Sun 26 Mar 1922
Mary's Journal Entry
cloudy & cool left J.P.’s about 9. stopped at Howards (S.N.?) i then P.O. on to Oceanside took coast route Carlsbad stopped at Encintus for dinner rib steak yum yum on backed up grade before getting to Torrey Pines got out walked around & some took pict. next stop at LaJolla (LaHoya) that was fine saw caves &c nice little bath tubs in rocks & pretty moss shells &c sure was pretty place park kept nice ii & oh the flowers along road. everywhere & all colors to San Diego
Letter Sent Home
Dear ones all
Well we are ready to move or going to go to San Diego & land knows where or when we get to Los A- would like my letters but suppose I might as well brake of gragually so it wont be so sudden Uncle Will just said tell them at home I am not home sick yet & every time I go to town I ride on figure 8 (road is so crocked & up & down) he said as soon as he got out here he was satisfied. say now before I forget it what become of the deer skin you said once it was done & you was having it sent P.P. that’s all you ever said. I am sending a P.P. with this letter just of foolishness & for chinking I was like Ede with her waist. I took my apron & if you want strings on it you know how to put them on I don’t expect to keep house anymore so don’t knead so many I have two yet thats all I want for camping. pa just come in all togged up so I must get there I’m sending a picture Len gave me. so long --
here we are at the Center P.O. so far anyway. the men hated to see us go (or acted so any way) J.P. wanted to pay us for what we done said pa had helped or done what maby he would never have done he acted very thankful. well they will miss us (believe me) we are feeling price this morn. its cloudy & cool will write again in the morn. tell us how 7 when this letter & P.P. get thru. hope you are all well. see this is last of my tablet - they go fast.
Love to all Mother & Dad
Got letter on grange play program thanks wild Lilacs are just getting in bloom what a sight
8:30 P.M. San Diego, Cal. 3 - 26 ‘22
Well we are here in some camp just fine have not been around grounds much as it was sundown & we had to make us bed before dark. they have a great big building with a kitchen with 24 gas burners sinks 4 & drain boards 7 work shelves on one side dining room with 6 tables that 10 can sit to. women with their work & gab men playing cards some writing &c &c (they don’t gab) all lighted with electricity. little tots running in & out playing hide & seek just a jolly place & all finding out where the other fellow is from. J.P. gave us two large “Armor oats” boxes full of fresh eggs so we had fried eggs bread & butter, beans & tea & milk. well it is about bed time so will roll in old “Ford” feel fine
This is the next morn. rested well took in camp this morn. & Zoo saw monkeys &c went to the Agriculture blds. went thru a couple then went down street to get supply of eats am waiting while pa does the buying this is a nice sunny day & this place like all big Citys every one in a hurry this way & that. think we will go back to Agri. blds. & go thru Museum
(I can’t spell it)
Pa come dinner time
by by for this time hope all well Ma & Pa
Florence we stopped Ma saw flowers some she cant name so will probbably be there all night