The Arvada enterprise., 1916-02-17
A Wake" that
Woke the Dead

fashioned Irish wake was a tame
affair compared to the wake"
in Barth's hall Monday evening
over the untimely demise of the
once hale and hearty Arvada
Commercial Club.
Almost a hundred jolly, good
natured men, some OF them po-
litical officeholders, some asplr-
ing to be officeholders, others
just plain every day business
men and farmers with political
convictions, of course, but not
so pronounced. all assembled
not to discuss political questions,
not to line up on two sides Of a
fence, but all astride the top
rail waving their hands in ami
mated fashion in accompani-
ment to a funny story or in
greeting a friend across the hall.
As all, or nearly all Of our
county officers were there some
one suggested that the meeting
had political significance, but
such a thing was far from the
mind of the main "gazoob," Mr..
Recht, we are sure, and all par
tisanship was brushed aside in
the main object of the meeting,
that of a good time.
The Enterprise will say right
here that whatever may be their
political connections our county
officials are we'll behaved out in
company and all eager for fun
even tho it might be at their own
expense.
Those present of the county So
Ions were Treasurer f. j. Bond,
Clerk Chester M. Lawrence, As
SCISSOR E. l.. Newcomb, Water
Commissioner X. Shelby Rhea,
County Commissioner James
Truelsen, District Attorney Sam
johnson, Jake Klein, MIR. New
combs deputy, and Guy Juchem,
Mr.. Lawrence's deputy, and
last, but not by any means the
least, our comely and corpulent
Sheriff, Joseph Dennis.
The guests of honor and
speakers of the evening were
DR.. Richard Russell, pioneer
president of the Commercial
Club, who was chairman of the
evening, Chas. H. Howe, ex-
secretary and now director of
the Denver Chamber of Com
merce, John F. Reardon, ex-
president of the Denver Adver-
tising Club. Frederick W. Hid,
new general superintendent Of
the City Tramway, and W. c..
Maynard, Editor of the Denver
Express, and Judge j. Mac de
Livesay Of Denver.
To quote all of the good sug-
gestions made by the different
speakers besides being a stren-
uous task upon the reporters S
memory would exhaust the lin
its of space, suffice it to say that
all were apropo and Of much ben
eft to the hearers.
DR.. Russell was reminiscent,
giving the history of the club
and of the town. Mr.. Howe fol
lowed with even earlier remin.
iscences. Shelby Rhea and Sam
johnson, who were incidental
speakers, also gave more remin-
iscences, recalling when there
was only one grocery store and
two threshing machines in beau
tiful Arvada.
Probably John Reardon gave
the auditors as much food for
real thought as any of the speak
ers and his logic and practica
suggestions for the future devel.
opment of Arvada and the revi-
val OF the community spirit were
not only new but novel. How.
ever, they bore the earmarks of
experience in other localities and
seemed to meet with general ac-
ceptance. His plan was tc
change the name of the club and
call it the Arvada Social Center
and instead of confning its
membership to the business men
and a few residents of Arvada
take in the farming community
as far as 1t can reach and not
only that but to take in their
wives, and their children. He
cited an instance at Hassler,
Colo, where such a plan had re.
suited in doubling aud tribblinp
the size of the town and brought
creameries ana canning factories
to the town until now 1t is one OF
the largest dairy centers in the
state. He spoke of the oppor.
D nifty Arvada has to draw auto
>. rists this way by making ar
hJxva,ion point where autoists
collSd view the magic wealth OF