The Glenwood post., 1907-07-06
BANQUET ENDS
CLUB PROGRAM
Ladies of Western Slope District
Enjoy Best heetiae Of History
at GlenWOOd----Chdrmed
With the Locality
NEXT YEAR AT GRAND JUNCTION

Ht InttllHS VI tnc Iiup NOlleH VI
the western slope district came to an
end Saturday evening and the two
days session had been so thoroughly
enjoyable that the visiting ladies were
loath to leave for their various homes.
That this was the best convention
ever held by the association is unques-
another crowd of conventioners to its
list of admirers on account of the
beauty of it's surroundings and the
unequaled hospitality of its people is
beyond a doubt. More than one of the
club women was heard to say that she
had never in her life enjoyed herself
as much as in the few days spent in
this, the most beautiful place in Colo
RADIO.
In the absence of Mrs Ritter, of
Durango, who is president of the as
sociation Mrs. Ellen Hahn was elected
president pro TEN and presided over
the sessions of the two days. Glen
wood was then honored by the cleo
ton of Mrs. Elizabeth Tully as district
secretary.
The next meeting is to be held at
Grand Junction.
After the intellectual feast of the
first day came the plunge in the big
swimming pool while the banquet at
the Hotel Colorado came as the grand
finale. The tables were arranged
around the pool in the palm dining
room and long table across each end.
On this occasion Mrs. Mary c. c. Brad
ford acted as toastmistress. Mrs.
Bradford is one of the most brilliant
women in the state and was indeed a
most gracious toastmistress
Rev. B. L. Rice, pastor of the Pres
byterian church delivered the invoca-
tion after which Mrs. Hahn of New
Castle introduced Mayor Schwarz, who
in short address expressed the pleas
ure of the people of Glenwood in en-
tertaining the club women and invited
them to return in the future to make
us longer visit. The mayors speech
showed forth his characteristic loyalty
to the town he represents.
Next came Mrs Elizabeth Tully with
her toast, "The Western Slope FEEDER
ation.' Mrs. Tully always has some
thing interesting to say and this was
no exception.
Mrs. Eugene Grubb gave history of
the TriCounty Federation. Mrs. Grubb
has been one of the prime workers in
this movement, being in fact the first
president of the Tri-County and her
hopes for the future of the organiza
tion are natural outgrowth, but are
little in excess of her efforts to bring
about the success hoped for.
Mrs. Bradford created much merri-
ment by introducing DR.. Sanford Bell
as "the husband of Mrs. Gertrude
handicapped by not having any sub
ject, but in spite of this fact he came
in for his usual share of applause. DR..
Bells play on words was clever and
the audience appreciated his brief
speech.
No one of the speakers called forth
more praise than Mrs. Helen White
Rigdon who brought the greetings from
the eastern to the western slope dis
trict. Mrs. Rigdon is a bright little
lady and she won the entire gathering
by her naturalness She is entirely
unaffected and beaming with an inter
est in everything and everybody.
Father David O'Dwyer if this city,
who is always a banquet favorite toast
ed "The Woman With Vote" in his
usual brilliant way, and the one hun
dred and thirty eight guests then filed
out of the beautiful dining room to the
corridors for a few moments conversa-
ton before the program began in the
ball room. The dances were inter
spersed with music among the numbers
being solo by Mrs. Fred Kamm, a
vocal duet by Mrs. Kamm and Mrs
~Garvin, piano duet by the Misses
Hum.
Mrs. Helen White Rigdon, the presi-
dent of the North East district, honor
ed the convention with her presence
and both her speeches at the banquet
and on Friday afternoon, were delight
full examples of the cordial manner
witty style and vigual philosophy.
Mrs. Bradford, of Denver, who is
affectionately called, "Our own Mary
C. c." by all Colorado, gave vivac
ious and instructive parliamentary