Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-05-12
Former Pocomoke Editor
Writes Interesting Letter
Miss Marie Jones, Now Located In Los Angeles Cali
fornia, Tells Of Her Experiences In The West
LOS ANGELES, CAL.

LOS ANGELES, CAL.
Dear Edna:
Now for that long-promised letter.
I moved from 738 Whittier street
in August. While I had beautiful
room and liked the location very
much, the other two ladies who were
so friendly and agreeable moved a.
way, and it was lonely. Besides, I
had so few home privileges. Hotels
are filled with tourists, and as nearly
everybody is away from home, most
of the guests are sociable and friend
ly with each other. There are nice
Hobbies or parlors, sometimes with
music or other entertainments even
ings, and one feels more protected
and at home in a good-class hotel
than in a private home where one is
expected to keep to ones room. How
ever the hotel prices are so exorbi-
tant that they are almost prohibitive
unless one has plenty of money or
wants to spend all he has. Rooms
that used to rent for $18, $50 or $50
a month when I first came here have
more than doubled in some cases, and
this is for rooms only, as meals are
served only in a few hotels, in which
prices are S. day and up.
During summer school at Manual
Arts High School, where I am book
secretary, you know, I met a Miss
Nellie E. Thompson, a graduate Of
Smith College with also Masters
Degree from Columbia University.
We had lunch together nearly every
day, and became quite friendly. AS
she was lonely in a private home, and
so was I, we decided to look around
for double apartment, where we
could have our own home privileges.
We found an apartment1two bed
rooms, kitchenette and bath-for $55
month. We have to pay for gas
used in the kitchenette range, 'elec-
trio lights ,'phone and laundry extra.
We decided to take it, and have been
there ever since. Mine is an East
room, with French windows and doors
opening on a second-story balcony. At
least, We are on the second floor. The
apartment house is built on a hill.
The front rooms on our floor are third
floor rooms. We are near the bust.
ness center Of the city. The location
is high, and we have veranda and
a roof garden. We just love to go
up on the roof and look over the city,
especially at night when the millions
of lights are twinkling like stars and
the electrical displays are flashing off
and on. On a fogless day we can look
over the city out to the breakwater
in the ocean at the .harbor. This
breakwater is built out in the water
for about a mile and protects the har-
Dor from the storms of the Pacific.
Just after I moved I had my two
weeks vacation. Secretarial posi-
lions in the schools are for twelve
months. The second week, Miss
Thompson and I went to Catalina Is
land. We were at the Pacific Elec-
trio depot by $40 in the morning to
take the electric car to Wilmington,
which is a part of the LosAngeles
harbor. The excursion steamer left
at about 10 o'clock. Miss Thompson
is subject to an occasional attack of
sea-sickness, and as even the peace
full Pacific gets quite rough some
times she remained good part of
the time in the saloon. I am good
sailor and just love the water, so l
sat out on the deck and thoroughly
enjoyed the ocean trip. Once out of
sight of the harbor, there was little
to see but water and sky, save an oc-
casional flying fish fitting for few
minutes over the surface of the water
and dropping again out of sight.
Shortly before IL o'clock, the island
became visible, rising mountain-like
out of the water, and at 1915 we
were landing. We had made reserva-
lions at the beautiful St. Catherine
Fotel, and the bus was there to meet
the crowd. The bus had two long
seats, placed back to back, and an
awning cover overhead and was
driven the same as an automobile.
The winding drive, following the
waterfront, led to a delightful cove,
with ocean in front and mountains at
the back. Here the hotel is located
in the midst of heantiful grounds