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10 do sifsci week has been the pre-
vailsng top,e for weeks. Bai the
most important question was where
TO e. t0 see II pass 10 the best sd-
vantage. by avoiding the crowds aud
from a point high enoach TO have
an unobs.r~cted view oi the ocean
Corona tAel Mar was the point ~e
decided spoa ~ j, " mot rescked by
either the steam OF electric cars and
10 t,eastlful drive Of s,xseee m,Ies
partly along the coast.
Ssturdsy the eventual dsy dswned
bright and clear and We set of in
high spir,ts We were only few
of hundFeds on the same miss.on
sad sseaain9ly all bound for the
sanae dssalnas,on. There ~ere nurn-
esoss ruaAvsys and in trying to save
little time and avoid the dust We
followed the lesser crowd aud found
osrsslves in the midst Of q new mo~n
harley field. for there are few fences
in Southern California. and each one
asking the other the way to Corona
nrl Mar We were Loot indesd, but
10 20 back TO the main road meant
too much time - we kept ON going
and finally found our road There
was vet plenty OF time when we
reached the place and a truly pic-
turssqNe place it WAS with its high
promitory appearance, its winding
road and quaint little hotel just
stsck on the ease ready TO topple
into the sea There were steps
leading down to the sand and at the
foot little wharf with rows Of gay
oosts. When on top there was ever
so much room for a town and IL has
been laid of into streets with sign
posts at every corner. But as yet
there are few cottages as it is a new
place.
We had splendid view of the
ocean for miles up and down the
coast, and, while there were hun
drsds OF people, there was plenty of
ronm for ~. --
The ships were due at one O'Clock
80 We ate our dinner under the
shade of our hats with our ewes riv-
tied on the distant horizon Prompt
ly at half past twelve appeared the
first dim outline Of ship then an
other, until in a lew moments all
could be counted by their faint
streak of smoke. Almost breathless
we waited and at one O'Clock they
were in front of us in a direct line
one behind the other, sixteen of
them, with the Connecticut the flag
ship first, and several smaller sup
ply boats following the fleet, making
twenty-five altogether They ran
more than a mile from shore but
stopped and accepted the hom-
age paid them by the waiting boats.
Then was the time when every true
American heart filed to overilowing
with patriotism, burst forth in loud
applause CT course it was drowned
by the roar of the surf, but it was
satisfying at least. We watched
until the last faint trace Of smoke
vanished around the distant point
and then over the bluff we went to
the sand, and off with our shoes and
stockings for some fun.
We chose Monday to visit the
ships and started bright and early
to avoid the rush We took the
electric from Santa Anna to Los
Angeles then changed and took an
other car to Monica. We arrived
about noon and could see four
stately vessels anchored in the bav.
The day was truly a summer one
end the ocean was like g.ass We
had our dinner and then took
launch to the first boat which hap
pened to be the Minnesota. This
was disappointment as we wanted
to visit the Maine, having a friend
aboard. But they assured us the
Minnesota was the only ship re-
ceiving that day.
They were most courteous and so
glad to show us the ship of the navy
1t was a truly magnificent ship in
every detail and everything was in
perfect order and fully explained to
us. They carry about nine hun
dred men and represent over mil
lion dollars. The sixteen men of
war together represent one hun
dred million dollars
We spent three hours on board
and when about to leave we asked
the commanding officer, IF there was
any way of getting to the Name He
looked astonished and asked if we
didn't like his ship We assured
him we did but that we had friend
on the Maine. He told us to wait
there and he would order boat to