Gunnison news-champion., 1923-11-02
SOCIAL EVENTS
FEATURE COLLEGE
BOARD MEETING
Trustees Here Saturday
Enjoy Dinners and al
so Transact Much De-
tail Business.

A number of social events charac-
terized the meeting of the State
Board of Trustees for Western, which
convened at Gunnison Saturday, and
formal report of whose business is
given on the first page of the News
Champion.
The personnel of the Board contains
two ladies, Mrs. Rosepha c. Pulford
of Durango and Mrs. Mary C. c. Brad
ford of Denver, state superintendent
of public instruction for Colorado. The
secretary of the Board for Gunnison
affairs is Miss Eva Carpenter of
this city.
Mrs. Pulford was the first member
of the Board to arrive in Gunnison.
As a teacher for many years, she was
especially interested in visiting the
college and came day early for that
purpose. She spent all day Friday
meeting members of the faculty and
inspecting the various departments. In
the evening she was the guest of hon
or at dinner given by Misses Car
/ penter and Spicer in the Domestic
| Science dining room. The dinner
/ was prepared and served by the young
women Of the department in an ad-
mirable way which was evidence Of
: the excellent training they are receiv-
( ing. The tables were beautifully
I tho weirdly. decorated in Halloween
1 effects, and this idea was carried out
/ in the place cards. Plates were laid
for Mrs. Quigley, Mrs. Hetherington,
Mrs. Pulford, Miss Rich. Miss Todd,
Miss Green, Miss Carpenter and Miss
Spieer. After the dinner. the guests,
/ together with Mr.. Quigley and other
members of the faculty, were invited
I to the delightful home of Mrs. Mary
4 A. Lawrence where a pleasant even
ing was spent.
Other members of the Board to ar
/ rive on the Saturday morning train
were C. N. jackson, George Statler,
and H. v. Kepner. Mrs. Bradford
and Ex-Governor Carlson were unable
I to come. The incoming members
were met at the train by j. A. Steele
and. taken Immediately to the college
where short business meeting was
held. The Board adjourned at 1920
to dine with DR.. and Mrs. Quigley in
their beautiful apartments at the
Grand hotel. Mrs. Quigley is a
charming hostess, and the short time
before the afternoon meeting passed
much too quickly. A beautiful bou-
quet of red roses adorned the table,
and plates were laid for Mr.. and Mrs.
Hetherington, Mr.. Kepner, Mr.. Stat
ler, Mr.. Jackson, Mrs. Pulford, Miss
Carpenter and Mr.. and Mrs. Quigley.
At 1870 the Board returned to the
college where the business meeting
I was continued. As there were ma
ny matters of Importance to come be-
fore the members the meeting was un-
usually long and continued until II :0C
that evening, adjourning only for din
ner. During the evening Mrs. Pulford
highly complimented DR.. Quigley OIL
the very excellent work which she had
observed in all the departments of the
college, and the other Board members
expressed themselves as much pleased
with the splendid success which the
/ school has made and is making under
his administration.
Mr.. Pulford left on the Sunday morn
ing train for her home in Durango
! Messrs. Jackson, Statler and Kepner
+ after spending Sunday visiting friends
in Gunnison, left for the East on the
/ afternoon train.