The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-02-10
BUCH1EL
PROVED
INSPIRER
OF RILEY
THE CHANCELLOR OF DENVER
UNIVERSITY GIVES THE UNivER
slTY CLUB a DELIGHTFUL
= EVENING.
RILEY AND OoOLEY EVENING

The humanness. realism and art oi
James Whitcomb Riley and the veil
ed satire OF Mr.. Dooley. otherwise
Finley Peter Dunno. were exceilently
interpreted Tuesday night before the
University club at the Strathmore hotel
by Chancellor Buchtel OF Denver Uni
versity. and formerly Governor OF
= Colorado.
He put his wnoie soul. seemingly
into the readings and while forceful
iy bringing out the thought and man
!, snerism intended by the authors he
injected just enough of his own per
Sonaiity 10 make the rehditious Wig
orous and full OF life.
II is doubtful II the club has ever
spent a more entertaining evening
There is something so wholly Ameri-
can about AIR. Riley and Mr.. Dooley
shat IL strikes a most responsive
chord in the heart OF every American
Gov. Buchtel in his clever way
brought out these points stronsly. ye:
in n delightful way.
. Few people realize that II was Gov.
Buchtei Who FIRST gave to James Whit
comb Riley the inspiration to ~
other than tie sign painter he WAS be.
fore he gave forth TO the world his
treasure chest OF poetic feeling.
il happened In Greenfield. Indiana.
There lived there at the time bril-.
siiani young lawyer by the name o.
Ham Dunbar who was IdoliEed by his
fellow townsmen and who WIS re
garded as a genius in the law even
before such an august body as the
United States Supreme Court. He
died before hts time and there was
sincere gfieving In Greenfield and the
country all about. Gov. Buchtel III
the time was the pastor OF . parish
not far from Greenfield ana he vas
,Asked 10 attend the frneral because
he sas . Eraduate OF the same col
leEe as Mr.. Dunbar and quite well
acquainted with him. C;her ministers
were TO be present TO conduct the ser
bvices but for some reason they could
not he present and Il deyoived upon
Gov. Buchtei 10 speak the eulogy. give
the sermon and say the prayer. Dur
Ing the service James Whitcomb
Riley. who was great friend of the
dead man. sat 30 close to the young
hzin.s;er that he could almost touch
him. The words OF the young clergy
man 30 affected him that he went
home and wrote nm elegy on Dunbar.
t6nvoying in poetry much the same
thoughts as the Reverend gentleman
Used. lie sent the poem 10 an Indian.
arolis paper which IN comment upon
II said. ~ poet has arrived" Ia that
first poem Riley found himself and
discovered tina. he could be more thai
n sign painter. Other contributions
followed and later he was called to
Indianapolis where he further develop
ed his talent
All OF the fore -oing facts were toif
10 Governor Buchtci one day by Mr..
Riley himself. The two gentlemen
In after. years we're frequent visitors
TO the Bobbs-Merrill book store in
Indianapolis and became very well
acquainted. Whenever Riley would
see the Governor anywhere uron the
streets. he wuald hail him and get
him into conversation. The Governor.
in his modcsty. wondered why he prov
~ an attraction TO the great roet and
F0ne day enquired. only to be told
what has list been related above.
The reader Tuesday ni7ht Indicated
Nlhat he has heen deep student OF
both Riley and Dunno and that he
possesses perfect understanding OF
their literary productions. He paid
4 glowing tribute to the versatility
6f Riley yet in his own way he is
more versatile himself. being schol.
ar. theologian. reader and orator.
He was greatly enjoyed Tuesday
night
At the business session OF the Club
Messrs, H. c. Webster and Charles
Fyder we're unanimously elected mem.
bers.