The Glenwood post., 1917-02-03

The community welfare conference Is
a real epoch in the life of our city. 1t
is meeting all the promises of its spon-
sors and is serving our community in a
more helpful way than many of our
people expected. 1t bids fair; to prove
turning point in our community, lead
ing to better civic spirit and opening
the way to improved conditions and hap
pier homes because we have learned how
to do things the better way. But details
and plans are perhaps not SO important
as the thoughts that have come to us
from the vcrious speakers whereby we
have been able to catch a greater WIS.,
ion and find our greater place in the
community. In this way many of our
people have been greatly benefited.
A splendid spirit of cooperation, by
which our people have gone about the
matter Of preparing for the conference
has been most gratifying to. those who
have had the undertaking in chargs.
Professor Gilman has proved himself
an enthusiastic and diplomatic leader
and one whom our people have been
pleased to follow. He started out with
real purpose and program and he IS
bringing things to pass in a manner
commensurate with his faith and indus
try.
The initial session was held 'Wednes
day evening at Keck's hall, following
a splendid supper served by the ladies
of st. Stephens church. Mayor Thor
son presided and introduced the speak
ers after expressing himself as very
highly pleased with the objects and
aims of the conference and the readi-
ness with which our people were show
ing their sympathy with the movement
The first speaker was Father Oarrl-
gan, chairman of the local executive
committee, who spoke on the subject
"Why citizens of Glenwood Springs
and vicinity are interested in the COM
munity conference He made plea
1oI LHe IlDeTdl dLleHudHce dt oil oho
sessions assuring out citizens that they
would be well repaid for the effort. He
said the conference was really the uni
versity brought to our doors for a brief
time and it was now highly proper
that we should go to school again. He
spoke very highly of Mr.. Gilman and
the efforts he has made to make the
Glenwood conference a real success and
expressed the hope that all of our peo-
pie who could possibly do so would take
advantage of the opportunities now
brought to our doors.
John Lynch, state food and drug COM
missioner, spoke Interestingly on the
high cost of living but said he could
not offer remedy except in the sug-
gestion that we make every effort pos
sible to conserve the waste and thai
we call for and utilize the products Of
Colorado instead of paying tribute to
other states not as well fitted by ma
ture as we are to minister to the needs
of our people. He referred to the faca
that only one canning factory is oper-
ating in western Colorado, notwith.
standing the fact that great quantities
of fruit produced in this section arc
allowed to 60 to waste every year while
greater quantities of vegetables might
easily be grown and canned each year
to meet a demand which is now sup
Piled by outside states, while great
percentage of the butter and cheese
used by the people of Colorado are yet
supplied by Kansas, Nebraska and Mis-
souri,.
1.-THE Home and the Community"
was admirably handled by Miss Mar
lam Haynes, in charge of the home
economics department Of the Agricul.
tural college and Miss Haynes proved
to bs . most popular speaker and soon
had the audience right with her and
they followed her with the keenest In