Evening star., 1936-08-23
WOMEN OF AMERICA: DENVER
Those of Coorados Metropolis Espoue Culture in Its Every
Guse: School System Notable Accomplishment: Chain of
Mountain Parks One Of City's Features.

failed to come in his magazine could
not go to press.
ONE of the most important cultural
forces in the city which has
aided the women in accomplishing
so many of their projects Is the
Foundation for Social Sciences at the
University of Denver. The founda-
ton has also through its forum
brought to Denver lecturers repre-
senting the great minds of the world
The women turn out to these meet
ings in tremendous numbers for they
pride themselves on being interna-
tional-minded. This has been strongly
shown in the recent peace agitation
through the city. A prominent peace
advocate, an instructor at the uni
versity, explained to me, Denver has
become peace minded. The People,
Mandate circulated petitions and has
the women all signed up for world
peace. Now we are planning to have
booths on the street corner to corrai
the men,"
Somehow one is likely to feel with
all this research for culture and in
tellectual endeavor that many OF the
! important economic and civic factor
are being neglected. There are the
beet sugar workers. Five thousand
living in the city slums part time and
| the rest spent in the beet fields ano
working under medieval conditions.
Not even the struggle of these Span
| ish-American families, where mothers
and children are working under con-
tract, kindles strong movement
| among the women to clean up these
| deplorable conditions now that they
have been successful in having Colo
RADIO ratify the child labor amend
ment.
Wages for women throughout the
industrial and commercial centers are
very low. You speak to the club
women about the conditions and they
tell you it is impossible to get the
women organized; that conditions are
such in Denver because Of the many
people who come here to regain their
health and will gladly work Tor any
wage while they are getting well. They
have, however, succeeded In getting
some of the big companies to give
physical examinations before hiring
people. Denver. however. claims to
have long ceased being a tuberculosis
center. They claim it is the wonder
full climate that brings all sorts OF
people here.
IN THESE humid, hot days elsewhere
one cannot help mentioning the
delightful dry climate and the won
derful cool nights. I also learned
that Denver is unique among our
cities in another respect. On Sun
day I was invited to a picnic In
mountain park, which is maintained
by the city as a playground Tor the
benefit of the public My hostess took
along the makings of her famous
Mulligan stew, which was to be cooked
over an open fire.
It was a hot day, but within 30
minutes we we're up in the cool Rocky
Mountains travelling along beautiful
mountain boulevards Much to my
amazement I learned this is all part OF
the Denver Mountain Park System.
That there are A parks consisting Of
10,988 acres. The parks are scattered
over several hundred miles of terri
tory and are linked by boulevards.
1t is no wcnder that Nine. House
wife packs bulging lunch basket and
takes her flock into the mountains for
day. One of the most interesting
sights I saw was the shrine Of Col.
William Cody known to me as Buffalo
Bill. And I must not forget to men
tion the Park of Red Rocks, the new
est of the mountain parks. Here cul-
tural Denver has found at the foot of
Creation Rock a natural amphithea-
ter. Mary Garden sang there and now
they are telling me she declared it as
perfect a place to sing as any OF
the worlds famous opera houses. Such
enthusiasm is always charming!