The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

Regarded a% Significant
He was plain man who walked
down the steps from the BoilenceD
Hotel. His clothes were as quiet a.
his manner. and nis manner WAS most
unassuming.
His shoes were square toed and
dusty black. His collar was low and
bis necktie was OF the ready-madc sort
you hook 70 the collar button Ia front
His hat was black. His suit was old
fashioned pepper and salt. lie was not
trying 70 impress any one.
But across bis coat front row Of
badges, red and yellow. made unpro-
yoked assault upon the eyes Of by
ISLANDERS. says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. There were rosettes al the TOP
and gold Lace at the bottom. Letters Of
gold proclaimed the fact that the plain
and unassuming citizen WAS memoer
OF an Organization with long name:
that said Organization was holding a
convention and that the man behind
the badge was on some committee
Tie man himself would have told
you quietly enough. HIS badges shrek
ed 81. He seemed somewhat embarrass-
ed By the attention he attracted. One
wondered why be suffered them 80 pa
tientiy.
he WAS willing 10 talk
He gave bis name and said be had
come from Peninsula, Ohio. IL devel-
oped that he aid not suffer from the
badges az ali. He thought them pretty.
he was proud Of them
It's a weakness se men folk have.
It's like the passion for red neckfies.
but more general More than half the
men in Cleveland wear badges.
Some wear them all the time. Some
wear them on special occasion only,
Just as one would wear medal or a
decoration from the emperor Of some
place or another.
II you don't wear badge it's pref
~ fair sign you don't belong 70 any
thing. Most everybody belongs TO
some organization and nearly every or
ganization In Cleveland has badges for
its members. Many OF us have half a
dozen. We wear one in one lapel but
ton hole and keep the others in bu-
reau drawer at home
The badges or emblems that we wear
for every day are mostly small III
may be fraternity pin or il may be
an emblem that signifies We belong 70
the Brotherhood OF Pretzel yarnishers.
II may be on the under side OF our
coat lapel or II may be on the edge Of
our wsisteoaL II may take the form
Of necktie pin or decorate the end Of
watch fob. You may not see il the
first glance. but two chances in three
It's somewhere about
These everyday pins of labor or
ganlzations. fraternal and benevolent
organizations. miscellaneous clubs and
societies are small enough The ones
for conventions. balls and other spe-
cial occasions may be nearly as big as
folded bath towels.
One can't get too many rosettes or
too much gold lace or too many metal
medallions and cross bars and spread
eagles hung on a badge The more |
there are the more pleased and proud
We men are to wear the badge.
Alfred HenriQuee runs an ofice IN
the Williamson building from which
ali sorts OF badges and buttons are
sold. He says more buttons are worn
now than during the button craze a
few years ago. craze that preceded
the present picture posial-card mad
ness. The difference is that the but
tons are not worn all the time. but
more for special occasions
Many OF the badges cost as much as
IS each. They are elaborate with en-
amel- Some Of gold are even more ex-
pensive-