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down the different business streets and bought p/cards and stamps, map of Los Angeles, and 2 books on Australia for Mr Mathews. Met an Australian who had been discharged from 15th btn and had come back here to live.
Came back to office and wrote p/cards, then went out again and posted them and also bought a Colgate shavings stick for 30 cents. Came home to tea per motor and stayed home for all the evening and showed my souvenirs to all the family.
28.2.19
Went to the office per tram with Mr Mathews and at 10 am went in motor with Ebehardt to the Electrical sub-station and was shown over it by a chap named Vogel who once lived in Mexico City. From there went to the library at Hall of Records and saw some books on irrigation etc.
Came back to office then went and had lunch with Mr Mathews at the Boston Café, going on the way to it thro Robinson's department store. After lunch went in motor to the Park, Museum, and exhibition of Californian products on way passing the mansion of a Californian Oil hump[?] named Dehuey. This morning also saw residence of Miss Talmadge the picture actress and yesterday saw residence of Mary Pickford. Nice fine day.
1.3.19
Went per motor to Office and stopped there all morning talking to different gentlemen I met. Was introduced to a Mr Van Norman who is very much like Jim Brown in appearance. Am going up with him into the mountains next week. Had lunch at a café with Mr Mathews then went for motor ride with Haswell and Sam