Jan 19th. Left Sunday today am for the Bok Tower at 940am out Orange Ave south on Highway No 2. through the Village of Pinecastle & Taft to Kissimmee. the other side of Kissimmee saw the Rochester N.Y. Baseball training grounds. then we had to Detour a couple of miles over a rough sandy road. on through Campbell, Loughman & Davenport. three villages. to Haines City. only a small place, one big Hotel called Dade Hotel there. next place Lake Hamilton nothing only a big packing house. next place Dundee. a small place. then Lake Wales. all the way from Haines City to Lake Wales the most prosperous section we have seen. the ground is higher and more rolling with a few knolls. and thousands of acres of Grape fruit and oranges. as far as you could see in all directions could see the Bok Tower from here. on arrival had to 25¢ for Parking. as the grounds were given to the public by Ed. Bok Editor of Ladies Home Journal (he died about two weeks ago) it was a big brick & granite tower with a carillon of Bells. 71 Bells. they where played when we were there, the grounds were nice all planted with trees & shrubs. arrived back home at 6pm. 131 miles.

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