The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
COIOra do States
mans "Man About
Town" Takes An
nual Stroll.
Finds Negro Citizens Pro.
crossing

ONCE year the COLORADO
responds to the inward urge to take
stroll around our great and growing
city with view to "looking 'em over"
and to see to what extent our own
group is keeping pace with the pro-
gressive activities of Denver. Last
Sunday we took our annual. Arising
early, much refreshed from a good
nights sleep, superinduced by a con-
science as clear and carefree as that
of a baby, we stood for some moments
halting between the conflicting emo
tions of needing the call of the church
bells or needing the "call of the Wild"
as our suburban life would suggest
1t was terrific conflict, tempest in
the brain, as Victor Hugo would say,
but finally the "call of the Wild won
and soon we found ourselves out at
167 Columbine street looking over the
beautiful home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam f. Hall. Here was home over
which one could easily enthust. Beau
tiful flowers, running vines, a well laid
chickens, impressed one that the actu-
alities of life were being enjoyed in
generous measure by the Hall family.
We were given royal welcome and
found the kind of genuine hospitality
that abounds so freely in Denver
homes. But time was limited, and so
we strolled on.
We next came up to the home of
Mrs. A. G. Williamson, 2075 East Third
avenue. Here was another home sur
rounded by all the beautiful and good
things of life that the human heart
could wish for. We were entranced
and stood speechless, only to be
brought back to earth by the sweetly-
hammered hostess who served needed
refreshments.
We strolled on and on and on. find
Ing here and there and everywhere
visible evidences of the prosperity of
the Denver Negro citizens
At Twenty-seventh and Lafayette a
large duplex mansion was pointed out
to us as the recently acquired income
property. of Fred Clements.
Strolling to Gilpin Park we found
our good friends Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Mitchell putting few touches on their
new home that will make it one of
Denver's show places.
AT this time a growing fatigue
brought us to the realization that our
stroll must come to an end, and so we
started back to town. Here an eXas-
perating experience convinced us that
before another year we must find 9TH
er means of locomotion than that of
fered by n leisurely stroll We started
to cross the street and q loud honk !
honk! caused us to jump back just in
time to see Jimmy Adams whizzing
past in brand new Rickenbacker.
We tried once more, and the warning
sound came from beautiful Cole g.,
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Benoit,
newly weds. Again we started to dash
across the street, but another newly
wed couple, wholly absorbed in them
selves, gave the danger signal and Mr..
and Mrs. Claude De Priest dashed past
in handsome new Nash.
We were at the point of desperation
now, and determined to do or die but
we skillfully lodged an opportunity of
dying" by staying on the side lines
safely as the Roy family in their Es-
sex, the Hamletts in their brand new
Cole, and the Hardys in their Nash all
passed in quick succession.
Thus, after many trials, we reached
the editorial sanctorium fully con-
vinced that our group is enjoying sub
stantial prosperity and progress and
are material factor in the life and
upbuilding of Denver.
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