Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
Washington Has Hearty Wei.
come for Hosts of Visitors.
ATTRACTIONS OF THE CITY
Unusual Inducements Are Held Out
to All Corners
ON BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
Nations Capital the Ideal Place to
Combine the Two-Stores in
Holiday Attire.

Shopping Fortnight begins tomorrow.
This period was selected by the retail
committee of the Chamber OF Commerce
as that in which It would be most salts.
factory for visitors from Maryland ana
Virginia to come to Washington and do
their Christmas shopping. see the sights
Of the capital Of the United States and
look from the galleries upon the members
of the Slxtieth Congress, which convenes
this week.
The retail committee of the Chamber Of
Commerce., having secured tho co-opera-
ton OF a great number of washinsten's
leading merchants. offers. in addition to
the ordinary attractions OF Washington
as q show place and a center OF business
activity and entertainment. the further
inducement of the repayment In whole or
In part, OF the money expended tor travel
In reaching the city SPECIFIC information
regarding this offer may be obtained By
writing to or calling at the headquarters
Of the committee. at the corner Of Penn
sylvania avenue and 18th street where
clerks are employed to answer the In
auiries Of actual or potential visitors.
Inducements to shoppers.
At the risk of repeating what has al
section Of The Sunday Star. II must be
emphasized that Washington ID the log
icai place for jewellers in neighboring
parts Of Maryland and Virginia to come
and do their holiday shopping. Last week
the reasons stood by themselves. and they
were strong enough as they were. But
this week they are confirmed in the IN
terest shown In the project by the per
sons to whom the arguments were direct
ed. These prospective Christmas shoppers
have Been sanding many letters the re-
| Commerce to learn the details Of the plan
by which railway fares are to be refunded
| In whole or In part to those coming TO the
city at that time to take advantages OF the
shopping wee ks. and from these letters IL
is now possible to predict that the project
will be a success. In fact, would be
difficult to see how this could not be so.
| for even at ordinary times little induce
| ment Is needed to lead our neiUhbors 10
pay a visit to the capital OF the nAtien.
| Is, when the Sixtieth Congress- gathers
| and the city is filled with life, the attrac-
tions Of other times are more than dou-
| bled.
ington as a city for sightseers. Euro
| peans cross the Atlantic and Asiaoes
| traverse the Pacific and a whole continent
| to visit the great monuments OF TINS
famous capital Americans from every
state make Washington the goal OF tneir
| travels. What they come SO far TO sec y
| right at the doors of our neighbors OF
Maryland and Virginia, and with them
| familiarity has not bred contempt.
Whether one dwe1ls upon the archi-
| tectural glories OF the capital or upon
| the beauties Of It's parks and suburbs,
| there ia little to be said bit in praise.
Visitors compare Washington always TO
| the city they like the best. To some II u
| the modern Vienna; to others a second
| Parts, but to all 1t Is q city with charm
all It's own. unlike any other in ths world.
| standing with q distinction all It's own
and needing to borrow no renown from
stored cities Of the old world.
| For to the making Of washington mas
come the cumulative wisdom OF the ages.
The experience Of generations has been
drawn upon to make a city that shall b
| as nearly perfect as such an artinciai Col.
| lection OF houses and people can be. Year
| after year improvements are made ana
new ones suggested. Nobody says that
| Washington Is perfect, but It Is following
| the counsels OF perfection and appears
| to have q fighting chance OF winning TO
| the goal which Is more than can be sato
Of many another city.
Worlds Finest Buildings
Visitors need hardly be told that they
have q chance to see in Washington what
is confessed by many to be the finest
building in the world-the Library Of Con-
gress-that magnificent structure across
the plaza from the Capitol. There may
be seen an interior that for magnificence
in decoration has never been surpassed.