The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-02
ArrivaI at Niount Vernon.

hANaNul NJ MOUNT vernon
Tho members OF the commission. the
wives OF some Of them. and the wash
lngtonians, arrived at Mount Vernon
about the middle OF the afternoon. after
trip between the wooded banks OF the
Potomac River. on the United states
revenue cutter Apache. II was a curious
procession that wended it's way from the
wharf up the walks bounded by the
Nell-ordered lawn. The women were
dressed in native costume Of loose-belted
gowns and sandal slippers, topped off. by
way Of audacious Occidentalsm. with au-
tomobile wells. The men looked interest
edly out Of clean-cut almond eyes al the
natural beauties Of the place. and when
they passed a japanese maple tree.
stepped out on the grass and took some
Of the blood-red leaves to carry home
with them as keepsakes. Even in Japan
the souvenir spirit has found lodging.
Following the brief and entirely In
'ormal ceremony at the tomb, and the
botographing Of the party in front OF it
IN which the women were set inconspicu-
ously a little 20 one SIDE the mansion
was visited. and guides explained what
had happened I'm the different rooms-how
Gen. Washington had presided at state
functions In one; how. In the old family
kitchen the steamlng dishes were pre-
pared. and how. in an upstairs cham
Der. Gen. Washington died. on the very
bedstead at which they were looking.
The stand at which the souvenir
pamphlets were sold did a bargain-coun-
ter business, and the mail coaches are
now carrying westward a load OF Arner-
ican-printed post cards on the margin OF
which are related the experiences OF the
party in the strange characters OF the
japanese language.
The journey down the river and the
three-quarters OF an hour spent at Mount
Vernon gave a comparative breathing
spell in a day Of rapid-fre sightseeing
which began with the entrance at tho
Union Station early in the morning and
ended with a tour OF the Library OF
Congress and the Capitol and a reception
at the Commercial Club in the evenins
The Morning Programme.
The programme OF the morning includ.
ed the reception at the station bv Com
missioner Macfarland and the Washing
ton committee, an automobile trip through
the Mali. the EHipse. the Executive
grounds. the Zoo, Rock Creek Park. and
the Soldiers Home grounds: a recAptio,
by Secretary Of State Kno1 and Assist-
ant Secretary Wilson at the state nenart-
ment: reception at the War Departments
by Gen. Oliver. acting Secretary of war.
reception at the Navy Department b,,
Assistant Secretary Beekman WintbroD
and visits 10 the White House and tbo
Treasury Building.
After luncheon at the New WuIor5
the party repaired 10 the Apacbe WHORE
It was greeted by a stirring air from, a
section OF the Marine Band. detau 90
police accompanied the automobiles TO the
wharf. at the Arsenal. near the foot ~
Seventh street. About the railing of the
revenue cutter were grouped officers and
men, who stood at either side OF tba
gangplank as the little men from JansD
and the little women OF the beltad rot.o,,
stepped aboard, very dalntily. Not rnoro
that quarter Of an hour behind +bo
schedule time Of DEPARTURE o'clock-+bo
ropes were cast Off and the trip down the
river was begun.
A better day could not have been picked
out for such Journey. The waters ~
The Potomac were sparkling their bright
est, and along the low-lying banl-s /
the trees were shading from the brilliant
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