Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
DAUGHTERS CELEBRATE.
Literary Exercises at the Pike Gen.
nial Celebration.

era house Monday afternoon occurred
the patriotic rally given under the 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 e. French Octave Thanet),
Mrs. w. II. Beck, wife of Brigadier
General Beck; Mrs. w. C. Frost and
Mrs. Francis w. Goddard, chairman
of the women's executive committee
Mrs. Francis w. Goddard, chairman
of the womens executive committee of
the Centennial, presided. In her open
ing address she spoke of the great pri-
vations and hardships undergone by
Zebulon M. Pike, the lonely soldier-ex-
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 YER
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
lonial Danes represent the patriotic
spirit we all 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
Zebulon Pike chapter of the d. A r.
was the first and only organization to
adopt the anne of the soldier-explorer.
Her address closed with a 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 SEN
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 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
a 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. hut, 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
over to the newspapers, but woman is
still holding onto hers"
Mrs. GilbertMcClurg read d sonnet
composed by her, it being in the ma
ture of a poem greeting from the pre-
Columbian cliff dwelling woman, a
daughter of nature to the woman of
the twentieth century.
Another feature of the programme
was the singing of the song. Colo
RADIO love song of the state" COM
posed by Maude McFarran Price OF
this city. The song was sung by Ju-
lian NJ Worthington, accompanied by
the full orchestra.
Miss Merediths poem, THE Mate of
the Prairie Schooner scored dis
tinct hit with the audience.
Particularly appropriate was the ad-
dress for the army and navy 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 civiliza,
tion, and said that the army men real
lies the past romance OF war to be
relegated to the attic of old sophistries
tt"t are labeled ancient" and ranked
with things that we cannot but revere,
though tney have become impractic-
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.