Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-31
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r. Il. S. Seniors In Washington.

/ r. n. S. Seniors in Washington.
Prin. E. @. Ham has very kindly sent
the Herald the following account OF his
travel party and the pleasures OF their
trip:
The Randolph high school party for
Washington started Friday, the 25th, on
the :26 train for Bellows Falls to Join
the Tuttle party, organized by Prin. A.
e. Tuttle OF the Bellows Falls high
school. This is Mr.. Tuttle's seventh an
Dual tour and it WAS under his direction
that the class Of 1909, r. II. s., made its
trip last year.
The present party is made up OF the
class OF 1910, consisting OF the following
members;
Una J. Allen, Harold P. Gaylord, Myr-
ME A. Clifford, Marion A. Harrington,
Jetta A. Rogers, Ruth 4. Roundy, Philip
T. Salisbury, Hazel NJ Slack, with eight
more, who are Miss Mary Adams, Miss
Gladys Parker, Miss Edith Goodrich,
Raymond Paige, Roy Gilman, Albert
Adams, William Connolly and Principal
e. G. Ham. Miss Harrington Joined her
class at Ludlow, where she had been
spending few days with her brother.
Miss Edith Goodrich, who is a cousin OF
Miss Myrnie Clifford of the class, joined
the party at South Royalton, her home.
Albert Adams, who left school on account
OF illness last fall, came from his home at
Post Mills to meet the party ct White
River junction, while William Connolly
is taking the trip on his way to North
Dakota, intending to spend the time in
Washington partly with the PARTY and
partly with bis sister, Miss Mary A. Con-
molly. who is employed in the Govern
ment Printing office.
The Tuttle party is larger this year
than last, numbering 203, while there
were 1876 in the party last year There
are groups in the party from Randolph
Center, Bellows Fails, Chester, Proctor,
White River Junction, Windsor, Wells
River, Walpole, N. H., etc.
The Randolph party stayed at the
Rockingham in Bellows Falls Friday
night, leaving at a. IN. Saturday for
Washington. The weather was delight
full and the trip was much enjoy ed. They
we're late, however, ia reaching Washing
ton, it being $3.50 Sunday morning when
they arrived at their destination.
Sunday-Easter day in the nations cap
ital-was a delight. The day was warm
and beautiful. The party went to the
National Geological park in the forenoon
and in the afternoon went to the Cor
eoran Art Gallery for two hours and then
made a sightseeing tour in automobiles.
In the evening some went to church,
some to the Library OF Congress and some
Ito bed, he late arrival Sunday morning
and the hard work Sunday making sleep
a necessity.
Monday was splendid day. The
Bureau OF Engraving, the Smithsonian
Institution, the National Museum and
the annual egg rolling for children in
the executive grounds, made up the at
fractions Of the morning, while the trip
10 Mount Vernon was made in the after
noon aud the evening was devoted to the
Library OF Congress.
Tuesday will be spent in visiting the
Capitol, the House and the Senate, and In
the trip to the National Cemetery at Ar
lington. Wednesday, the last day In the
capital, will be used in visiting the State
Army and Navy building, the White
House, the Treasury, the monument, and
other places Of interest.
On Wednesday morning President Taft
will meet all visiting Vermonters and say
a few words to them. This Will probably
be in the East room at the White House.
Thursday the party leaves for Philadel-
phia, where a stop of two aud one-half
hours will be made for lunch and visit
10 Independence hall. Then the party
will leave for New York. where a ride
around Manhattan island in q steam
launch will be taken. After lunch the
party will take sleepers for home due in
Bellows Falls at s:15 a. m. Friday and
reaching Randolph ON the "mail train"
The party is comfortably located At the
new Hotel Harris and is In excellent
health and spirits. The weather has been
delightful and the trip promises to be for
he class OF 1910 one of the pleasantest
Ind most instructive events in their
chool life.