The Glenwood post., 1924-03-27
Keck Gains Favor With California
Boosters Who Will Log High.
way Through GIenwood
EASTER EGG HUNT IS PLANNED

Glenwood will be one Of very few
towns in Colorado at which the new D.
& R. G. W. daylight special will stop,
If the petition of the local Lions club
is taken seriously by the management,
as the Lions believe it will be. The
matter has been taken up with Receiv-
er Beacon by the secretary Of the club,
who read Mr.. Beacom's reply to the
club at the regular weekly luncheon
at the Williams Wednesday evening,
and the same was construed favorably
by those who heard it. This will prove
splendid advertising feature, if the
twenty minute stop requested can be
secured.
The matter of five weeks summer
normal school for Glenwood was dis
cussed, and Superintendent Blaine was
asked to forward an urgent telegraph
ic incitation to the proper authorities.
Erie Hubbard brought up the ques.
tion of recommending to the city coun.
Gil the matter of purchasing four band
instruments for the use of the boys'
band. A committee was appointed to
present the matter to the city dads.
Postmaster Ollie Thorson discussed
the habit many people have formed of
mailing letters at the mail boxes at
the railroad station, and showed how
many letters, quick delivery of which
is important, are mailed in these boxes
for New Castle, Rifle, Silt, Grand Val
ley and other towns to the westward,
with the idea that they will be picked
up by train No. 1 and delivered quick
ly, whereas that train does not stop at
those points and the letters are carried
through to Grand Junction and sent
back, reaching the addresses several
hours later than if they were mailed
at the Glenwood postoffice. He said
the railway mail clerks were not
obliged to pick up the mail at these
boxes and that they did SO only in
case their other work was finished, and
that the postal authorities had often
discussed the advisability Of removing
these boxes entirely, but that they had
thus far left them out Of regard to
the tourists who might be aeeeano.
dated thereby. 1t 10 safe to say that
after hearing Mr.. Thorsou's explaaa-
tions the Lions present will hereafter
mail their letters at the postoffice.
Secretary Hubbard read letter
from the. national headquarters Of
Lions clubs suggesting an Easter egg
and the local club adopted the plan
and appointed E. E. Hubbard and E.
B. Ould as committee to arrange the
details.
G. NJ. Keck, who recently returned
from California where he spent the
winter, was the principal speaker Of
the evening. He discussed the import
ance Of closer relationship and better
cooperation with the boosters of Cali
fornia, and especially the Auto Club
of Southern California, with headquar-
tArs at Los Angeles. All agreed that
| b. Cutting better acquainted with the
night people in California and securing
tAeir cooperation Mr.. Keck had ac-
ssnplished . splendid work for Glen.
vsoa Springs and Colorado, and they
| 0vA, him tho Lions roar. Mr.. KeckS
sanarks were in part a. follows:
"Gentlemen:-I beg leave to make
the following report ON my efforts 10
obtain some free advertising Of ad-
vantage to Glenwood Springs and towns
along the route Of east and west high
ways through Colorado.
"While in California my attention
was called to lack Of representation Of
Glenwood Springs in the route folders
and maps issued by the Auto Club Of
Southern California. 1 called for in-
formation returning via Barstow,
searchlight; Lss Vegas, New, st.