Evening star., 1925-09-06
HAY FEVER COLONY
IN SOCIAL WH|RL
Dances, Dinners and Picnics
Engage 1000 Patients
of Sneezing MaIady.
Bv the Consolidated Pres


DULUTH, Mimi, September 8
Sneezes and breezes are pals here.
with more than 1000 sufferers of the
pollen malady. hay fever, gathered
in Arrow Head district TO seek relief
through the cooling climate and lake
breeZes that Danish the watery eyes
and sneeZeS of those afflicted. But
these victims of the dreaded rag
weed are the lveliest invalids that ma
tives here have ever encountered.
They refuse to be abashed by the
comical attitude induced by their
sneezes. Instead they have formed
associations. limited TO their numbers,
and pursue a social whirl of dinners,
dances and picnics. and. above all.
boat rides on Lake Superior to fully
reap the benefits of the breezes.
Annual Picnic Monday.
On Labor day the entire delegation,
with their sneezes. will gather for
their annual picnic and dance at one
of the city parks, selected after
committee carefully investigated to
see that no rag weeds existed in the
proposed picnic grounds, but, alas!
They found many such weeds. Tn
daunted the committeeman carried
their troubles to the city fathers and
Mayor F. s. Nively did more than ex-
tend the key of the city to them. He
ordered workmen to rid the park of
all pollen weeds to accommodate the
City's kerchooing visitors.
SO the more than 1000 who gather
here from 10 States are ready for their
big day, which precedes their one day
annual convention of the Interstate
Hay Fever Association, an unique
booy limited 20 sufferers only and
X l.
Mimi.
Their picnic will witness many nov
elites. Featuring these will be golden
rod SOUP" and "kerchooing glide,
rival dance steps. conceived by mem
bers which bid fair to usurp the
Charleston in popularity. And in the
sneezing contest the winer viii be he
who sneeZes hardst and longest. Mrs.
l.. W. Frisbi, Waterloo, Iowa. who has
been coming to Duluth for IA years
for relief, is chairwoman of entertain
ment.
My task is no easy one" Mrs. Fris-
bic smiled through sneezes, for there
are many things we cannot and must
not do without increasing our suf-
ferings. We know we are objects of
humorists even though sympathy is
extended also. This makes it hard to
arrange entertainment because, being
just ordinary people, II embarrasses
the sufferers to be pointed out. And
then sneezing distracts one So
Despite the handicaps of their
affiiction the sufferers. many of whom
are public officials of their home cities,
bankers, doctors and others in all
walks Of life, with their families. are
enjoying the entertainment program.
Groups from each of the 19 States
have held dinner and dance parties,
taken boat rides and otherwise acted
like delegates to any convention. Some
sufferers have formed a distinctive
social club and are now through news
papers conducting a slogan contest
asking for a five-word slogan which
will describe their condition. The ma.
jority are residing at hotels during
their cure" period.
Storm Marred Gathering.
Just one event has marred the
annual gathering this year. 1t was
an ordinary electrical storm during
which humidity became intense re-
sulting in increasing the victims
sufferings.
At the one-day convention session
following the Labor day outing, n
resolution will be adopted requesting
all States to wage a war on pollen
weeds to end hay fever. Elections
will be hotly contested, but the Sc
lection of next years meeting place
will be nanimous-Duluth-t only
city that gets the same convention
year after year.