The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-01-03
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
Delphos, Ohio,
Dec. 81, 1882

Dec. u, lJoZ.
Editor, The Times-News:
Often times there is dearth OF
news following Christmas, so that
perhaps your readers might enjoy
another letter chronicalling things
as / see them on motoring over
this wonderful state.
After sent in my first letter
the weather began moderatlng,
enabling us to visit the capitol,
Columbus, a city of 100000 pop
ulation on December 16.
The traffic was very much con-
gested so that we had to put our
car in a parking lot 75X200 feet,
which had 500 cars in it. at the
time we called for our car at 2
o'clock p. m.
We visited the great Lazarus
department store, some six floors
covering the half of two blocks,
it appeared, and employing 1900
clerks, who were hustling about
serving some 5000 Christmas
shoppers during that day, disillu,
sioning one of any depression.
don't think one has to go out OF
the store for anything you might
wish. Three large catering rooms
seat 1900 people. but we could
not get a seat, so went out TO,
dinner.
1t impressed us strongly that
the depression was over. We were
half an hour getting our Car out
| of the parking lot.
The whole country is in the gril
of "the grippe" and doctors work
ing to the breaking point, but Mrs
Morey and ! have escaped it thus
far, although mixing with many
friends.
| On the goth we drove to oul
old home. Maryville, 1G miles tc
the south, where we renewed &C,
quaintances with many old friends
and visited the state reformatOry
for women. The buildings are very
attractive, each girl having a very
nicely furnished room full OF
bric-a-brac. pictures, uEeleles
banjos, guitars, and long sum-
corridors, where they are permit
ted to sit, some crocheting anC
sewing, and all enjoying a won,
derful spirit of fellowship. The
beds were immaculate with the
finest of mattresses, springs ant
! linen.
The place is filled to capacity
and has more than 100 inmates
We then visited their most beau
tiful cemetery where many of oul
loved ones were sleeping, under :
four-inch blanket of snow. placing
wreaths on their graves.
Returning to Delaware on De,
cember %, the next day we drove
up here, about 100 miles further
north, over wonderful roads wind.
ing through the most attractive
farming country you ever wish t.
see, and the cleanest farms anC
yards with most delightful, com
fortables homes and tremendou!
barns with silos, many of then
electrically lighted, and filled tt
the roof with hay and grain.
Catholics predominant and or
Christmas eve they had midnight
mass, when the church was pack,
ed. We were too tired out to at
tend but regret it. Christina
morning broke forth in effulgent
| glory, symbolic of that wonderful
morning when Christ was born in
that lowly manger at Bethlehem
some 1000 years ago, that held
out to a sinful world promise OF
cleansing salvation. The mercury
stood at SO degrees. Think of it.
up here where it had been IA be.
low.
Not a cloud was to be seen, the
snow was all gone and we could
fairly feel resounding JOY in oul
every fibre. We refrained from
attending any services on account
of the epidemic of flu. In the aft.
ernoon we drove to the old home
of Burt Colt, calling on his aunt
and also his cousin, Mr.. Ely, ther
on to Lima where we visited the
graves of Burt's father and broth,
er. Mack Colt. lying in the love,
Hest spot of that most beautiful
home of the dead. Many, many
graves were decorated with bright
colored everlastings. That makes
this Lima cemetery the most beau
tiful l ever saw. There are also
fifteen or twenty private vaults,
We called on Burt's Uncle Mack
who, with his lovely wife were in
THE midst of their Christmas joys
and were very we'll and happy. I