Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-28

AIRY FRYMAN of the Hayward
hotel is having the following
u little piece of poesy handed out
to drummers who arrive at his house
tired and weary, and "wishing they
were home" 1t is from the brain of
James Whitcomb Riley, and according
to the Hayward's genial proprietor Is
doing the work among the knights of
the grip:
THE TRAVELLING MAN
Could pour out the nectar the gods only can.
l would fill up my glass to the brim,
And drink to the success OF the travelling man,
And the house represented by him.
And could but tincture the glorious draught
With his smiles l drink to him then,
And tn Jokes he has told and tn laughs he
has laughed,
1 would fill up the goblet again
And drink to the sweetheart that gave him
goodbye
With tenderness thrilling him thro'
Every hour, as he thinks of the tear in her eye
That salted the sweet Of her kiss;
To her truest of hearts and falrest OF hands
/ would drink with all serious prayer,
Since the heart she must trust Is travelling
mans,
And as warm as the ulster he wears.
would drink to the WIFE with the babe on
her knee,
Who awaits his returning in vain
And reads them again and again!
And I'd drink to the feeble old mother who sits
At the warm freside OF her son
And murmurs and weeps Ger the stockings
she knits
AS she thinks of the wandering one.
would drink a long life and health to the
friends
Who have met him with smiles and with
cheer
To the generous hand that the landlord extends
To the wayfarer journeying here:
And pledge when he turns from this earthly
abode
And pays the last fare that ne can,
Mine Host Of the Inn at the END Of the Road
VIII welcome the Travelling Man.
One of the events during the latter
part of the week in hotel circles will
be the entertaining Of the knights and
Ladies Of the Maccabees at Alpine tav-
ern, Mount Lowe, Friday. The man
agement of the tavern is making elab
crate preparations for the reception of
the lodge people, and the Maccabees
themselves are anticipating a pleasur-
able trip.
1t is expected that fully eight hum
dred men and women will make the
trip Friday. They will leave the Pacific
Electric depot from a. m. till a. M,
going from Los Angeles direct to the
South Pasadena ostrich farm. They
will inspect the farm and then go on
to the Maryland hotel in Pasadena,
where they will be entertained for a
short time. From there they will pro-
ceed direct to the top of the mountain
and will pass the remainder of the day
there, seeing the sights, and will return
late in the evening to Los Angeles.
Say, speaking of the Alpine tavern.
just take this tip. If you are think
ing of going up there for short stay
that is, over night-you had better pro-
ceed to the taverns city office and have
reservations made about three days in
advance. If you don't, you may find
that you can't get in the tavern. It's
one popular place these days. and while
there is always room for one more up
there, it's safe to let them know a little
ahead you are coming.
The Figueroa hotel was the scene
of a merry little card party last even
ing This hostelry is, by the way, a
center for the younger folk of the
farther out" district, and Manager
l.. M. West is continually planning and
carrying out stunts for their enter
tanment. Last evening was spent
around the $500 tables until a late
hour, when the guests adjourned to
the dining room and enjoyed a mid
night luncheon. About twenty-five
guests and their friends were pres
ent.
Is the climate of Southern California
a disease? Such Is the opinion 'of Mrs.
e. e. Fuller of Rochester, n. Y, who
has been here during the past winter,
a guest at the Figueroa. She says
it's a very pleasant disease. You see
Mrs. Fuller came to Southern Califor-
mia last fall, expecting to stay all of
a week In less than two days she
had the climate fever bad. 1t simply
got the better of 'her and she could
not leave. That week rolled into
month, two months and finally four,
and still Mrs. Fuller is here. She
leaves tomorrow for her old home in
Rochester, but goes only because she
has to and not because she wants to.
Yes, the climate of Southern Califor-
MIA is a disease and a very contagious
one at that.
A party of rushing the-season tour
lists arrived last night from the north,
after having passed a few days in
Calaveras county. The visit to that
section was especially interesting, in
view of the fact that it is one of the
oldest gold mining districts of the