The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-15
Mrs. CritchloW's Verses.

Referring TO the first meetings OF the
b. which In the first DAYS GsGO wac
led The Blue Tea" Mrs. Crltchlow
d.
In eightecn hundred and seyeaty-sevca
Snlt Lake city scomed like hea-on.
The sky blue, the air was ole4r,
There no smoke.blnck atmosphere
To hide tho Bun's bright shining face
And make tho houswives madly chase
About the house, with angry flugte-.
Armed With brueh and feather duster.
Tho town was rmaIl the people few,
There seemed but little then TO do.
The street cars drawn by pgmy mules
Had for there guidance rigid rules.
They started every thirty minutes
And slowly ambled TO "the limits"
Then. both mules and driver nodded
Fer the houoward way they ploddcd.
No sidewalks stretched their shining way.
No streets voil-payed Invited play.
Electric lights we're still unknown
Automobiles, nor telephones
Honked their alsrns or rang the bell
To listening ehr5. a tole TO tell.
Does this TO you Heem quito nmiSs"
Or do you think Il would be bliss?
These are tho times Of great extremes.
Long vanished. are our quiet dreams;
Our brains are stepped In Idle notions.
Our hands are tired with futile motions;
Too desf our ears, too cloSe By need
Too blind our eyes. this wee TO read.
In our mad rush TO help the mass
Tho nearer deeds OF love we pass.
But IN these days. now long since spsnt.
When peaceful hourH came and wont.
few bright women, sape and sound.
Gathered about Q tlb1s round,
And as they talked moet iearuedly,
They drank ana called IL ''our Blue Tea
Why blue? Because they would be wise.
Why tea, To drive sleep from thsi- eyes.
In those old t,nnes there vas no bridge
To span tho hours. SO Coleridge
NtA
Invited them toward educetior.
Lurcd them on. 20 add 10 duty
Come sweet pleasures touched with beauty.
To dream OF art, while baking brcad;
To work With hands, whilo training head
A1d 50 they sehomsa. until they broush.
A real I've club from chaos Enught
Was TOO hard FOR theD-or deep;
No depths too great. nor heights too stoep.
They searched through many poudeTous
To learn abou. the fall of Rome;
To toll In hours. too. tbs mystory
or muSty medieval history.
so on through all the halls OF Fam.
Those stately women proudly came.
Always ready, every one
To take her part IN vork or fun.
To thpse dear women lot uC give
Today our homaEe-rney they live
Again fu ue-snd may VIC make
Their hopes come true. their dreams take
shape.
From tiny sesdE sweet flowers bloV;
From litne aeora1. crest oaks E-ev;
From tistcen. msstng at Blue Toa.
The Ladies' Literary club We see
Trom fifteen members. one and all.
We now three hundred can recall
And hope TO count tvo hundred more
Before 1913 is DER.
Today vo'vo had an inspiration
And issued our frat publication
This chronicle o. learned ladiea
On e trip from Heaven 20 Hides.
As e0snescent ss q bubble;
Hero today, out-unlike trouble.
Gone tomorTov-Iike dream
o. th!ngs that are not what they seem.
Bur th,6 Valentine edition,
FULL OF aft and eruo..iou.
Joy and laughter without meanura.
Perhaps yiiI give hours pleasure.
a, Editor Richards, from her desk,
In stylo most truly Goodw!nesqus
Silvrr-.ongued and nimble-Witted,
For her task supremacy fitted,
nringg her reporters one oy one
And turns them loose 20 start the run.
To make you learned ladies smile
And say: This surolg Is worth while
FAIR Richards take tbe ink and quill
Most noble Cowan. hare your will.
Good luck TO all. "a parts you play
on thIE our thirty sixth birthday