The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-06
From "The Boy"

Nov 26-Llte IN camp has been qul
ct the past week and there has beer
nothing going on worth telling about
Saturday Floy Clark and l paid {
visit to Broadway. We left camI
about 8 in the afternoon, arriving al
New York at 4:30 that evening. We
went to the Bristol hotel, dandy
a bath tub and also a shower bath
for S4. The first thing we did was to
take bath, both tub and shower We
then started out to find something tc
eat. In going to the hotel we saw q
sign at the Van Cortlandt hotel say
ing that we could get table d. hote
dinner for $1.50. So we thought we
would go there and have fine dinner
But next door was a restaurant where
"a table d. hote was SOC, so we went
there and had a fine feed.
After supper we went to the Casino
and saw the musical play, "Oh, Boy"
1t was fine and we enjoyed it very
much. After the show we had sup
per, took another bath and then went
to bed. We got up at 9 the next
'morning, took another bath, had
breakfast and then took ride on the
sightseeing car We rode the entire
length of Fifth avenue, saw the homes
and mansions of the famous rich, in
cluding Astor, Rockefeller, the Goulds
and 1 don't know who all. We saw
the famous Sunday parade of the rich,
the big churches and ALL We then
went up Riverside Drive as far as
Fort George. On one side of the
Drive is the Hudson river, lined with
battleships painted in gray, big steam
ships, transports, tugs and freight
Boats. Along the shore are many
monuments, Grants tomb, etc. On
the other side are beautiful mansions
and apartment houses of the rich and
famous actors, many of which were
pointed out to US. Coming back from
Fort George we passed through Cen
tral Park. 1t is an immense affair,
covering about 80 blocks right in the
heart of New York and is certainly
wonderful sight. We ended up at
Washington Square in the downtown
portion of the town, where we took
the subway back up town. After din
ner we attended the Sunday concert
at Keith's Palace. This is in reality |
vaudeville theater, but instead of put
ting on the regular show customary
on week days, the Sunday show is
put on by actors selected from all the
theaters in New York Many of the
famous actors were on the bill. One
of them was George Meyer, the IA
NOUS song writer, who did a song
sketch, another was a noted dancer,
Elsie Janet, and many other stars en-
tertained the audience for over three
hours. Floy and l had box seats and
we sat there like millionaires, al
though we didn't have enough money
in our pockets to hire a New York
taxi for one hour. We arrived home
about that evening, only to learn
iiOhi tiic otHei poyS WHO Hdu Deen
there that we missed seeing a lot of {
things, when we supposed that we had {
taken it all in.
When we reached camp found the {
box of eats from home. I was too full I
to even try to tackle piece of cake,
but Floy was starved, as usual, and t
the other boys were hungry, so we /
opened it and sampled everything, and IS
they all said it was the best they had C
bad for long time. l am doing it
out in small pieces and at the present
rate it ought to last through tomor- Il
row. But it is mighty fine and we all f
are enjoying it very much.
Today has been the coldest day we
have experienced. l should judge by t
The way l feel and how we hug the o
stove that it is about 20 degrees be- s.