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UNITED coMMERcIAL TRAVELLERS
Extracts from the Report of Grand
Secretary Sanger

Extracts from the Report of Grand
Secretary seeger.
a the ninth annual session of the Grand
Council of Grand Jurisdiction of Texas.
United Commercial Travellers Of America,
secretary j. B. Seeger reported as follows:
Your secretary begs to submit the fol :
lowing report :or the fiscal year ending
April 20, 1se9 At the close OF our fiscal
year 1898 there were eight subordinate
councils within lh's jurisdiction. with the
total membership OF 400, in good standing.
we can now report ten councils. all Of
mem IN good standing and healthy condi-
tlon' Our total membership at the close
OF subordinate council year, March 81.
tDelns olJ showing ret gain OF 243 mem
Ders, or about go PEI cent, as against a net
gain of 9S members, or 80 1-S per cent lsst
year This Is phenomenal growth indeed,
ana since March 81 we have instituted
Austin Council No. As, with 30 members.
ma have application for charter on file
from Palestine with q signatures. repre-
scented in this council by Brother A. ID.
Edgar, who informs me that the council
Is ready to be instituted We are also in
correspondence with worthy members at
GAINESVILLE and TeXarkana with view Of
instltuting councils at those two points
before many moons.
All OF our councils show a net gain for
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rage ride complimentary to visiting ladies
furnished by Louisville people with their
own private turn-outs.
Wednesday at p. M. trolley ride WIS.,
iting the principal points of interest In the
city, ending at Fountain Ferry park. where
a Dutch supper and informal dance VIII
be rendered the visiting delegations.
Thursday morning business session.
Thursday afternoon, business session Tor
the delegates, and complimentary euchre
to visiting ladies at the Calf house In
charge OF Louisville ladies'.
Thursday evening at $3.50 o'clock a moon
light excursion on the steamer Columbia
up the Ohio river and on this excursion
will be given cake walk by the TWO
champion cake walkers OF the United states
Frog Eye" and king Henry"
Friday morning at s o'clock special
train viii leave over the Louisville and
Nashville railroad for Mammoth Cave. to
which point the Louisville post has ar
ranged for a complimentary excursion to
visitors Aside from the excursion to Mam-
moth Cave they have arranged Tor com
plimentary trip over the Southern rail-
road through the Bluegrass regions, ioi
which Kentucky is famous. The trip VIII
enable visitors to get birds eye view Oh
Kentucky bluegrass, her famous turn.
pixies, stock farms and High bridge winch
crosses the Kentucky river short distance
south of Lexington. This High bridge IS
the highest in the United States and sec
ond IN the highest In the world. The dis
lance from the bridge proper to the water
is o56 feet.
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NOTES OF TRAVELLING MEN.

E. H. Avery of st. Louis, with Water|
Pierce Oil company. was seen in stsu|
last Monday.
l.. E. Kaufman of Houston was suI
plying his trade in Flatonia last Tuesd2
with hardware.
Callum H. Brown of st. Louis. who 81!
gloves for the feet. was calling on Il
trade in Edna last week.
r. e. l.. Jackson. who sells coffee d
of Chicago. called on the trade last we(
in Seguin. Gonzales and Sinner.
NJ. E. Fowler, the only "Bill Nye' sd
living, shook hands with his friends
Victoria and Cuero last Thursday.
II. D. Goldman of Houston, who I'd
dew from an ancient mountain VI
calling on his customers last week
Flatonia.
Theodore Pauls of Dallas was suppyls
his trade with baking powder last MOI
day at Seguin. He is certain to rise
this business.
Bernard Baer of Baer, Wolf, Fox & q
st. Louis, was supplying the trade alol
the ''Macaroni'' with sausages and pot
toes last week.
Some people are ever ready to 81
away lies. n. A. Stroud OF Waco W
selling I've last week to the dealers
Gonzales, Siguin and Cuero.
]. d. Watkins of chill tonic and Laxai'
Bromo Quinine fame, for the Paris NED
cine company of st. Louis, has been ma
ing the rounds about La Grange and CD
dings the past week hunting for ord'r
and repOrtS good trade, tat
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visitors at For, Worm

