La Junta tribune., 1909-12-18
Ladies Are Guests
at Boosters Dinner
Most Enjoyable Event In History Of the La
JuntA Industrial Association. Ladies
Now Allied with Boosters In Campaign
For Greater La Junta.


enterprise for Industrial. commercial.
or civic improvement We give to you
our most loyal support in sustaining
the high standards you desire to at
tain.
We thank you for the privilege of
being with you tonight and for your
most generous hospitality in providing
for our entertainment. Here is TO
the gentlemen of the La Junta In
dustrial Association:
To you we leave the world OF bust.
ness and of strife,
For satisfied are we,
Each one just to be
A La Junta boosters wife.
Judge Mcdaniel handled THE La
dies. - metaphorically speaking. Of
course, and he did ii in such neat
and artistic manner. as to betray a
most exalted opinion OF the female
sex divine. 1t may be through fear
of being disillusioned that he is quite
content with his present state Of sim
gle blessedness. The Judge. howev-
er, may have had wide experience
elsewhere. Years ago he came to
Colorado from Utah.
Civic Improvements" by Mrs. j.
d. O'Neil; "The Girls" by Mrs G.
S. Thompson; The Boys" by Geo.
l.. Hess. and The Gentlemen" ty
Mrs. Jesse L. Stubbs. were the II.
ties Of addresses ably and entertain.
ingiy presented during the evening.
and their excellence and display of
talent was probably another Of the
surprises promised BY the program
committee.
There were SO many good features
In the little talk" Of Mr.. Woodruff
that II Is herewith presented In full.
Mr.. Woodruff was recently elected
an honorary member OF the associa-
ton and this was his initial presence.
MIR. Woodruff prefaced his remarks
with the observation that the gath.
ering had one distinguishing charac.
teristic, different from most others
Il was Just la JuntA'-and long may
she wave. The little talk" follows:
We are all boosters. though we
do not all boost In exactly the same
way We all have the interests OF
the city at heart. even though we
may seem at times TO be working
mainly for our self-interests.
Some OF us boost by praising the
city as 1t is. by picturing. In glowing
coiors. It's many advantages; some
grow eloquent In describing the city
as II will be. and their hopes and
imaginations lend emphasis TO their
prophecies: while some are intent
In trying TO make the city what they
think Il should be. They see It's
virtues. and they want TO add Ia
them. They have before them an
ideal OF n clean and healthful city. n
moral and well.beloyed city. an Intel
llgcnt and wcllgoverned city. For
our best welfare We need them all
The booster who sees only the good
side OF existing conditions: the boost
er who sees the glorious future. with
all our lands Ia the hands Of intelli.
gent farmers. raising bonnieous crops
TO feed the many thousands Of new
citizens who are coming to share our
prosperity. and the more cautious
booster who is concerned chiefly In
trying ic find out just how W. are
TO make good" with both farmer and
citIscn-,hose now here ~ well ~
those still TO come. how W. are TO
perfect our reservoir and canal sys.
TEN. how We are TO get an abund'
ant supply Of the best soft water
how we may keek our educational
cff,cicncics up to the highest stand.
ard Of modern ideas: how wc may
s,iii further Improve the morale Of
our body Of citizenship. BY cultivAt
inx stiii higher ideals Of risht &C.
tion. public and private.
II has been said that the proper d.
f,n,tion Of ~ good bargain" N one
that Il 10 the advantage Of both par.
ties 70 the bargain. This principle
may b. applied to boosting. ~ well.
II We have land to sell and desire
more ,ilisss of the coll. 10 strengthen
the foundation upon which the vel.
fsrs Of our city largely depends. 'et
n tass heed that the nswoonefs ass
faiyly lsait with. that they nay rsst
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