry that il was ImpU.;5ible
for me TO attend the convention OF
newspaper men in Denver. but while l
am no: with yel in person | am with
YOU In spirit and wish you all the joys
that can come 20 such 4 gathering.
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Tho White House, Aug. 2s. 1906
To large house at the Broadway
iheatcr Tuesday night a program o.
singing, instrumental music and story
telling was rendered. The numbers, IL
they might be so called, were on the in.
formal order. For instance, when Opie
Read came out to tell some of his
stories he acted as though he were sit.
ting in his old arm chair at home and
talking TO the members OF his own
household. There was nothing sti aimed
about the performance.
Mrs Belva Lockwood advised the
ladies In the audience to study law and
exercise the glorious privilege of
casting the ballot. She was not severe
in her talk. and did not undertake to
donounce the men. She made IL ap.
pear as though she really liked men,
miserable creatures though they might
be.
President Keenan, presided over the
symposium and made the announce.
ment that no professional talent" had
been engaged. except the orchestra.
Francis J. O'Neill sang nicely and re
ceived a couple of encores. Dan Hart
of Pit:sburg was the recipient of u
gold-hcaded cane, the compliments OF
The clubs, and Alfred A. PearsGll OF
New York City borrowed the cane and
rendered sword song. Pearsail has
a splendid voice, and though suffering
from severe cold, made good"
Opie Read appeared in the role OF
monologue artis. and carried away the
hofiors of the evening. His original
stories in the dialect of the South were
refreshing and cheering. The program
was rounded out with recitations and
musical selections by well known men