Fort Worth, Texas, April 27.-This CITY
has been besieged with commercial men
during the week.
D. NJ White representing Peaslee Gaul-
bert Co. OF Louisville. returned this vsat
from successful trip I'm The nsr,a,. mseS
s, Robert ), Moffett, who represents the the
SS ns HARDWARE company of ST. Louis.
ritory country during the past week Ne
r rep0rts splendid rains having fallen re- re-
and stockmen are feeling jubilant
d, E. Martin. a drul mer for tbs A..
Cord-Collins Commercial comnanv nj,
city with headquarters in Norman !, 70 y
was here this week. He reports an tn'
rouraging outlook for everybody in thu.
country, There has been a world Of al,
in oklahoma recently. '"'h
j. W Wilkinson of Knob, Parker coun.
Fort Worth wholesalers. 'o-i'
nv. w. MeGlnNls' merchant OF Roanoke.
was also here on similar mission.
Wholesale merchants report a r,sh,r.
business Just now "sn'us
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j. II. Stewart OF North Carolina. r. De
Nary of ST. Louis, and +. A. Jones OF New
Orleans, were selling goods and making
friends here.
Jennings Blackwell, always a favorite
here. was busy In the interest OF J. G..
Adams a. Co. OF Victoria.
From Houston. which is the headquai- :
tiers OF Wharton trade. came J. r. Long,
A. J. Jackson, representing SELF Swabs
Shoe company; C. NJ. Connally, the one
and only "Bill Nye" Fowler of Thomp-
sons: Robert Boggs, w. D. Clevelands
popular salesman; d. w. Micheaux. Butte
& Co. S. C. Brasher. Borchard, Brasher
& Co.. II. G. Turner, Ideal Hardware
and Cutlery. and C. s. T.. Holland OF tho
Houston Post, who did good work for the
great daily. were registered at the Nation.
Entertained. among over 200 guests by
jovial D. Skinner, at the Crissler house,
we're autographed Ben ], Barrow, lumber,
Houston, J. e. Coburn. machinery. Patrick.
Dan Dickson " G. shoe Co., st. Louis;
w. F. Gillian, Henderson Piano Co, Edna;
J. e. Stanton, Jacob Doll Advertising Co..
Houston, and D. S. Lanroe, clothing, Hous-
ton.
D. ]. Mcneil of the Lowry Manufacturing
company of the Alamo City, Is prospecting
here,
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THE LorIsvIIuE CONVENTION.
Programme for the National Il. p. A.
Meeting In May

The National convention meets in Louis.
vile. May Is, II AID is.
Tuesday morning, the 10th. the coayen-
tion Will meet in Library hall. where for
NAL addresses of welcome will be delivered
by the governor OF the State, mayor Of the
city and presidents OF the commercial
bodies, such as the Commercial club and
board Of trade, There will also be an ad-
dress OF welcome delivered on behalf of
the Kentucky delegation by Hon. Jerry NJ.
Porter, which announcement of itself
should make every Travellers Pro,e,tiye
Association anxious to attend the opening
exercises. In the afternoon the association
will have its hrst business session, when
the president VIII appoint committees nee
essary for the organization OF the conven
ton
Tuesday evening a reception viii N,
given at the Louisville hotel Ia honor ~
visiting delegations for the purpose OF al.
loving the louisville people TO become
acquainted with their guests
Wednesday morning, the nth. husiness
session for the delegates At Library aall.
Wednesday afternoon, business session AZ
Library hall for the delegates. and car
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THE BENEVOLENT LEAGUE,
How the Association of Travellers
Was Formed.

