Smyrna times., 1907-01-16
HIGH SCHOOL TRIP TO WASHINGTON
Party Numbering Sixteen Under the ChaperOu-
age OF Principal ]. p. Burdeite Spent
Two EventfuI Days at the Capitol.

party of twenty eight, Watson Gear
hart, started for Washington. Wat. |
sons brother, Elbert, has fine posi-
ton in the Government Printing office.
and Watson availed himself of the on |
portunity to visit him as we'll as the |
Nations Capital. January the 10th !
the second of our number, Walter
Chandler, started to pay some relatives
In Baltimore short visit and then to
meet our main party as we passed
there. January the 11th found the fol-
lowing at the station to take the 7.16
a. M, train: Teachers, Misses Emma
Hongh, Annie Middleton, Emily Spru-
ance, and Bessie Middleton; pupils.
Marie Bedwell, Elizabeth Price, Ethe
Derrickson, Olive Hirons, John Pos
ties, Irving Brinton, Irving Walls,
Horace Spruance, Douglass Durand,
hoy Tucker, Ralston McCausand,
Walter Ransom, Warner Price and
Leslie Hirons; friends, Misses Anna
Hough, Grace Lloyd and Lizzie Jones
Mrs. j. G. Mannering and Mrs. A.
Tilghman and Mr.. Arthur Stokesbury.
We were met at Clayton by Miss May
Hardcastle, of Leipsic, and expected to
meet another of our country teachers
at Townsed. but she "got left" The
courtesy ind kindness of the Railroad
Officials was especially marked both
going and coming. Wereached Wash
ington at 11.32 a. M, aud found,
Sightseeing Automobile Coach capa-
BILE OF holding forty passengers await
ing us. After looking at the spot
where Garfield was shot we took our
automobile for the Arizona, a quiet,
inexpensive hotel, 80 g Street, N. W.
Our rooms being assigned us and lunch
served. we started out to see our Ma
tional Lawmakers. L will not attempt
description of the Capitol. Anyone
may get that from the "Oficial Guide, -
but not everyone has the privilege of
seeing the Supreme Court at work The
boys could not quite see the propriety
ofsome of our Associate Judges reading
books while lawyer was talking to
them. But after listening to the law
yer for few minutes and noting his
uninteresting manner and not being
able to understand scarcely a word
that was said, we concluded that if we
were in the place of the judges we
would all be, not reading, but asleep.
Lest some of our number should 90 to
.. sleep we soon took our departure and
went to see Senate at work. Through
the courtesy of Senator j. Frank Alice
we had an admission card to the re-
served gallery. Finding the reserved
gallery full we went to the ladies gal
lery and got seats, from which we could
see and hear. Our guide could mo-
tell us what the discussion was about
,, but we soon found out that the Demo
cratic side of the Senate was having 6
tilt with the Republican over some
point concerning the late Rebellion.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, in a sten
torian voice and very logically, de
y clared it should not be referred to as
: rebellion" but as a crisis in our his
!, tory in which was decided the question
= of the Nations strength.
!. Many Notable Men Seen and Recognized.
L We all recognized the Vice Presiden
/ and many recognized Mr.. Depew, o.
II New York. The House adjourned be
= fore we reached it, but we saw many o.
,, the Representatives and felt we'll re
10 paid for the expense of our trip as W
y thought of our lawmakers and inter
10 prefers, not as something read of, bu
rt persons seen at work, We next visite
M our Library of Congress, which mus
lh be seen by day and by night to be full
he appreciated. Then through the Bo
i tanical gardens to see one of the fines
s. collections of palms and ferns in th
a. world We had nearly an hour befor
Id dinner and during that time we sci
g. out souvenir cards to our parents an
as friends, but the three "small boys
20 did not have sweethearts to whom the
er desired to send cards so they decide
le ''to go up town little ways" The
,h were late for dinner but they had see
is the President coming in from his aftel
on noon ride, and two of the President
es boys, and had talked with a member {
us the Cabinet, and had played with som
of the squirrels of the White Hous
grounds, and thus they tried to ator
d. for their tardiness.
IT. Cordially Welcomed by Former Smyrnisr
IN
nd We all started out at $50 p. M,
e') see the Library OF Congress by nigh
ry After looking until we were tired, v
nk scattered some in one direction al
ch % some in another Just before leavin
nd the library for our hotel, Miss Ed