Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-03-16
INTERESTING CHAT FROM
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Hon. d. c. Mott Writes OF The
Many Former Audubon County
People Whom They Are

"Ccttuk.
Hollywood, California, March A
Editor Republican:
1t seems long time since have
written Copy" for the Audubon Re
publican. The passing \ the years
has not caused me to forget the very
good friends we have in Audubon. The
whirling of time finds Mrs. Mott and
me here in Southern California for a
few weeks at the home of my brother.
do not desire on this occasion to write
of this wonderful country, whichis new
to us, of the mountains, the ocean and
the tropical fruits and flowers, but do
wish to say something of the former
Audubonites who a:e here. Our stay
here has been doubly pleasant by the
happy association with old friends and
some social events we thought would be
of interest to Republican readers.
One week ago yesterday Mrs. B. s.
Phelps entertained 32 Audubon ladies'
at luncheon at their beautiful home on
Hollywood Avenue. Following is list
of the guests: Mesdames j. Forbes,
Stotts. Hill, F. L. Gates, d. H. Walker,
g. H. Clark, Hutchendorf, D. Forbes,
Ed Bilharz, McStay, G. B. Russell,
Rhoades, Gray, Stafford, Jones, Mott,
Dutton, Beard, Harris, w. H. o Council,
John O'Connell, Palmer, DIR. Nichols,
A. A. Hubbard, Julien Phelps. Gum.
and Brown, and the Misses Stotts, Hunt
and Fish. On the evening following
Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps entertained eigh-
teen gentlemen at an elegant dinner.
Those in attendance were: G. H. Jones,
b. w. Brown, w. II. O'Connell, J. A.
Stafford, Frank Beard, A. A. Hubbard,
t. j. Hill, S. p. Rhoades, Julien Phelps,
A. s. Gum, j. Z. Forbes, ID. w.
Forbes, d. C. Mott, VIM. Cloughley, j.
0'Connell, G. G.. Greenwood, J. w.
Gray, Dr. f. 3. Hill
You may be assured that on these
occasions old times at Audubon were
chief topics of conversation. Mr.. and
Mrs. Phelps have an ideal home com
modious as well as artistic in appear
ance. 1t faces the north, which is all
right in this country. From the large
front porch one looks directly up a
paved avenue towards a splendid
mountain. The view is most inspiring.
The health of the Phelps family ismuch
better than formerly. Mr., Phelps is
making decided success in his real
estate investments. He was recently
elected vice.president of the Hollywood
National Bank and is now really its
acting president. Hollywood is one of
the very best suburban towns in south
f ern California
Today at pm, Mrs. q b. Russell
assisted by Mrs. DR.. Nichols of Attain
/ sic, who spends the winters here. en-
NSertained at her home the following
Audubon and Atlantic gentlemen and
their wives: Hill, Price, Julien Phelps,
Jones, Stafford, Rhoades, J. Dawson,
shiffiett, Clark. d. Forbes. McStay,
Gates, Beard, DIR. Graves, Hub
bard, Brown, Kennedy, Gum, Steinke,
s. Forbes, Palmer, Mott, b. s. Phelps,
w. Fl. O'Connell, J. O'Connell, Luin
Dawson and Gray. Mesdames r. H.
Harris, Hunt, Bilharz, Stotts. Lawrence,
Hutchendorf and the Misses O'Connell
and Cotton, and Mr.. Burdick.
Mrs Russell has large house and q
beautiful one. 1t is in Huntington
Park, suburb of Los Angeles. She
takes much pleasure in it and delights
in the entertainment of her friends. re-
minding us of the years we knew her
CT: Audubon. She has a profusely
blooming hedge of geraniums and lilies
along one side of her lots. She has a
few four year old orange trees of her
own planting bending with the golden
fruit and also carrying little green
oranges and bursting orange blossoms.
Rare flowers are scattered here and
there and the fine view from the bal
cony adds much to the attraction of the
commodious and stately home which
this enterprising lady planned herself.
All the rest of our Audubon people
here seem prosperous and happy, but
we notice they bark back to the old
home in Iowa and to the old associations
and the friends still there
ID. G. MORT.