Religious Science Church in Hermosa Beach, which held its services in the barroom of the old Hermosa Biltmore Hotel. Hugh Monroe Thompson was the son of the operator of a livery business in Seattle, Washington. According to my Grandfather, his father had practically a monopoly on livery services in Seattle and refused to convert to the age of the automobile because he thought automobiles were a fad. At some point the Thompsons had moved to Oregon and it was here that Hugh’s sister Mary would meet, and later marry, Alfred Clinton Gilbert. This marriage was significant because it would bring together two people, now the stuff of legends, Alfred and Mary Gilbert, that are the star characters in what is becoming an important seasonal American dramatic production, the play, and television movie, “The Man Who Saved Christmas.” Alfred had an MD from Yale and was a Olympic gold medal winner in pole vault. He created one of the largest
Religious Science Church in Hermosa Beach, which held its services in the barroom of the old Hermosa Biltmore Hotel. Hugh Monroe Thompson was the son of the operator of a livery business in Seattle, Washington. According to my Grandfather, his father had practically a monopoly on livery services in Seattle and refused to convert to the age of the automobile because he thought automobiles were a fad. At some point the Thompsons had moved to Oregon and it was here that Hugh’s sister Mary would meet, and later marry, Alfred Clinton Gilbert. This marriage was significant because it would bring together two people, now the stuff of legends, Alfred and Mary Gilbert, that are the star characters in what is becoming an important seasonal American dramatic production, the play, and television movie, “The Man Who Saved Christmas.” Alfred had an MD from Yale and was a Olympic gold medal winner in pole vault. He created one of the largest