The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-09-04
TACOMA AND MT. RAINIER
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clear and cold. We shivered in our
summer clothes as we looked up our
little tents. But it was a glorious
night, with full moon. and every
hga-toweflng peak and dsep-shaded
canyon were magniled by the moon
light.
The next morning many of our party
we1t out to see the glaciers. but had
seen glaciers in Alaska and I had
not had a chance to rest quietly for
few hours for a long time, so l en-
joyed the morning leisurely poking
around the hotel.
The drive back to Tacoma in the af-
ternoon was the same drive of the
day before, but not half so interest
ing. We had had the thrills coming
up. Each turn in the road coming up
was a surprise and a joy-going back
it was disappointment, for we were
leaving it.
In Tacoma we had another nice din
ner in the Commercial Club and then
were taken to the Stadium for a con-
cert in which Lambert Murphy was
the star. OF course excellent concerts
are not unusual things, altho this one
was really very good. But the big
thing was the Stadium. This Is an
outdoor amphitheatre, built in the
rocks. 1t will seat about $4,000 peo-
pie. Picture a series of seats-fifty-
four in number-cut out of the rocks,
N horseshoe shape, with the open end
facing the sea. The fat space in the
middle is about the size of city
block. 1t was about 800 by $50 feet,
big enough for a FOOTBALL or baseball
game. The top seat Is about fifty feet
above the bottom seat. Out in the
center of the open space-about 100
feet back from the front row of seats
was little portable stage tor the
musicians and singers. Around the
stage were several hundred automo-
biles-six rows between the stage and
the front seats. The audience was
made up of about 5000 people in the
seats and 1900 or 1000 in the auto
mobiles. The interesting thing about
the Stadium is its acoustic properties.
was on the top seat. at least fifty,
feet above the stage and about 200 feet
back from 1t and could hear the
singing and speaking about as clearly
as IL the entertainment had been given
in an ordinary sized building. And I
noticed that you could hear a baby
cry across the great amphitheatre as
clearly as you can in the First Meth
odist church at home, on the night of
the lecture.
This night in the Stadium was an
interesting experience. The program
was very good. but it gave me only
half the pleasure of the evening. The
scene all about was a splendid one.
The people all about in long rows,
one above another. women in gay dress
and hats of many colors made a scene
like large flower garden. 1t was
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later the stars came out above. Across
the bay lights along the shore came
on, one here and there and then by
bunches-as the stars come out when
you try to count them as they come.
Brightly lighted pleasure boats silent
ly glide across the dark blue curtain
as 1t were-in fact, across the bay
toward Seattle. Out at sea, on Browns
Point. the u. s. lighthouse flashes at
regular intervals its signals to the
| ships that pass this way in the night
All about is the wavering flower gar
den of women's hats. Down below at
your feet are the hundreds of automo-
biles, some with the little front seat
lights Frightening up the scene. The
song goes on, but IL it is your first
visit you may forget the singer in
your enjoyment of the unusual scene.
r1naily the concert was over and
the crowds that climbed the steep steps
to get out at the top was a surging
mass. 1t was interesting to watch 300
automobiles, closely packed together.
make their get away. There was some
system and regularity about 1t. but
they looked like great bunch of big
bugs penned up in the barrel making
their escape thru couple of holes
in the side.
From the concert we went to the
boat which carried us across the bay
to Seattle. 1t was charming ride in
the night. After the long day of va
ried experiences the crowd was fairly
tame. Most of the folks were glad to
sit down and be quiet. It was well af-
ter midnight when we were settled
in our hotels in Seattle.