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SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 1937.
SWEETWATER REPORTER, SWEETWATER, TEXAS
PAGE THREE
lone D, Perry
Society Editor
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Will Rogers Shrine Of The Sun, An Impressive Memorial
Sweetwater Vacationists
Visit Monument Erected
To Memory Of Beloved Actor
B.V IONK It. PERKY
OTANDING like ;t rugged sentinel, two miles high on picturesque
^ Cheyenne mountain and with its lot) foot spire pointing heav-
enward. is the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun,
Built by Spencer Penrose, multi-millionaire sportsman of Colo-
rado Springs, the monument was
recently completed and is to be
dedicated on September fifth
and sixth with a polo tourna-
ment, rodeo and typical western
sports favored by the late hum-
orist-philosopher.
At the dedication a sodium
flare will belighted on the pin-
nacle of the shrine, to hum for
ever. The spire is to be flood-
lighted and will be visible 100
miles across the plains.
On a recent visit to Colorado
Springs, we were anxious to see
the first memorial to lie erect
Fortner Houseparty Ends
As Visitors Return Home
By IONK l>. PERRY
ATTRACTIVE VISITORS from
South and East Texas have been
the inspiration for a round of
informal entertainments among
the sub-debs during the mid-
summer days.
Blazing sun and summer leth-
argy have transformed the so-
I cial pace of matrons from the
allegro movement of early spring
Members Of Fortner Houseparty
Society
Calendar
/Wry Hall Unman
lias Birthday Parly
hirthHnv**,),a.ti°n °* J1'8 [jfl 11 to a slow adagio tempo as shaded
b . May annwersary. Perry Hall | and cooi. quiet spots
m «*««w**.
' : ' -
Lisman, entertained a group of
friends on Wednesday afternoon
at 4:30 with a party at the
City Park.
(James were played on the
green lawn anti refreshments
were served at one of the at-
tractive picnic units. A large
birthday cake was decorated
um' nisi memorial to ne erect- . ......■’ ........
cd to honor the late Will Rogers |Wlth an anilnal parade and was
Situated five miles from the city 1 'tlmi with r)ixie CUP-S- Each
on the granite promontory of!( , ^ rece(ved a fortune-telling
Cheyenne mountain, with Pike’s 1 lok.(‘n an<l drew rpd ribbons
Peak towering above from the i Wldckl revealed whistles at the
west, the monument resembles
a tall, stately column of stone
j rMrs. W. B. Roy and Mrs. T. H.
and not until one reaches the i ^ent assisted Mrs. Lisman in
Broodmoor at the base of u'L'‘ntertaining -the c hildren.
mountain can the chapel-like^111011® die ®uest list were five
outline he discerned. whose birthdays occur within
A paved motor road winds ’!10 sumo week' thpy were, -lohn
two miles up the mountain with i,ox’ 11,1 •l?amrn.Y Rent, Billy
parking space at the large rock V ;ir^aret Kirkland, Bobhie Hal-
gate .at the entrance to theiflead and l>erry Lisman, Others
present included Amelia Ann
grounds, which are enclosed
with a wall of granite. Ever-T'uast' Christiana Dann, Patty
green shrubs line the walk to Bae Boothe. Carolyn Davis, Sara
the shrine. i ,8’ue Crace, Jane Bradford, Bet-
Built from One Boulder 11 K°dytek, Lady Clyde Hodges,
One of the things that the!Krnestine Quast, Bobbie Haw-
guide tells the tourists is that j !ey’ ,Ctlas- 0eer> Jr - Carry Loeh,
the shrine was built from five ,uls .Ward, Joe B. Routh and
thousand cubic yards of [link 00 L'snian> -lr.
granite quarried from a single (
boulder taken out of the moun- s, . ,, , ,,
tam, and that it was built to Mudge Honors
hist a thousand years, j Visitor From Cleburne
floor bear large frescoes by i, S 1 ey Mu,lge complimented
Randall Davey. Santa Ee artist! f ebm-m^whh ' Bfllarri.,,f
depicting phases of life in the|!L.(v Thurs/t™ a watermelon
J’ike’s Peak region from the , jhmsday evening on the
earliest days of the Indians and 1 “p" ° h,.s h°nie on Silas street.
buffalo hunters. The murals por-, Tuhb M i!!™ ! hMaHrtha Jane
tray the discovery of gold at !, ,h hi u R'chardaon, Dor-
Cripple Creek: interior of a sa- \ Jurice Rf p aynoBlan(l'
loon, dance hall and gambling ifSfsfeven^nn pm oCy’
establishment: the frame shack )el- Aclohih E berle n°Jpn T
occupied by Penrose and Tutt ' Wilkinson \rTVsW-!’ Chas’ ,A’
and other scenes of boom and. |lonor - ’k Shau’ and ,,le
gold rush days. The floors are ! * UMt’* * ,
0f(Timbing 194 steps of winding ' a« 'ZrS efeJy "vear' in The
stairs to the* top of the tower, UnitpH Lr!n„ > ^ * ‘ . 1
one may look with field glasses j mni'ion tonf T™ hT Wu'rh ,40
into the westermost end of Reg-\ mestic grates ‘ ,lirneri ln do'
er’s native state of Oklahoma, .__
150 miles away.
