Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
BY GEORGE NOX MCCAIN
LION. JAMES FRANKLIN, better kno

BY GEORGE NOX MCCAIN
LION. JAMES FRANKLIN, better known
IL to wide circle of friends as Jimmie"
member of the last LEGISLATURE and for years
sergeant at arms Of Common Council, was
| once a member of a tourist party that started
| for San Francisco, never reached there, but
| instead wound up in the City of Mexico.
The original purpose of the party was to
| attend the Sharkey -Fitzsimmons fight at
| Carson City. then go on 40 San Francisco.
| Included in the number were Jim Nc
| Nichol, "Joe" Kemmer. Charlie Seger
and half dozen other kindred spirits and
leading lights in Philadelphia's political
| world
Franklin was to have charge Of the party
and all of the arrangements. He spent
| nights and days estimating costs, consult
ing railroad timetables and figuring out
| details.
The harder he figured the higher the ex-
| pcnse account climbed.
At this juncturc Charles F. Kindred. then
general agent and chief lobbyist for the Read
ing Railroad. amblcd on the scene He had
long intended giving some of the 'Doys"
trip, he said. He would furnish the car
and transportation if the voyagers would
furnish the rest
They started. but instead Of getting to the
prize fight in San Francisco they wound up
in the City of Mexico. Kindred proposed
the Mexican trip as a variation. They
hadn't been in the City of Mexico more
nnti NcTicbol wontoJ r. start hack He
wos homesicI; for pbilodpInhio a
Tbcv nut II to n yoto and NJcSicho1 was
the only vote in its favor.
# was some trin Tho marty snent tbree
davs in Cincinnati irsnocting the hrevor;os
TOHN X. MCCARTHY. looking healthier
y md hor,ior +bo, for VANS is +odov some.
vboro hotr,nor tho ooo,ns srood;nr ,,,ost,yord
~ tho islond of srnshino ond oid noisS;ons
C,oIifornio
Inst hoforo be stortod bo told mn that be
bod folIon IN Io,.o n.;th Co1ifornio Uo bas
,,,o,,t 49, Ia.4 49,, -. taaa ttana 81 tLn
ci;r,o+o ord tLo ,lrsiool rost have ham to
hin, lilo n fountain of yo,,tb
. And John L 1IoCortL, 10 M rortbfu,
,,orsonoro ho Il 1ro,.n tho,,rh met Lo,,, for
horond sixtr HE ,oors strotci, is q u,o+tor
thnt mood not ho LiScnssod horo IIo iools
t,, .o,,., ,,,,,,a, tto,, H. ar :;
John was the rigbt hand man Of tbo 1oto
Novor Charles 7, woru,;cI, octirg hotb
ns porsonoi legal counsel md friend Of
lote vcors bo bos Icd tho ouiot life of a roo1
estate assessor
When he resigned be tolls mo he had
roundod ont iust tbirtysiv oon+inrou. ro,r,
in Office in this citv
IN oor,r,i+too.,e o,o,.o,, -, >,,a,,, ,
r, y" -i'"'N N0,.'e'
vi my ,.I S'L"nu i-oose Vi irnhs'lVanla hVe
ar are l.l'aaelphians ., or py virtue or their
wv r"Hoil'' oiI''' are 'enporarilE located mere
,ney are % James -. hrauSe; Grand Master
m"SOhic " lenp!e' lorher Judge Apraham NJ
w Past Grand Master J. Henry Williams
Edward w. Patton, r. W. Junior Warden,
with George F. Knight, secretary.
mention this because there are some
very interesting facts that have just been
published in a modest way, by direction of
the above gentlemen. concerning the Masonic
Homes at Elizabethtown in Lancaster
county.
The property embraces in round num-
bers 1000 acres. 1t is the largest property
in the world devoted to this purpose There
about GOO acres under cultivation
eighty y-thrce acres of orchards. fifteen acres
of a vegetable garden and five acres of vine
yard and nursery.
In the orchards there are 1000 annie
trees, 21S0 peach trees. 312 cherry trees.
1000 nut bearing trees, in addition to 1900
walnut trees and 1000 grape vines.
The reservoir has a capacity of | 800 600
gallons of water In the dairy there are
sixty nine cows. There is n flock of seventy
nine sheep besides 10 pigs and 1000
chickens and thirteen colonies of bees
The insurance of all kinds on the build.
ings and contents exceeds $500 900
1t is the most beautiful and unusuoI in
sphere. Last year these homes entertained
all told about 3lO guests, fifty three of whom
were boys and girls.
~uARIEs1 1,rppI-p>
| ,. ii.'A oi't>' VINO mas inquired
at+oUnor Gonono, "A iSnt MI conferences with
I1onJ I'M; n:ne'"l ~. Nlltcnel. ialmer and
ito"'Lu Iu Nv. iieln| On the most enectlVe way to
uan 'he noou ol lood pronteering that is
e"eerins o'er ithhsyNahia' Is representa-
,a' 1--WE III 'ne iourtn generation OF family OF
ANS III 'nis state' @
ne came up from the Cumberland valley