The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-01
MONROVIA, CALF.
dear Kansas City Friends:

4 - Aod hNNNAS AAiNNASSNAhS ~
periences recently which l have de-
sired to tell you of, but l have found
that there are so many of you to write
to that l decided that the best way to
reach you all would be through the
Kansas City Sun. l won't "harrow
up" your feelings by telling you of the
climate and beauties of Southern Cal
i~fornia, of it's sunshine and blooming
flowers on every side all through the
so-called winter and of the ripe straw
berries that we are picking daily.
One of the things l wanted to write
of is of special interest to "Y"
girls, that is of the Y. w Center of
Los Angeles. Having been interested
in the Y work of Kansas City, at the
first opportunity l visited the center
in Los Angeles. Here l met our
friend, Miss Ethel Caution, as exec
utive secretary. She was formerly a
teacher in the Kansas City, Kansas,
High School, and a member of the
Booklovers' Club. She is doing a fine
work here with the Y. girls.
A few weeks ago she ~chapeoned a
party of high school girls and several
"grown-ups" to a "house party" at the
Santa Monica beach. Mrs. Wright,
one of our people owning a furnished
cottage there, donated its use to the Y
girls for a weekend" party. After
a jolly auto ride of y miles to the
beach at sunset, came the building of
the camp fire, with wood donated by
the Y. NJ. c. A. Then the "weenie
roast" with the songs and games and
good time generally, in sight of "old
ocean" till 10 p. m. When all were
slowed away in the cottage three
Deep" as the girls expressed it.
Saturday morning started with the
, "upsetting exercises then the morn
ing X. C.'s prepared breakfast, which
had been brought down with us from
the city. At nine o'clock after devo-
tional exercises, led by Mrs. j. E. Por-
management, some of the visitors
were called on to tell of the work in
other cities. l was glad to tell of the
Kansas City Y work. Between the
play and the work of that Saturday
the girls were made acquainted with
the plan of organization. Arrange
ments were also made for a get to-
gether frolic to which all the Colored
girls in the several high schools
of Los Angeles were to be invited.
Girls, l wish l could tell you of that
"frolic" in which more than a hundred
took part. There are four of five high
: schools in Los Angeles, some having
very few Colored pupils and others a
, large number, according to the loca-
ton in the city. 1t looks strange to
4. me to see a hundred Colored mgh
/, school girls of one city together and
!, yet very few of them acquainted with
one another. So the first games of
/. the evening were for the purpose of
, getting acquainted. Each one wore,
tackled on the front of her blouse, a
blue triangle card containing her name
and school, and remembering the
names and schools of their various
: partners was no easy task. Then fol-
lowed all kinds of jolly, rollicking
/, games, many with musical accompani-
ment. The leader in any of of the
games vas the executive secretary of
the Central Association, who had also
been present at the Santa Monico
house party. After an hour spent in
games all assembled by schools for q
program of music, recitation and
songs, not emitting the yells of the
various schools as their representa-
tive appeared on the program. At the
close they completed their %organiZa-
ton and planned for definite activities
such as mountain hikes and summer
camp. They are also planning on my
invitation a hike to Monrovia some Is
miles away, so you see they walk. ]
will tell you of their visit when they
come.
e But | must describe one more ex.
= perience before my letter gets toe
long. For some twelve years it ha!
S been a custom in Southern Californi;
f to make a pilgrimage to Mt. Rubi
douX at Riverside, California, for Eas
ter services at sunrise. The numbe
S of persons making the trip increase
1, yearly, so that it is estimated that a
n least fifty thousand persons climbe
d that rugged mountain train on Easte
II morning. Special trains run fror
lie every nearby city and hundreds of au
Ell tomobiles could be seen on the road
a in that early morning light, all boun
v for Mt. Rubidoux. Some climb tn
Of trail on the evening before and cam
on the sides of the mountain so as [
IN secure good positions to see and hea
ne the services. Some friends and m,
self started up the winding trail abol
n A a. m. or I should put it, some FRIEND
lie assisted me over boulder and bush L
tic that long, dusty trail. Boy Scou'
r were stationed at the most difficult
,y dangerous places to assist the old,
al and weaker climbers, Now and the
IL the path led to a landing where a vie
pt could be obtained, of the country f,
D. miles away, with its beautiful pate
n work of field and orchard or the lor
to lines of arc lights of the pretty eli
a. of Riverside below, but we couldr