The Glenwood post., 1916-12-16

leading very active life.
Mrs. R. V. Winchester exquisitely
rendered the song, "Colorado,' com.
posed by Mrs. Maude MeFerran- Price
of Colorado Springs. This song. is not
the state song, but the ladies deemed
it both beautiful and appropriate and
voted it the song of the northwest DIS.
trict. The song of the state federation
is "Where the Columbine Grows.'
Mrs. Worthington of Pomona delight
ed every member present with her
reading "Out to Old Aunt Mary's.'
Mrs. Won thington is also one of the
older members whom age has mellowed
and made more gracious and lovely.
The closing banquet at the l. o. 0.
F. hall was the gala event of the con-
vention and every visiting lady gives
highest praise to Grand Junction and
her fine hospitality. Over $50 people
partook of the lavish spread, which
showed elegance in every appointment
and was furnished largely by the
| wholesale men OF the town.
Mrs. Emma D. Coulter was the toast
mistress of the evening and Mrs Wal
ter $. Bergner was the first speaker,
she very aptly showed "There's AL
ways a Woman In IT,
Mrs. W. W. Frank charmingly toast
ed "Our Gentlemen Guests,'' while
Mr.. Christensen paid his compliments
"To the Club Women.'
The toast, "This First of All, to
Thine Own Town Be True" was given
by Mrs. Emma Wadsworth and found
a responsive chord in her hearers.
The touch of comedy and byplay was
given by hr. Robert Lazear, presldcht
If 4 Garmesa Orchard company, OF
tn" subject. "PiSs is Pigs and MI
Mrre McClintock quite reduced h'n,
TO aothingness by her res sponse, The
Rooster Does the Growing, But [.
Takes the Hen to Meet the Demand for
Eggs
Mrs. R. l.. Magill both wisely AMI
lwittily covered the subject, Colorado,
the Playground of the Nation.'' The
poem entitled "The Gem of the West
which was published for the first time
in the Women s club edition of the
Grand Junction News last spring, was
most artistically read by the author
Mrs. Flora Ingerson.
j y, 3 Smith, chemist at the sugar
factory, spoke on the subject, "Great
Oaks From Little Acorns Crow 90
Again there was music Of magic num-
bers and persuasive sounds. the cantata,
Lazurus,' by the city chorus, being
most ably conducted by Prof. G. A,
Hillyer. Mr.. Sidney Bull proved him
self an artist with the violin and clear.
ly produced the weird effects in "Thc
Indian LAMENT Mrs. h. V. Win
chester charmed her audience with two
beautifully rendered voice numbers en-
"The Spirit Flower
The ladies of Glenwood who were IL
attendance at the convention say it was
just one continuous new surprise and
pleasure from the time they entered
the beautifully decorated Y. NJ. C. A.
room until the last adeus were saul.
''The club women did not omit one
thing that would give comfort and
pleasure to the visiting delegates.
Those stockmen, weren't they just
royal good felIows?' "But the Whole.
sale men! They We're simply princes
in their own domain, so gallant and 20
fine looking
A large number of delegates were
prevented from being present owing to
of the visiting ladies at the fedcration
Mrs. W. w. Frank of Glenwood Springs,
president; Mrs. John Moore, Mrs.
Parkison and Mrs. J. p. Riddle IF
Glenwood Springs; Mrs. Harris, Car
bondale; Mrs. w. Fern Remington,
Delta; Mrs. Staley, Grand Valley; Mrs.
Frank Fetzer and Mrs. Arthur Gala
CHER, DeBeque; Mrs. Frank Kiefer,
Mrs. Benjamin Gore, Mrs. NJ. V. Wag-
ner, Mrs. Roys, Mrs. George Hurlburt
and Miss Mabel Ritchie, Fruita; Miss
Allie Rice, Mrs. MeCabe, Mrs. Worth
ington, Mrs. Stark and Mrs. Carman,
Pomona. The sudden storm prevented
some Of the automobile parties planned
from making the trip, as some of the
| sections notably thosa in Rio plopco
county, cannot afford to take the risk
of becoming stormbound.
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