The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-11-27
FROM DIR. SNYDER
Chicago, Ill. Nov. 13. 191


Dear Mr.. Clark:
knew before 1 reached Chicago
that 1 had forgotten to subscribe for
the Free Press, as fully intended do
ing before left. So here is the $1.50.
Now send it along You might also
send couple of back numbers.
We are settled here in a very nice
home, on a very nice street, indeed.
The house is of brick and stone, solid
as a rock, light as wax and as coy
and cheerful and altogether comfort
able. The neighbors are all that could
be desired. The street is very pretty
indeed and so neat, clean, free from
ed with the house as well as the loca-
ton. We are in what is known as
Woodlawn. It has about $4,000 peo-
pie and comprises oneLthe seventh,
the north of US on 63rd street.
Churches and schools are convenient,
and within a block and a half of our
house, on University Avenue, is
large Masonic Temple. Our goods
came about a week ago, and we have
been busy unpacking and putting
them away, consequently, 1 have not
travelled about much. I have been to
the Woodlawn movie show at the cor
ner of 63rd st. and Maryland Avenue,
about three blocks from our house, a
couple of times. 1t is the most beau
tiful play house I ever saw. The soft
shades and tints that keep changing
and diffusing over the ceiling and
walls which are beautifully carved, is
like unto the charms and delights of
fairy land. Then the orchestra is
likewise most delightful while the
great pipe organ adds variety which
permits Of no monotony during the
about two hours of performance. l
wish you could see this play house in
full motion. We paid 80 cents and I
thought the scenery alone was worth
that price, to say nothing of the music
and show besides. Yesterday after
noon we went to Garfield Park to see
the Chrysanthemum show. It is about
eighteen miles from our house. 1t
took US an hour or less to reach the
park. The L fare is 8 cents, but we
could have ridden about thirty miles
for this one fare. Garfield, like all
others of Chicago's parks, is simply
beautiful The botanical conservatory
covers about twenty-five acres. In
the Chrysanthemum department,
there were some four acres of these
exquisite flowers, all the way from
the size of a coat button to eight
think were even larger than that. And
such a profusion of color and wonder
full arrangement is beyond ones COM
prehension. One bush had some 460
blossoms on it. Then there was the
tropical gardens with their mountains,
hills, valleys, lakes, ponds and la
goons. There were streams of water
gushing from the mountains and hill
sides, and rushing down into the lake.
The source of the streams could not
be seen because of the rank growth
of tropical vegetation. It was a YER
liable jungle of all sorts of tropical
masses, grass, flowers, vines and trees.
And such flowers and coIoring I ne
yer saw It was like an enchanted
forest and garden The lakes had
various kinds of lilies and other
plants growing in them, while various
kinds of fish sported about There
were cocoanut trees, banana trees
with the fruit growing upon them
date palms, and thousand other
wonders. They came from tropical
America, India, Africa, and the is
lands of the south seas, as well as
, from Australia, China, Japan, Florida,
and numerous other places Afte-
we get well settled we will look up
some of the wonders of this wonderful
city.
Well, Dad, I have written you 2
long letter. l will say in closing that
I do miss the kindly fcaes of my ole
friends in Hays, but to say that I am
homesick, Or want to come back
would be millions of miles from the
truth.
Remember me kindly to Benny,