The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-07-05

While in Washington, ID. c., called
on Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ramsay, old
time friends of Col. Spencer of Canon
City. About TWENTY-FIVE years,ago Mr..
Ramsay was superintendent of schools
in Col. Spencer's Arkansas home town,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsay now conduct
Fairmont Seminary. school for girls
They own a magnificent plant, includ-
ing a number of fine buildings. in q
fashionable part OF Washington. They
have sixty girls in the school. The
usual course is two years and the
usual cost Is $1,000 a year. Girls come
from all over the country and some
from foreign lands, especially from
South America.
~ spent the last afternoon in Wash
ifigton driving about the city and on
the beautiful drives near by with Mr..
and Mrs. Ramsay, Thanks to them l
got a charming view of Washington.
say many things had never seen
before and my afternoon was quite the
Deasantest spent in the city.
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In Washington I made new friend.
hope. in the person of Mr. Thomas
4. Dawson. Everybody calls him Tom
Dawson, which reminds me of Tom
sawyer story. You remember when
Tom Sawyer got gay about the first
day In school the teacher punished
him by giving him seat with a girl.
After a while the punishment ceased
to punish. The little girl wrote on
slate, What's your nameT Young
Sawyer wrote on the slate. Thomas Is
the name they lick me by. but my
friends call me Tom-you call me
Tom"
Mr.. Dawson is the executive clerk
Of the United States Senate. He was
Mr. many years private secretary to
Senator Henry NJ. Teilar. Before
that he was a newspaper man in Den
yer, working on the old Tribune and
Republican. Mr.. Dawson is strong
on the history Of Colorado and he has
Na,Aered a valuable collection of clip
pings of early DAYS and early leaders
in the life of Colorado. This collec-
tiou he says he will present some time
to the Colorado State Historical So
ciety.
Nr. Dawson Is the author OF The
Life and Character of Edward o. VOL
cott.'- which was published in two
large. handsome volumes soon after
Mr.. wolcott's death. As I wss about
to leave Washington Mr.. Dawson pre-
sonted me with set of these books.
as he said he had two sets and needed
only one and wanted the other to 10
where II would be appreciated. He.
certainly made happy selection as
TO place. for I shall prize the set very
greatly Senator Wolcott was one of
Vos first big friends ever made. That
was back in the days OF 1896. when
Republicans in Colorado were about
as scarce as hens teeth. In that year
The Record was ono of only a very
few newspapers in the state that
supported Mr.. Mckinley In that fa-
nous campaign. ! was young In the
businers at that time and had never
vo;ed--but had the old-fashionad no
ton that n man should do In politics.
ns elsewh here. what he thought was
right. without being oyer-infiuenced by
the great majority. or led away by 'he
mob. And I have never since been
the least afraid OF finding myself on
tAe unpopular side or In the minority.
After the campaign was over met
Senator wolcott and as long as he
lived he was n good friend.
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think one OF the most interesting
and entertaining men in Washington.
ID. C., II Gov. Leslie 81. shaw. who
was secretary, OF the treasury under
President Roosevelt. I pave spent
several hours with Mr.. shaw today
and have enjoyed hearing him talk
He has the most remarkable memory