How the Association OF Travellers
Was Formed.
To the Editor OF The Post.
have been requested by the chairman
of the press committee Mr., Adolph Boldt,
to write concerning the origin of the Be
nevolent League OF Texas Travellers, late
ly organized in this State.
The idea OF fund for the immediate
aid of the families OF deceased members
originated in the ever watchtil mind of
that splendid tpyo OF humanity, Howard
W, Peak Last summer Mr.. Peak, Colonel
J, r. Newton and the writer were at Sour
Lake, and. In discussing, among other
matters concerning travelling men. their
bread generosity as q class, and that, too
often In giving aid to others. we forget
we must all bow 70 the Inevitable and In
some cases leave our own. dependent ones
IN their darkest hours of sorrow, without
a dollar TO bury our bodies
IL was suggested that we devise some
plan TO give immediate help at such time
and II was agreed that We create a fund
independent OF any other association 10
be paid at once 10 our families. In case
OF death from any cause, and thus was
conceived what Is now the Benevolent
League OF Texas Travellers
Prior to the IT, p. A. convention az
Victoria. Mr.. Peak appointed II. B. March,
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INTERCHANGEABLE MILEAGE.
Fraudulent Work Being Done in the
Name of Travelling Men,

trauuUieut work Being Done In tint
Name of Travelling Men.
Mr.. P. b. Dove, who travels for the
Duplex Press company, with headquarters
in New York, was in Houston last week.
He is anxious for the Texas press to an
nounce that no travelling mems organiza-
ton has authorized any agent to solicit
for interchangeable mileage. He states
that various schemes have been worked on
this line recently by INSCRIPTIONS persons
who have secured various sums of money
from merchants and manufacturers They
have taken advantage of the general de-
sire OF business men for interchangeable
mileage and have solicited funds for some
seemingly plausible plan to secure this.
and have of course, defrauded to that eX-
tent.
Mr.. Dove is president Of the Commercial
Travellers National League, a body COM
posed of 1000 active members, including
many officers of other travelling mems or
CARNATIONS His league has been working
upon the interchangeable mileage matter
for several years, but he says they have
no soliciting representatives, though ne
has run to ground three or four persons
who were representing themselves as act
ing in that capacity MIR. Dove is also a
member of the United Commercial TRAY
elers and is one of the directors OF the
New York division of the Travellers Pro-
tective Association.
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a Drummer. Mean Tr,oL

Dallas Texas, April %. - Jake Haas.
press representative of Post e of Dallas.
said:
"A drummer who probably hailed from
IeNas, played a powerful mean trick on a
detroit bridal couple at Niagara Falls the
o'her evening They went to a hotel and
registered had supper and then started
OUT to view the mighty roarer They mad
not gone tar when a man called to them
and said: ~ 'ieih
Have you lust been married.
we nave, answered the groom.
.. Tulns 10 stay here day or two?
Having registered at NV boteI vou
probably intend to remain there N
wen, l want to say a word to YOU.
uont want any ducky, deary nonssnse
around my house; 1 want no ponsv- vans,
business on the verandas: | want No
squeezing hands on the balconies, or feed
ing each other at the table
The groom let his arm fall fro,,
brides waist in a slow and painful r,ano
uer' ana the stranger continued:
lhe hrst time YOU call her no,.h -
you go 1 '''''ns' out
~, one is no sweeter than 10 QUO o.her
as anu gou are no more of darlins.
nan ! am and won't stand lovesicls
ne walked away with that and neoo,,
"a, .ne rails who knew the b~idal eoupie
o, sav shezsa to hear them ADDRESS each
nrac.,,s Mr' and Mrs and to see what
precautions they took to prevent to,.,s -.
T Tsnus OF oetraylng any symptems of la,,s
nney spent two wretched days ana al.
mnsn leaving did they discover tha, y ,ha,,
sI iI :, peeh worked by drummer, ma,
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Then again he'll look blue--hes had a
roast
From the head Of the house, who has
doubtless said.
Send in more orders or you will not BIO
paid"
Now the travelling man is prince OF the
earth;
Not he who claims royal birth.
Nor the man OF wealth nor the man OF
fame
Can GsDus Of such an honored name.
Surely find It no difficult task.
When perchance a stranger may casually
ask
What is your husbands vocation In life? ?"
10 say proudly II am travelling mans
wife"
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Il. II. \. COMMITTEES.
President Makes Formal Announce
mont OF His Amendments


