The Winslow mail., 1926-04-23
MOTHERS TABLE,
LOS ANGELES AND
APPRENTICE BALL
(By CHARLES ERICKSON)

| nave to repeat 1t so Often) on train
No. Z, April 10Th, Mr.. Cyril Barron,
the hotsy totsy boy from California,
! and myself were comfortably oc-
cupying a seat in the smoking COM
partment of the lone day coach
coupled on the rear end of this
crack Santa Fe fast mall
AS the train speeded westward,
| Fireman Abney, who was dead
heading" to Seligman, Joined Us.
This proved to be much to our good
fortune, as Mr.. Abney, having fired
over the division for the past two
years, naturally knows practically
every foot of ground along the
'right-of-way" and pointed out
numerous land marks" and ex-
planned many things of the utmost
interest to us, including the monu-
ment erected by the government in
honor of General Williams, famous
Indian fighter of his day, on a high
mountain just west of the town of
| Williams. After we left Seligman
| Cy and | curled up in a seat and
slept as best we could until we
were awakened at Barstow, for
o'clock breakfast. Cy "unloaded'
at San Bernardino and l went on
into that "answer to a bankroel's
prayer" city of Los Angeles.
Had no more than just gotten
off the train when who should l
spy but our old "side kick" Charlie
Hitchcock Was knocked down"
to some of his relatives and after
sticking around the station awhile
he would have nothing else but
that I take ride.
Charlie has the new Buick Sedan
which he purchased just before
leaving Winslow, and say, that guy
surely does drive through the traf-
fc. I almost pushed out the floor
boards trying to help him slow
down. Well anyhow, after driving
around seein' the sights, he took me
out to Wrigley Field, the new mil
lion dollar baseball park, and the
home of the Los Angeles angels"
coast league team. 1t is certainly
one keen bit of construction work
and will accommodate thirty thous-
and fans. VIM. r. Wrigley, Jr.,
gave this masterpiece to the city
and dedicated it to the baseball
players killed and injured in the
World War
Los Angeles is sure great for ad-
vertising. On one big sign you
read: "M J. B. Coffee-Why? and
then on the sign board to the right
of it there is big candy add:
"Damfino."
The policemen in l.. A. are more
friendly" with everyone these days,
especially the voters. They are af-
ter a raise in pay and want every
one to vote YES on No. 2. The
same measure will boost the fire
mems salary.
Promising to say "hello" to all
his Meteor City friends for him, I
bid Charlie adios on that famous
corner, 7th at Broadway, and did
little shopping, after which I i'm
mediately headed for mothers.
Gee, it's "grand an glorious"
feelin' to go home. Believe me,
this old Harvey House and restau-
rant life isn't what it's cracked up
to be. Although I was not home
very long, the hours were sure full.
The fullest one was dinner hour.
oh boy, it was great to shove my
feet under mothers table 'once
again and partake of delicious Wit
ais cooked as only "mom' can cook
'em. And then to ''top it off" moth
er had made one of those melt in
your mouth" kind of strawberry
shortcakes. Gosh, I've shut my
eyes and eaten that cake more than
once since returning home. My
advice to the girls, for their bene-
fit next leap year is: eff you land
this guy you gotta be good cook
and be able to Charleston"
Speaking of the Charleston re-
minds me that I endeavored to
teach it to MON" but she didn't
exactly take it seriously and made
some remark about it looking like
"St. Vitus dance to her.
Went out in mothers garden
from which she has already had,
young onions, lettuce, radishes and
so forth
My kid brother, William, who
goes to school and also works for
that Don't Write-Telegraph
Western Union company, took me
down town in his 'fiivver." Stop
ped at 10th and Figuaroa SITS. to
see my pal, Paul (Bullet) Thornton,
but learned he had gone to Wins
low for a brief visit.
Met my dear friend Mrs. Mar
shall, whom I got acquainted with
while sojourning in the Santa Fe
hospital, the major part of 1922.
This lady has, since then, been
regular second mother" to me-
She is not only very competent
trained nurse, but also holds an
M. d. certificate and is one of the
most brilliant, big hearted and jov-
ial women it has been my pleasure
to meet. Many local Santa Fe en-
ployes who were in our L. A. hos
pital and knew her will say the
same.
Had refreshments in one of those
spiffy pig and Whistle" joints and
then took Los Angeles Street
Railway" ride to the depot, where
l boarded train No. 18 for San Ber-
nardino. Was met in that city by
my friend E. E. Cowboy Holt and