The Glenwood post., 1922-09-28
Greatly Enjoys Opportunity to
Visit and Fellowship With
Near Neighbors
RECALLS FORMER DAYS
(By A. j. Dickson)

L have recently made so many reso-
lutions to visit Aspen, once the queen
of all Colorado mining camps, that when
the opportunity presented itself last
Monday l was more than glad to join
Commissioner Coulter in trip to the
little mountain city on the Roaring
Fork.
1t was pleasure to meet a number
of the old time citizens of the once
busy and thriving mining camp, and to
reflect on the hope and courage they
have displayed during a struggle of
many years, through the camps pros
perity and likewise through the days
of adversely which apparently must
come to every mining camp.
After the county commissioners had
finished their business meeting some of
us enjoyed a ride about town, piloted
by DIR. George Sullivan, a native of
Aspen but now resident of Gunni
son. 1 remembered the November day
after having spent six months on the
road surveying the fence lines of the
old Colorado Midland. | asked Sullivan
to point out the ground on which stood
the old Clarendon hotel where l stopped
for the night and where slept in the
first real bed had seen since leaving
Colorado Springs.
The program of entertainment last
Monday included big banquet at the
Hotel Jerome in the evening, and l
mention this to show how beautifully
those Aspen people go about it to dc
things.
When we arrived at the hotel in the
morning two big tables stood in the
office lobby, literally loaded down with
flowers, principally sweet peas, the
greatest variety and the most beautiful
and perfect sweet peas 1 have ever
seen in my life. There were many other
flowers, but the sweet peas predomi-
mated by large majority. These were
contributed by the good ladies of Aspen
who sent them in baskets and buckets
from all over the town. Other ladies
went to the hotel and arranged them
in massive bouquets on the tables, and
when the banquet hour arrived the ta-
bles were decorated with over one hun
dred big bouquets, the sides and cor
ners of the room were filled with Aspen
boughs and leaves, and the office lobby
contained profusion of floral decora-
tions that was delight to behold, a
center piece representing a large bull
elk emerging from an aspen thicket.
Space here will not permit detailed
account of the banquet and program,
but ] want to refer to one or two fea-
lures that I believe will be interesting
to our people.
E. j. Grover, chairman of the Pitkin
county board of county commissioners,
was the toastmaster and very cleverly
started the ball rolling and introduced
the speakers. The Elk s band furnished
music before the guests were seated
and during the seating process.
The banquet was credit to Mine
Host Elisha, who was more than active
in contributing to the comfort of the
two hundred and twenty guests who sat
,rnu,J h;a footo1 hnord
Judge Dean, Fred Light, Harry Koch,
Harold Clark, Mayor Wagner, Capt.
Chas. Daley, E. j. Grover, Judge Robt.
Shaw, f. w. Jewett, Mr.. Doolittle and
others whose names 1 cannot now recall,
contributed much to the success of the
affair, in addition to the band, the
orchestra, the male quartette and the
ladies who sang for us so sweetly.
After DR.. Sullivan had spoken from
n reminiscent viewpoint, Judge Shaw
made very pleasing address on the
subject, "Western Slope Cooperation, u
his remarks containing some very val.
uable suggestions.
Fred Light spoke in behalf Of the
bond amendment to be voted on at the
coming election and urged all to support
the measure, explaining that 1t would
provide an easy way Of getting govern