The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-29
SlDELiGHTS ON THE TRIP

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great desert of Utah and Nevada. On,
marvels at the dispensation of Provi
dence in placing such a God forsakeI
place upon the map. We often won
der what some of those greasers and
dagoes, that exist in this barren coun
try, would think il they were taken up
and set down in B%rookings county
They couldn't help but think they
were in Paradise.
For some time we passed down
the valley thanked on the one side
by huge mountain peaks and on the
other by Great Salt Lake. They told
us that the present lake, although one
OF the largest bodies of intensely salt
water in the world, is but a shrunken
remnant of ancient Lake Bonneville.
Contrary to popular opinion, the pres
ent lake is very shallow; its average
depth would scarcely exceed 20 feet
and it's maximum depth SO feet. It's
average length is close to rs miles and
its maximum width about SO miles.
Contrary to our personal expecta-
lions we suffered no inconvenience
from excessive heat and dust while
passing through the desert as a good
share OF the trip was made in the
night and our porter was unusually
diligent in providing for the comforts
OF his passengers and in keeping
things neat and clean.
Only a short stop was made at San
Bernardino and we arrived at River
side on Sunday afternoon almost on
schedule time. Here we were greeted
by members Of the Rotary club, loaded
into autos and driven to Glenwood
Mission Inn, said to be n OF the most
famous and unique hotels in the world,
1t was built to perpetuate the out.
standing architectural features OF old
California Mission priests. 1t is GER
tainly a wonderful place with its tropi,
cal vegetation, grOttOes and curos
One could spend a week in this host
lery and find something new ant
novel. A large chapel or audience
room is n of the features of this
hotel and is equipped with a pipe
organ. Great artists sing here and
young people frequently travel hun
dreds Of miles to have 1t said they
were married at the Mission Inn.
After being entertained here for an
hour we were again taken in automo.
biles for a ride about the city and
then to our train. The city has wide,
well paved streets, bordered by beau.
tiful pepper and palm trees and is sit.
uated in a valley surrounded by foot.
hills. 1t is dotted here and there by
many citrus groves, rose borderet
highways and much tropical vegeta
ton which looked mighty sick to us
1t looked like the yellow scar o.
autumn. But they told us it was
quite unusual owing to a hard win
ter. Well, we had that in South Da
kota but We didn't tell ON so.
At 4:45 we arrived at Los Angeles
only as minutes late. Here we were
met by ROtarians and driven to oul
respective hotels. Having drawn oul
room "unsight and unseen" we wer,
agreeably surprised to find that W,
had been assigned to one of the lead
ing hotels right in the heart of tn,
business district, only one block from
the Alexandria, the headquarters no
tel, and three blocks from the audi
forum where all the meetings of the
Rotary International were held.
Hotel ROslyn Is a fine, roomy hote
n while there are many more
sumptuous and some larger, there are
only a few in the first class more cen
trally located. We found this to be
a great convenience to us in the rush
Of the strenuous days that followed
We had no sooner been assigned to
our room than we had our first caller
He proved to be a boy scout with a
box Of oranges carrying greetings
Redlands, San BernardinO, Cotton
Riverside mad Pomona. AS this is
our favorite fruit for breakfast in
South Dakota and which costs us
hio'cy We "|NNpNSN thS IN III
the spirit that it was rendered. The
evening was spent in getting better
acquainted with out new found friends
Monday was spent in registration
placing our credentials, securing bad
ges and getting acquainted. In the
meantime w called on DR.. G. j. Collar
and found him the same genial gen
tleman that ne was when a practicine
phyAician in Brookings. At his urgent
solicitation we passed up the recep
ton at Maryland hotel in Pasadena
that evening and took dinner with him
at his home in company with Mrs
Collar and their daughter, Helen. AS
the doctor had been our family phys
ician for many years you may be sure
that we thoroughly enjoyed their hos
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