The Washington times., 1930-07-22
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Kirk Miller
George A. Simpson, Esq,
Compston p. o.,

st. Marys County, Md.
Dear George:
Before you went on your
Southern Maryland vacation
we promised to keep you in
formed as to progress back here
in civilization and this will be
by way of keeping our word.
Your letter received and we
are all very sorry to hear you
ran onto such hot spell down
there in Compston, particularly
in view of the fact it has been
SO cool and comfortable here in
D. C.
Why, actually George, Sunday
was so cold here they had to call
out the snow plows to keep the
: street car tracks free of drifts.
We, the wife and family, had
planned a trip over to Annapolis
Roads to take a swim, but had
to call it off until the weather
would be warmer.
But we did take a short ride
around Georgetown for a few
minutes in the afternoon and
running into the university
grounds on the way back, no
ticed Gabe Murphy was down
on Freshman field hanging out
the Varsity uniforms to give
them a good airing in the stiff,
wintry blast that was sweeping
up off the trapped Potomac.
On the same day, all games
in the American and National
leagues were called off on ac-
count of cold weather, and out
in st. Louis where the Griffs
are meeting the Brownies,
Washington has been frozen out
SO far.
So you see, George, you took
your vacation at the wrong
time and at the wrong place, for
there is no use of sweltering in
CompSton in July when you
could have stayed home and en-
joyed picking the icicles off the
fire escape.
Yes. George, we've had won-
derful weather up here in Wash
ington since you left. Glen
Echo closed Lecause the winds
blowing down from Cumber-
land swept the dancers right off
the floor and the roller coaster
couldn't take those steep dips
against the blizzard that forced
the tiny cars to remain stranded
at one of the highest peaks in
the scenic railway.
There has been so much ice
in the Potomac the moonlight
excursion steamers have had
to abandon their regular sched.
ules and the miniature golf
courses which are beginning to
sprout up all over Washington
are now being run as skating
Kinks.
The Lamar-Gallagher fight
held in Baltimore last night
was transferred from Carlin's
outdoor arena to their indoor
stadium because of the cold.
and several automobile loads of
Washingtonians had to stop en-
route home from Baltimore to
get their radiators thaWed out.
The Weather Bureau promises
it will warm up before the
week is out, but you know.
George, you can't tell anything
about those Weather Bureau re-
ports. I noticed in the papers
there is so much snow out in
the country that the partridges
and squirrels are advancing on
the small towns and hamlets,
devouring anything not COW
cred with a coating of ice.
The Mohawks and Apaches
have announced football prac-
tice to commence Immediately.
There is talk of organizing a
professional league, with three
teams from Washington, one
from Alexandria and two from
Baltimore. Rob Roy Mackey
was in with his new bea 7er
cap which he purchased in
Montreal last week.
Hope your Sunburn, which
you say is strawberry red, is
cooling off by now, and,
George, look out for the part
ridges and squirrels.
And, George, did you hear
about the case of Jake Alvin
Powell, the former Takoma
Tiger? Well, George, he got
married up in New Haven
about 10 days ago, and last
week the New Haven club
went bankrupt and disbanded.
Ha, ha, ha. George; poor Jake
hasn't got any more job than a
rabbit, and you know. George,
just as well as I do, that If a
man ever needed a job it's
after he gets married, eh,
Georgep Well. George, it's be-
ginning to look like Washing
ton isn't road team, and you
know a team in a flag race
can't pick its spots, George.