The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-14
An Entertaining Account of the Recent Trip of the
Grand Master and Other Masonic
Dignitaries to the Far West.
NOTABLE PERSONS AND CITIES VISITED ON THE TOUR
By DR.. M. o. RICKETTS,, ST. JOSEPH, MO.
Past Grand Master of Masons.
CHAPTER III.

The pleasure resorts about Los An
geles are too numerous to mention,
but lest you should at some time go
to Los Angeles we ask, you not to
fail to visit the Ostrich Farm, the
of the rich, Busch's Sunken Garden
and Venice, or some one of the ocean
resorts. We were especially inter.
ested in our own people and in what
they we're doing. We were domiciled
in the Golden West hotel, where we
found elegantly furnished and lighted
rooms with good clean beds, hot and
cold baths and every other thing need
ed to make up a modern hotel. The
help was polite and attentive. The
cafe was right up to date and gave
hplendid service at reasonable prices.
When we went into the barber shop
the BARRIERS were all busy except a
lady attendant She informed Mr..
Crews that she would cut his hair
and shave him If he so desired. He
informed her that his only serious
objection was the fact that If the
work did not please him he could
not cuss her right out in church. but
would have to go down by the big
gate. We never heard him cussing,
hence another avocation has fallen to
the new woman, and in it she seems
to be making good. Mr.. Crews seemed
desirous of strutting around all filled
up with pride over the fact that a
lady had cut his hair and would have
put on airs had not George reminded
him that lady had cut his hair many
times when he was lad. Mr.. Crews
suggested that that might account for
the fact that Love would never be
able to have it cut pompadour. l
feel sure George had no feeling in the
matter and that is why l refrain from
quoting what he said in reply to the
very caustic statement of Mr.. Crews.
We were anxious to know what part,
if any, the colored brother was TAX
ing in the wonderful growth and de-
velopment which was so evident on
all sides. We we're fortunate indeed
in finding our ould friend Joe Bass,
who did much toward helping us Sc
cure the desired light on the sub
ject. He showed us many places of
interest. We went with him to the
home of his niece, Mrs. Gamble, where
we stumbled upon some sort of a
ladies meeting, and from the hand
shakes and exchange of greetings be-
tween Mr.. Crews and Mr.. Love one
would have judged 1t to be a club
meeting of Kansas City ladies'. Hav-
ing just invested cents in a gener-
Gus box of red, ripe and healthy sized
strawberries did not feel lost or neg
lected, but managed to keep reason
ably busy trying to see just how long
one box could hold out against the
assault | was making on it, AS a
result of this call, and the Kansas
City spirit of genuine hospitality, we
were invited to chicken dinner that
evening, and although unnecessary,
to add, we went, and when we arrived
we found chicken to the right of us,
chicken to the left of us, etc. The
, dinner was served by Mrs. Addie
Hooker and surrounded as she was
ny ONCl9 vi lCl CiO6uhh
home, beautifully furnished, she
proved herself a most charming host
ess. She greatly impressed one of
our party, but we are Free Masons,
and l am not going to divulge the Sc
crets of brother. After the dinner
party we went to the elegant home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard, where the
Missouri-Kansas Club rendered us an
informal reception, where we were
met by many of our old friends from
Missouri and Kansas. To the Cali
fornia Eagle we are indebted for
many kindnesses, and finding 1t diff
cult to eliminate the personal equa-
tion from any account of the recep-
tion which we might write. we are
going to let the Eagle tell the story
for us. We desire to state right here
that the managing editor is no edit
or at all, for she is an editress. A
talented little lady from away down
East, where they can put the ah sound
on their as without seeming affecta-
tion.
Account of the Missouri-kansas Club
Reception.
From the California Eagle of Oct. II.