To Install Chimes The accordion, smallest mem-
Westminster chimes are to be her of the organ family nro-
installed within a few weeks: ‘luces the greatest volume <,i
and may he heard in Colorado hound, for its size, of anv mu-
Springs, a distance of five miles. |sh'al Instrument
each hour, half and quarter ( - ■—
hour. An immense bronze bust
of Will Rogers by Jo Davidson j
was being placed in the shrine.!
Personal relics of the humorist!
will he placed in one of the I
small rooms of the tower.
While it is not known exact-
ly what the monument has cost
Mr. Penrose, since he has re-
fused to answer this question,
the guide told us that the esti-
mate of the shrine including the
grounds and granite wall was
between three-fourths and one
million dollars.
The question we heard more
often than any other was, “Is
this the memorial to Will Rog-
ers that the school children con-
tributed to?’’ It is not. The
Shrine to the Sun was built by
Mr. Penrose, who was a close
friend of Mr. Rogers, as a per-
sonal tribute. The money con-
tributed by school children of
America will he used for a liv-
ing memorial in the form of
scholarships or an endowment
to lie added to from time to time.
.Mr. I’mrusc Present
On leaving the shrine and
stopping for a glimpse of the
animals at the zoo at the foot
of the mountain, we were sur-
prised to see Mr. Penrose per-
sonally inspecting the cages and
looking perplexed when the
keeper told him that children
had been sticking their fingers
through the bars to feed the
polar bears.
Dressed in an English riding
costume, the multi-millionaire
was a colorful and interesting
figure as he gave instructions
to the zoo keeper and witnessed
the feeding of $75 worth of meat
to the animals, their daily ra-
tions, it was said.
* *
The state of Mississippi has
4075 miles of railways within its
boundaries.
younger set as they see how
many parties, luncheons, dances
and picnics can be crowded in
before the summer slips away
and the school hells ring.
A houseparty of high school
girls who have been guests of
Miss Nancy Fortner the last
two weeks came to an end Sat-
urday as Miss Sara Bell Gillet
of Whitewright and Miss Peggy
Jane Wyatt of Plano returned to
their homes. Another guest, who
is a cousin of Nancy’s, Miss El-
aine Norton of Corpus Christi,
will remain until Tuesday, at
which time Nancy will accom-
pany her home for a visit dur-
ing August.
Parties for Visitors
Among the many social cour-
tesies honoring tbe visitors in
the Fortner home were a dinner
party on Thursday evening giv-
en by Miss Frances Mudge, a
breakfast Thursday morning at
10 o’clock at the home of Mrs.
H. A. Burge and a dance the
same evening at the home of
Miss Velma Alldredge.
Miss Mudge, assisted by her
mother, Mrs. K. V. Mudge, serv-
ed a buffet dinner at 7 o'clock
to 12 guests, naming Misses
Wyatt, Norton and Gillett as
honorees. A profusion of sum-
mer blossoms graced the en-
tertaining suite,
Guest personnel included, be-
sides the three visitors, Misses
Nancy Fortner, Marjorie Steven-
son, Evelyn Harris, Harriet
Reich, Josephine Newman, Mary
Paxton, Velma Alldredge, Charl-
sea Ruth Alston and Jennie
Payne of El 1‘aso.
Mrs. Moore Hostess To
Tuesday Bridge (.hilt
Mrs. Dalton Moore was hos-
tess to members of the Tuesday
Bridge Club at her home on
East Broadway. A substitute
hand was played by Mrs. A, J,
Wimberly, members present be-
ing Mmes. Ernest Wright, Le-!
land Glass, Dent Beall, C. M.
Arbaugh. I.. L. Armor, Preston
Ragland and the hostess. A re-
freshment plate and iced drinks
were passed at the conclusion of
[the games.
Monday
Woman’s Missionary Society
of First Baptist Church at 3
o’clock in church auditorium.
Lottie Moon Circle will lead pro-
gram on: "The Indian.”
