Arizona republican., 1901-07-17

Watson. H. A. Watson, Mrs George Eaokel, Mrs. l.. W. ''eiiSlns, Mrs. J M. WhalI,n. Dr John Lentz MT. and Mrs. Geo. w. Kane, Frank Fink and Dr. Puasnan. Otehr travellers to eastern roirts were Mrs. '. M. Ilockle, Mattie Loci lSie and Mir and Mrs, Peterson, Chi cago.
 The Phoenix dalegafon cf Fiks took along 300 souvenirs of Phoenix lodge aad through their crci.i,bution they hope to attract consiisrab9e attention to Arizona. The spuveri's are Et,le Mexican sombreros. srcA as were sold for the same purpose during the oarni- val They are highly colored and made of fcrse hair The little hal. is pinned at the top of two ribbons Inc under ialger one being plain purple ribbon. the Elks official coaor. The top ribbon Is wh,te- and on it Is printed ''B. P. O. E., Phoenix Lodge, No, 3S5, Phoenix. Alizona.
 But the matter of souvenir recalls n story on Selim Nrchs,son which was re- ligiously wi:f1heli from the public for a Iong lime by h's fellow craftsmen of the Ma!lontc fralter1il,y. for be 1t known Nh, MGshe,son is just as enthusiastic a Mason ais he Is an Elk. and for some years has been attending the conciaves cf the Krcghlss Telrrlar and the Glth tend tho oorlclave ttfs trip before re. rrrnir2' home and win probably spend sc.ne time in Washington.
 At the conclave held fin Buffalo three years ago a whole commentary of n Al t doing on a larger scale what the Phoe- r'x E1ks are dolrg row. That Is, ad- vtrtislng t;iler country by ns1ns of souvenirs. The Pittsburg delegiation brought along about carlcisi of fancy glas'swsrre, representing the Pi,;sburg pro5nrti and made for the purpcige. The l.tt!e pieces were unusually hisili'l91me. and they tlIouReiu they had brought enough to tiive one for each delegate. But when they saw the size of fine army they were up against they decided they would have to conflne their favOrs to the wives of visiting dasons. Tn other words. no wife Eo souvenir If there Is anything tiat maNes Selim sore at himself It Is to feel that somst0dy else am gst something that he can't. % he CSte;mined 10 have souvenir If he had to get marsied to do it. They were to be d1a.ribrted at big banquet He heard of the plan of distribution and spent one whole day getl-ing acquainted with the daughte;- of a fellow Mason, and that night took Ter to the banuuet. a'a rJme considerable expense for car riage hire. etcs He supposed. of course. Thlee the souvenir world be given to him as her escort and that lt would quietly slip down into his rocket. On the con trary, the PittsbUng cornmldee were wise grlYs. They knew by Selm's dig nified and independent appearance that he was nc. marrisd. go they passed the little glass dish over to the young lady. and, sensible girl that she was. she kept It. A coldness sirang up between them and they quit the game carly in the evening. As soom as he could politely get fife young lady home he did 20 and weisa back to the war. This time he hired an old mIrried woman to play wife fcf' him for an hour unfolding 70 her his plan of cperatioirs. They went in to the banquet. apparently a li;tle late, but were served, juEs the same. and the lady got a favor which sac kindly tuqn- ed over tio the wkssern delegate. Peg-se- vefance and ingenuity are two atsri- bunes that aid Mir. Michelgon very ma terially in getting what he goes after.