Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-22

Mr.. PICKERING IN see Cam
ada. Not go there. but just see it.
So we headed first for the
river, starting from the Eddy
stone Hotel and walking down
Park avenue.
They arked on the
churches. st. AIoysius they al
ready had visited.
They pointed to st. Johns,
and Central Methodist and adj
mired them. Until now l hadn't
realized that some Of our
churches are extremely fine.
At Atwater street they read
the bronze tablet which COM
memorates the landing place OF
the first United States troops 10
set foot in Detroit, a meager
80 years ago.
LaBIanca did nearly all the
talking. because his English is
good; Consuelo's IL as skinny rs
my Spanish, wAich IL consider
able skinny.
Learning that Windsor lay
south of us amazed them.
A sketched map explained II.
LGonyuelo inserted her only
conversation in English; AN
tony and Cleopatra in Spanish"
she exclaimed. pointing.
II was a tobacco company
sign. dverIsing "Antonioy
Cleopatra.
guess, poor girl. that il was
the only thing in Detroit that
reminded her OF home.
We stopped next at the Ma
rinerx' Church which nesties on
Woodward avenue almost Mt the
rivers edge, and isn't known
very well, even Ia Detroiters,
except the older residents and
the seafarers who have been go
ing there for nearly q century.
IL you never noticed this
church. il would be worth your
while 10 see it-beamed with
solid walnut. at the age Of 80
years IL is worth several times
SIS, 900 IL originally cost.
Originally for Great Lakes
sailors. the Rev. Mr.. Lucas told
us, IL became the fashionable
church OF the Woodbridges and
Campaus. a couple OF the Ford
children were baptized there.
It's stone walls, six feet thick
ut the base and nearly half that
az the top, are not built Of ma
tive stone.
Those rocks came from all
over the world. tossed out on
Detroit docks from the holds Of
ships that arrived In ballast.
Flanking the altar are the red
and green running lights taken
from the 8. =. Marquette which
I sank some years ago In Lake
Erie.
Then we walked back. seeing
the place where Henry Ford
workshop stood when he built
his first car: an old frame house
that used 10 be speakeasy; and
the scene Of Detroit's last In
dian massacre.
Al a grocery store LaBlanca
pointed and said
'T wouldn't write home about
that. No butter, no meat, no
coffee for years, except q little
bit that you could hide under
your coat.
you don't know how much
you have here.
why, 1 Just had letter from
Spain.
They had a pound Of cod Ash
and invited all their friends for
a big party.
"Imagine--one pound Of cod
fish for a lot OF people, and they
think II Is q party
Our principal game was
watching Detroiters crossing
with or against traffic lights
In Spain, LaBlance said. they
established a 25-centavo fine for
jaywalking.
The independent Spaniards
cheerfully paid the fines telling
the police that il was worth il
to walk where and how they
pleased.
"My mother" he said. "got
caught. and not only paid her
fine but gave the policeman q
tip Of Is centavos. To be fair
about II, he gave her another
ticket"
The law was rescinded finally
because even Jail e Mt e n c s
wouldn't stop the Spanish from
\ jay walking.
AS soon as the law was with
drawn, everybody began dutiful-
ly crossing in the proper places
and at the right time.
When we parted, LaBlanca
thanked me for being a guide,
ConsueIo smiled, and they in
sisted that I visit them In
Msdrit when the war IL over.
j wonder II I'll ever see them
again.