Evening journal., 1912-08-30

BETHLEHEM. n. H.. Aug. Co.
over four hundred delegates assem-
bled yesterday in the meeting Of the
thirty-ninth annual convention of the
hay feverltes. Of the United States.
Hay lever Is said to be the most
highly organized disease known. The
convention in session in the auditor-
um of the Methodist church presents
q unique picture II suggests a COM
bination of college professors, SUI
frarettes and chaffeurs, giving the
chafauuua salute with the Bull Moose
bandana. Many are wearing goggles
shading their intellectual highbrows.
Ofhe.s more practical wear ram
coats Everywhere the bandana IS IN
evidence. sneezes in solo, staccato
duet and chorus do not interrupt the
nroceedinas but are regarded as IN
dicatine appreciation OF the SUBJECTS
president Guy Roberts Of Bethle-
ho-. started the sneezefest at 3 4. "a.
secretary p r jerome Of New YORK
a. aNain sneezb" Of the Association
sent Telegram saying that he was
.neeze- bound In southern Ohio ana
could not attend the convention pc
csrse No railroad would sell MIN
,,cte, for fear that he would sneeze
49, windows out Of the cars. Secfe-
,a~v erone expected to Join the
~nec,al marty scheduled TO leave the
cr.nd Central station, New YORK yes
terdav going on fat cars. Sneeze
Stonhon j Voris. a lawyer OF jamaica
was appointed temporary Sc
cretarv. The FIRST business was 70
fave notice Of the rump conNehuVn
orranized at Campohello, n. d. ps
rtoo-nrosident William Patterson, ana
rumber of boilers. The boilers op-
s.ct a. the steam roller metnoo OF
rruabinR the delegates who laNor 'no
goiden rod as a national emblem.
rrbov also want an injunction against
az Bull Moose party for using tne
hsndana at conventions, While the
,tsndnatters argue that every ban
dsna ia really an advertise TOT nay
sever And 70 the boilers Wih stay
al Armageddon battling for the ialtn
~ IN, sneezes that are in tnem-
'rhe diecnssion was 80 affectiug that
a cross-eyed delegate from NeNaiN,
N. j., sneezed so hard the 'ee1e lah
down the back Of his neck. 9eNeral
delegates yanked out tneif oahu"""e
and "came to blows. ~,
DR.. William Scheppegreu OF new
Orleans presented a paper on tne
'Immunizlng Treatment Inc learn
ed gentleman advises all victims 10
70 Ia .he ragweed fields on oarh
night and capture the blooming poi
lon before il seizes you; stow II away
in "a muslin bag and save Il until next
enrine Then whom the rose cold
blooms again get out the bag OF Iag-
weed and use it as a pillow and smell
A untu ugust IS, st. Hay Fever Day
n Won do not suocze then you arc
immune. IL sneezes arrive on time
You are rtill loyal member OF the
Association.
Great interest was aroused IN the
discussion Of remedies. The Assocla-
lion was organized 80 years ago py
Henry Ward Beecher IN Whlte
Mountain hotel as a result oil al IN
formal z. CUP of hayfeveritos discus
sing the remedies used. The early
purpose was simply to provide re-
lief TO their sufferings by exchanges
or experience and to see who coniu
ten the tallest hay fever yarn.
serious purpose however mas de-
'refored i'm the work of the Associa-
tion and this is TO where more IN
evidence than during the experience
meeting OF the convention. The Sc
cretarv reads from an alphabetical
list The mares Of the forty or more
acures" and the delegates applaud
their favorties and knock the takes.
one delegate from philadelphia sent
a etter in which he said he had SUI
fered for seventeen years but hiuSe
adopting Christian Science ne coulo
take il or leave It alone. a hlsn