The Glenwood post., 1906-09-29
VICE PRESIDENT
DELIVERS ADDRESS AT PIXIES
PEAK CENTENNIAL.
REUNION OF THE PIONEERS
interesting Stories of tn. Early Days
Oldest Settlers Read Papers
Dances

Colorado Springs, Colo.-Reverence
for the Nation as represented by Vice
President Fairbanks, and for the early
settlers and pioneers who made Colo
RADIO history in the fifties and sixties.
was expressed by the eloquent pres
ence of thousands of people during
the actresses of the vice president and
the pioneers reunion Tuesday.
The program Tor the day was under
the auspices of the El Paso County
Pioneer Society, and was also the an
nual gathering of the society. The ad-
vance guard of the pioneers went i'm
mediately TO Stratton park, where they
literally pitched their camp for the day.
Many, though, remained in the city to
hear the address of Vice President
Fairbanks Immediately after which
the scene of action for the days activ-
ity was changed.
AT 1880 o'clock the pioneers and WIS.,
itors gathered in front of the grand
stand at she little park. and exercises
Of the day began with the reading of
papers by Anthony Bott and M. s.
Beach, the two Oldest settlers In the
region of Pixies Peak.
The story of the settling of the West.
of the vicissitudes of crossing tho
plains, the frequent Indian raids, with
their fatalities, the dreams OF tn SO
gold excitement, was pictured in
graphic words by the two speakers.
After lunch the aiIrpGSpS nf the ar
ternoon were delivered, while the old
boys sat around pulling at their pipes
in happy contentment and keen enjoy
ment.
The speakers of the afternoon were
Judge Wilbur F. Stone and DR.. vii.
| liam G. Strickler, president of the Ell
| Paso County Society.
A feature of the day was the pres
ence of the Indians chiefs, squaws
| and pappooses-in native dress, war
| paint, feathers and blankets 1t was
| interesting to watch these men and
| women of the old days mingle with
| their ancient foes, the fathers OF
many of whom they had fought. In
| the afternoon the representatives OF
| the Ute and Santa Clara tribes gave
| a typical war dance. This afternoon
| the election of officers of the El Paso
| County Society was held, with the
| following result: Irving Howbert
| president; L. j. Eaton, secretary.
The meeting was one of the larg.
est ever held in the state. Represent
atives of every town of any size were
present. Among the distinguished pi.
oneers present were Mrs. b. w Rob
inson and Mrs. Louis Boil. president
and first vice president respectively
| of the Ladies' Pioneer Aid Society OF
the state, and Mrs. Mary Brown, the
| first white child born in Denver. Mrs.
| Brown is the daughter of Mrs. Mary
| Butler of Denver and was born in that
city in 1860 Another guest of honor
was Mrs. Catherine Murat of Palmer
| Lake, the third white woman pioneer
| in the Pixies Peak region. Others
| present were A. V. Archibald of Trin
| dad, |. w. Staunton of Pueblo w. H.
| McComber S. w. Johnson, Alexander
| Ford and b. X. Lee of Denver
The address of Vice President c.
| W. Fairbanks was the attraction in
| the morning. In his address he said:
"A century has elapsed since brave
officer in the army of the United
| States, with that high courage and de-
votion to duty which is characteristic
| of the American soldier, crowned the
NOTh VI HIS eNpeullloh " lHe Hthu-
| waters of the Arkansas and to tho
| Rocky mountains.
I'VE celebrate not only an interest
ing incident, but we pay tribute also
to the American soldier. who has
wrought wondrousl.. not only upon
the field, but in pushing forward the
frontier of our national development.
He has always been and is eager to
respond wherever dlty calls. whether
it be in the theatre of war or blazing
pathway into new and unknown ter
ritory. We recall with pleasure and
gratitude the names of Pike. Lewis
and Clark Fremont and other soldiers
which are forever associated with ex-
peditions organized for the opening
up of territory in the United States.
We recognize them as .pathfinders' in
the truest and best sense.
I'VE fully appreciate the tremendous
consequences flowing from Pixies ex-
pedition. He blaZes the pathway hither
and thousands in due time followed
where he led Those who thus came
here to set up dominion were we'll
fitted to found a state. They brought
with them into the new field OF their
endeavor the self-governing instinct OF
the Anglo-SaXon race, an iniexible
purpose which subdued obstacles and
converted to the use of man the nat
ural elements which Providence scat
tered among these mountains. They
made laws which had no higher sane
tion than their own consent-laws
which concerned both life and prop
erty-and they were executed with all
the solmnity of measures passed un-
der adequate constitution warrant.
"Fellow citizens, this will always be
the home of strong peop!e. selfcon-
tained, aggressive and progressive.
with sound minds and a ,dgh order Of
patriotism. The next century is large
with promise, Here in these valleys
and upon these mountain sides thou
sands will come in the years which
stretch before us, where there are hun
dreds now. Churches and schools will