The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-21
FORMER ARDMORE
BOY VICE CONSUL.
IN MESOPOTAMIA

Ardmore friends will be interested
in the fact that George Frasher Jr,
who was born in this city and who
made his home here prior to going
to Texas, has recently been made
vice consul of American interests in
Mesopotamia.
Vice Consul Frasher is nephew
of VIII Frasher of this city. His
father George Frasher resides in
Gainesville, Texas.
The following taken from the
Gainesville Register tells of the ap.
| pointment:
The many friends Of George Frasher
Jr., of this city. as well as of his
| father and sister, will be elatcd t.
learn that the young man has been
signally honored by the American
| State Department which recently ap.
! pointed him Vice Consul of all the
American interests in Mesopotama.
In Il letter to Miss Willie Frasher,
the former well known Gainesville boy
expressed his great satisfaction over
the appointment. The message was
written on June 2S at Bagdad. He
says In part
Il hope it will please you as much
as it has me to learn as | did vest
erday from the Department of State
that | have been commissioned Vice
| Consul. Neng second in command of
all American interests in Mesopota.
mia, | do not hesitate to confess to
you that | am bit "bucked up" 1t
was hard yesterday to suppress my
feelings Of delight outwardly, but to-
day ! am back to earth again and
going about my works as usual"
Speaking of political conditions in
the Far East, where he went Original.
~ as a member Of the Far East Re-
lief Commission, George says, 1--WE
are about to experience very inter
esting episode in Mesopotamian his
tory which everyone awaits with anx.
ious anticipation. You know the
principal endeavor of the British gov
ernment during its occupation Of this
country has been to establish Il salts
factory government difficult thing
to do because each sheilIh of each
tribe thinks he should be king. so
to avoid this difficulty. Prince Feisal
of the Hedjaz is being imported to be
the head of the government. His
success Is anticipated with gravest
doubts and his arrival tomorrow may
create confusion that will later prove
very serious
Relating to customs and habits in
that farm-away country Mr. Fisher
reflected that the next Monday would
be July 4 and there would be a holi-
day but no celebration. II shall prob
ably ask the Consul and the Nc.
DOwells to dinner. at our house. The
following Friday | am going to Baby
Ion again and stay until Monday at
the Rest House with Capt. Work.
ham. There Is no hotel there but the
house that was built for Professor
Clay Of Yale university when he was
excavating there is now used by peo-
pie who want to spend the night One
OF the worst features of this end Of
the world Is a lack Of somewhere to
go. To be sure, one can 20 out into
the desert but who wants to be eaten
up by sand.flies and mosquitoes and
be sernaded by jackals? Wherever one
goes out here for "a trip Of even one
night he must carry his own bed and
usually food as well'
Georg" Frasher is about 80 years
old. He was educated in the Gaines
vile public schools and was one of the
brilliant young men In this city dur.
ing his residence here. His success
in distant deserts dry, is matter
Of much pleasure to all the people OF
Gainesville, who feel sure he will
continue to rise in his chosen field Of
cndeavoI.