The Arvada enterprise., 1923-03-22
DCEWATER NEWS
OF PAST WEEK
(By Mrs. J. J. Benson.)

hall, and the mayor and councilmen
floundcred about between roseate
dreams and frenzied nightmares,
striving to maintain their own equi-
librium and to establish the bubble
that had evolved from a process OF
foolish blowing on safe and sane
basis. But the bubble grew and grew
az the blowers blew and blew until,
finally, the whole thing blew up when
it struck the fifty thousand dollar
mark of impossbility. Then, at the
March meeting Of the town board,
the patient officials of Edgewatcr
gathered up the fragments of their
project and carefully pieced them to-
gether into plausible and prac-
ticable plan that will be submitted to
the people to vote on at the April
election.
The people Of Edgewater should
vote for the new town hall. because
the building now designated as
town hall is no longer adequate for
the needs Of the community; because
the building is plumb disgrace to .
progressive people. Vote for the
new town hall and help to make
Edgewater a better and a more at
tractive place in which to live.
At the meeting Of the Citizens
party, held at the schoolhouse last
Wednesday evening, William Cor
mack was nominated for mayor and
P. F. Moore, II. Benz and Harold
Scott were nominated for trustees.
Mrs. Vansickle and children Of
Laramie, Wyo.. have been visiting
Mrs. Nancy Kirk for the past week.
The hospitsble home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Marshall was the scene Of
. delightful St. Patrick's day party
on Saturday evening, when about
twenty-five Of the members of the
Y. M. p. C. braved the snowstorm to
attend their business and social meet
ing. The Marshalls entertained their
guests with games and contests ap-
propriate to the day. and Irish sand
wiches and hot coffee were served.
We fail to get the connecting link
between the good Saint Patrick and
= perfectly good, empty egGshell, but
the Rev. Roy II. McVicker. appar-
emily indifferent to connecting links,
puffed away At the eggshell until he
won the prize offered for the best
puffcr. Mrs. N. Sprigg. not to be
outdone in the art Of putting. took
the lady's prize in . paper-blowinR
contest, and Captain and Mrs. w. H.
Smith won prizes for the best Irish
expression. The short business SEES
sion resulted In the election Of the
following officers for the coming
year: President, T. o. Mitchell: vice
president. Mrs. Contant; secretary
and treasurer. Mrs. Wade H.. Smith;
corresponding secretary. M. A. Dick
son. and assistant class teacher. Mrs.
Nora Davis.
Mrs. Edith Stockman. wife of Capt.
George Stockmxn, was operated on
for appendicitis at st. Luke's hos
pital last Friday. At this writing
Mrs. Stockman 10 doing AZ we'll as
could be expected and her many
Edgewuter friends wish for her a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. Fred Saponcheck of Denver
WAS the guest Of MIR. and Mrs. Ben
son on Sunday.
Mrs. Glen b. Niles was hostess to
the Episcopal guild on Friday after
noon.
George Wilson of Topeka. Kan.
well remembered in Edgcwatcr where
he once welded the gayol rs mayor,
made short visit with his friend.
c. Z. Spiecr, last week. Mr.. Wilson
is now in the lumber business in To-
pcka and was en- route TO Portland,
Ore, on business for his company.
MIR. and Mrs. Neal sprigg have
sold their cozy home on Eaton street
and are moving TO Brush, Colo,
where Mr.. Sprigg is interested in n
ranch. The Spriggs will be sadly
missed in our community, where the
boyish frankncss of Neal and the
wistful sweetness Of his wife have
made them social favorites. Their
departure is especially regretted by
the members OF the Y. NJ. =. c. Both
have been actively interested in the
social and religious development of
the organization. Mrs. Sprigg having
held the office of secretary and
treasurer for the pas. year.
MIR. and Mrs. J. II. Manly and Miss
Laura G. Manly entertained at n
Monte Carlo whist party on Saturday
evening. The party was given for