A letter from Barbara
My grandmother, Mathilde Belle Stephens graduated from The Tempe Normal School of Arizona on June 11, 1908. The school is now Arizona State. As early as 1955, when I was 13, I can remember my mom putting Grammy on the train from Pasadena heading to San Diego where Grammy would ONLY stay at The US Grant before heading to Arizona where she gave out diplomas to the college graduates. Grammy only stayed at The US Grant, and did so for years. It's funny, as the only hotel I know about in San Diego is The US Grant.
We now come to San Diego on a regular basis to visit our daughter, and, WILL only stay at The US Grant in memory of Grammy. She always did have the best of choices. Barbara ThompsonSanta Cruz, California




