Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-05-23

esque IN this country. The cell
ing and a portion of the floor
have been changed aside from
that it stands just as it was
when the Indians worshiped in
in it long ago. The walls are
hung with paintings from old
Spain, the artist unknown. The
alter, bells, and everything are
as they We're when coming from
Spain. The Confessiona! stands
as it did when made by our In
dians, only worn from the wor-
kings of worms in the wood, A
of the 6 bells which. tolls the
Angelus each night at 6 o'clock
are there but two have been
stolen.
These grounds compose a num-
ber of arches, around which was,
and still is. a portion of Cacti
fence, so thick a rabbit could
not escape through it, and you
know a cacti here is q great
deal taller than we are. 1t is
said this cacti fence wasf0r the
protection of the Mission, but
others say it was toprevent the
Indians from getting away aft
ter once being converted, be
that as it may, the fence still
partially stands and the Indian
has gone.
We injoyed a drive around
Pasadena the next morning, re-
turning to Huntington Park in
the afternoon, accompanied by
Mrs. Pierce for a last call On
mother.
Yesterday mother had aThe
Audubon picnic . There were
fifty persons from Audubon in
attendance who now live here.
We enjoyed an elegant time.
Each one brought lunch, and we
all sat around the dining room
table. Next Sunday the same
crowd go to Mrs. B. S. Phelps
for my last farewell party. We
go to Mrs. Hills, Saturday p. M.
remaining until Sunday, when
we go to Mrs. Phelps.
Two weeks ago mother enter
talned at a large evening party
for her winter guests" !" Mo-
day pack, and start Tuesday
for home to rest. Last Sunday
we were at Ocean Park, and
Clara had lunch ready and we
went to Santa Monica Canyon
with our dinner. This, as | have
already told you. is at the long
pier, and a most beautiful place
and while here | determined to
locate Mrs. Cox, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. d. N. Hardy, OF
Mo. Valley, so Clara and | star.
ted out; not finding her at the
cottage as we expected, a lady
phoned down to the pier to 10
cate Mr.. Cox, telling him who
was he at once brought bis en-.
gine, Che is engineer on train
g. ing out on pier), and made US
get in and 90 up to the city OF
Santa Monica to call on his wife
We had a real exciting ride, as
we were rot running on time
and a lovely call, found Mrs.
Cox looking much better than
when she left Mo. Valley. al
though like all of US. little
done up after the La Fista, but
our evening or returning to
Ocean Park was ssddened by
witnessing the drowning of two
men. 1t has killed al my love
of the ocean. The waves were
the highest I have ever witness
ed them, and these men, in the
face of all this, went out in q
launch, and could not battle
against the terrible storm and
over they went, not far from
the shore, too close for a large
boat to get to them, and little
boats were beaten back by the
waves; one man went down
at once to rise no more, the 9th
er one clung to the wreckage of
his launch for two hours, and a
man tied q rope to himself and
tried to reach the man, but there
in the face of ten thousand peo.
pie, after his desperate attempt
to save the man, he had to give
up, and the man had to 60 down
to his death beneath the wave
Then this terrible wreck at San
ia Barbara, killing so many of
the Shriners, has made a very
sad ending to the gayieties OF
La Fiesta week. Los Angeles
had more than out done hel
self on entertaining the Shri
ners, and now all the pleasure
is forgotten over the death anc
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