The Dolores star., 1923-07-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

ciImen. town clerks and peace ofucers'
| IL the very latest thing in organizations
nnd roes TO prove that point Last
November, when turkey and coal WeIu
nnnarmost in most local minds, EDWIN
A Bemls, field secretary oil the Cu'o.
RADIO Editorial Association, ana eu''o'
of the Littleton Independent eoi'
c.iyed the idea of an organization Oh
town officials. He wrote an edlt''l"I
an the idea, and from that sprouteu
tho organization that is today attract
inr sn much attention. The council IN
cludes the officials of all towns he"t
Denver. Denver was not lhGluueu'
said Mr.. Bemis, because we ret '''n'
Denver's problems were not our p'oo'
Ions. we felt that Denver was not IN
terested in the problems Of the lllteeh
smaller cities around Denver. BHsh'
ton. IIttleton and EnglewOod are the
largest cities included in the new eouh'
ell. Orvlllc c. Hoffman, mayor oil l-it'
Teton, is president Of the new orsaili'
cation. c. NJ. Hurlbut, mayor OF Ihsue
Rock. and prominent in Douglas couh'
~. is vice president Of the couhcli
CLYDE Hosklns, of LittletOn, clerk ana
recorder, is the secretary and treas
urer of the organization. All incuih'
bent municipal officers are active mem
bers of the council; former otflciHis
are honorary members, and the press
is nm associate member. Mr.. Beihls,
father of the council, outlined the ac'
tiyltles of the organization. The IDEA
of the organization came of course
from the Colorado Editorial AssOcla'
ton" said Mr.. BeInis, land the couh'
ell was formed TO effect more eln'
Client handling of all municipal prop
lens; public health, traffic questions
the dog nuisance, problem IN All
small communities paving, sewerage,
water works-all these come within
scope of the new organization.
Steamboat Springs. - The annual
state 7. L. o. convention closed re.
Gently with the banquet given TO dele
gates at Craig The members of the
order ut Steamboat Springs and AT
Craig were Joint hOstesses TO the con
yentiOn, the business meetings being
held in Steamboat and the greater part
of the recreation given ut Craig. The
following officers were elected: Mrs
Jessie Charles of Windsor, president;
Mrs. Chellie Stevens Wright Of Den.
yer, first vice president; Mrs. Alice
Bradley of Steamboat Springs second
vice president; Mrs. May I. Hay Of
Nruy, organizer: Mrs. Hazel FlOrInan
of Pueblo, recording secretary; Miss
Helen Hartford Of BerthUud, cores
pUnding secretary, and Mrs. Louis Law.
ton of AIamOsu, treasurer. The SUI
preme organizer, Mrs. Belle NJ. Musser
of Denver, was a visitor during the
gathering, as was Miss Margaret Dur
ward of Fort Collins, past supreme
president. Other guests were Mrs.
Nina Hise, Mrs. Clara Blum, Mrs. Ida
Campbell and Mrs. Myrtle Clark
Woods, past state presidents, and ten
members from Nernal, Utah, who drove
$50 miles to attend the convention.
neutrality-suspicious. service in and
about Trinidad was interrupted Il few
days ago when heavy rain and cleo
ing of several wires when poles were
blown down caused the local switch
board to go out, but repairmen sue
ceeded in getting the necessary repairs
made in few hours. The downpOur
was mostly local. Little damage was
done to roads and bridges, and auto
mobiles We're able to make the trip
from Trinidad to Walsenburg
Estes Park.-The largest convention
ever held by college fraternity or
sorority convened here with 700 dele
gates present from all parts of the
ada, it being the twenty-sIXth biennial
convention Of the ri Beta-Phi, the old
est and largest sorority in America.
Denver.-Judge j. Foster Symes, sit
ting in Federal District Court, issued
an order returning to Benjamin Bente,
Grant county rnncher, property seized
by the allen property custodian during
the war while Bente was in Germany
Pueblo.-William Butler, Congrega.
tional minister Of LOngmont and for
nine years commander of the Long.
mont g. y. Il. post, was elected com,
mander of the department of Colorado
and Wyoming at the annual election
held in Pueblo as part of the forty
fourth annual encampment. Command,
er Butler has been a resident of Colo,
RADIO since 1860. He was opposed in
the election by J. NJ. Lawrence of Mon.
tie Vista. Other officers elected were
Senior vice commander, Daniel w
Brown, Pueblo; junior vice command.
er, ii. f. Groves, Fruita; assistant ad.
Jutant and quartermaster general. w
IL. Comstock, Denver; medical dlrec.
tor, DR.. w. NJ. Robinson, Golden; chap.
lain, j. o. Hustled, Denver. Delegates
to the next national encampment to be
held at Milwaukee, Wis, Sept 9, are
j. NJ. Lawrence, Monte Vista; Halsey
NJ. Rhodes, Denver; w. b. Jockey, s
NJ. Packard, Z. Ii. Ganor and L. Stew.
aart, Pueblo.
Fort Collins.-A reward Of 81, 900 is
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