West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17


CORONADO. CAL, June =, 1918.
Dear Argus:
l received my Argus this evening, and
after hasty pcrusal sent il 10 Mr..
Brown at Hotel Del Coronado, AZ he had
expressed desire TO see The Argus once
more. The congressional delegation ar
rived Yesterday and were met by a COM
mittee of the chamber OF commerce,
headed by Brudder Bill Kitner, and es-
corted to the exposition, where the even
ing was spent, after which they returned
to the big hotel.
At 8 a. IN. this morning Bruce Shaw
and | called on Junior and his lovely
wife at the hotel and found them at
breakfast. Afterward we took a launch
in Glorietta bay and ran around to the
aviation camp on North Island, where we
met the others of the delegation consist
ing OF fifty senators and congressman and
their wives. A number of the party took
flights over the bay in hydro aeroplanes,
after which the whole parry was enter
tanned at lunch 10y Capt Cowan, com
mander OF the camp.
We then boarded the launch Lieut.
Harris and passed around to Fort Rose
Grams. Col. Davis, commander of the
fort, showed us the mines for mining the
harbor, the big disappearing guns and
manner of operating them, the arsenal
and the range finding and the manner
OF exploding the mines. II WAS all in
tensely interesting. Senator MARITIME, DIR.
Barchfield and others were so interested
that they were 10th to leave, but the hour
was growing late and we boarded the
boat for the return trip. On our way
back a school of porpoises was playing in
the bay, when one big fellow got under
the launch and was struck 10y the pro-
peller and thrown clear out of the water
and was pretty badly hurt. We had a
good look at him. The whole party had
Just returned from a visit TO the Hawaiian
Islands, and yet they pronounced San
Diego and Coronado the loveliest place:
on earth.
Tonight the party is being entertained
by dinner and ball at the big hotel.
Tomorrow an auto trip via the strand tc
TlaJuana, Mexico, and back via Chula
Vista and National City to the exposi.
ton. They will leave for the east Friday,
and we all regret their going so soon,
but they seemed to enjoy their visit.
The G. A. r. and their families were
the guests OF the exposition on May 81.
Services were held at the organ. DR.
Holington, pastor of the First NJ. F.
church, was orator of the day and DR.
Stewart presided at the big organ. Ate
the services everything was thrown opeI
to the veterans. Mrs. Shaw and / tool
in seven buildings, after which we dc
cided that we were growing old and i
would require about two more DAYS TO
US to see it all and we retired, concludini
to take a long rest before tackling tn
isthmus.
On the same day San Diego dedicate,
her new stadium erected at a cost O
SI5O, OOO-all raised by popular subscrip
ton. 1t is said to be the largest in TIN
United States and will seat 80, 900 people
a Mexican said in hearing of Uncl
Jimmy Cousins, our 9S.year-old boy
that it was the finest place he ever saw t
fighta the bull.
w. l.. Shaw has sold his interest il
the Benbough Furniture Company TO
$50 900 and has retired for a long rest
lie will probably move to Encanto 70
awhile.
We will return to Encanto next week
regret to leave Coronado, but on
property needs attention.
Respectfully,
j. NJ. SHAW.