Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24
WRITES ledger
OF VACATION
IN COLORADO


DR.. A. A. Wallace, who with Mrs.
Wallace and daughter, Anne Lacy, is
spending a few weeks in Colorado,
writes the Ledger the following in
~teresting letter concerning his exper-
fences in the West:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Aug. II, 1922.
My Dear MITCHELL
l sometimes wonder at and always
am grateful for the multitude Of good.
things that cone my way, This trip
is n of them-a present from a
brother and his good sister. MY ex-
perience teaches me that if one lives
to give rather than to get he will
have both the delight which comes
from giving and a full measure of
getting. / used to sing a solo which
had in it this line of self evident
truth Who leads a good life is sure to
live well.n | am not Dragging about
the first part of that line but ! surely
have had a vast deal of the second
part in my young life.
! spent the first few days here in
the pleasant and abundant hospitality
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Green, whose
tokens of good will to myself and
family have been gracious and oft
repeated. / heard Col. White snore
at night and MI. Green make by day
his threats Of which he mightNdo on
the golf course at Mexico, when he
came back. i think perhaps he is
right now out at the Broadmoor links
practicing to put some "Dud" or
@highbrowed golf fend Sin the hole.
! spent some days most pleasantly at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. M.
Baity. Mr.. Baity, a brother Of the
Rev. DR.. George Baity of Kansas
City is in the shoe business and Mrs.
Baity an up to date housewife with a
penchant for order, neatness and
good will. From both Of them / re-
ceived tokens of hospitality which
will not be forgotten. When Mrs.
Wallace and Anne Lacy came, we
took rooms, not an apartment as re-
ported at 821 North Cascade with
DR.. j. L. Lewis and wife; here too
the same law Of n~eatness, couretsy
and good will holds sway in an
Astounding measure.
Our rooms look out toward the
"billowing mountains" the expressive
term of DR.. Green, eloquent preach
er and pastor Of the First Rresbyter-
ian Church. WI have greatly enjoyed
his ministry in these vacation days.
His church has a great membership
Of about two thousand and has a
finely appointed Sunday School
equipment. Weyweht 70 prayer meet
ing the other night-people still go
to prayer meeting-some Of them
and after the meeting was over. I
was complimented by a lady On the
quality of my singing and that too in
the face of the fact, that a city
church soloist was present and gave
two selections. | am going to hold
this compliment in and bring
it out sometimes when my musical
family get "uppish' and tell me that
/ am a crude unframed novice at
song.
We have seen and visited and en-
joyed the hospitality of our former
Mexicoans, Misses Carrie and FL
berta Sproul. They are both doing
well here and are maing many friends
and a place for themselves ! n teach
ing and music.
A special joy Of our trip is the as
ISOLATION with Miss Martha Curds
who was the life long friend and dear
companion Of my mother. Miss Curd,
now nearing her seth anniversary is
alert in mind, warm in heart, gener-
GUS and joyful in impulse and with
her fine nurse, Miss MCGOWAN, leads
a life of quiet courtesy in faith, hope
and love. They are two rare women
and would to God there were . of
their type.
We had the exquisite pleasure of
receiving an invitation to visit the
studio Of a foremost artist, Mr.. j.. T.
McCymont, the other morning,
where we saw some wonderfully fine
portraits done by his hand and also
saw a Scotch interior which he made
years ago and which was among the
two hundred paintings hung at the
New York Exhibition Of art some
month ago. This gentleman is a true
Scot, = faithful and earnest Presby
terrain, d Sunday School and prayer
meeting meeting attendant and
withal, an outstanding and upstand-
ing character. |. We enjoyed most Gag
erly every minute Of the hour Of on
versation and art he SO ~graciously Of
fered us. Sometime in the pulpit I
shall tell more III his work and its
religious side and repeat the beauti-
ful incident He told Us about Holman
Hunts great picture tsTghe Light of
the World
Where better could cease this
writing than under the shadow of the
thought chat He who Is 1this dark
murld's lightss Il standing at the
door Of our hearts asking Apr admis-
sion