Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-23
THE WALL or N,>ITou

There is at tho top OF the Glove dr
the Catskill Nountainsl "a gorge called
by the ambitious inhabitants the Grand
Canon. We visited this, and found
that to loitcr down It. 10 really digest
tho formations and appreciate the
trees, is a matter Of many hours, At
tho very top, in the pcyils Kitchen,
there IL 4 scene that distr,Sscs al ar
lists who have not brought along the
means OF reproducing u. Tho road
rasscs over tho gorge by a small arch
% beautifully rounded and Fashioned
with rock that II Is a littlo sermon on
the value OF doing the ordinary well
aud with an eye 70 beauty. The brook
sinEs a littlo lament as it goes thru
this arch: 1t Is leaving lovely fields
and is about 10 bo lost In a series of
mad plunSes. when We saw 1t first
II had whitcncd tho entire cavern with
frost. In tho spring II riots down those
-rcst stone steps our guide
ssid tret In great frcshets it was mas
ter of the gorge. filling 1t with foam
and noise and dcrnolshing tho stair
why's. which thoy annually rebuild.
In this microscopic Grand Canon
grow primcvsl trees that can never
he cut. Above, bcwlderS lean over.
and arc ready to pouncc down when
tho magic command is given. Dark
d-us lead back into tho mountain from
" hich f'kop eyed Eoblins can be
drafted into puck'S midnight gang. On
a day OF dark bluStcr, with uin snow
eiftinE down the while. this gorge be
comes almost sinister and oppressive
But in juno when the sun beats on
tho fields Of haVkwosd and daisy and
tho roads arc hot with dust. this place
Is a cool refuge. wonderland Tor
wandering in. Occasionally tho seen
crs upcus and YOU look out over
grccn floor Of uEht-upned hemlocss
down tho Glove. Far out to sos-thc
blue sea Of distant couuties-farH1-
lands lie In tho haze of heat; but all
WAYS YOU are buoycd by the cool
breeze from down the rsvines. Water
runs every where mcStscs drip. ana
some iciSurcly bird Warblcs In content.
In this gorge there arc many water
falls Tho Ghosts broad veil is we'll
ua1tci M memory tells mo this;
that gorge. unadNcrtiscd and not very
famous. is the finest miniature OF VIII
,lcrusss in tho Catskilis. and tho beauty
az its trees. lichcncd rocks. cascades.
aud Eiimpscs Of the plain viii repay
p lengthy visit at any season. If ono
Io~. NOT 60 20 be awed, he will remain
10 be cha rrucd-r. Morris Longstrcth.
I :. i.
~ tho state mcctinE Of tho National
Fedora ton Of Musical Clubs. held in
Colorado Springs last wednesday.
January ~. 1921, final arrangements
for tho Colorado state contest for
Young artists. were completed
An applications must be presented
10 Mrs. Freeman c. Rogers. 1il2 East
Ninth street, Pueblo, not later than
February L. 1921. state contest viii
hc held in Colorado Springs March Is,
1921
Purposes of tho contest are:
To recognize tho superior ability of
American music teachers by bringing
their artist pupils into prominence.
To encourage and inspire music
tor of in, ~
To give opportunity and publicity TO
tho most talented young musicians OF
America. aud TO launch them upon a
professional career.
These contests are arranged in Sc
ducuce: State. district, national.
State contests shall be held in each
rtste between March l and April IS
1891.
Contestants must enter in their own
state contest.
Entrance requirements arc;
Contestants must be trained IN
America.
Contestants must perform entirely
without words or music
State and district winners may enter
tho state contests again and proceed
thru tho national.
No district winner. entitled to enter
but who failed to appear in former
test again unless prevented from, ap
pcarinE in the said Biennial Festival
contest by illness or death in tho
IA mily.
No contestant shall be permitted to
enter the district contest who has not
previously been heard and Judged by
a Jury in the contestants own state,
Should there be only ono contestant
In any of the states. tho state chair
man shall appoint three judges who
shall hear and properly grade tho
for entrance into the dis
trict contest.
Each state winner shall he presented
with an embossed official certificate.
signed by tho state president and tho
state chairman of contests.
Each district and National winner
shall he presented with the same en-
bosscd certificate signed by tho dis
,rict president and tho district chair
usn OF contest5. Each winner OF the