Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-23
HEARD IN THE L0DB|ES

Now and then an agreeable woman
achieves distinction as a hostess. and
the remainder of the fair sex. in vein,
half enviOus, half curious, wonder what
particular talent or grace it was that
enabled her to do it. They ruminate.
speculate, cogitate. and mediate on the
matter. studying the fortunate woman's
menus. entertainments. costumes,
manners and everything connected with
her. whether intimately or remotely.
with the idea, of course, of some day
emulating her social prestige. But
Ithey never discover the secret, for the
cause of it all is the one great thing
(which cannot be copied or understood
personality; and personality evades
analysis.
! Mr. William Allen White of EmpOria.
or rather of America. believes that a
city has a personality no less than an
individual, and that the personality OF
a city. evidenced in character by its
Ibeauty, cleanliness and the welfare
and good intention of its citizens. has
more to do with its upbuilding and de-
velopment than anybody realizes. He
said as much in recent editorial Adj
/
Igood many thousand people hereabOuts
who will make the claim that there
never was, i'm the history of the world,
a city with a more engaging personality
than Miss Phoenix, and when one stops
to think of il. such unqualified indorse-
ment seems very reasonable People
leone and go in the natural course of
things, but the fact is there are a good
! ms inc
ing, and tile Phoenix booster has the
qualification Of knowing he is boosting
a sure thing In the hotels our visitors
sleep soundly and are treated courte-
ously. Old Sol remembers that he was
made to shine. the air proves to be all
and more than it was ever said to be.
land. in short-they like it. They have
10. They can't help it, And good
many who come Ia spend "A few
months stay Ia become permanent
citizens.
Speaking of the growth Of Phoenix, !
the presence of John Roberts. of the !
Roberts Construction Co. Of Los An |
geles. means that work on the new |
Adams street school building is going !
right along. Mr.. Roberts came i'm from |
Los Angeles last Monday to note the |
progress Of the construction. and said |
last evening that the contract will east
ly be finished before the additional two
months allowed by the school board
have expired. Earl Roberts. who has
been experimenting the work. is a son
of ]. II. and stops at the Annex
Jesse Gregg came in from Flagstaff
yesterday to attend the Shriners' cere-
monials and put up at the Commercial
j. w. Francis. also of Flagstaff. and a
prominent business man OF that city,
arrived on the same train with Mr.
Gregg, and when last seen they were
marching together in the parade These
two gentlemen came together for their
mutual protection from the pitfalls and
allurements which have been known to
lead the best and most honorable of |
Shriners astray on the nights of their
grand celebrations. and they no doubt
acted in sedate and Flagstaffian man
ner throughout the entire evening |
(Flagstaffian does not mean Falstaf-
FAM
p. f.. Levine, fire and life insurance
man working out of Oakland. came to
Phoenix a short while back and regis
tered at the Hotel Ford. The other day
he told a good story of the trouble he
had in getting managers ar promoters |
of the Nelson Wolgast fight, which
took place at Richmond. Cal. on Feb
ruary % of last year. to insure against
rain during the hours of the fight. The
battle was fought under the open sky
in an arena which had been especially <
for the occasion. and n J
heavy rainfall would have subjected I
the promoters To heavy loss i'm gate re-
ceipts Levine took the matter up with J
the Lloyds Of London, who guaranteed
a good house for a reasonable premi-
um, and fortunately for the guarantors y
the rain had the good grace To quit
falling ABOUT two hours before the
Tight after having come down i'm y
streams during the two days immed- (
ately previous. One could easily i'm \
agine that a member of the famous ~
firm, with the possibility of having to
pay over the neat sum of $35. 600 to the
fight promoters in mind. could have re-
cited Longfellow's lines
The day is cold and dark and dreary.
Il rains. and the wind is never weary
with great expression and feeling
lew hours before the clouds rolled \
AWAY. 1t might be of interest to add 7,
nere-a piece of information which is
known to nearly every insurance man
hat the Lloyds of London will insure
anything. no matter how great the
chance. and there is n report afloat that
II one time they insured a British
nobleman for n heavy amount against
having twins in his family. This may
)r may not be true.