The Spokane woman. [volume], October 21, 1926, Page 6, Image 6

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Cruising
By MARGARET PAINE
Early on the morning after leaving
Cadiz, we looked out of our porthole to
see the famous rock of Gibraltar, It
was a gray day and a stiff breeze was
piling up threatening clouds above the
forbidding hill of solid rock. To add
to the grim aspect of the military port,
a portion of the British fleet returning
from a cruise in the Mediterranean,
filled the protected part of the harbor
with its cold gray ships and forced us
to anchor far out in the bay.
After the tenders had left us on the
dock and we had resisted the tempta
tion to buy whole baskets of bright
flowers from the venders who were
urging them upon us, we jogged off
over the cobblestones in light car
riages. Gibraltar is about two miles
north and south and two-thirds of a
mile east and west. The rock rises
quite abruptly from the water, leaving
little flat ground on which to erect the
city so the houses slope up the base
of the rock. Such buildings as there
are are very lightly constructed and
temporary in appearance on account
of the possibility of attack. Between
the Spanish town, Linea, and the
British possession is a narrow strip of
sandy “neutral ground” on either side
of which are sentries, The gates are
closed from sunset to sunrise and no
one may enter or leave Gibraltar dur
ing that time without very special per
mission from the police department.
The streets zigzag up the hill divid
ing the town into bits like the pieces
of a puzzle. There were only two
passengers in our carriage but the
streets were so steep and the corners
so sharp that the poor horse could
scarcely pull us up to the gates of the
military post where we started our
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THE SPOKANE WOMAN
the Mediterranean
inspection of the fortifications, The
entire rock which is over 1300 feet
high, is honeycombed with tunnels or
galleries cut in the solid mass.
Through openings chiseled at intervals
along the galleries, guns are pointed
out over the bay on one side and over
the Mediterranean on the other. Vis
itors are permitted to see only the
lower galleries containing the old-fash
ioned cannon. The modern machines
of warfare are located in the upper
galleries and on top. We missed the
rest of our party so had our own per
sonally conducted tour under the
guidance of a British officer. The in
cline of the galleries was quite steep
and rocky and cold. The paths on the
outside gave one a closer view of the
huge rock which had been converted
to the uses of man. Delicate little
flowers and fresh green shrubs grew
wherever they could find a roothold in
their effort to soften the grimly
frowning rock.
Since Gibraltar is a free port, it is
considered one of the best shopping
ports on the Mediterranean. There
are Moors, Turks, Spaniards, Maltese
and Africans, all eager to sell their
wares, In the lovely Alameda gardens
we were pestered by ragged venders
of shawls, laces and beads. One most
amusing sight illustrated the mixture
of the old and new so noticeable
abroad. A thin, wiry Turk in exceed
ingly baggy trousers and wornout
curly-toed shoes wore a pair of Boston
garters most conspicuously displayed
just where the trousers ended,
After luncheon the little shops on
Waterport street were crowded with
bargainers, Spanish shawls, Morocco
leather, brass ware, lace, linens,
carved ivory and all sorts of Oriental
things were piled carelessly in the
flimsy boxlike shops. By the time we
reached Gibraltar every one had
learned how to dicker with the uncer
tain little merchants, Price tags are
seldom, if ever, in evidence, and if
they were one would wonder how
much too high the “prix fixee"” was.
To prospective travelers we could offer
a little advice., Never look as though
you were pleased with an object you
wish to buy or you are lost., Shake
your head at the first price mentioned
and repeat for the next lower price.
Then start to leave the shop., At this
the swarthy-faced shopkeeper will fol
low you to the door, or if necessary,
down the street, with the article in his
hand, frantically trying to make the
sale, Finally he will ask you how
much you will give. Then do not be
soft-hearted but name a price at least
cutting in half if not lowering to a
third your pursuer’s original figure.
There will be wailing protests that
that is not possible, but if you remain
firm and even look at the shawls out
side of another shop to show that your
interest has ceased, he will give in
hastily and accept your price, Just a
couple of hours of this would wear out
the most energetic shoppers, but the
ship was to leave at 6 o'clock that eve
ning and the really wise stayed until
the last minute and came back to the
ship with their arms full.
