The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-07-19
A Visit to Exposition
Park.

back for two reasons or rather thre
one was the community singing, whit
has been conducted at different parl
and squares lately, and was held thel
yesterday on big scale. There wei
over six thousand seats taken in fror
of the big band stand, where the fan
Gus 7th Regimental Band led, with or
of the big directors of a choir and "a
the barracks adjoin the park, the cav
airy was out on horseback which tn
boys enjoyed. They distributed pre-
grammes and words. old favorites an
marching songs, sang one or two hymns
and l certainly enjoyed the musi
which was fine. We all sang of course
and it mare the welken ring. Then w
went back to see the sculpture exhibi
of prince TLoubetski, which was to b.
removed tomorrow. You would hav,
enjoyed it, it was marvellous. Their,
were sixty pieces, mostly about TIVE
feet high, portrait figures, over half o,
children and mothers, and we recog
nlzed practically every one, from pic
lures anyway. They are so skillfu!y
executed, and so much spirit roo, the
he ran rather to long-legged women.
Statues of Pavlowa in dance poses
were wonderful and some mounted In
dians too. In fact, all were marvel
Gus, end the big halls were thronged.
We met several people.we knew. Then
we went thru the rooms of which |
have written you, where all the native
animals, birds and fish are exhibited
in native haunts, and the marvellous
tlsh caverns in the easements. We
did enjoy Hawaiian exhibit received
from the isles, great tables with the
islands etc, in relief, and such things
as a typical bungalow school, about
eight feet square with dressed dolls at
the desks to represent the twenty nat
ionalities usually found etc. Then ex-
hibits of rooms furnished with Califor-
| mia red furniture were most interest
ing, and the camping equipment etc.
In one room was low platform about
twenty feet square representing a
county with irrigation-the mountains
ETC., with tunnels with small
autos and trains running, and the
water being pumped thru, and the
crops were real, small rows of oats,
sugar beets ETC., all about an inch high
and really growing. 1t was very inter
esting and of course the boys enjoyed it.
They haYe new aviary, which is so
interestingly arranged-a court and
pergola, with vines on the lattice and
crossbeams, and fountain in the CEN
ter, and the aviaries in the four corners
screened. There were a pair of quail
in one, with two wee ones day old.
errs6 the mother hoverad them IN the
grass, while the male kept guard, like
a statue, one foot poised. could
hardly get the Boys away. They en-
JOY all the colored birds, but the big
eagle pleased them most. Cousin Bidy's |
gift of Sonny Boy l hold responsible |
for the boys familiarity with birds and |
animals, they ran ahead to cages ETC.,
and called them by name which is more
than lots older people can do.
Saturday night we Strolled down with |
the Parkers, the married sister from |
San Francisco is visiting them, very
fine musician. The boys of course en-
Joyed all the street night novelties,
and especially watching. some blind |
women read Braille Bibles on corner.
They have been much interested in the
big clock used to designate how much
the Red Cross teams have collected in
the drive this week, it closes today and
will probably be over a million again.
On one corner the Hollywood band was
playing, and Douglas Fairbanks, Char
lie Chaplin and Wallie Reade collect
ing. it was popularity contest, and
each was to see who could collect the
most, and the winner would duplicate
the amount from his own pocket. 1t
looked like Charlie would win.
told you about going into the wom-
ans court the other day with DR.. Cornell,
whowas going to report it? I was
down with her, she is a novelist whom
| met in the Clinic with DR.. Olga Nc
Neil, that birth control lady weeks ago,
Of whom ! told you. l love to poke in
to womens courts when there is some
one like this. Well, there was Billie
Rhodes with her baby stare, even pret-
tier than In her pictures, getting di-
eorce from man she married In 1911 !
for orlelty. her name was entirely diff
ferent from either b. or r. and no one
seemed to know she was married.
Saturday morning Kenneth begged j;
ne to take him to the Angelus Hospi-
al, it is beautiful place right over ,
On Washington Boulevard, which as | II
lave often told you is only two or three
blocks from here. In our stroles we
lave often noticed the children out on ;
he grounds, it has big free clinic be-
ides, and he did want TO go. SO he
ook his little basket and selected few
It his numerous treasures, some small
Inimals and boats, and he has been
utting tout and putting in envelopes
he colored paper dolls and dresses from
he colored sheets in the magazines for
months, He cuts them out as perfect.
y as can. and then we cut Sits in the
Dug envelopes, and thrust them thru.
We had at least dozen, and so we
ook them. First | called up the hos
ital to ask if we could visit the con-
children. / have wanted ,
Aenneth to see some unfortunate child.
en-, he is so thoughtful and he is fully
Id enough to appreciate it. So we went
round, Nanny in her crisp black and
vhite with capstrings flying, pushing
be baby's sulky.. The grounds are
)vely, and on one side was big avn
lg covered ecreened place, with rows
nd rows of baskets of wee babies TAX
lg sunbaths. There were several lar.
er babies, pneumonia convalescents.
n the rugs, and two pretty nurses
'cked in with them. We approached
nd talked to them, and they opened
he door to let Kenneth bring in his /
asket of little animals. and Nanny
nd | could hardly leave the tiny ba-
les. Then we hunted up some little :
iris in wheel chairs on the lawn; it is
leer, but there were not two parents
ith them, tho many were wealthy
lildren, with private nurses etc. It =
as pathetic to see how pleased they
ere, and how Kenneth did enjoy dis
ibuting his little gifts.