Tenderfeet enjoy Greeley social
The April 1887 Ahreeley Tribune reports on the Tenderfoot supper at the Oasis Hotel with Judge Rittenhouse, Miss Maude Clark, Major Wilber and others. It highlights the welcome to tenderfeet, artwork of decorations, the artesian water toast, and speeches on city progress, bonds, and community spirit. It notes local discussions at the Court House about water drainage, parks, and city governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
J. W. McCreery
J. Max
Clark
H. C. Watson
G. W. Currier
B. Wright
J. J. Stevens
Third Ward
Ninth Avenue
Weat
Denver
Adams County
Breeman
Weld County
Tenderfeet
Barnacles
Oasis Hotel
Marion Hunter
Julia Harvey
Ella Knapp
Beasie Ross
Messrs
A. C. Patton
W. C. Wilson
Bowen
Oasis
A. P. Rittenhouse
J. L. Brush
Sweden
Norway
Greeley
Mr. Brash
Senator Freeman
Colorado
Z. F. Wilber
Wilber
Greeley Board OF Trade
Board of Trade
Boards of Trade
Country Board of Trade
Heaven
Earth
Adam
Garden of Eden
New West
George Michael
Toastmaster
Union Colony
Desert
Eureka
North Pole
San Francisco
Globe
Arabia
Mecca
Egypt
Yellowstone Park
Sappho
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Tenderfeet Social Welcome Response Declares Humble Gratitude
Major Wilber addresses the gathering in a humorous speech to the President and attendees. He jokes about the royal welcome given to newcomers and reflects on the difficulty of finding fitting words to express gratitude. The speech highlights warmth toward the Tenderfeet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Prince
Barnacles
Time on Your Programme Marks End of An Era
The speaker laments the passing of the old timer and his omnipotence. The era is ending as the place that once knew him fades from memory, his history now written and fading into the past like a schoolboy’s tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenderfoot
Rittenhouse
George W. Currier
Missouri
Evans
Eaton
Col. Starbottle
Col. White
Max Clark
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Ahreeley Tribune
Meeker
Carver & Dunning
E. J. Carver
H. L. Dunning
Senate
Frank J. Annis
Fort Collins
Eighth Judicial District
Annis
Michigan
Agricultural College
Ann Arbor
Stanton’s Hall
Council of
Congregational Churches
Congregational Church
Platteville
Church of Christ
James Stanton
Far
Graham
David Boyd
New York Tribune
D. B. Wilson
America
Major Wilber