The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-02
FOR SEATTLE AND TACOMA.
A Well Known New Havener's Trip
Notable Collection of Souvenirs.

: a. Well Known New Havener's Trip--A
Notable Collection of Souvenirs.
! John II, Post, of So Edwards street
a we'll known and esteemed citizen, has
an interesting cabinet display of loo
parcels Of heirlooms, society, commit
I tee and other badges at his home which
it was the pleasure Of Courier repre-
sentative 10 inspect and admire recent
ly. The most conspicuous article on the
list is the Masonic apron that was Worn
by Mr.. Posts grandfather, Captain
Lewis Pest, who was of KilllngWofth,
now Clinton, in this state, during the
years from 1895 to 1898 as an officer or
his lodge. This apron has all the Ma
sonic emblems from the twenty-four
inch guage to the "All Seeing Eye
and it is in a fair state of preservation.
Thu next ralic is a silver tea spoon
which Is one of set made and present
ed to MI, Posts grandmother by her
father prior to her marriage to Amos
Griswold of Guilford Conn, January
1, 1SOi. This spoon was used by the
grandmother during the seventy-tWo
yCeti . "a llcl NtAldStl lllN, siiN pNiNe, AtNs-S
ty-two years of age at the time OF her
death. Another relic of value Is pair
of silver cuff buttons that were worn
by a relative at the date of the signing
of the Declaration of Independence.
Among the souvenirs in that display are
a lot Of metallic and other badges such
as are worn and exchanged at Knight
Templars outings and triennial con-
claves Prominent among these Is
representation of the birth place ana
home of General Joseph Warren, OF
Revolutionary fame, and one on which
is delneated the Salem Witch" as she
stands in a crescent shaped moon with
broom in her hand to sweep the cob
webs from the sky. Another badge is
from Pueblo, Col, which shows the buff
falo; others being in the form Of pine
cone and in forms characteristic OF
thsir respective localities in these Unit
ed States. A pocket knife is shown, the
handle being an exact representation of
the Effel tower in Paris This was
presented TO Mr.. Pest by a lady friend
Who purchased he article at said tower.
Mr.. Post has quite a number of genuine
souvenirs from the Holy Land al
though he did not collect the same him
self. Among them Is a vial Of olive oil
made in the woods of Sharon; a white
cross made by workmen at Bethlehem,
from shell of the Red sea near Suez
a specimen of chalcedony, from Mount
Olivet; iron ore from Mount lebanon
sand stone srom near Joppa; red vein
stone found two miles northeast from
Jerusalem; biFuminous stone from the
bottom of the Dead sea; twig of the
"Christ's Thorn" a shell from the Med
iterranian: also shells gathered by him
self at the shore of Scheveningen, four
miles above The Hague, on the North
sea- near where the recent international
peace commission was held which how
ever has been followed by much war at
the present time, There are also many
specimens Of different woods and other
article that go to make said collection
both valuable and interesting Mr..
Post starts to-day for Seattle and Taco
ma via the Grea. Northern railroad
from Duluth. He goes to Duluth by
The Great Northern Steamship COM
pany from Buffalo, taking the Black
Express to that place. Mr.. 4
Post will stop ever at Cleveland, visit
MS cousin, Mrs General M, p. Leggett;
,lso will probably take a few days. out
ng with her father Fl. G. Post, who
,wns a large fishing interest at San ,
husky. and sail with his son about Lake (
Erie on one of his fishing steamers, then /
continuing his journey for health, bus 4
ness and pleasure combined. His many /
sincere friends wish him full measure I
II success