Denver labor bulletin., 1915-08-14
The Optimistic
Philosopher

" HE o. p. received am invitation to
attend a birthday party in At
lanta Ga, last week, but owing
to the continued leisurely So
journ of the G. NJ in California. was un-
able TO attend. The invite came from
Miss Elsa Houston, a genuine Georgia
Peach,' who celebrated her fourth natal
day ON Wednesday, August 4. and there
were forty -four guests of her social
- present Miss Elsa is grand
Aughter OF the o. p, whom he has
never seen. but has hopes of paying her
a visit down in Dixie in the not distant
future. The letter OF invitation. embel-
lished with juvenile color drawings. was
rhymed in the following entreating
terms;
Please come over to my house and play
For III be four years old next Wednes-
day.
Mamma has promised party to give.
And all my friends who around me live
Are coming at four to bring good cheer,
And want you, Grandaddy, sure TO be
here
We will have a good time and all be
merry.
At home. now remember. Seventy-six
Greensferry."
Judging from her most recent photo.
graphs. Miss Elsa IL one of the cutest
little girls in all the Southland. and the
%. p. i beginning to fall very much in
love with her Therefore We have about
concluded to pass up a visit to the Pam
ama-Paciiic exposition and instead get
personally acquainted with our little
Georgia sweetheart.
4. -.
Judge George L. Seits of Pueblo
writes an astoundingly pessimistic let
ter to the o. =. and laments the alb
scnce of hay fever victims in Colorado
thi- year The judge i president of
the Colorado Hay Fever association.
which IN former years has enrolled as
many a. 5000 members. lie fears the
annual convention this year will have TO
b. rallied of. n the unusual season at
rain has prevented the crop Of -neezing
victims from Undertaking.. The .. T..
who has b-eu consistent member 81
The 8@-ociatiou iot seven years. and per-
formed his full measure OF snecEirs mp
60 thi- year. b. really glad the Judgr
has cause To Lament over the probability
Of losing HE high office Even if Il
should quit raining sometime during the
month Of August. frost viii soon follow
and the prospects for hay fever victims
in Colorado this wear are exceedingly
remote. Rains have prevented the pol.
leu Of weeds and cottonwood trees from
floating thru the tir. and this has per.
miited hay fever sufferers TO escape.
4 =. Jerome Of New York, secretary
Of the United States Hay Fcvcr associa-
tion. with which the Colorado branch j.
affiliated. saws the total membership
last wear was 100000. each averaging -
Sne"Ses a day, or a grand daily total OF
ls.Gp0,ooo. Therefore we are happy and
thankful that the war In Europe has
caused unprecedented rainfall in the
United States and relieved hay fever vic
tins OF this mighty volume Of useless
cycrtion.
The statistical department of the
United Mine Workers OF America has
Just issued neat little booklet from the
press af Smith Brooks giving brief his
tory OF the Lawson case This l. In re-
sponse to many inquiries for the true
story OF the case. and Thousands OF
ihes~ booklets arc being mailed from
Denver headquarters OF tn. Miners I'm
ion this week. Tho-c who have visited
Lawson in tn. Las Animas county jail
at Trinidad during the pas, few weeks.
say tina; he l. in a cheerful. hopeful
frame OF mind confident that in the
near future he will be given his liberty
by order Of the state supreme court,
which now has under consideration n