Cañon City record., 1910-10-06

cial condition and thereby advance
name civilization.
Following Judge Lindsey's address
the convention delegates and visitors
were the guests of the Canon City
Automobile club on an excursion over
the Sky Line drive and through the
| orchard growing districts Of Lincoln
Park and Fruitmere- The trip was
! a most pleasing ont in all respects
and impressed upon all the marvellous
beauty of Canon City and its en-
virons- The memory OF the excursion
will be cherished for a long time by
those making it
The evening session of the FEEDER
alton was largely attended and was
a very interesting one to the public
At large. despite the disappointment
States Reclamation service was un-
able to be present and give his stere-
optcon lecture on Forestry" Prof.
Potter, superintendent of the north
| side schools at Pueblo. was sub
stituted for Prof Blanchard and talked
on The Conservation and Reclama-
ton of Children" Mrs. 7. C. Brook
ing Of Pueblo sang two solos at the
evening session, greatly to the pleas
ure of all present An interesting
feature was the report Of Mrs. T.
II. Thomas on forestry. A great deal
! OF valuable data was embodied in the
report. indicating much study and
research on the subject by the au-
thor.
This mornings session was de-
voted to hearing the report Of the con-
stitution committee. of which Mrs.
Eugene c. Stearns is secretary. Sew
eral minor amendments TO the fund.-
mental law OF the Federation were
adopted. but they are. for the most
part of small consequence in its af-
l fairs The bi-election of officers.
very naturally. was matter of the
utmost interest to the Federation dele
gates, although there was very little
of what might be denominated as
politics" in it Nearly all OF the
forenoon was given over to the selec-
ton of candidates for the various
places TO be filled and in speech max
ing in connection with their nominal
ton There were no active candidates
for the presidency. although it is be-
lieved that there were several OF the
receptive kind waiting for the lightn-
ing to strike them
Mrs. c. c. Bradford in an eloquent
and highly effective address placed
Mrs. A. NJ. Wells OF Denver in nom
ination for the presidency and her
candidacy swept the convention off
its feet. rendering futile the ambi-
tons OF anybody else as far as the
highest office in the gift OF the Fed
Grafton was concerned. Mrs. Wells
was elected by reclamation, receiv-
ing the vote OF every delegate pres
net Only for one place, the presiden-
cy of the western slope district. was
there more than one candidate and
all other officers were chosen by ac-
oiamation. The complete roster is as
follows. Mrs A. VI. Wells OF Den
i Yer. pEeSlueuls AFs- A. II. Mcl<ain. OF
Canon City. first vice president; Mrs.
p. J. McHugh of Fort Collins. sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Adam Weiss
OF Del Norte. recording secretary:
Mrs. Garretson OF Deaver. CORES
ponding secretary; Mrs. t. B. Pyles
OF Colorado Springs auditor: RS. Cal
win Thomas OF Greeley. treasurer:
Mrs ]. A. Gravett of Salida. general
Federation state secretary. Mrs s.
w Beggs OF Fort Morgan. president
OF northeastern district: Mrs. North
cut OF Trinidad. president OF south
eastern district: Miss Ella New OF
Delta president of western slope dis
trict.
) Mrs. Wells. the president elect OF
years been connected with the library
extension work in Colorado and is
woman of magnificent characteristics
and OF great benevolence OF dispose
ton. She has established libraries In
many mining camps and out OF the
way places OF the state and her name
lis a household word In many an hum
BILE home. ms well as among the FASH
ionable club women OF Colorado. Bhs
10 = worthy succsseor to the rstir-
j tcossinusd On pAss ~