The Glenwood post., 1916-12-30
G|enwood Citizens Find Pleasure il
Carrying Sunshine Into Convict
Camp on Christmas Day
INMATES ARE HIGHLY GRAT|F|ED

"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto
one of the least of these, my brrthren
ye have done it unto me.'
The thought empodied in the above
statement from the Master of men
proved sufficient incentive for num-
Der of the citizens of Glenwood to be-
take themselves on Christmas day to
the convict road camp at Grizzly creek,
there to disseminate good cheer among
the boys who are engaged in shifting
the mountain and carving out most
excellent thoroughfare over which thous
ands will travel in the years to come,
giving little thought of those by whose
lator it is made possible for them 10
glide through the Glenwood Grand can
on and enjoy some of the most gorge.
ous scenery TO be found anywhere IN
the world.
Even our own people of Glenwood
who have often enjoyed an auto trip
over this' splendid roadway have not
always fully appreciated the great
amount of energy expended by the
boys of the road camp in Transforming
an inferior trail into the splendid
boulevard such as is found today be-
tween Glenwood and Grizzly creek. And
tnn AL, -
unmindful of the sense of loneliness
which at this festal season must over
whelm the boys of the road camp as
they think of other days when tha
Christmas season was spent with loved
ones and there was joy and cheer and
happiness such as one would not expect
to find in the dreariness of the Grizzly
road camp.
And it was with thought of cary
ing ray of sunshine into the camp and
assuring our road builders that their
work is appreciated that few of our
citize1s VISITED the road camp last Mon
day to wish the boys Merry Christ
mas and to listen to their program and
assist then in spending the day p.cps-
antly.
The leg originated with Mrs. NJ :!
Mayes and her suggestion to a number
of friends met with ready response,
and soon the party was on the way to
The car'p, iaded with a sack of candy
for each of the boys and also new
Vietrola and over sixty records, and a
nambcT Of books and magazines.
The party greatly enjoyed the sleieh-
ride and especially the sight of the
mountain sheep grazing quietly on the
mountainsde, but the greatest enjoy
ment of all came in the hearty welcome
extended at the camp by the boys WHO
showed by their actions, speaking loud
er than words, that these servants Of
the state and of Garfield county were
most grateful for the kindly interest
our people were taking in them on this
great day.
The visitors were invited to the rec
reation tent where the boys put on a
two act vaudeville show which proved
that some of them were blessed with
more than ordinary talent in that line.
At the close Of their entertainment
Leonard Reeves Of Glenwood favored the
audience with solo, "The Grand Old
Flag, and Genevieve Dickson a Christ
mas solo, and then, Mr.. NJ. Msyes sx-
plained to the boys that Mrs. J. Ogden
Armour had sent a check to Mrs.
Mayes, asking that it be, used where It
would do the most good and especially
suggesting that the boys at the camp
be remembered Mrs. Rohr and others
had contributed books and other read.
ing matter and each visitor was COZ
tributing to provide Christmas sweets
for each member Of the camp. This
statement was loudly applauded by tho
road builders. In addition to the re-
membrances by the Glenwood friends
I. 3. Pratt and a friend from Wiscon-