The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-07-17

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John b. Slater and o. N. Bell. Con-
vention tickets were selling by specu-
lators at $50 to $125 for the conven-
ton, and there was a constant siege
for tickets at the hands of delegates,
who were accorded but two tickets
each for distribution. My wife and
| left the convention at noon on
day to take lunch at the home Of
Charles Sullivan and his mother,
former Colville residents, and when
we returned, my wife was not able to
failed to have the gateman take
notice that she would wish to come
in again. | entered by different
door, and had no knowledge of her
difficulty, my deiegates's badge put
ting me anywhere | wished to go.
However, | evened up matters by
slipping an extra friend into the con
vention the next day, by methods
known best by newspaper men.
Net Ed Tremblay on the nomnat-
ing night and was able to get him a
seat. He looks well and will soon
have finished his matchmaking ap-
premiership. He expects to pursue
his trade in California.
San Francisco is a fine city, with
a rotten climate and fine people
The weather here is good for those
who like it, but not agreeable to me.
It is cold, foggy part of the time,
. very windy. The sidewalks have
evidently been built according to th"
method once used in Colville by L.
0. Ives-plenty of sand but not much
cement. The sand blows away, and
the hole is what you walk on. Fruits
and vegetables seem to be priced
about the same as in Colville. Con
vention hotel rates were uniform at
81 and SO per day, starting June
25th-so that hotel proprietors might
make sure Of the guests for at least
a week Those who came on the
27th paid for the 25th just the same.
My trip from Spokane to Portland
was with the Spokane special train
OF Shriners. My wife and occupied
a berth across from Mr.. and Mrs s.
H. Martin, now Of Spokane. At
Portland we met Miss Susie Alcott,
who will be superintendent of the
Connell schools next year. Saw Ed
Wetmore, who is located at Corvallis,
but who was in Portland for the rose
carnival Lloyd Hahn and his sis.
ter Mrs. Walter Duckworth were in
the crowd. Also met Mrs. Kaufman
Of Portland, aunt Of Mrs. l.. Damn
heiscr, who has visited several times
in Colville. H. G. Kirkpatrick was
at the depot to welcome us to Port
land although he stated that he
hadn't been aware of our intention
to come. Met Ross st. Clair on the
street and he likes Portland so well
that he says he intends to stay there,
where he has good position.
The annual conclave of the ShrinerS
Of the continent, together with the
annual Rose carnival Of Portland,
formed a gathering Of guests well
over a hundred thousand, and all
were housed, fed and entertained by
the people Of Portland in most
creditable manner. The wonderful
paradcs have never been eXcelled in
any part of the country. With 81
bands, 80 patrols, many marching
clubs, all robed or gowned or decorat-
ed, the gathering of Shriners is said
to have eclipsed any previous effort,
and it was remarked by the Portland
papers that the city was more en-
tcrtained than entertainer
Fourty-four special trains Of the
Shriners came from Portland to San
Francisco, where they were enter
tained for two days by local members.
So | did not have much time for dem
ocratic convention matters until Mon,
day. However, everything was done
by the Washington delegation that
needed doing. Mrs. j. NJ. Simpson
of Spokane was named chairman OF
the Washington delegations steering
committee, and Maurice Langhorn OF
Tacoma was placed on the resolutions
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