Business meeting of Mission-
ary Society of First Methodist
Church at the church,
Circle No. 3 of Presbyterian
Auxiliary is to meet at 3 o’clock
at the home of Mrs. E. K. Hest-
er, 911 Crane street.
The Young Women’s League
is to meet Monday evening at
7:15 o’clock for its regular meet-
ing.
Tuesday
Business and Professional
Women’s Club is to meet for a
regular business meeting fol-
lowing the dinner at the White
Kitchen at 7 o’clock.
Tuesday Bridge Club members
will play at the home of Mrs.
P’reston Ragland.
The Dorcas Class of the First
Baptist Church is to be enter-
tained at a lawn picnic at 7
o’clock at tlie home of Mrs. U.
H. Morgan, 307 East First Street.
Miss Newman Entertains
With Theatre And Qarden
Party For Miss Rogers
Significant among the social courtesies for sub-debs last week
was the theatre and garden party given by Miss Josephine New-
man Wednesday afternoon when she named Mi Joyce Rogers,
who is leaving soon with her ; " — 7 “
parents for an extended vaea- Washington. musing from Gal-
! lion in Colorado and California, ;
vest on to the eastern cities.
Mrs. Harris Honors
Sim Souci Members
Mrs. Earl Harris entertained
■ as honoree.
j As the guests arrived at the
! Newman home at .3:45 o’clock,
| Mrs. Mose Newman served iced
fruit juices before the group at- [member of the San Souci Club
| tended a matinee at the movie. Wednesday afternoon. A sum-
Giant zinnias, in colorful array, nu r theme was employed
i graced the living room anil cen- throughout, for table decorations
tered the table in the dining and refreshment course. Carden
j room. flower- were attractively used.
Mt Frank Walton was pre-
At six o’clock a three course
-anted w i high score favor
j supper was served in the garden anr| ,lr ' ; |' m pw, won Ihe cut
I amid a setting of summer bios-
A sandwich course, with
sweet-, wa - n eed to Mmes.
Charles Hodges,
George Wi! w Dan Shields,
member- and Jr Wyman Bax-
ter and Mr.-. Car! Murl, guests.
Mrs. Hodges n be next host-
ess.
Here are (lie members of Miss Nancy Fortner's houseparty.
held in the home of her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Amos Fortner,
lor liie last two weeks. Numerous social courtesies were ex-
tended the sub-debs. They are, standing left to right. Miss
Frances Mudge, city; .Miss Peggy Jane Wyatt, Plano; and Miss
Sara Bell Gillet, Whitewright. Seated, left to right, Miss Fort-
ner, and Miss Elaine Norton. Mis* Jane Inn Floyd, Lubbock,
another member of the parly was not present when the picture
was made.
At Azizia. in the northern Af-
rican desert, the thermometer
registered 136.4 degrees in the
shade on Sept. 13,' 1922.
Friendship (.lass
Entertains Husbands
The Friendship Class of the
First Methodist Church enter-
tained the husbands and families
with a picnic supper Friday eve-
ning on the lawn near the Mu-
nicipal Swimming Pool. Mrs. E.
| S. Johnston is teacher and Mrs.
j Albert Brann, president. Swim-
! ming was enjoyed by a part of
| the large group present.
I soms, ever-green shrubs and a
long sweep of greensward.
Guests were seated in foursomes pTj.,,,
j at tables, centered with pompom
I zinnias in varigated hues. Miss
Rogers was presented with a
j gift from the hostess.
Out of town girls present were
Misses Louise Flack of East-
land. Jean Montgomery of Wal- .
j nut Springs and three sub-deb- (,l‘h Entertained Hub
| who have been attending a Covered Dish Luncheon
| houseparty at the home of Miss' a covered dish luncheon was
; Nancy Fortner the oast two I served to Duplicate Luncheon
weeks, Miss Elaine Norton of Club menthol at the lake eot-
Corpus Christi, Miss Sara Bell tag,. |>r. and Mrs. Roland Pet-
Gillet, Whitewright and Miss ers Tuesday, following games of
Peggy Jane Wyatt of Plano. duplicate contract bridge in the
Miss Newman is a student at morning,
the Hockaday School for Girls Winning team included Mmes.
j at Dallas and is spending her h. M. Miller, M. H Jensen, Al-
vacation at home before return- p-ed Stiles and a Mrs. Pinkey,
ing to Dallas in September She. • playing were .Mmes. Ken-
recently returned from an'ex- neth M. Camp J.’R Eidson, H
tended trip to New York and A. Smith and R O. Peters.
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