The Glenwood post., 1917-06-23
Governor Julius c. Gnnter Was Chief
Guest Of the Day.. Weather Man
Was Very Good to Us
EVERYBODY CONCERNED HAPPY

Glenwood s famous annual Strawbor-
ry festival, now the oldest established
annual entertainment in Colorado, was
held last Saturday and was a pro
feet weather conditions our people felt
encouraged to do their utmost to make
the event real success and in this
they succeeded most admirably.
Never has Glenwood, at one Of these
festivals, entertained SO many proml-
nent visitors, Governor and Mrs. Gun
ter being the chief honor guests, ac
companied by State Treasurer and Mrs.
Robert II. Higgins, c. H. Leckenby,
state auditor, and James N. Noland,
secretary of state.
All portions of Garfield county were
well represented, while neighboring
counties contributed their full quota of
visitors. Many came by automobiles,
more cars being in town Saturday than
ON any previous day.
With J. B. Deacon as marshal of the
day, the parade was formed soon after
the governor s arrival on the Midland
train. The floats weer beautiful and re-
Elected great credit on the good ladies
the committees having the
preparations in charge.
The parade was headed by the Rifle
hand, under the leadership of W. J.
Glnrd. Then came the Garfield county
pioneers in the typical prairie schoon-
er, with the lantern, water bucket and
trusy rifle very much in evidence and
a coop of chickens tied on behind.
Those who comprised the Pioneers
Union were Charles Brown, Edgar
Wilson, }. b. Hurlburt,, John l.. Noon
an, l. =. Grace, Mrs. VIM. Smith, Mrs.
Susan Wagner, f. b. Everett, Sr., and
H. V. Ware.
Then came two floats loaded with
the veterans of the civil war and the
Spanish war and the Glen
wood Boy Scouts.
A float carrying graduate nurses
hedIihS lHe heu NTOSs lHslSnla- AT
tracted more than little attention.
This was followed by DR.. Crook, as a
Red Cross surgeon, in his auto float,
Mrs. E. B. Everett, Jr., and the young
ladies who assisted her during the day
in securing Red Cross donations These
young ladies looked very pretty in their
white attire and Red Cross caps.
The Grand Junction band came next
and furnished some excellent music
during the course of the parade.
Next came handsomely decorated
auto float containing Mayor Kirwan,
who, on behalf of the city, accompa-
MED Governor and Mrs. Gunter and the |
governor military aide, Captain Ger
aid S. Lawrence. The governors float
was surrounded by his military body !
guard, consisting of ten mounted non
commissioned officers in charge Of Lieu.
tenant Christopher F. Cusack and Lieu.
,enant Hawksworth.
The governor car was followed by
he ex.queens' float, occupied by Mrs.
Ruby Clarke Hubbard, Mrs. Mabel
Moore Keck, Mise Ada Hutchings and
Miss Esther Chapman.
The strawberry float was beautiful
reation and was occupied by Barnette
Napier as king of Strawberry Day.
him as pages were Mas.
era Philip and Jack Kirwan, Jimmie
Iampbell, Elmer Dougan and Billie
ualaby. In the center was Thelma
angston, acting as crown bearer, while
n front, made up Is Kewpie, was little
Dorothy Meier who attracted much at
sntion. &,, itH
The maids float was a very attract
We creation and was occupied by the
maids to the queen. These young ladies'
ame from the various sections Of this |
md other counties to do attsndance 70 4,
queen Eleanor. a
The queens float was beautiful af.
air, and on her throne rode Niss Elc- (