Meeker Hotel and Cafe History

Town of Meeker History

Meeker Hot Springs
Host a Bathing Beauty Contest

July 10, 1926

"The Fourth of July spirit still prevailed on Sunday, many of the out of town people staying for the Lion’s Bathing Beauty contest and a swim in our big outdoor pool. At the announced time Sunday afternoon not less than three hundred car loads of people were present. Despite threatening clouds which hung overhead most of the afternoon, the spirit of the crowd was not dampened in the least. A portion of the east bank was reserved for the bathing beauty contestants. The background being formed by a display of the American flags which made a most pleasing picture. Eleven girls entered the contest all of them representing some local business house. A prettier group of girls with their bathing suits, high heeled shoes and rolled hose will not be seen any where except it be Atlantic City itself.

Several pictures were taken of the girls as well as some of the crowd and the pool. These will be used in advertising our big free swimming pool to the outside world. After the pictures were taken, the girls returned to the girls dressing room where they were measured under the direction of Mrs. Andy Lowe according to the Atlantic City requirements. After all the girls were measured a committee of three took the measurements and after considerable figuring adjudged Mrs. Annabelle Robertson of Rifle the winner of the contest.

The Bathing Beauty Contest was a decided success. It not only drew the largest crowd that has ever visited our pool but by their being there, Meeker will deserve some very favorable advertising. The pictures will be sent far and wide and before another year Meeker’s hot water pool will be nearly as well advertised as Glenwood’s and lots cheaper."

Courtesy of the Meeker Herald