Arizona republican., 1912-05-18
RESTLESS, BUT
 DOING WELL
Col. F. c. Hatch Is Suffer ing of Wanderlust and Ptomaines; Had a Rol- licking Time in Los An
 geles; Now Coney Island

1 Colonel Frank Hatch of New York and Phoenix. who spends more or less | time cruising about the world taking 1 in events of special interest has been q guest of the Hotel Adams for sev- eral days. He was on the way east from attandncc at the Shrine fes- tiVities in Los Angeles, and put into this port for repairs. Always d PhOe- nix booster, he says this is one time he would rather be somewhere else. though if he has to go into drydock he knows of no better place to be marOoned than in Phoenix Arizona. But this is the season of the spring rush in the metropolis and the open ing of that dear Coney Island. when
 the real New Yorker always wants to be on the job
 The facts are that Mir Hatch had a bully time over in Los Angeles but on the day he left an over zeal ous cook slipped some ptomaines on the bill of fare and the colonel who was feeling powerful fine, went the 1 limit. then went to the doctor. He is doing well now and says he eN- poets to roll as soon as the doctor will let him put his trousers on. Except for this jab below the belt" by an unidentified cook. he is feel ing better than for wears. He has moved about so fast he has all but outWitted his old enemy sciatica which now catches up with him only occasionally for d side sWipe.
 Speaking of the big Shrner week AIr Hatch says he never in all his travels. beheld so magnificent a spec ot q 1 the parades of the various shrine patrols It was the most gorgeous demonstration imaginable and it was not merely one big hit but a week of continuous festivity.
 He thinks Los Angeles the greatest place in the world for that sort of thing. not only because of the hos pitaIity and energy of the people
 but due in large part to the geo. graphy of the city and it's environs.
 and the numerousness of splendid hotels \ visitor was not merely tagged and greeted and pushed off out of sight for the remainder of his stay as is often the case in big cities, but the whole of Los Angeles and vicinity was one vast playground with we'll managed appointments. one
 1 could not get loSI. or ne oNtIlOphCb in the rush With Pasadena Long Beach. ocean Park Venice and other resorts all embraced in one c"mpre- hensive scheme, there was room for everybody and all manner of en- tertainment at all times.
 Col Hatch is d charter member of Fl Zaribah temple of this city and though he is seldom here 10 par ticipatc in it's merrymarking he takes great interest in it and is proud of it's part in the Los Angeles celebr1- tion The temples parade was com mendable and attracted much atten- ton while the Indian school band which accompanied the temple made q tremendous hit not only by reason of it's novelty but with its music, notWithstanding there were scores of the crack bands of the east, present with one delegation or another.
 l Col. Hatch will leave for the east l in q few days, if all goes well with
 him He expects to go to San Fran 1 cisco next holiday season to attend 1 the annual jinks of the Bohemian
 1 club and will probably visit Phoenix
 again. going or coming. or both.