To the Members of the Texas Division,
7. p. A.:
In accordance with section 5, article 5,
Of the constitution of the Texas division,
have appointed the followong named
gentlemen chairmen of the respective
standing committees
Legislative; Joe Lee Jameson of Post
d; postofice, Austin. Texas
Railroad A. z. Foute of Post j; post
office, Fort Worth, Texas
Press; Adolph Boldt of Post C; postof-
fee, Houston, Texas
Hotel: r. Lasker of Post l.; postoffce
Galveston, Texas. (By request of the state
CcuventionD
Employment, E. c, Barrett of Post IT,
postoffice. Waco, Texas.
Livery and Transfer; S. u. Edgar of
Post F; postoffiee. Palestine. Texas,
Physician; Dir. j. Allen Kyle Houston.
Texas.
The gentlemen named will appoint ,Lres
assistants at large, and will also he sun
ported by the chalrmen of their respective
post committees
AS soon as practicable the state will be
dlstricted and systematic work be entered
into Very respectfully,
Dan NJ Lasker.
President Texas Division, I. p
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= Rates to National convention ], n
Vile. KY, May 16, II, Is, 10 are "a = ~
lows: aie as
Territory covered by soutbwest,r, !
senger bureau-One fare plus 10 n, \
round trip. ~
Territory covered by Central p,...,
association-One fare for the rn,,rd n
Territory covered by Western p.s...
association-ons fare plus 81 Tor
trio.
Territory covered by Southeastern u
senger association-one fare for rou
trip Ivy
Territory covered by Trunk Line ~
ciation-one and one-third fare for ron
trip. Ivy
All tickets issued OH the one and y
third fare plan must be countersirped|
Louisville by Mr.. Louis t. LaBeaums 4
National secretary, on May 10. othsrTl
the return portion OF the ticket will !
be good for passage. Very truly yours
NJ. W. Phaen
Chairman National Railroad COMMITTEES
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orrIcERs or rHE rNlrED COMMEI
THE TRAVELLING MAN.

Waco. Texas, April 26 The following
poem was read at the United Commercial
Travellers cake walk" in San Antonio
Friday night. April 81, by Mrs. w. p Gill
bert OF Waco, poetess of grand carnival of
United Commercial Travellers of Texas:
Do you remember a long time ago
When travelling men were called drum
mers, you know,
And were given berth in third or fourth
floor
just because they were drummers, moth
ing more.
When they were given the poorest OF food
TO eat.
When they dared not in the parlor sit,
II they did they were told very plainly,
git"
Do you remember long time ago,
When the girls would shun a drummer.
you know,
When a man of title was sometimes taken,
But the man of wealth was never shaken;
They thought the greatest man alive
Was he who could spend the hard earned
1--WE
OF his poor old father, whom I might say,
He was ashamed to present to the ladies'
SO gay?
Well. things have changed since then;
The worlds greatest leaders are the trav-
cling men:
The incest rooms in our hotels now
Are assigned TO them with gracious bow
Now the travelling men do Just as they
please
They sit in the parlor and take their ease
For them the choicest bills OF fare
Are prepared and served with the greatest
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sold Goods mt wb,r,o,

Wharton. Texas, April s,.-Amnnv ,A.
knigh's Of the grip present this week in
Wharton were Msssrs. F. II. Cote and !
y Gates and W. D, Howard, joyial ploas'
ant and full Of business. of Galveston
" y Toby, Freedman Rr,s. an.
sehsfier. Of st, Louis: W. N Ro,.h
osiiss, ". ~ shutter Of westneld. Mass =.
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Some "white Elephants.'

