The Glenwood post., 1909-09-25

Seven hundred Glenwood people saw
the "Taft smile
Not only did they see the smile, but
several times they Were face to face
with big, open hearted, lovable man
whose laugh frightened the early morn
ing hour and left with the seven hun
dred people a clearer and better idea
of the nations executive. While he
was loved before, that love has incrcas-
ed and today Glenwood knows Presi
men, citizen among citizens and
patriot among potriots.
on the morning of September 23rd,
President Taft was still in the land of
dreams and seven hundred Glcnwooi
people, who had been aroused from their
beds by the screeching whistle of the
Gavin ice plant, were only too ready to
wait another ten minutes for at the end
of that time they could be face to face
with President Taft. Thus, in spite OF
the cold morning air. the people were
in good humor and the crowd increased
in size as the minutes passed.
When the president came from his
private car, Mayhower," it was :,
cheering, Aag-waving crowd that greet
ed him and not until the president be
gan his speech "A few minutes later did
,aI IN hn
canons. Congressman +. T. Taylor,
who later accompanied the president >
train to Montrose, presented :he mem
bers of the reception committee to the
president. Of this committee the fol
lowing were present and expressed to
the president the good wishes of this
section of the western part of Colora-
do: w. f. Wallace, chairman, j. +.
Sauier, Ollie Thorson, Mayor Drach, c.
C. Parks, s. j. DeLan, W. R. Lee, w.
s. Parkison, Bishop Benjamin Brewster
and Abe Cohn. Immediately after this
part of the program, committee from
the Glenwood w. C. T. U. presented
the president with six fine mountaia
trout. some mountain raspberries and
a shower boquet of white flowers. In
accepting this token of their esteem,
the president assured them of his deep
appreciation and jokingly asked; Are
YOU sure there are no intoxieants in
the fish or berries?' The delicacics
were for the president s breakfast,
which he would eat after leaving Glen
wood.
Thursday morning broke clear, but
cold and overcoats were everywhere IN
evidence and for this reason the presi
dent was not urged to take a swim in
the big pool as outlined in his pro
gram. The president was hurried
through the depot to Seventh street
where carriages for the entire party
were awaiting. With w. f. Wallace
and Marshal Weidenhammer mounte
to lead the parade, the crowd began TO
move up Cooper avenue to Eighth
street, down Eighth to Grand and on
across state bridge to Hotel Colorado.
Riding with the president were Z. u
Parks, president of the Board of Trade,
and Mayor f. +. Drach. This carriage
was followed by six Others in which
rode secret service men and members
OF the reception committee together
with eastern newspaper representatives
Arriving at the west entrance to the
famous hostelry, President Taft ana
party were escorted through the elabo
rately decorated hotel. out across the
court to the southeast corner, where ex
President Roosevelt made an address
to Glenwood people some few years
ago. Thus Hotel Colorado is becoming
of more interest with each succeeding
president. For fifteen minutes Presi
dent Taft spoke to the crowd that ha'
braved the early morning air and gath
cred in the roadway to hear him. H.
iokingly referred to the proposed SWIM
2 in the pool and said he had already de
ecided never to again take q swim il
public. He. said: "The last time
took = public bath was at Atlantic