Cañon City record., 1906-02-22
FRIENDS IN CO.
GIVE
Helps Along The Popular Sentiment
Most Beautiful Town In The w

Friends In Council was quite the swell
est and biggest thing of its kind ever
pulled of in Canon City.
The ladies interested are certainly
deserving OF much credit for its sue
cessful handling.
More than two hundred people were
seated at the tables and about fifty
of Canon's elite among the matrons
and misses served and enjoyed the pro-
ceedings.
The guests were seated at about 1880
rather early for a banquet-but they
did not leave the tables until 1880.
The large round New England table
occupied the center of the room, from
which the other tables radiated in all
directions. All tables were appropri-
ate.y decorated for the state they re-
presented, and the walls of the room
! were richly covered with American
flags.
Mrs. j. w. Cannon, president of the
Friends in Council, acted as toastmis-
trees, and she made happy success.
Mrs. Cannon is one of the really able
women of the city and her remarks
were to the point and well put. She
spoke of the benefits to be derived
from such gatherings. Said that every
community was divided into its many
social sets and that we needed some
thing of this kind occasionally TO pull
people out of their narrow circles and
let them touch elbows with their
neighbors and over the banquet board
discuss things for the good OF the
town.
This sentiment has been approved
by many and others have since sug-
gested that II affairs of this sort and
like that gotten up by the Merchants
Association last April could be ar
ranged for oftener 1t would be OF great
benefit TO the city.
Mr.. James H. Peabody, representing
New England, spoke on the subject,
Loyalty to Civic Duty the Hope OF
America" and his talk was pronounced
one of the best of the evening
Judge NJ. S. Bailey spoke of his
native state He recalled much of the
life OF william Penn. He said Penn
WAS the first great advertising land
agent of America. He got a great land
grant and sold IL on TO the early set
ftlers at $40 for hundred acres. To
do this he advertised extensively. put
ting out thousands of circulars telling
OF the advantage of Western lands.
Mrs. c. +. Waldo spoke for Mime
sofa and the Northern states and did
II we'll.
Rev. ]. r. Thomas. representing In
diana. read poem from James Whit
comb Riley. Mr. Thomas was the only
one on the program To be encored.
Rev A. w Henderson responded to
the toast. Missouri and the Southern
States" and being southwesterner
born and bred. put up a good talk for
his native land
Miss Dobson. "a niece of Mrs. Can
non. gave reading which was well
rendered, highly appreciated and loud
ly applauded.
Mr. Guy U. Hardy responded to the
toast and made big claims for his na-
tive state, Illinois. A lady said, Con
sidering the subject he did fairly well"
which we consider really more of a
slam at the state than at the speaker.
Mr.. C. C. Dawson, born in Iowa. but
a resident OF Colorado since 1876,
spoke for his adopted state and did 1t
well, as he always does. Mr.. Dawson
never fails to please an audience no
matter what his subject. and with Col
orado to talk about he had many a
pleasant bouquet to hand out
Mrs. T. NJ. Harding spoke on Our
City Beautiful" She told of the real
object of the banquet and made an elo-
.quent plea for beautifying the city.
She said II was the chief hope OF the
ladies to have more and better cared
for city parks. She told of an effort
TO park all that waste land between
Third street and the Soda Springs
along the Rio Grande tracks, and made
q talk that made a whole lot of men
fall In with the idea. Mrs. Harding is
a mighty good talker. and with her
leading the movement the club has
excellent prospects of being successful
in this movement
Mrs. Churchill of Greeley. president
OF the State Federation of women's
Clubs, was guest of the club and
made happy little response to an In
vitation to say something.
The interesting program was closed
by the singing of parody on I'm the
Good Old Summer Time," entitled I'm
Good Old Canon Town"
The following persons had places at
the tables indicated:
Missouri---Mr. and Mrs, A. II. White.
DR.. and Mrs. Dickson. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. Boice, Rev.
and Mrs. B. Il. Harl, Prof. and Mrs. F.
F. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hall.
Mesdames u. r. Moore. ]. H. Peabody,
d. q. Gibson. Mary Smith, Irwin Stock
ton, N. g. Thompson, p. l.. Swearinger,
@. r. Tanner. D. l.. Robson, Frank
Collins. Messrs. f. b. Collins, r. H.