Every town in Texas of any note >
her white elephant" with the except
Of, possibly, San Antonio. Austin mas !
dam, Dallas her Oak Cliff, Houston
deep water project, Galveston because
thinks Houston will get it, and waco
George Clark. Old San Antonio lays o.
and saws wood, believing in the OLD "a
''the quiet SOW gets il ALL"
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OFFICERS OF THE TRAVELLERS PRO
TBCTlVE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
National observation-disclosures r. Dufnn,
Terre Haute Ind.
National Secretary and Treasurer--I4ouis
7. La Beaume, room Az Union Trust
building, Seventh and Olive streets. ST.
Louis, Mo.
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The state Ph..in,,

81 y Lasker Esq. President Texa. pl.
vision. Z P A.. Galveston, Texas
,s.cu' Texas April e2.--I b.s 10 se-
AnONiedse the receipt Of your Latter =,
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Doctors Can t
Cure 1t!

Contagious blood poison is absolu.e')
beyond the skill of the doctora' ihTl
may dose a patient Tor years on lns1
mercurial and potash remedies, pu' Y
will never be rid of the disease; on y
other hand, his condition VIII s'V]
steadily worse. S. S. S. is the only Gun
for this terrible affection, because y |
the only remedy which goes direcs
the cause. of the disease and forces
from the system.
was afflicted with Blood Poison, ana ~ y
best doctors did me no good, though ~
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Disbursements
Al Corpus Christi.

corpus Christi, Texas, April as.--R. l..
Groce, representing P. ]. Willis & Bro. OF
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The Maverick,
The CordOva Hotel,
BEAUMONT. TEXAS.

New brick building. handsomely furnished.
electric faps. bells and lights; building heated
throughout, service strictly frst-class. Rates
s. sc Fer day. FREE SAMPLE ROOMS
Il. d. ROME, Manager
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TEXAS DIVISION r p or

President-Dan NJ. Lasker, La Grange
First Vice President-B. B. Gnteley, Fort
Worth.
Second Vice Presidential. W. MichauS.
Houston.
Third Vice Presdent--c. S. e. Holland.
Victoria
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Post G, Thomas l.. Freelaud. Houston.
Post u. Frank Arnold. G. S. Austin
and G. V. Holland. San Antonio, Texas.
Post E, H. b. Marchbank. Dallas.
Post f. C. Q. Horton, Austin.
Post G. II. J. Labatt Galveston.
Post H. Thomas Farmer Waco.
Post 1, H. w singletarry. Corsicana
Post j. r. l., Frye Fort Worth.
Post X. S. &. Bennett, Gainesville.
Post l., G. A, Heilig, La Grange.
Post N c. II Cox, Temple.
Post o, P. j. Burgess, Victoria.
Post p. Tom C. swope. Houston.
Post Q. l.. q. Harrison, BRENNAN.
Post r. Ernest Kohberg, l1l Paso
COMMITTEE CHAIRMER.
Railroad. A. T. Foute, Fort Worth.
Press, Adolph Boldt, Houston.
Legislature, Joe Lee Jameson, Austin.
Hotel, Ernest Lasker, Galveston.
Employment, Paul r. Erb Dallas.
Livery and transfer A. d. Edgar, Pal
estine
State physician, Allen Kyle, NJ. D., Hous-
ton,
State chaplain. Homer r. Wilson. Fort
Worth.
Executive committee Frank Arnold,
chairman, San Antonio; C. S. Austin and
C. " Holland. San Antonio,
Note.-ine committee Chalrmen are ALSO
members OF board OF directors.
OFFICERS OF THE UNITED CONNER
CIAL TRAVELLERS OF TEXAS,
Fast Grand Counselor-A. #, Dechman,
Dallas.
Grand counselor--E. b. Mitchell Dali
las,
Grand Junior Counselor--Alf Dieckmanr,
San Antonio.
Grand Secretary. B. Seeger, Dallas.
Grand CONDUCTOR. +. Flcklin, Waco.
Grande Page--B. X. James, San An
tonic.
Grand sentinel-W. L. -Kean, Fort
Worth
Executive Committee. NJ. Sedbury oil
Sherman and w. G, Akard of Houston.
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their treatment iar1
fully. In fact, ! SEEN, sns]1
to get worse al J. ! u
every social o. 2 2iS N
remedy. but they ai1 IN N
ease. and had no ehs1
whatever. j Was y. M !, n
that / would new ''.s. I
cured. At the sdvie IN
a friend I then !, j ~ n
S. S. S., and began. ~ n
nrove | continues "
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MONTHLY T. p. 4, STATEMENT.

