Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-22
The Washinqton Trip.
A composite letter written for the HER
AID by the graduating class, 1910,
Island Pond High School.
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The Fish Commission building has
many attractions to the followers of |
Izaak Walton. Here are fish from all |
over the country, including brook trout,
lake trout, rainbow trout, steelheads
from our section, and hundreds of 9TH
ers, all within foot OF our noses, swim
ming about in their native element.
The different stages of fish Matching are
also illustrated.
Near this building is the plant Of the
Agricultural Department. The crafty
Secretary of Agriculture, on being given
only half the appropriation that he asked
for, built two wings with a large space
between. lie said that the main build
ing would just fill that space when the
time came to build it.
The Monument is the most satisfac
tory object in the city. 1t is large
enough to exceed expectations. The
view from the top is very fne. The
whole city lies on the ground before you
like map. The familiar construction
of the streets crossing at right angles in
the orthodox fashion with the avenues
intersecting these streets in all conceiv-
able angles is shown very clearly here.
To the east, across the great Mall, at
distance of II miles, is the Capitol. To
the north, across the splendid grounds
of the Executive Mansion, is the White
House. Scores of magnificent buildings
are scattered through the city. TO the
west lie Arlington Heights, the sumptu-
GUS residence of Robert f. Lee, sur
rounded by thousands of our nations
heroes in their last bivouac within the
silent city of the dead, and to the south
the historic Potomac winds its course
past the home of Washington into the
| OBSCURE distance.
Another visit to the Library and the
4 day is completed.
The next morning was given over to
a brief shopping expedition. There are
some fair sized department stores in
this city, but the little shops with theil
strange and beautiful wares from the
ends of the earth offer greater attrac-
ton.
The Post Office building with the
dead letter Office on the first floor and
the Museum on the third floor abounds
in interesting and surprising things.
The public is admitted to the base
ment of the White House and to the
famous East Room. In the basement
are many portraits of the ladies of the
White House, also specimens of the
china used by the different presidents
In the afternoon we took the steamer
for Mount Vernon. There were too
many people of the same mind to make
, the trip altogether satisfactory. The
grounds, tomb, outbuildings and man
, sion are. kept in excellent condition; for
this purpose a small entrance fee is
! charged. Practically everything is Just
, rs Washington left it. In few cases,
as in the library, where the original Oh.
, jects have been removed, duplicates
, have been procured. One can look into
! all the rooms of the mansion but NAV
not enter. 1t was with regret that we
took the steamer to return to the citv
and we cast many backward glances at
the noble bluff, the home and the final
: resting place of the beloved "Father of
, his country" T..
On the last day the party divided and
followed his or her own bent. The davis
harvest was a mixed one. The Zoolog-
ical Gardens, filled with queer birds and