Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
FOUR HUNDRED EDITORS COMING
TO WASHINGTON.
What they Can See Here.

James 3. Young In Phils. Star.
Usually about the middle of May, Washington
Is to be seen at its best, and when you see it at
Its best you see the prettiest city in the United
States, and, as far as have seen. the prettiest
in the world. But we are about two weeks be-
hind time. 1t has been raining since Tuesday
night and everything is damp and chilly. The
rain, however is making the grass look as if it
were greener than ever before. and is bring
ing out the leaves on the trees so rapidly
that you fancy you can see them grow. This is
city of parks. trees honeysuckle vines flowers
OF all descriptions, clean and smoothly paved
streets, beautiful public buildings, and cheap
car fares. ANY man who wants to give his wife
and children few days holiday and at the
SAME time have visit of instruction, let him
take run down here in about two weeks, or
say the first week in June Not only will he be
able to see beautiful city and have visit to all
the pubic departments. but he will have
a ana chance ntss, to see Congress in session.
only when Congress is in session. There is
firm in Boston which makes business of bring
ing excursion parties from the surrounding
country to Washington during the fall, winter
and spring-one about every three weeks. The
excursionists generally allow themselves aweek
from home, which gives them about five days
here. Judging from the large numbers that the
nrm brings, the excursions must be success.
Ii Is a wonder some one does not start a SINH
lar movement for Philadelphia and neighborhood.
Mr.. Menamin, of the Printers Circular, is
here arranging for the visit of the Pennsylvania
Editorial association in the latter part of June
They will number about $50 persons. He has
secured quarters for them at the National and
the Metropolitan hotels. They will stay with us
for aweek. The President has promised to receive
them. and give them the run of the Executive
Mansion for an hour or two. One day is to be
spent IN trip Of sixteen miles down the Poto-
mac to the grave of Washington at Mount
Vernon. This is trip full of historic asSOca-
tons You pass the United States arsenal
and see the spot where were hanged the con-
spifators in the assassination of the late Presi-
dent Lincoln; the old town Of Alexandria, where
Ellsworth was killed; the Virginia hills. where
at one time We're encamped a hundred thousand
soldiers; old Fort Washington, the navy yard,
the Jail where Guiteau is confined, the bridge
Booth crossed in making his escape after killing
Lincoln, and other places of equal interest.
Then the editorial people are to have a
drive to the Soldiers Home and park, Ga
lovely place. at one point of which you get
a birds eye, view Of the city,) and visits of
inspection to the Capitol building, the
State, War, Navy, Treasury and Post Office
departments the Patent Office, the Agricultural
Bureau, the Smithsonian Institute and park,
the National Museum, which is a store house
for all the things given to the government by
the various exhibitors at the Centennial Exhibi-
ton, the Botanical Gardens the Washington
Monument now nearly 400 feet high, and to be
700 feet when completed; the carp ponds, the
Corcoran Art Gallery-one of the best art gale
ries in the country-the Medical Museum, con-
tanning all the medical records and relics Of the
war, and which was the house in which Lincoln
was assassinated; the depot building where Gar
held was murdered, and many other places
cannot now think of, but which Mr.. Menamin
has marked down on his program.
1t ought to be pleasant excursion. tor there
is everything here to make it pleasant for q
visitor