The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-08-26
PROMINENT MEN OF NEW ENG
LAND AND PENNSYLVANIA HAv-
ING GREAT TIME ON WAY TO
CONVENTION IN FRISCO.
PARTY is JOLLY ONE

Ou6 VI tnO JOlAlC6L CIOWQo L1db GNCl
came to Canon City is on board g
special train of the Rio Grande which
has been two days in getting from
Denver to Canon City and which is
among the trains tied up in the local
yards this morning. The crowd is
composed of members of the supreme
lodge Foresters of America and dele
gates from the New England States
and Pennsylvania to the annual con.
vention of the order which is to be
held in San Francisco beginning next
Tuesday.
In the party which numbers about
125 are members of congress. judges,
lawyers. state and city officials. who
with their wives and families are get
ting all the pleasure there is to be had
out of the trip. Delays caused by
wrecks, washouts and landsIides have
no power to check the jollity of the
crowd. They refuse to be dishearten-
ed by anything and even though they
should have been well into Utah by
this time are not worrying over their
train troubles but are hoping the best
they know (and that's some, you can
be Essured) to make the journey the
liyl est in the history of that order.
what do we care?" remarked
judge Edward B. O'Brien. supreme
chief ranger. this morning" We are
on our way to Frisco. but II we get
tied up by any more washouts, well
just hold the meetings Of the supreme
lodge right here in Canon City. You
see we can do that because we have
nearly all the supreme lodge officers
and majority of the delegates on
board. So again what do we carer"
The special left Denver yesterday
morning and was held at Colorado
Springs for several hours on account
of the washout at Livesey. Then the
Rio Grande officials detoured Nos. 1
and over the Colorado Midland in
the hope of getting them through to
where two roads cross beyond Salida
The first train got as far as the Di-
vide when car jumped the track and
it was necessary to back down to
Colorado Springs again. Then when
the tracks were repaired near Livesey
and the stalled trains again started
they got as far only as Canon City
when they were once more halted,
this time because of the landslide
near CtopaM. e 5fll as8R
On the train last night Dr. Stork
flew in one of the open windows and
presented Mr.. and Mrs. William Burke
with handsome heir apparent. The
presentation of the infant which is
one of the made in Germany's" best,
was made by DR.. Fralinger of Phila-
delphia. assisted by an able corps of
amateur nurses. Mr.. Burke is past
supreme trustee of the Foresters.
The ''infapt" occupies the place of
honor in one of the Pullman's this
morning. II is the largest dollie the
jokers could purchase in Colorado
Springs on the short notice they had.
Another feature is the "o'Brien"
band of ynn, Mass. The band con-
sists of an antiquated accordion and
a concert and parade was given around
the depot this morning. provoking
much merriment among the tired, but
happy. travellers on the five stalled
trains. Later the band paraded Main
street.
In the party is Robert Thrasher, Of
Philadelphia, superintendent of the
Philadelphia division of tie Baltimore
and Ohio Ranroad. over which the
special w scheduled on it's way
west. Tie PARTY is in charge of NJ
J. Horn chief clerk of the Franz
Tourist s-mpany, of New York who
has gained the deep appreciation oi
the Foresters for his painstaking care
during the trip to make it an enjoy
able one.
The only discordant feature OF the
journey so far. according to Judge
O'Brien and others is CONGRESSMAN
Jerry Dyie. Of Nashua, N. H.. who
persists IN singing. my Old Nes
Hampshirs Home" at III hours Of ths
dsy ana night, particularly the lat
W. "A squaiIy t6n6lt on ths back
xAr1 eeaot hasn't saHthinG a Doyis