The daily sentinel., 1914-04-08

4 lily had gone back to Chicago. They
went to Pittsburgh instead, but the
fact remains that Iona has lost two
good citizens
Rev. Weir had charge OF the Bible
/ training class at the Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. A. c. Mead has been i'll for
two days, but is much better at this
writing.
A. c. Mead was a business visitor
in Fruita Tuesday.
Mrs. G. II. Rice reports a splendid
time in Clifton the latter part of last
week when she attended the rally of
the Royal Neighbors' Association of
the Western Slope. Without any
warning whatever Mrs. Rice was
chosen for instructor for the work in
the afternoon. and also had charge of
the question box, every question find
ing her ready with the correct
answer. One of the many charming
things about Mrs. Rice is that she is
always ready for any emergency. Mrs.
Rice spoke very highly of the drill
team from Grand Junction, praising
their work as beautiful and perfect
in detail. This team was in charge
OF a. Lynn, Mr.. Lynn having former
ly had charge of the famous team
belonging to Denver lodge No. II, b.
p. o. E., which carried off the honors
at the national convention. In the
afternoon at Clifton there were
twenty-five representative from Pal
isade, thirty from Clifton and thir-
teen from Grand Junction. In the
evening an open meeting was held
and three hundred people were en-
tertained. Clifton is not much larger
than Iona, but they have an excel
lent hall where a large number of
people can be entertained comfort
ably. If only some kind-hearted phil
anthropist would build Iona such a
hall Vain dream.
4 Thursday, Mesdames Scott. McVey,
Clayton. Bird, Wolfe and Galloway
met at the Rosemary to work on their
costumes for the Village Skewl enter
tainment, and made phenomenal
progress. The rehearsals have been
going along in splendid shape, and
the entertainment will be produced
one week from Thursday night at the
Presbyterian church in Iona. April
16. Tickets will be on sale this week.
Adults 25 cents and children l 3 cents.
Delicious home-hame candy at
cents per package will be peddled to
the audience during the intermission
when the Village Skewl has recess.
u At the entertainment at the school
house last Friday afternoon when the
well-trained scholars gave their read
ings and songs the visitors were i'm
pressed with the order in the school
room. Some of the little people on
the program spoke so softly that had
there not been perfect order the Wis
itors could not have heard the differ
ent numbers and would have gone
away disappointed. Elihu Wilkins,
who is the schoolmaster in charge OF
the Village Skewl, promises the same
perfect order during the songs and
recitations in his school room one
week from next Thursday night. SO
that the audience may be assured OF
getting the full benefit of their en-
trance fee without unseemly inter
Eruption.
J.R.Jones of Colorado Springs, who
owns a 10-acre tract in Iona, is in
Iona this week, putting out trees
He has turned the trect over to Her
bert Baders to keep in-condition for
the summer, and Herbert is the boy
who can do it.
Iona friends and acquaintances OF
Fred G. Holmes are glad to hear OF
his new position and the promise OF
future prosperity II holds for him. We
all feel that Mr.. Holmes is deserving
of his good luck and send him our
good wishes.
Lawrence Mills, formerly with the
Denver Post, now with the Pueblo
Chieftain, was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Sperry at the Rosemary
Wednesday and Thursday.
w. H. Cox of Mack is an earnest
booster for the Midland trail. With
a dozen men as earnest and Jealous
as Mr.. Cox the Midland trail would
be ours, and John Otto would have to
swallow his disappointment as best
he could.
Adaptability.
Once upon a time | had friend
(at least she called herself my friend
but you never can tell) whose nus.
band met with extreme reverses and
they were obliged to leave beauti-
full city home and go out in the coun-
try about twenty miles and live on a
farm. My friend possessed one very
valuable trait of character, the ability
.. to adapt herself to circumstances. Al
ter the first few lonely days spent
getting used to tasks entirely foreign
/ her spirit rose to meet the demand on
II. and with a singing heart she wenl
to work in earnest. With nan
dozen soap boxes, four yards of flow
cred chintz, a package or upholstery
tacks and can of mahogany strain
she made for her guest chamber 9
set of colonial furniture which H.
vailed the finest set of real antique
ever turned out by Grand Rapids
] furniture factory. Naturally she was
very well satisfied with herself, but
the real test of her ability came a
few days later when she was strug,
Cling with the family washing and
| two friends of her girlhood days
drove up unannounced about 40 min
utes before the luncheon hour. Ihe
l - ..-...s..x oyarciea had flushed