Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-30
Sentinel Surely Goes
Places" Says Teacher
Home From "Trek"
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connections | went by bus to
Portland from Yakima. This was
one of the most beautiful rides |
had at any time l was away. Over
the winding road built by Sam
Hill, whose father was president
of the Northern Pacific. He built
q castle now turned over to the
public as a show place. The road
is all curves you meet yourself
coming back. Along the Columbia
River the scenery is unsurpassed
in beauty unless it is by our own
Potomac River.
81 arrived at Los Angeles Aug
2, and was met at the station by
no less person than Capt. William
Wootton, who whisked me away to
Burbank and Dorothy Schott. All
of her friends back East will be
glad to know she is looking lovely
and is having a most interesting
time in the personnel department
at Lockheed. Dawn is at the u.
c. L. A. studying to complete her
college work in 80 years instead
of four. My welcome in Burbank
by Dorothy, Dawn and her many
friends was just delightful. Capt.
J Bill was my guardian angel, get
ting my suitcase, which was two
days late, my transportation back
to Washington, and proving to me
as always how good our Rockville
boys are.
"Did | go places in Hollywood?
Dorothy had me booked for every
night and nearly every day l
went to Tom Bremerman's Break
fast Club, Earl CAROLS night
Club (but / was a good Methodist,
assure you), to the Hollywood
Bowl to hear Symphony Orches-
ira led by Leopold Stokowski. To
the Pilgrimage Play.
"Anyone visiting Los Angeles
would be amply repaid if they saw
only the Pilgrimage Play. l visit
ed the Farmers Market, ate Mexi-
can food did some shopping there.
Friends of Dorothy's, the Braggs,
took US to the Knott's Berry Farm
where we had a delicious fried
chicken dinner, visited the Ghost
Town, had our pictures taken. 1t
would take pages to even tell you
of the Ghost Town.
81 went to see the Wheelis's who
had just arrived in Beverly Hills.
Saw DR.. Wheelis's new office and
their home. DR.. Wheels was so
pleased to receive the Sentinel.
Mrs. ]. Wheels and DR.. Edna
Dyer from this town took me as
their guest to the Temple of
Heaven for dinner, where l ate
the most delectable Chinese food.
Friday night I went to the
"Drunkard' to see the old fashion
play, similar to the odd Barn
here. 1t was fun and great
punch was pulled on me. was
greeted from the stage, asked to
make bow to finish it off the
whole audience sang School Days
to me. o! it was fun.
81 found an old friend of my
husbands Aunt Molly Cashell in
Burbank, Mrs. Emma Mockabee,
mother Of Mrs. r. II. Bragg. We
had delightful visit together re-
calling mutual friends. Another
friend Mrs. M. Raddaz went with
me to Grauman's Chinese Theater
= saw all the celebrities foot
prints in the vestibule. My last
Sunday there Capt. Bill Wootton,
Dorothy, Dawn and | went to
church. then for drive down to
San Monica to see the Pacific
Ocean and pass Bills home back
to Olverda Street, the shortest
and Oldest street in Los Angeles
where we had Mexican chicken
dinner.
"With gardenia pinned on my
dress by Dorothy and loaded with
candy and magazines they put me
on the train at $3.50 Sunday eve
ming. | landed in Chicago at
1890 on Wednesday after the
Peace Declaration had been made.
Got the Capitol Limited out Of
Chicago on Wednesday, landed at
Silver Spring Thursday A. M
Happy to be home for another
year of school and feeling at least
ten years younger. Gratitude in
my heart to God and all my fam.
lily and friends for two months of
the happiest times of my life.