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Englewood Historic Preservation SocietyPreserving Englewood Colorado History

EHPS LECTURE SERIES:All lectures, unless otherwise noted take place the last Monday of the month at 2 locations. FIRST: 2:30 pm at the Englewood Public Library. SECOND: 6:30 pm at The BoB, Brew on Broadway, 3445 S. Broadway.

July 29th - MondayMaya Debus - “Introducing Mae West.”

August 26th - MondayMary Archer, author of Ageless Outings and planner “Things to do in Colorado” will share lots of ideas on neat places to visit around our state.

July 14th - Sunday Rescheduled: Loretto Heights Walking Tour, from 3-6pm. The Tour will be inside & outside so wear comfortable shoes, sunglasses, and hats as desired. The Tour will be on walkways and first levels of selected buildings. There will be no Tower visits. Parking is in front of the Administration Building. Address: 3001 S. Federal St. Denver, CO. There is no charge for the event. Donations will be taken by the EHPS. It’s a Regis/Loretto Heights Alumni Reunion weekend too so Pre-registra-tion is required. Contact cjcullinan@msn.com with Loretto Tour in the memo subject line, to receive the link.

September 30th - MondayIda May Nicholl will share about discovering history in old bottles.

N E W S L E T T E R V O L . 7 N O 1 1 J U L Y 2 0 1 9EHPS ~ 1000 Englewood Parkway ~ Englewood, Colorado 80110

Doug Cohn & Dave Paschal - EditorsLindsey Runyan - Graphic Design

B OARD OF DIRECTORS

Matt Crabtree President

Paul Skizinski Vice President

Jeff BarkerTreasurer

CJ CullinanSecretary

Doug Cohn Lecture Director

Ida May Nicholl Outreach Director

Pat LamoeBoard Member At Large

Ken OhmstedeBoard Member At Large

GOVERNANCE ADVISORY

COMMIT TEE

Sharlene Barker

Lindsey RunyanCommunications Director

Englewood Historic Preservation Society

MissionTo Preserve and share Englewood’s history.

Complimentary History

Tea Parties THURSDAY, JULY 18TH

1400 E. Dartmouth Ave(Barker Residence)

from 3:00-5:00 pm

Sharing Englewood history stories, snacks and tea.

Space is limited. RSVP to Sharlene Barker at shar@oohlalaeventsco.com

Upcoming Summer Events

SPECIAL Thanks!Thank you to all who have served!

CJ CULLINAN Thank you for helping organize the Arapahoe Acres Architectural Tour.

DON ROTHThank you for sharing the very

interesting story of the Howry-Berg company of Englewood.

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EHPS Veterans Memorial Celebration

Thank you to everyone who helped make the Veterans Memorial Celebration possible. It takes a large group of people working together to make an event like this work!

WITH GRATITUDEKay Woodward Howard, Founder

Colonel Douglas Russell Hole, Benefactor Englewood Historic Preservation Society Board Members:

CJ Cullinan, Master of CeremoniesPaul Skizinski, presenterMatt Crabtree, presenter

City of Englewood:Dorothy Hargrove, Interim City Manager

Mayor and City Council MembersEnglewood Schools:

Wendy Rubin, Superintendent Nicholl Purcell, Publications Specialist

Michael Hunt, Audio/Video AVHD SystemsFacilities & Operations:

Edgar Avila, Ariel Ramos, Angel Aguilar and John Peters El Jebel Shrine ~ Kent Burns, Drum Major

Rocky Mountain Brassworks ~ Doug Harris, Conductor Mountain View Young Marines ~ Trent Waters, Unit Commander

Gold Star Family Honoring: Marine Lance Corporal, Gregory P. Rund Missing Man Ceremony, Rolling Thunder CO Chapter 1~ Randy Taylor

Honor Bell Foundation ~ Michelle Mallin, Executive DirectorColorado Honor Guard Association ~ Lauren Riddle, OfficerBugles Across America ~ Tim Parks, Colorado State Director

United Veterans Committee of Colorado, Bernie Rogoff, Air Force VeteranLindsey Runyan, Graphic Designer & EHPS Communications Director

Ashley Wilson, Ashley Wilson PhotographyDave Crump, TCO Productions

Jeff Falkel, Juniors Bullet PensArmy Surplus For Less

VFW Post 2461Quilts of Valor

Memorial for SPC Connor Pollock

Photos by Ashley Wilson Bottom Right Photo By Dave Crump

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The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly, all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the

forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

Who were these rich white men who wrote and signed it? What kind of men were the 56 signers who adopted the Declaration of Independence and who, by their signing, committed an act of treason against the Crown? Franklin, Adams, Hancock, and Jefferson are familiar. Most of us, however, know nothing of the other signers. Who were they? What happened to them?

