The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-12
EappNammers

NE west parior-uh. our wnshh,,,, ~, ~. !,
~" kehuemnn, Jet me tell yOu--wberr
h,. M - y cifpet that was woven FOR him
~ tne order Of the king VI France. II bss
HalS greeE ground. with an Amerisan
fi; Yrt Sulrounued by stars IA the center rhe
r s,,4'f comes next then the family dining
~ HfI fisst " Washington sitting room, and
Tue banquet hall, where dtsiingtishrd y, ~
VIE Leasted IN this last room ibcrc a
hat paT Ts im9R.tlepiess beagtifuliy curved
Vaughan II London n Is safd ,bo, n NV
captured by pirates on its wav ONT G1t
tnuh wren they heard for whom II wns in
,inG"rs,, o ,leF sent on TO him. You must
80, ts.eislAhu that all these beautiful thinvs
we sent 70 him after he had Won fhc
hl,at hsht for his country An over ,he
~ nguse aFe testimonials from the great mon
Wnole world had come 10 understena =, Ny
htIMc part he had PLAYED and thcy were
a es1a 10 show him that they understood and
F INV ~ ,, pls gIeatness Of character
az 19eutoons, twelve IN ALL and like those
IN tue lower hoor they are furnished nnrt-
tx lnrnltpre used hy General ana Mis-.
NAshlugton,- and partly hy the women no
iohElng 10 the Mount Vernon Iadice. es
ihuSlaunn; This was started In 1S55 Ia. /,
,uuy IN South Carolina Miss Ann Pamela
of WogSi,iiulIia, who hearing that the home
n,,., MsNshilhgton was 70 he sold. because tho
UWher; John Augustine Washington Nas
10Y ohle to keep it up made M her mind
,yot,cre IoI the country. Just Ike the
No.. fhN
daughters Of the Republic III Texas III
dUout the san JaCinto battlefield and ,chen
mv.sn start IN Tor that sort Of thing they
sNIeIaliN succeed. Miss Cunningham died
ma IN 1850 the place was bousb7 fnr saW6
VyV, ana turned over to the goycrninent r.
t p ,ak zen care of We'll. they do take beau.
th thew Va ~ o. II; me lawns are well kept.
,uhsIe ure good walks and drives every.
,Wnere and the house, with kitchen bntler,s
rouse smoke house. stables etc nrc ali
IN ra, perfect repair and just as clean as houses
By the bye, in the coach house" Is tbe
~ ~ co9en, as they were called then thnt
oh,at,ldl ana Mrs. Washington drove In TO
| chureh and over 10 Washington Ia soc NOR
friends 1t is a queer ISosin, ses tue .l
| Sery heh, with steps 10 let down from fhG
uo9's so that the occupants could get in
t, There are 50 many things Of interest
writing about them but must tci1 s.o w.,
ttInat 4 looked Into the room where General
washington died-taking leave ~ tbIe
s wwiiu 10 receive his fun reward for lonc
en- sttI uSeIuI nc. The bed where he died Is
SUI there--an old time four.posted he'd
NH curtains hanging from the tester
Lhere is an old hair.cloth trunk near II
| bjy, iu i.lsl shape. that he carried with
I'm everywhere. There is the chair too
nnere Mrs Washington sat reading inc
blnle to him just before he died Aftcr
MS niSoo aeath she moved m stairs to a room
| Where there was a window tbat Looked
| over to his tomb Here Inv this UindSyr
! she sat day after day, until the summons
| came and she passed over to ioIn him an
t9e other Side They lie side by side I'm
Whlte marble tombs within n vault that
rs open on one side. Here there is tho
same simplicity that you see EVERYWHERE
about the place, for on Mrs Washlngton's
5 5oinP Is only her name, age and date Of
death- ana on the generals, I'm addition to
| ihese, the shield ot the United States and
'iie eagle are carved in the white marble
res While General Washington lived like
style. No display, no cxtravagance marked
MS lie, but he kept up the dignity Of his
| position, as FIRST president Of his country
JUST as ne ought TO have done. | came
| away with higher feeling OF reverence
| than ever for this great man. whose name
Is known all over the world as the name Of
one who was both great aud good
The different rooms and places about the
estate are httcd up and cared for by the
| women OF The different States For in.
stance, Virginia cares for the room In
which Washington died, Wisconsin the
room Mrs. Washington died In. and Ala
hana the main hall, etc. or course / knew
that Texas had put up n gate so looked
| Tor II. II was the one that the people VINO
go by railway 60 through to enter the
grounds. and an iron tablet tells the story
| This was done through the efforts Of Mrs
| MaNcy, wife Of the Judge Of the Western
| district of Texas and noble work It was.
| too. Mrs. MaNcy has had great deal OF
| trouble to raise the money for that gate
and ] believe It has not nil been paid vet
! Certainly Texans are not very generous
with their money. when it comes 10
| patriotic work, and the gate Is great
| credit TO Mrs. Maxey, for I know. from
| what she herself told me- how hard she
| had to work for It,
am glad to tell you that we have A
new Happyhammer club, It was organized
| by Mae Mooney at Dilworth. and while
| there are only few members now / am
| sure, from the spirit shown by the girls,
| that II Is going to do good work, Why not
try to interest the boys, tOo2 | am sure
they would gladly help In such q noble
! cause The following Is the list Of officers
and other members: Elizabeth Arnold.
president; Josephine Arnold, vice PRESIDENT;
Mae Mooney, secretary and treasurer; Mar
| cissa Strouhe, Nora Conner. Mae Arnold,
| Nirgie Arnold and Lena Arnold hope the
| secretary will write all about the club, and
would like her TO address her letters TO
| me. OF Austin street, Houston
Every now and then get letter sign
| ed only by initials. That will not do; YOU
| must sign full name for the editor And !
would rather the writer's would NEn tull
! name. and not Initials Of Christian names.
| BY the bye, one OF the writer's sent a nom
| dc plume that I really could not accept.
"salT forgot her name, too
To Romeo" II you want to make US
| smile help the helping fund to grow ny
! all means. But you will understana when
I / saw 7 do not like personal illusions III
1 the letters. They do harm by qtousing
| anger. and they are not dignfed You can
To Ethel Nlauldln: Your poem shows
-nromise. hut the subject Is NOT an appro-
/ pirate one for our page.
! 10 Mae Mooney: Watch for the next IS
| sue--it win please you.
/ To Reed Bird Mrs. 4. p. Read q
| Noble. La. wants your fun name and ad.
/ dress. She thinks you may be- relative.
! 7 have forgotten both name and address,
Margaret Hadley Foster.
NEW HAPPYHAMMERS.
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1 Lula Campbell .....-..'-..-''. Apoi4 WI,
| L. T. Whatley ...,...-.+...-. ffAinIlt ~, ~,
( Eva Micker ......,-....-...'. -..'-' b4ipe5 !
Burrls Harvey ....-.+s'''s.. MssiLi unv
b Irene House ...---s.. -, Il So s'vll1t'
4 Charley PETTY ...-.. Pheasant fia,lS, ~ Al,
] Narcissa Stroube ...-,.....-'..' IliiiNoltths
4 Mac Arnold .-...s... 80 - '.''- 1t ,itN"nt
Ylrgie Arnold ...-..-.-.'- -'."t,. SSiitn. 4
1 Lena Arnold .,.---.-....'..-' BgliiMe r \ \
! Elizabeth Arnold .--.....-.s.'.' lyilWvir,1,n
Isaac Curry .s....-.-..-''.-.- y ~. ~ iic
| Lutte Hemrni .....f-tsfss'-f. hailets'i'''