Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

have been here Tor some weeks, and
have been taking III opportunities for
fishing around Durango Mrs. Reifel
has been with her daughter for sev.
eral months. She said this morning
that most people had trouble remem-
bering her name and that one of her
acquaintances in her home town per-
sistently called her Mrs. Shotgun"
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Sugnet and
family went out today over the South
ern bound for their home in Texar-
kama. Ark. Mr. Sugnet Is travelling
auditor for the Louisville & Nash
| Vile railroad. and was on his annual
vacation. Mrs. Sugnet said the family
l1iad enjoyed their weeks stay IN Du.
range very much. The heat was very
trying when they left home and Colo
rado seemed delightfully."- cool In fact,
for the first two or three days there
was so decided change that Mrs.
Sugnet said they found 1t almost cold.
The mountains proved very interest
ing. They hope to return to Colorado
another year.
Funeral services OF Mrs. Frances
Grubb took place this afternoon at
the Episcopal church. There was a
Ilarge attendance OF friends of the de-
parted The flowers were exquisite,
and covered the entire top of the
casket, Besides the set pieces there
and white blossoms relieved by the
green of ferns and smilax. There
we're hundreds of lavender sweet peas,
with almost as many flowers in pale
pink. The general effect was of Law
ender and white, with pale pink and
green as undertones. The flowers
were eloquent of loving thoughts held
by Durango friends for the one who
has gone, and were last tribute to a
beautiful life.
On Sunday last Rev. NJ. II. Callahan
announced at both masses that ten
figures were donated to the church as
memorials and gifts. They will bear
the following inscriptions: Gift of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Firebaugh, in memory of
VIM. S. Croke. John McDermott, in
memory of parents. In memory OF
Mrs. II. +. Gillespie. In memory of
Michael ]. Cummins. Gift of John Haf.
fey and family. Gift of T. ]. Lotus
and family. Gift of p. f. Cummins
and family. In memory of VIM. O'Con-
nell. The windows represent scenes
from the life of Christ by wellknown
artists. and include the Nativity, Holy
Family. Pieta, Assumption, Christ and
Little Children, the Good Shepherd,
Ecce Homo, Ascension, Sacred Heart
and ST. COLUMBIA. The contract has
been let to the Brandt art studio of
Denver.
p. Fletsridy and sons, N. and X. Flets,
ridy, Samos, Turkey, appears on the
register of the Savoy hotel for last
night. The three arrived last evening
after as the father said, being "twen.
ty-eight days on the trip, on the Medi-
terranean sea, the Atlantic ocean and
from New York to here" fiiis morn.
ing they left for Pennington to look
over land with reference to grape cul.
ture, Mr.. Fletsridy being grape mer-
chant, engaged in cultivating the fruit
OF the Vine for use In making fine
wines. He said when leaving 'In eight
days | come back to stay two weeks
to get encouragement" Mr.. Fletsridy
said he had been corresponding with
Mr.. Edwards of Pennington in regard
10 his project. Truly the fame of this
section of the United States has tray
eled far. that man makes triI
half way round the world to visit us
The traveller added that he intended tC
go into the business in Pennington il
conditions were favorable. His hand
writing resembles Greek script.
The Political Science club of Du
range was organized yesterday after
noon by Lillian Hartman johnson. the
following officers being elected: Mrs
Elizabeth B. Harper. president; Mrs
A Il. Knapp, vice president; Miss Net
tie Townsend, secretary; Mrs. John
hannon, treasurer The purposes OF
the club and plan of work were thor.
oughly gone over and heartily ell
dorsed by all present, who signed
without exception, the resolution to
work for the nomination and election
OF women on their various party tick.
cts, to the end that equal suffrage in
Colorado be more effective. The mat.
ter of sending a woman to congress
was freely discussed and strongly an.
proved. The work OF the club win
be The study of parliamentary law. live
political subjects and civil povarn.