The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-17
LETTER FROM PROF. DODGE
Beres in California

more days here will finish our Wis
1t in the state. Five days were busily
occupied with matters pertaining 10
the National Encampment. The par
nde, on Wednesday, with the on-look-
ing two hundred thousand people
continually expressing their patriot
ism and sympathy, had the usual In
spiration. Mrs. Dodge being now ex-
officio Delegate for life to the National
convention OF the Relief Corps and ]
the same In the q. A. r., Thursday
and Friday we're busy and response
BILE days, given to the transaction
Of business In these large gatherings.
| was a member OF the Committee on
Resolutions, and five hours SEES
sion Of this committee lasted into
the wee small hours of Thursday
night.
Not to dwell upon matters Of alb
sorbing interest To me In this cou-
nection, will very briefly refer to
some people visited with since com
ing 10 California, OF whom some
Citizen readers will also be glad
to hear. Our trunk remained for two
or three weeks at MIR. w. Is. Hutch
insons, 80 many years the occu-
pant Of what is now the Music build
ing at Berea. There, one night, we
pleasantly celebrated Mr.. Hutchin-
sons 10th birthday. His health, 30
feeble when he left Bcrea, iE now ex-
cellent. His wife. Dora is the most
pleasant and helpful Of companions.
The son, VIM. c., and daughters,
Mile and Kate, also live In widely
separated parts of the now great
city Of Los Angeles, numbering close
to 100000 people. These with their
families and widowed sister Vi
Mr.. Hutchinson swelled the number
to twenty participating in this rec
ignition OF a cheerful and mellowed
old age. Our various visits, during
the three weeks, with these friends,
some OF whom | had known from Their
infancy, will be a permanent and fra
grant memory.
At Los Angeles we also ate at the
home OF Miss Cora Gilchrist, stu
cent OF twenty years ago, and had
pleasant visit there. Another most
enjoyable visit was at dinner par
ty with Prof. Dinsmore's sister, Mrs.
Maxwell, with her daughters, Mrs.
sax and Miss Carolyn, and with her
sou. Homer Martin, a former Berea
student, now at the head Of the
Department OF Modern Languages
in a Los Angeles high School was
found at the school building. II was
disappointment that our program
forbade a visit with Mrs. Martin, for
merly Lula Mccoy, at their home
outside the city. saw at her home
Mrs. Mary Baker Young. remembered
as formerly student and teacher at
Berea, and she afterward called up
on US at Mr.. Hutchinson's. Not hay-
ing seen Halle +. Embree tor nine
years II was delight to find her
In Los Angeles, where she is engag-
ed in the Spanish Mission work.
AT several points quickly reached
by trolly we had visits whose re-
membrane will be pleasure. At the
hospitable home OF Geo. W. Shockley.
near Pasadena, we found their whole
pleasant family except Ernest, who
is married and living almost within
calling distance. Esther +. Dodge,
niece OF the writer. is supplying
vacancies In the city schools. She
will be remembered as Berea stu
dent and official secretary OF TWEEN
ty years ago. Mrs. Honor lHubbard)
Easton is In a delightful home there,
with her husband and six promising
sons and daughters. AT Long Beach
Miss Minnie A. Stow, half sister Of
former Treasurer Dodge, and for some
Shic iNihb IA DNiNoB 40 No-hb AO'
children OF her own brother. Ken
meth Dodge is living there and is a
pattern maker. Mrs. Osbornes bro
Their. DR.. b. Maltby, Is doing full
work as dentist. We enjoyed an
evening with him and his wife. once
our teacher Caroline Almy. We also
visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Ballan-
tine. parents Of Mrs. Prof. Calfee,
who are pleasantly located at Tropi-
co. The night Of the same day was
spent at the home OF DIR. and Mrs.
ii. Il. Bogree In Whittier. Mrs. b.
was once the daughter-in-law OF our
revered Bro. John g. Fee. Omitting
In the main those not known 70
The Citizen readers, l must make
passing mention Of Mrs. Dodge's
meeting, at Altadena with her first
pastor OF thirty-five years ago, Rev.
NJ. s. Croswell and Mrs. c., of whom
she has so often spoken with affec-
tionate regard.
AS we came tc more northern parts
of the state we found fewer ia
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