Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24

| 1t was a glorious tribute to a splendid
woman whois still somewhat bewildered
at her selection.
Yesterday found her in simple little
| place up on Colfax avenue where she
has been confined to her couch for some
weeks with troublesome limb. A tall,
large ge-featured woman with silvery hair.
swarthy complexion. a pair of wonder
full dark eyes, and an air of friendly good
fellowship that establishes you on the
footing of an old family friend while you
are removing your gloves.
| An American three generations remov-
ed from Holland from whence her fore
bears hailed. Born in De Moines, Iowa.
coming to Denver while still young girl.
self-supporting since the age of | l years,
A fine unpretentious woman who worked
her way through school and college and
afterward took her bachelor and masters
degree by night study: a woman who
words luxury" and lease" until she
earned their equivalent by her own toll.
NO." she said, smiling at me from her
reoumbent position, Il haven't copy Of
my address.
oh! just said that was one OF the
| 80 per cent of the farm women Of the
world who did her own kitchen work.
That knew all about poverty and want.
I had experienced both, That know the
needs of the actual farm women-I was
one OF them-and that was not an ex-
perimentaiist but a practical worker.
Before left Manzanola, Colo, U. S. A.
had with my own hands pruned l,loo
cherry trees!
"Then," she added naively. they made
me PRESIDENT
Do you wonder at il? She was new
sort Of woman. A woman. fine intellect
ual. broad and tolerant. and simple as a
child. They recognized the bigness Of
her when without pose or persiflage. she
proclaimed her station and because of
what she is they set her on high. 1t was
great compliment to America and
American women, but it was something
bigger and better than that-it was a
recognition Of simplicity and real worth.
Then they entertained and feted her.
! The Belgian division sent the beautiful
Baronne Agnes Della Faillc d'Huysse.
Dame du Palaise de S. NJ la Refine OF the
Chateau de Huysse, to her as an inter-
prefer and guide. They placed at her
disposal magnificent automobile and an
English speaking chauffeur and she was
invited everywhere. Nine. Jules Meotte
of Ranncourt, Belgium. gave great
banquet in her honor. at which she met
the chief representative from twenty
different countries.
Nine. Stewart entertained her in Am
sterdam. The Countess Of Kent, who
has purchased from the crown the lovely
old castle which was King Leopold's ia
Harbert there at magnificent house
party. where she met various royal per-
| sonages-whom she found much like
other people, only more natural and sim
pie than most.
In Brussels the greatest orchid grower
In the world gave an orchid tea in her
honor, and in Paris Nine. de Velmouir
presented her to the president Of France.
and the latter took her for a marvellous
automobile trip across France and
through Spain to the great rose gardens
near Seville that are called the Perfum-
ers' Paradise she saw vast val
ley filed from end to end and brim to
brm with roses of hundred colors and
the most intoxicating odors.
The Hon. Paul De Vuys., director gen.
eral of agriculture in Belgium, showed
her every attention, and in England she
was entertained by Mrs. Chamberlain
wife of the secretary Of the English
Woman's National association, and by
Mrs. M. A. Peake, member Of the ex-
eoutive board and the first woman grad
uate in an English agricultural college
She was taken from Harwich, England
to Copenhagen in a magnificent private
yacht to see model dairy. In fact. dur
ing her four months stay in Europe anc
England she received the most flatterini
attention. not only from the 10000 dele.
gates to the congress, but from the grea
men and women of the seven countrie.
she visited. 1t was a never to- -be-for-
gotten experience, an intellectual and So
Gal feast in which she was made to SET
and to fsel the close and tender relation:
of the peoples of the world.
Women were at that congress- from
Holland. Germany, South Africa. Austria
LA. Hungary, Denmark. Servia, Colon
bia, South America, Panama, Austria
Switzerland, Poland. Russia, Belgium
France. italy, Spain, England. Scotland
Ireland, Canada and the United States
all enthusiastic workers for the better
ment Of farm conditions and farm life
The work of this wonderful interna-
tional congress OF farm women embraces
the world wide rural home, whatever is