San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

"There are no Californians in Cali
fornia," lady remarked recently
"they are all San Antonians." Which
is rather broad speech. But Their,
were great many San Antonians e
spend the summer in the West. Many
have already returned bringing inter
esting accounts of their experiences
aud various opinions of the state.
All Californians have a superiority
complex where California is CON
cerned, and 1t seems one must live
there only a little while to absorb
This Boosting contagion. But when
one only visits, and the beauties OF
California are deeply impressed al
every opportunity, such IS the stub
born nature of human beings that
they Immediately look for defects TO
make an argument that will keep the
conversation going. Some Ike H.
some don't: and ms Mark Twain said,
AThats what makes horse races.
One gentleman very drastically re-
marked to an enthusiastic Landmark,
.Maybe you are right. but I've al
way. heard that California was the
place where there were more flowers
without odor. more fruit without flaw
or, and more millionaires without
money than any other place in the
world
Be that as it may, numerous are
the folk who have returned with
glowing accounts of their lovely trips.
And some like it so well that they
have not returned, and will not be
home until late fall.
Mrs. Floyd McGown and daughter,
Miss Katherine, and Miss Marjorie
McGown. and Mrs. Il. c. Branch
spent the summer at picturesque
Carmel-by-the-Sea. They are now in
San Francisco, and the Misses Nc
Gown are studying weaving at the
University of California. They wit
messed the fire at Berkeley and wrote
home that previous to the fire. the
day had been very sultry and warm.
something unusual for that part Of
: Mrs. George Gillette is spending
the summer with relatives at Carmel
Mrs. Alfred S. Gage and Miss Rox-
ana Gage and Mr.. and Mrs. Ned
Holland and little daughter. Roxana
Jean. are living at a charming house
,at Pebble Beach near Carmel, where
they have been since spring. They
, will not return home until the mid
die of October as they are planning
; TO visit relatives in Los Angeles and
San Francisco. Mrs. William Negley
and Mrs. Rupert Gresham and lit
tie son, Rupert Jr., and Walter Neg
ley. also at Pebble Beach. live in an
attractive house famous for the love-
" garden. They are not expected
home until early fall. Mrs. Bruce
Martindale and Miss Olive Martin
dale, who are at Long Beach. are not
expected home until later in the sea.
son.
DR.. and Mrs. G. p. Robertson and
children arrived home several weeks
AGO after touring Southern California.
They visited Catalina, San Diego, and
Santa Barbara, where they witnessed
the memorial services for President
Harding at which Schumann Heink
sang.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Aubrey ar
rived home several weeks ago, after
a summer spent in La Jolla. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Jean Au-
brey Buckley and little daughter and
William Aubrey Jr.
Mrs. Harvey Page and Miss Anne
Page, and Miss Virginia Katherine
Kirkland. who visited in Hollywood,
are among those to return recently.
Others who have been home for sew
eral weeks after spending the sum-
mer in the West are: Mr.. and Mrs
+. l.. Carson and son, Corwin, and
daughter. Miss Mary Adele Carson.
Mrs. r. L. Ball and Miss Marion
Ball. Mrs. A. Deutch, Mrs. ii. H.
Walton and daughter, Miss Zula
Blanks, Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Hillyei
and Lorraine Dibrell.
The following is a clipping from
a San Diego paper: "a group OF
San Antonio people and their Sar
Diego friends enjoyed a beach party
recently at Tent City when Mrs
Frederick Carson entertained for Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick Abbott. Both the
hostess and her honor guests are from
San Antonio. This is the Carson's
eleventh season at Tent City.
"A bonfire on the beach and al
the dishes that enter into a picnic
supper made the occasion a delightful
one"
! Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott will return
later. An interesting letter was re-
Gently received from Mrs. Abbott
zone Of the most interesting trips wal
visit TO Culver City. In the part,
was Mrs. George Bowman and hei
daughter. Miss Mabel Honaker o
Dallas. The guide took us past wha
he declared the largest movie plat
form In the world. He then took III
inside the studio where we saw Flea
nor Boardman at work. with Kinf
Vidor as director. The music was
furnished by violin and cello will
a reed organ. Miss Boardman looked
very pretty and dainty in light
frock. We finally tore ourselves ava!
and went into another studio. There
Milton Stills was starring. directed b!
Jesse Hampton. It was western pic
ture. when we arrived the scene wa
in an upstairs room, we heard musi'
but couldn't locate ii. Finally il
dawned on us that man sitting higl
in the air, his legs dangling over ;
beam was playing an accordion. Tha
certainly was atmosphere. At tina
studio We saw a most realistic bar
even down TO the brass cuspidors w
turned away very reluctantly. Mis-
Honalser saving, 81 could stay her,
all night: it's so fascinating" "Wpll
] couldn't said her mother. "I'n
ready for dinner right now" On on
way out we met Marshal Neilan an,
decided he didn't look his reputation
rfussy and cranky" Our guide hat
told us, "Neilan is the fastest directo
in the world" He also said that j
they took anyone in while he wa
working he stopped instantly. refusing
70 go on while there were spectators
We were delightfnlly entertained n