Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-03-07
BREEZY LETTER
FROM MISS SETTLE

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FROM MISS SETTLE
The following letter from Miss
fsettle win interest her Bismarck
friends: .a5s>4' 49, g.. 81 s.
LaManda, Cal, Feb. q, 1906.
| Editor Tribune; In southern Cali
fornia, when two people meet for the
first time, the stock phrase is, "And
what part of the East did you come
from?" Acquaintance is easy after
that, for they have a common ground
upon which they may start the sball
of conversation rolling. ,,~~ ~ -
No such stock phrase was needed
among the people who met in sbeauti-
full East Lake Park, Los Angeles, last
Saturday, Feb. "a, for they were all
! from North Dakota" But what was
heard was, ttfBurleigh, Trail, Bis
marck, Casselton, jamestown, Fargo,
Devils Lake, etc., ETC., on through the
gamut of names that are loved by all
who live or have lived under Dakota's
blue skies. :,
The people of Los Angeles and
vicinity, who once were Dakotans, met
that day to renew old associations
and to prove that Fraternity is
stronger than creed, nationality or en-
vironment. K - -
| There was general good time.
There was a basket dinner. There
were speeches, = handshaking, many
glad surprises. and happy greetings
such as, 's'I did not know you were
down here - Possibly, California;
sunny skies never "thawed out' a
larger crowd from the frozen north.
The word blizzard, blizzard'' buzzed
and buzzed until the palms and pepper
trees mildly waved in protest. tss3
| There were several hundred who
gathered around the long tables pro,
vided in the park for picnicers. Wish
you might know all who were there.
Around one table were gathered the
| Bismarckers. There were Or. VIM. a.
Bentley and his new wife from the
far East, Mrs. Robt.. McNider and
three daughters, Mrs. N J. Lewis and
sons Burbank and Frank, Mr.. and
Mrs. lFffeld', Mrs. Margaret Gregg,
Mrs. Archibald Durrie and son Paul,
Miss Minnie Davidson, Mrs. Samuel
Leech and the writer
AT q nearby table, were Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Ward and daughter
Aldyth, Mrs. John Beal and daughter
and a Dakota crowd who are making
Long Beach, California their head
quarters. %5sss -.i;sss
CALIFORNIA; mildness could VI never
have produced such appetites! Only
North Dakota's bracing air could have
done it. -,-ss 81 -. .s.sss
3I5sAfteEsd dinner eeehsmaking was tbs
order. Among the speakers were
! gentleman 4 from Traill'' named
WEIGH, DIR. Bentley and Judge Wallin
The Judge said he'd rather be ii
i Dakota II he were a young man, but
4 as it was he came to California Il
] wind up" The judge has grown
4 very deaf, but is as genial and happ,
las ever. Among those present were
| o. A. Boynton, wife and daughter
4 from jamestown, but a familiar figure
about the capitol during .the ses
] sions. i
i Everyone expressed love and loyal
|ty for old Dakota, but turned smiling
faces toward CALIFORNIA; beauty ani
4 restfulness.
/ These people were gathered to
I gether in response to notices put II
1.-THE Los Angeles papers, but perma
Inent organization was effected and i
Iis aimed to have these gatherings al
frequent Intervals Some one of thss
Bismarck crowd suggested that the
1 Tribune have notice Of this meeting
All Bismarckers send greetings K
the old friends and to the Did town.
Very truly,
Laura q. Settle.