The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-07-04
Jeffries Given
 Royal Reception


 not have been received with more pomp and cere mony than was R. H. Jefferies when he arrived from San Diego when he arrived from in the week, accompanied by Mrs. Jefferies. Much thought and labor had entered into the plans for his reception and no detail that would enhance it's effectiveness was omitted.
 The mayor was there, and the boys band. and a huge gold key, fully two feet in length, 'tis said, and a large number of Wrangell citizens in addition to the boat pas sengers who were interested on- lockers. George Bidwell was also there. Garbed in fishing togs, sou wester, hipboots, slicker and creel, Miss Edna Bidwell and Miss Cora Sterling carried the key to the city tor was it the jail?) on a pillow and the presentation speech was made by Mayor Diemart. Pendant from the key on red ribbons were rain bow-hued fish in lieu of flowers, out Of regard for the honored recipient. After a speech of acceptance of the golden key (and fish), MT. Jeffer- ies in turn presented MT. Bidwell with a large basket of what the re- cipient thought to be peaches. Mir. Bidwell usually has a fine eye for peaches and great fondness for the same so he was duly grateful-only to find that he had big, juicy onions, instead. While the band played and cameras clicked, the illustrious visi- tor was escorted up the streets of the city that had so nobly welcomed him.
 Shortly before MT. Jefferies was due to arrive from the south, the mails brought Mir. Bidwell the fol- lowing letter from a mutual friend, another Californian:
 Dear MT. Bidwell:
 "Our mutual friend, Dick Jefferies, has asked me to send you the at tached poem, which a fellow up in Canada sent me. I take this to mean that Dick wants you people of Alaska to look for the good in him, in place of the bad.
 Perhaps Dick has told you of his coming to Alaska from the Los An geles Chamber of Commerce, who are about to count the population of that city again, and they desire Dick to arrange with the authori- ties of Alaska to figure that coun- try within the city limits of Los Angeles, and if such is agreeable to you people, then Dicks job is to be the counting first of your people, your Eskimos, walrus, seal, whale and what have you"
 Commander Byrd is now on like mission to the South Pole, and has that country well covered with ''You are now within the limits of Los Angeles" signs. Dick is to cover the North Pole territory.
 'That Dick may not see more whale and walrus than are there may ask that you see that he is of- fered no strong Ticker He has been known to fall when tempted"
 The poem to which reference is made, follows:
 Wouldn't this old world be better,
 If the folks we meet would say, q know something good about you" |" And then treat us, just that way? Wouldn't it be fine and dandy,
 If each handclasp, warm and true, Carried with it this assurance,
 ''I know something good about
 you?"
 Wouldn't life be lots more happy,
 If the GOOD that's in us all, Were the only thing about us
 That folks could ever recall?" Wouldn't life be much more happy,
 If we but praised the good we see? For there's a world of real goodness,
 In the worst of you and me. Wouldn't it be fine to practice
 That nice way of thinking, too? Won't tyotl think of the good in me
 While think of the good in you?
 CARD OF THANKS
 We wish to thank the A. N. B. and the A. N. S. and other friends for flowers and help in the burial