Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19


one can ride q long distance for five
cents. Some one remarked the other
day that he rode until he was ashamed
to ride farther for nickel.
Tuesday evening enjoyed ride to
resort ten miles from the city, called
Cabin Johns Bridge. The bridge it.
self is solid stone arch the longest of
its kind in the world. Of course there
are attractions here and hotel where
most excellent as well as expensive
meals are served. On the way out we
passed another resort, "Glen Echo"
which l imagine is very beautiful, any
way it as most brilliantly Illuminated
with CO lored electric lights.
Wednesday evening was given the
first concert of the season, by the Ma
rine Band on the Capitol grounds. 1t
was perfect evening and there must
have been crowd of four thousand
people present to hear it. Inever heard
band music that enjoyed as much as
this.
Last evening reception was given
at the White House to the delegates
from the Philadelphia Convention, who
are returning home. OF course as we
were not delegates we could not honor
them with our presence, but We sat in
Lafayette Park across the avenue from
the White House and cav those who at.
| tended and heard the music rendered
by the Marine Band IN the Blue Room
aud by the Band from Canton, Ohio, in
ths Conservatory, tho two bands play.
ing alternately.
The Seeds girls left Thursday after.
noon for Wilmington, Del. They seemed
to enjoy their visit, and though L saw
only little of them / shall miss them
now they are gone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrisey are planning
to start TO. Manchester July 2. The1
shall be lonely, fear, though L HAYS
become acquainted with quite mum
Der of very nice people both in churcl
and in the census, yet you know how.
ever kind they may be they are no
home friends.
My work is interesting and pleasant
At first it seemed odd to work anon,
hundreds of those l never saw unit
three weeks ago. Yet enjoy meeting
people from all over tho Union and it i.
so interesting to notice their diiferen
ways of talking. One can easily tel
from what part of the country they are
**** Sept. 5 1900.
Monday, l went to Mt. Vernon, t.
and from, on the boat and oh how
did wish all of you could be here to er
| joy it with me. The day was perfec
! little cooler than it had been, and tn
old Potomac is beautiful river an
| the ride was simply glorious. We LEI
: the wharf at 10:l5 and reached NJ
Vernon at >11:3O. We first visite
Washington's Tomb. The new one a
1t is called, in distinction from tn
original one, nearer the house. Befo
r the new tomb was built, the old OF
was broken into and rifled of sku
? which the robbler believed to be that Q
Washington. Then a more secur
vault was made and the remains o
Washington and his wife were intruste
to their final keeping and the key ca
into the Potomac.
The Mansion house occupies beaut
n
Z full site overlooking the river. 1t is
> wood cut and painted white to resemb
stone. In front is large piazza wi
a square pillars and floor tiled with fla,
I from the Isle of Wight. The exterie
, of the house looks just exactly like I'll
a pictures we have SO often seen of it, ar
n yet it is SO difficult for me to imapi1
a or realize that this was really the gre
/. Washington's home.
"a There are three doors opening on
this porch. The first one is the Libra
door. Nearly the whole of the origin
" Washington library is now in the BE
\. ton Athenaeum, but In the cases q
n duplicates of such works as were us
In his day. Within the bookcase
m Washington's silver inkstand, with 8
10 yer suffers and tray. The printe
ID copy of Washington's farewell addre
Ia with corrections in his own handwr
M ing is also here.
n Another door leads from the Librar
n into little hall which opens into
n family dining room. This is char
~ ing room and is adorned with a sic
If board which belonged to Washingtt
The china in corner cupboard is
production of the :et presented to NJ
Washington by the officers of Il
}. French fleet in 1892. This room al
ed opens into the long hall which exten
ly from the front of the house to the ba
ne and contains the stairway. Three
it Washington's swords are here in ca
1 but the most interesting thing to n
'e- was the Key of the Bastile sent
be Washington by Lafayette after the ca
lie ture of that prison and its demolitic
I 1t is iron Z inches in length. In I
,h Banquet Hall is model of the Bast
a. sent with the key.
it In the East Parlor or Music Roc
IN the article that attracted my attenti
a. was the Harpsicord imported fro
London and costing $1,000, brio
BIS present to Nellie Gusts from Washin
'e- ton. wonder if there is any mul
er left in 1t. 1t certainly did not look
On II 1T were possible. Several of the ke
to are missing.
k In the West Parlor is carpet of do
green ground in the center is the Anne
n lean eagle surrounded with stars. III
ny is interesting as 1t was made for Was
he ington by order of Louis XIV
lie France, but as the president was q
w permitted to receive presents from pc
70 ers, the carpet was sold. In 1897 it W
go presented to the association who nc
III. lhRs control of Mt. Vernon.