A rather stiff breeze made the trans
fer from the tender to the ship a bit
thrilling, but all were safely aboard by
dark and the dim outline of Gibraltar
Spokane Children’ s
Today is a gala day at the Spokane
Children’s Home where the annual
“Open House" is being held. There is
scarcely one of the 95 children there,
who is not old enough to feel that
something in the air which precedes
the shower of good things which the
annual celebration brings,
The oldest of Spokane’'s charitable
institutions, the Children's home has
many friends. Mrs, George W, Odell
who resigned as president last year
has been a member of the hoard of the
Mrs. H. J. Cole, who has lived at the
same address in Spokane for 42 years.
home for 36 years. She was president
for five consecutive years and her un
expired term was filled by Mrs. Addie
Cole, now president of the Board, who
has been secretary for 25 years and
is now filling both offices.
According to Mrs. Odell, Mrs. Cole
has practically given her life to the
care of the orphan children, “The rest
of us have taken trips,” she said, “gone
on vacations and what not, but Mrs,
Cole’s devotion to the little ones has
kept her on the job constantly, and I
do not believe that she has missed a
day's work in 25 years.”
girded with the sparkling lights of the
town, was gradually veiled by the
grayness as we turned our prow to
ward Africa. The relief at leaving
the strangely depressing atmosphere
of the grim fortification and the hub
bub and confusion of the shops was
like freedom from heavy chains.
Judge Lindsey, from the Denver Juve
nile bench, will speak soon in Spokane on
the Lewis and Clark lecture course.
Home
Holds Annual Open House
Mrs. Cole came to Spokane 42 years
ago with her husband who was a gov
ernment Indian agent. Her early life
was devoted to missionary work, She,
as secretary, has been in charge of the
planning and budgeting of funds which
mean life to so many children cast
adrift by cruel fortune. Of the 95
children now at the home, ranging in
age from one and a half years to 14
years, 75 are attending public school,
14 go to kindergarten and the rest are
babies,
For 36 years the Ladies’ Benevolent
Society, the name under which the
Board of Managers of the home ope
rates, have cared for needy children of
Spokane and the home at the corner
of Hemlock and Euclid is a lasting
memorial to the spirit of Spokane
womanhood,
This afternoon Mrs. Charles Reeder
will receive assisted by Mrs. G. H.
Rossback, Mrs. C. H. Blanchard, and
Mrs. A, J. Cole, president, The Board
of Directors includes: Mrs, H. J. Cole,
president; Mrs. George W, Odell, Mrs.
Ernest Sargent, first vice president;
Miss Jennie Dodd, second vice presi
dent; Mrs. C. H. Prescott, treasurer;
Mrs. J. Sutherland, corresponding sec
retary; Mrs, W, A, Ritchie, Mrs. E. V.
Paterson, Mrs, J. W. Wentworth, Mrs.
E. R. Northrup, Mrs. Wm. Kroll, Mrs.
G. H. Rosshack, Mrs. C. G. Reeder,
Mrs. K. C. Blanchard, Mrs, August Al
strom, Mrs, W, 8. Lewis, Mrs. H. E.
Woodworth, Mrs. D. Svendsen, Mrs.
H. E. Caughlin,
The Advisory Board are: George A.
Phillips, Dr, Albert E. Stuht and Roy
Bungay,
The Physicians’ Staff includes: Dr.
P. D. McCornack; Dr. N, M. Baker, Dr.
J. J. Tilton, Dr. B. B. Barnett, Dr. C.
I, Eikenbary (Orthopedic), Dr. 8. E.
Lambert (Surgical), Dr. Joseph As
pray (X-Ray), Dr. R, A. Green (Eye,
Ear, Nose and Throat), Dr. J. Wolff
(Optometrist.)
It is expected that the shower of
fruit and jellies which comes to the
Home on Open House Day annually
will bring pleasure and happiness to
the children throughout the winter.
Thursday, October 21, 1926
JUDGE LINDSEY