Life — February 9, 1928 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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Travel Contest Sea | Port! — nn | Weekly Prizes For the best answer to each of Kay Vernon's letters: | First Prize - - - $75.00 | Three Second Prizes | of $25.00 each Final Grand Prizes For those who have the best record | throughout the Contest as a whole: | First Prize- - - $400.00 Second Prize - - $200.00 Third Prize - - $100.00 hs {eae os FrnciscoDERVE™ Be Lowi Los geles Phoen Tulsa Dallas Mee El Paso Be Aas Jacksonville Minneapolis me. s¢.Paul Cag. tts! louston re THIS IS KAY’S TWELFTH (and Last) LETTER Privapecpnt, Pa. EAR Eprtor: I have now completed the last “leg” of my glori- ous trip, and it has all been too wonderful for words. I have seen most of the famous sights of America, includ- ing “Abie’s Irish Rose.” Yes — I stopped off at Wilmington, had lunch at the Hotel DuPont, and walked through a blinding snow-storm to the theatre where Anne Nichol’s great comedy was playing. I loved it! Having left my airplane in Wash- ington, I went by train to Baltimore, with the stop-off at Wilmington en route. My first act on reaching Bal- timore was to make a pilgrimage to the little house on Hollins Street where the American Mercury is edited. I was thrilled to think that those stone walls could contain so much “gray matter.” I visited an- RR other literary shrine—the grave in Druid Hill Park where Edgar Allan Poe is buried. I didn’t go out to Johns Hopkin'’s University, because I've never been very keen for medical students. They can't seem to cure themselves of the professional manner, and it gets very embarrassing. I did, however, go to a party on Lafayette Square in the exclusive Jones Falls district where Napoleon's sister-in-law once lived. On the train from Baltimore to Philadelphia, I saw Valley Forge, where Washington won his ; tory, and I also passed right by the University of Penn- sylvania with its beautiful concrete stadium. The first thing I saw on stepping out of the station was the City Hall, on the top of which is a tiny statue of William Penn. He stands up there, looking out over the vast expanse of the state that he founded. Right next to the City Hall on Broad Street is Wana- maker's huge store, and a few blocks to the east are the Bellevue Stratford and the Ritz. To the west is Inde- pendence Square, where I saw the birthplace of the American flag and also the home of Liberty (both the institution and the magazine). Of course, Liberty Hall itself is the center of interest in Philadelphia—and you can imagine how I felt when I entered the famous East Room and stepped on the very boards that had been trod by Washington, Jefferson, Franklin and other signers of the Dec- laration of Independence. Lovingly, Ko P. S. Now I’m going home to take a long rest—and also to give your readers one. P. P. S. I've tried very, very hard to get everything right and I do hope I haven't made any mistakes; but if I have, I shall love hearing about them! Answer Kay’s letter! Correct her mistakes! comicbooks.com