Total amount paid in March ,,.s5.2St
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ss6.sss %
Louis 7. LsBsaume,
National Secretary.
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Receipts and Disbursements for the
Month of March, 90.
Receipts

Balance on hand Mar,
!, 1889 .',;;...,..,,., sales IS
March-401 .,.,..,.,S2 400 On
Renewals issued in Mar, SOS SIS
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medicine. and 1T cured me completely ,,rstit3
ing up my health and increasing my vpi ncysl
Although this was ten years ago, nav
W. 4. NEwNAS:.
1t is like self-destruc,ion TO conu A.asl
to take potash and mercury pcs ,he1
totally destroying the digestion, -, ayc]
dry up the marrow in the pohes, XII
ducing a stiffness and swelling o. IN
Joints, causing the hair to fall ous' q
completely wrecking the system. 9, ,,ou|
is the only blood remedy free lar
these dangerous minerals. IL : gu
onraod
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Purely Vegetable

Book on self-treatment sent ires
Swift Specific Company. Atlanta, -
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

It is considered certain in Washing
ton that Count d'Arcos will be the new
Spanish minister.
Before the beef committee Gen. Shaf-
ter testified that he was satisfied with
the beef which he received in Cuba
president Hobart is still very
i'll. Even President Mckinley Is not
permitted to enter the sick chamber.
United States consuls who were
obliged to leave their posts before the
war have been ordered back to Spain.
The losses of our troops in the Phil
ippines since August 6 are: Killed,
1883; died of wounds, as; died of dis
ease. 255.
Spain has appointed the Duke OF
ARGOS minister to Washington. The
Duke is married to Virginia Lowery. OF
Washington.
A silk banner. a combination of the
British and American flags, sent by
the Merchants Association of Annoy,
China. to President Mckinley. reached
New York Monday.
President Mckinley was invited 10
attend the reunion of the Army of the
Potomac In Pittsburg October 4 and g.
Secretary Long promised to send an Of
ficer who mas with Dewey's fleet at
the battle of Manila to take part In the
Dewey day celebration In Plttsburs
May I.
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EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY.
New Ambassador From Mexico Receives the
Cold shouider-Caused Maxinian's Death.

New Ambassador From Mexico Receives the
Gold shoulder--ca Caused Maximiiian's Death.
The shadow of Maximilian's death
in Mexico has followed the new am
bassador, Senior Aspiroz. to Washing
ton, and it threatens to make his posi-
tion there, from a social point of view
at least, unpleasant and possibly diff
ficult.
At the time Maximillan's career
closed in Mexico, Senor Aspiroz was
the prosecuting attorney for the re-
public, and he was instrumental in
securing the verdict that Macmillan
must die. The rulers of Austria and
Belgium have never forgiven those
who were connected with the Maximi
lian tragedy. so that Senor Aspiroz Is
persona non grata to those sover-
eigns. Maximilian's wife was a Bel
gian princess. Most of the European
diplomats are Influenced by their re-
lations with the Austrian and Belgian
representatives.
At two elegant functions in Asp
iroz's honor last week, dinner and
a reception, the European diplomats
invited to meet the new member Of
the diplomatic circle were conspicu-
Gus by their absence, taking occasion
on the following day to call and ex-
plain the reason for not accepting the
invitation. At a musical given by the
Belgian minister and Countess Lichti-
weide, Saturday, everybody was in
vited except Senior Aspiroz and his
family.