Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-18
TOUCHING The HIeHueHTs.
On a Long Trip East-Oregon
Girls Abroad.

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Girls Abroad.
i "Yes, l met President Roose-
velt in Washington; had a glimpse
of the Tombs where Harry Thaw
is incarcerated in New York;
saw the famous Madison Square
root garden where the White
Thaw tragedy occurred, and the
tower where Stanford Whites
rooms were located, and ten mil
lion other sights that I can not
describe" declared Miss Aida
Metcalt, the Corvallis girl who
has just returned from a three
weeks trip East as a guest of
Phillip S. Bates contest party of
girls. It was the trip of a life
time, for Mr.. Bates was princely
in his treatment of the lucky
girls who won the free trip, and
their every wish was gratifed.
Their first important stop after
leaving Chicago was at Washing
ton, D. c., where they were TAX
en- about the city in an automo-
bile, all the points of interest be-
ling explained by a lecturer who
accompanied the party. "This
is city OF great wealth." said
the lecturer, "and everyone has
money in Washington. Every
bird has a bill in its mouth,
every horse wears check on its
head, every flower has (s) cent,
every blade OF grass has green
back, every niger who mows a
lawn gets a good rake-of and
everyone goes out of town III
summer for the change" BY
the time the speaker had COM
pleted the list and stopped to
catch his breath the Oregon girls
were convinced that Washington
was indeed a city of vast riches.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth was viewed,
out with its uninviting, cold
brown stone front and its lawn
grown knee-high with rank grass
it did not appeal to the Oregon
"peaches." The Longworths
are away for the summer. All
the homes of the government Of
fcials and high dignataries were
seen, but none appealed parti-
cularly to the bunch of lassies
from the far West. ''They are ali
so much alike, all so severe anc
cold, and so jammed together
that it would kill me to have to
live in one," said the Corvalli:
girl who saw them.
The girls visited Mt. Vernon,
the old home of George and Mar
tina Washington; they visited th'
tomb of the illustrious pair ant
l saw the coffns that hold th'
ashes of the father of his coun
| try and his wife. Much of th'
furni. .ure used by the Washing
tons is preserved at Mt. Vernon
and was seen by the Oregon
party, including the bed in whicl
| George Washington died. I
leaf from magnolia tree plante'
1 at Mt. Vernon by the "boy VIII
never told lie" is among Mis-
Metcalf's treasured souvenir
President Roosevelt was at MI
! Vernon the same day, and Mis-
Metcalt petted his favorite ridin,
horse while the groom awaite
the appearance of the President
1--WE had dinner at the Ebbit
/! house that night,' said Mis-
J Metcalf, land Senator Bourn
dined with us. The next dav h
- went with us to the White Hous
aud introduced US to Presiden
Roosevelt. The latter greeted
Us cordially and as be shoo
, hands with US made a few re
r. marks to each. He looks exact
c. ly like his pictures and has
i. rather odd style of speech"
q The girls were shown throug
II. the White House and the use {
2 = the various looms was explained
The dining room is in brown
including all the furniture; ther
lie Iaroe eleoapt 6,eo1oce d;r