The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
CLIMATES OF FLORIDA
AND OHIO COMPARED
Letters Telling of Life in the Balmy
Land of Flowers, and of the Bitter
Wintry Weather and Trying Expe-
riences Around Toledo, Ohio.

The following letter from Mr.. J.
G. Mccain, based upon two letters
received from widely different Sec
tons of the country, and showing the
extremes of weather conditions 81
the tive places at about the same
time, will be read by many with in-
terest:
One Extreme
Editor Leader recently receive
ed a letter from my daughter, Mrs,
Ida Lee Robson, in Tampa, Fla,
where no fire Is needed in tie homes,
and where she is enjoying the balmy
breeze in the open air and the hos
pitality of her sister-in-law. Mrs.
Lena Robson, widow of the late
Prof. Ralph e. Robson, who served
so faithfully and did so much for the
cause of education, literary, moral
and religious upbuilding of the COM
munity as teacher in Robson High
School in this county, and whose
work extends over period of 80
consecutive years. Their eldest son.
John Douglas is a lieutenant in the
army. The eldest daughter, Bessie,
is teaching in Tampa. The twins,
Mel and Lee, are assisting their
grandfather, Dr. j. C. Douglas, a
prominent physician in Tampa, man
OF means and an extensive truck
farmer.
"She writes of seeing live 27O-
pound turtle lying on the sidewalk
awaiting his doom as turtle soup
IN large restaurant next day. Fresh
vegetables of all kinds are plentiful.
The courtyard contains a number of
seats, and band furnishes music
daily for the entertainment Of the
numerous visitors and tourists in the
city Before going to Tampa she
visited her mother-in-law, the moth
err of Prof. H. H. and Mr.. r. M.
Robson, of Covington, who lives in
Ripley, Miss, and is 81 years of age.
She is greatly interested in Red
Cross work, having knitted nine pairs
Of socks. Ida took part in this work,
and some friend took the liberty of
putting her name and address in the
socks which she knit. Soon after
ward the following letter from a SOL
der boy was received by her:
"'New York, N. Y.,-Mrs. Ida Lee
Robson, Atoka, Tenn. Dear Friend
II received a pair of socks from the
Red Cross. In them I found a slip
of paper containing your name and
address. am writing these few
lines to show that / appreciate what
you have done. When you receive
this letter | will be on the way 'over
there / will write when land. /
will thank you again for what you
have done, and close with best wishes
for a happy and prosperous new
year. A soldier friend, Wagner w.
H. Hathcock, Wagon Co., Ammuni-
tion Train, Second Division, Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces
Che Other Extreme
I'm a letter from a sister in Toledo,
Ohio, widow of the late Rev. 7. d.
Davis, formerly of thic county, she
writes:
"'No doubt you are sharing with
OCnef lOcallCleS the unusually cold
winter. 1t has been most trying both
in length and severity, and an unu-
sual amount Of snow here. Our streets
are piled high, and in many places
the street cars run through tunnels
Of snow that come up to the top of
the car windows. Individual and ma
tional problems make life almost a
burden. Scarcity Of fuel, high cost
Of everything, and scarcity Of many
things make housekeeping hard. For
three months we have not been able
to buy sugar without registering;
then once a week by presenting our
card we can get one pound only
Difference in conditions Of these
two extremes lend enchantmnt to the
Land of Flowers
~. G. Mccain,
"Atoka, Tenn"