Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20
MILFORD WOMEN HAVING A FINE TRIP


A letter from Spokane, Washington,
reached Milford last Friday from Miss
Lizzie Stidham, who, with Mrs. Lena
StaytOn Reynolds and Miss Shaffer
are having a two months trip to the
Pacific coast in easy stages, and from
the tone of the letters they are haY-
! ing some trip, as they are old hands
at travelling. Enroute they stopped
at any or all places where their inter
/ est attracted them, and reaching Spo-
kane on Sunday, August Sth, Miss
| Stidham attended the church where
Rev Francis Burgette Short is the
pastor, and called upon his family,
and had as pleasant a visit as any
guest that ever stopped in Spokane
for a few hours. However, Miss Std !
ham in her letter tells the story of |
their visit vivaciously, and we take |
the liberty of printing it, although it |
was directed to 1. d. ShoIt, of Mil
ford, who is a brother of the Rev
Francis B. Short. The letter follows
Spokane, Wash, Aug 8.
My Dear "Doll":-
Yes, am going to write you letter
on top Of the postal already forward
ed just to tell yOu how perfectly love
y FQul UlOlllGA Ad6 DEtu ~ us LOQdN. ] .
spoke to him before the services at
his church. and so didn't think it nee
essary to do so again afterwards, and
went direct to our little hotel near the
depot; but, he called me up on the
phone and asked me who was with
me, etc, and said that he would like :
10 take us for an automobile ride at
o'clock Promptly on time he, witE
lHrc Chnrf oh, - 4, / .
If two hOurs-all around and over this 3.
beautiful city. which we never could
laYe seen at such good advantage. The (:
most beautiful parks, and it certainly
S city Of pretty, cozy hOmes-mOst-
y bungalows. {:
1t just looks as if every man has a 5
nance to make a showing. On the Z
rain we were told that Spokane is a :,
ity without any slums, and it is true .
S far as we were able to see. After
he delightful ride for two hours in 3
is seven passenger Overland car, in s
7hich we passed over a wide stretch
[ constantly changing scenery, the y
eautiful valley on one side, and far s
yer on the other side overlooking the
eautiful city, they took us to their
)vely home, where we were served 8
18th refreshments, and then we took
l their two boys (whOm by the way y
e found garbed in bathing suits, Dol 81
hus saying, it is too warm to wear
-othes) and we proceeded down town. y
Mrs. Reynolds and Miss Shaffer, 81
hen we first arrived in Spokane, got
ito town ahead of me. and had locat- y
in hotel near the railroad station ~
ur friends desired that we should see
lie magnificence of the hotels of Spo- "A
lne, and stopped in front of the Dav- ~
lport Hotel, one of the most palatial
l the Pacific Coast, and proceeded to "a
low us through; and, after showing. ~
e decided to stay over another night q
Spokane Your brother kindly ar "a
nged for us to stop here at the pal ~
ial Davenport Hotel, by simply in 81
rviewing the manager, who seemed "A
be his personal friend also, and at az
e same rates we were paying at a %
ther third-class Tin cOmparisOn) "a
tel near the depot. So you see that x:
at big brother of yours, while a 81
esterner in feelings through and "a
rough, seems delighted to show his -:
'laware neighbOrs every courtesy, 90
d he certainly did it to a finish.
We Immediately went and packed -
r grips and moved up here, where N,
feel like millionaires in this mag IA
icent lobby, writing this letter to
2 strains of a fine orchestra. {
You know that you have always ac- exr
5ed me of liking to put on airs. hofr
admit that l do and / am acting as of
G as the next fellow Thu
You can rest assured that after the his
p is only a memory, that part of it ade
5sed at Spokane will be luminous his
the memory of Mrs. Lena Stayton eral
ynolds and your appreciative hus
end, of the courtesies from the Rev. the
lncis B. Short and his family. are
have expressed myself in such a Cen
II and inadequate way to convey Mr..
appreciation that l must ask you lose
excuse me for taking so much of Red
II time-as well as my Own-We moo
having some grand trip, and only cam
N we could find a good old Della spec
re man in every city we visit like plea
r brother. vers
Very truly, tain
ELIZABETH G. STIDHAM. y,
1e hope to get other letters from yi,,a
ladies that can be published.-Ed 81