The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-12-04
Capt. ROckafellOw
Returns from N. Y.

Capt b. F. ROckafellow returned
home Wednesday afternoon from New
York city wnere he went recently to
attend the annual meeting of the
Rockafellow Family Reunion Associa-
ton. of which he has been president
for the last eight years. in the
course OF an interview with Capt.
Rockafellow this morning, he said:
Being invited by DIR. Henry O.
Rockefeller and family to spend Sun
day November I g. with them at their
Brooklyn home. | was impressed with
the manner in which each of the
worlds war heroes OF that city who
lost their lives in the terrible con-
fiict with Germany were honored.
Their lives are being commemorated
by the planting of maple and elm
trees. securely protected by metal
rods. to which is attached bronze
memorial tablet. These trees are to
be seen along the borders OF the For
est Park Boulevard and in other sec
tions of the city.
"The next day Mrs Frost. mother
OF Mrs. Hilda Rockafellow. our son
Charles wife. came after me TO pilot
me. she said. through the Hoboken
tube under the Hudson river. and the
network OF trollies. ferries. etc, to
Summit, " J.. her home. Tuesday
morning Rev. John Frost. Hilda's ia
ther. bad placed at my plate at the
breakfast table n beautiful volume of
true stories of the efficacy OF prayer.
dedicated in fine terms TO my eighty
fourth birthday anniversary. which
occurred that day. Mrs. Frost later
accompanied me TO Hoboken to meet
my cousin. Mrs. Harriet Fraley. who
WAS one of the guests at the family
reunion dinner at the Hotel McAlpin
In New York city. Because of my
change in age at their home. OF which
! shall always retain pleasant men,
ory. becouse OF it's hospitality and
delightful surroundings.
We left New York over the Lacka-
wanna road cnd passed through
Scranton. Pa. one of the largest an
thracite coal producers I'm the United
States. The employees were then idle
for the good OF the body polite. now
very sick OF anti-Americanism They
are attempting TO freeze out and
starye another class that do not affil-
late with them in their desires and
ambitions
Tuesday evening we arrived at
Geneseo. ~. Y. where Prof Henry f
Smiths wife and her mother. Mrs.
Burleigh. and also where Mr.. and Mrs
J. ]. Cone formerly lived. and where
my cousin and her family reside. II
WIS a; Geneseo that frs. attended
boarding school at the Temple Hill
Academy.
Ny ssnpsin. Harriet. and her hus-
band. Joseph Fraley. took me 1s miles
to Nuueh. where | was born. and
where my ErandEfather, uneles. aunts
and cousins lived; one of the latter of
whom had not seen for IS years The
following day ! went 10 Conesus where
my boyhood days, with all OF its fol-
bleS and nIishaps. were spent WAS
in the house where we lived many
years ago. ad saw the high stone flour
ing mill. which my father. George
built Not a single one of his and
our old friends remain there. although
stories OF them are often told at the
local stores OF evenings by the newer
population.
We returned by Conesus lake.
where | used To 20 Fishing. Now il
is said 500 resort cottages line its
banks We left shortly afterward for
Detroit. where we met John McDon-
aid. sons and dauchters and the fam
oily OF his brother. Charles II would
require page OF The Daily Record
to tell all / saw and enjoyed there.
Miss Theo Mcdonald. n former teach
or of music in the Canon City schools.
realizing the demand for apartment
buildings. has herself superintended
the construction OF 10 large apart
ment houses. selling them from ST., 600
to 10000 apiece. The second after
noon in Michigan. | passed through
the village where Mrs. Rockafeliow
and were married. and that evening
at Lyont. Mich. | decorated the
graves OF my mother and favorite
aunt. Abigail Warren. attended the
y. +. and 4. NJ. lodge there and was
made n Master Mason. met there
and at fonia esteemed friends who de-
liehtfully entertained me. Resuminc
my journey back TO Colorado. passed
through Grand Rapids and Chicago.
As the Santa Fe train on which was