Ben Franklin was the only old man. Eighteen were under 40; three were in their 20s. Of the 56, almost half-24-were judges and lawyers. Eleven were merchants, 9 were landowners and farmers, and the remaining 12 were doctors, ministers, and politicians.

With only a few exceptions, such as Samuel Adams of Massachusetts, these were men of substantial property. All but two had families. The vast majority were men of education and standing in their communities. They had economic security as few men had in the 18th century.

Each had more to lose from revolution than he had to gain by it. John Hancock, one of the richest

men in America, already had a price of 500 pounds on his head. He signed in enormous letters so “that his Majesty could now read his name without glasses and could now double the reward.” Ben Franklin wryly noted: “Indeed we must all hang together, otherwise we shall most assuredly hang separately.” Fat Benjamin Harrison of Virginia told tiny Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts: “With me it will all be over in a minute, but you, you will be dancing on air an hour after I am gone.”

These men knew what they risked. The penalty for treason was death by hanging. And a great British fleet was already at anchor in New York Harbor.

Of those 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence, nine died of wounds or hardships during the war. Five were captured and imprisoned, in each case with brutal treatment. Several lost wives, sons, entire families. One lost his 13 children. Two wives were brutally treated. All were at one time or another victims of manhunts and driven from their homes. Twelve signers had their homes completely burned. Seventeen lost everything the owned. Yet not one defected or went back on his pledged word. Their honor, and the nation they sacrificed so much to create, is still intact.

Richard Henry Lee “Let this happy day give birth to an American Republic. Let her arise not to devastate and to conquer but to reestablish the reign of peace and law. The eyes of Europe are fixed upon us. She demands of us a living example of freedom that may exhibit a contrast in the felicity of the citizen to the ever-increasing tyranny which desolates her polluted shores. She invites us to prepare an asylum where the unhappy may find solace, and the persecuted repose”

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 Compiled By Doug Cohn from Rush Limbaugh Senior

ENGLEWOOD HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETYEHPS c/o Englewood Library ~ 1000 Englewood Parkway ~ Englewood, Colorado 80151

TEEN-AGERS - WORK FOR PAY -ENGLEWOOD 1955

The Youth Employment Service know as YES At the beginning of 1954, the Sertoma Club of Englewood was looking for a worthwhile project to sponsor. The Sertoma Club created a youth backed employment service and suggested it to school officials who received the idea enthusiastically. The Youth Employment Service (YES) of Englewood was founded in January and within a year; more than a

hundred jobs were filled by the youth service. YES was a project undertaken jointly by the Sertoma Club, the Englewood Public Schools and the student body of Englewood Senior High. Calvin Orr, Co-Coordinator of Diversified Occupations for the High School, acted as a go-between for the organization. A student seeking a part-time job filled out a card for the YES files. Businessmen looking for teen-age help talked to Orr, who then selected the student he thinks would best fill the job. YES is particular about what kind of job it offered students. The organization did not take on house-to house solicitation work or full-time jobs for young people still enrolled in school. YES discourages employers from allowing students to work more than 25 hours a week or later than 9 p.m. on school nights. Pay averaged 65 to 75 cents an hour. In addition to the usual store

clerking, yard work, delivery and clerical jobs, there also were openings in the hospital library, a leather goods shop and a camera repair school. All Englewood youngsters between 15 and 19 were eligible to use the service, and jobs were accepted from private individuals as well as business firms. A retail sales class was held in November 1954, and 85 students enrolled in the one evening and two-day classes. Businessmen took turns talking on salesmanship, store procedure, use of a cash register and the finer points of sales work. The Arapahoe Sertoma Club is currently active and meets weekly on Thursdays at the Englewood Elks at noon with luncheon and speaker presentation. Their projects concentrate on Hearing Impairment for Youth and Craig Rehabilitation. New members welcome. Contact Bill Benton 303.789.6220.

By Ida May Nicholl