The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-10-29


 that when the president of the Unit ed States appointed Geo. W. P- Hunt, formerly governor of Arizona, to the high post of minister to Siam, all the pSOple of the state worth while were highly pleased at this fine recognition of our distinguished citizen who is dearly beloved by many and opposed by none except on political or person al grounds.
 Describing the manners and GUS toms of the people and his presen- tation at court, Governor Hunt has written Phoenix friends of his first impression of the country where he has been sent as representative of the United States government.
 k He wrote from Bankok, September ', the letter reaching here on Tues day. Interesting and fascinating as he finds Siam, he declares that his thoughts are always on Arizona. Ip Bankok, where the legation is estat- lished there are but AT Americans among the S0O,000 residents.
 Minister Hunt left Phoenix on the Fist of June and en route to Siam ! stopped at Pekin, where he held a conference with Charles R, Crane, American minister to China. He also spent some time in Japan, Mrs. Hunt and their daughter, Miss Virginia Hunt, left San Francisco the latter part of August and are due to arrive. in Siam this week.
 The letter received by a state house official yesterday follows in part:
 Just a word about by journey heres After strenuous trip I reached here on the 26th of August, being met at. the warf by the legation force and escorted to my future home. The le gation, with it's compound of about two acres, is in the extreme southern | part of the city. As yet I am unable | to spell, let alone pronounce, the name of the street on which we are situ. | ated. However, it is a fine place in the newer part of the city The build l ing itself is large, with the legation and consular offices on the first floor, | together with diningroom, buffers | pantry, etc. The kitchen, together with the servants quarters, is in a | detached building.
 As consul, I occupy one large of 1 flee and the secretary occupies an- other spacious office. e The feSE clerks and two messengers have four offices together.
 In addition to the office force | there is watchman, a Hindu, who 1 comes on about 6 in the morning. He I wears a turban and is attired in gor i geoous livery. Then there IS a gard !! ener and in addition to this, there are two boys. All men who serve in | this country are called boy. These boys are known as No. 1 and No. 2 l They take care of my personal wants
 such as shaving, care for my clothes,
 wait on table, etc. For myself I have | to provide two men, the cook and one
 coolie.
 l The building itself is of brick and
 wood. The entire lower floor is set ] with black and white tiling The up- l per floor is of hardwood, the upper part of the entire building being of
 wood. The lower story is of brick
 and plaster the color being cream l yellow throughout A strange thing about the structure of the building is
 that there is not a window of glass l in the whole building, but one does not notice that, for few of the build
 ings here have glass windows. There ] are wooden shutters, so that the air can circulate freely and so find the house quite comfortable. The upper floor is alpost like one large room, but ill fact there are two baths.
 showers, two bed rooms and other , rooms enough to accommodate half dozen guests.
 I live all alone in this big house. l There are many customs here that
 are rather peculiar to the new conner. l For instance. the first day or two that
 went into the office where the clerks are (they are of Chinese blood) every i machine stopped and everyone stood
 up and bowed profoundly. When you
 want anybody or anything, even
 though it is n the next room, you
 summon a messenger, who brings the head cierk-and that's the way thing
 are dun. The official hours are from
 10 a. m. till 12, and for the clerks
 from 10 a. m. till D. m.- not very long hours, you see.
 Yesterday l was presented, and l | suppose. you will like to hear some | thing of the ceremonies in connection | with the presentation. At 4:3O o'clock
 as per instructions from the foreign
 office, the royal carriage with one driver and two footmen in bright red
 livery, bearing the royal colors, drove
 up to the door. With them was one
 of the chamberlains of the King, also
 dressed in red, with a hat like a
 Knight Templars wears, decked with ostrich plumes. We joined them, MT
 Rodgers, the secretary and !, in for nal dress. We traversed the entire city, I think, and finally came to the royal palace. In our American slang let me say say that it it some palace The king has several like it.
 After few minutes, we started across an immense paved court, to the l royal entrance. There was a fanfare of trumpets and two bodies of house . hold troops stood at attention. The royal colors were displayed and SC