Thu 20 Apr 1922
Mary's Journal Entry
bright hot day pict. in garden went to Busch’s gardens, since Aug 4500 people & 4000 children visited. 50 acres one side & 30 on other costs $5000 per month upkeep fine place flowers trees & walks every where (pretty). i ate dinner side of B shop then found Richardson’s. visited, we all went to their daughter’s Hazel’s at Richfield (35 miles) they were not at home, come back & stayed all night.
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Letter Sent Home
Dear Florence & all
Well this is a fine warm day nice breeze but to hot in sun we are in camp on side hill there is over 100 parties camped here saw Warren Campbell & wife Bernice here (camp) for Colorado by the south route came from Fresno Cal. they came on Sat. Bill & wife were out of town for the week end so could not find any one untill Mon - got Bill or Bill got them & brought them to S.M.s I was out in back yard mother called was glad to see them. Mother & I got car & camped with them that night they were going in morning but staid another day took our car 5 of us went to the beach Venice Bill could not go. to bad a fine day.
last evening we were all at SMs untill 10.00 then came to camp we attended the N.Y. picnic last Sat- at Sycamore Park lots of NY People there not many we knew & Mr Richardson & wife she used to be a Miller girl sister to Sol Smoyers wife & Ma used to know her they are living in Pasadena came here last fall could hardly leave them expect to visit them tomorrow at Picnic they had Registers for each county on different trees so that when one registered he kept watch of those from his county I was standing near when some one said hello Ben Wilson & reached for my hand it was Walter Case & I knew him right off had lived here most too years sure had a visit was surprised when I told him S.M. was living here so last night when we were all at S.M. here he came with his whole family wife & six children he has 3 boys 3 girls he sure is proud of them drives a big King car is an Attorney children all finished school but the youngest Girl one Boy in the Security & Trust Co Bank one of the bigest banks in L.A. there were 22 in all such a jabering, but sure had a fine time. this morning after Warrens left we went up town done some trading now Ma is doing some washing said you write to Florrence so I write thats my wife she is hanging up the clothes now fine accomidations gas to cook by hot & cold shower baths wash tubs &c so no use to go dirty & Ma sure enjoys the fresh air we sleep like Pigs in clover only Ma said last night she didn’t roll over was right in same spot she was when she first got in bed
afraid will have to give up Yosemithy National Park as they say eight feet of snow there yet not safe untill June will see when we get up that way expect to move north about May 1st. say if the bearings on Generator get warm they ought to be filled with good vasolene I did once seems as they would need it again well we are having some real windy weather last Fri & Sat is blew a gale at picnic they said it was a N.Y. hurricane but they can kick up more dust than in NY they cleaned house at SM last week & then the dust blew through & covered every thing Leons Bob had his tonsils & adnoids out to day went to Hosp- if you write later than the 24 of Apr beter send it to San Francisco General Delivery & we will get it there well I am about run down so will close
With Love to all Grand Pa
5:45 P.M. Alesyan Park Apr. 19
Well that pa done very well I don’t know as there is any more to tell I done a two weeks wash Monday & had the ironable ones folded when the Campbell’s came to Steves after they were gone I ironed (lucky dog) I washed both sheets & p- cases so for once left a span clean bed we perhaps will be gone all week. its supper time every one is getting busy so guess I will we want to go to bed early & finish in morn. so long.
9 A.M.
we are about ready to move somewhere are feeling fine. its so funny to go in dressing room & hear the women talk that “unusual” is the by word of all & all take it as a joke one woman said yes was the first day she had been warm all winter. oh it was hot & today promises to be another scorcher not so bad when riding. Sun. we (with P-) called on Hollis & G- they are both feeling fine now H- had the “Flue” but is back to work they say they are not homesick nor never been they come to Cal. to stay have bo’t a home & their interest is here. G- has been caring for a little boy (7 yrs old) neighbor that spilled about 2 qt. boiling water over him & was on the point of Phenmonia when it happened. they had some job but think him out of danger. 2 weeks she had been with him. I think the neighbor fortunate to have a nurse so near by. don’t know whether we get to see them again or not. they said we must not leave without coming again but. Pa is writing to Aunt Ellen. she wrote & called him I wish she had done it before. 10 days in this month yet & we will have to hustle if we carry out our plans. all I dread about leaving Los A- is hearing from you all but if we can will send add. I expect now you will have some letters returned well we trust you will all keep well. I feel when we leave here we are headed for home we must get going now. watch for our new addresses
love to you all. Mother
well I just discovered I tore off 2 sheets of paper instead of one so might as well scribble on as long as pa is busy. you will have to write all about the whole D- family. I have not answered Lucille’s nice letter but know they hear from us thru you so don’t feel so bad about it. but it was so good of her to write I sent E- & E- both Birthday cards. have your letters partly written then it wont take so much time at once. how about your hired couple you will have more time to write when you have help. how is grandma C- what a blessing poor Mrs. Dean is at rest. what about your turkeys is the fever still raging. is Bertha expecting a boarder. will send you a bunch of pict. again before leaving (a joke on pa) Sun. morn. he got Steves & Elliss all out snapped one & the shutter stuck then took another. went across the street & shot the house on top of it so now he has none any way. he has done that trick so much lately don’t know whats the “ailing of him.” he got some new stuff yes. so expect I will try & keep my mind on what is doing. but as I never have been allowed to use it. (I forget) Pa’s thru.
Bye bye M & D