The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11
LETTER FROM MRS. STRONG.
Tells Interesting Things About Her
California Trip.

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Los Angeles, California; take
this method of informing our friends
that haven't time to write them in
dividually. Am very busy having the
time of my life-so much SO that my
eyes, brain and feet are protesting
against so much sight seeing. I
thinn the Panhandle, in Texas, and
| the Parific ocean are most magnift-
cent of the things we've seen.
think Noah must have sailed over the
Panhandle during the flood for there
isn't an obstruction, not even a tree
or shrub as far as the eye can see.
Both it and the Pacific have blue
haze next to the horizon.
l have seen great orange orchards
but they do not look as good to me
as the great fields of katfir, milo and
feterita l saw in Texas and OklahO-
ma. The first interesting thing saw
| in California was a 1000 acre vine
yard, but it was just the grapes as
/ do not care for the wine). The ar
chitecture of California is grand be-
yond description. l saw Sunday the
CaliforniaVenice by the sea. The
buildings are beautiful and l thought
! it would be a sin for God to destroy
it's beauty and handiwork, as we'll
as his own creation. The bathers
did not appeal to me; a plunge into
the ocean and then they PROSTATE
themselves on the sand to warm.
You didn't have to look under the
table to see if they had any clothes
on.
The P. E. O. Chapter of Los An
geles treated us royalty and did all
within their power to show us good
time. They took us over to San
Gabriel to the mission play, took us
on forty mile ride over the city and
also to the Busch gardens. l didn't
go down to the gardens-was afraid
| might drown in the flood of wOm-
ems tears shed at his enrichment.
saw the ostrich farm and do not care
to wear any plumes after seeing
their suggestive feet and unsightly
rear plumes.
On Friday the P. E. o. president
gave me permission to read short
paper which l had prepared and af-
ter reading it before the large assem-
bly, l received much applause. After
we adjourned at noon one lady asked
me for it and told her it was of no
use to me so she could have it. Many
members of the Los Angeles chapter
congratulated me on being the SEN
ior member and the only one who
had celebrated her golden wedding.
l wish / had let it be known sooner.
The flower show starts Saturday
but l don't care to see it. Some OF
the bare soil around Geary would
look better to me and rest my eyes.
l never thought the sight of flowers
would become monotonous. If you
want to know when Sunday comes
here you have to look in the alman-
&C, anything and everything bought
and sold on that day same at others.
Some say Long Beach is an excep-
ton.
In five years from now don't see
how the traffic in Los Angeles will
be handled. 1t is very cOngested
| now, especially at the "cut throat"
crossings four lines intersect.
The city does not appeal to me.
am coming home where do not have
to think s'alive in the morning and
nowhere at night" SO accidents yes
terday; two wealthy women arrested
for running an auto while intoxicat-
ed. WnaC SOOQ ulu tue IlSuI VI SuI-
frage do California?
The oranges do not taste as good
as the ones l brought from Geary.
There is one thing I do hate to bid
goodbye to and that is the Pacific,
but when l come up from it's shores
and smell the fish cooking on all
sides and think they were caught
there, even it disgusts me, SO good
bye to Sunset Land.-Mrs. Kate
Strong