Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-01

Emily 1000 New Englanders arrived in
washington Saturday night, of which
number your town, Brattleboro and vici-
nitv contributed about FIVE per cent.
The hotels had not expected so many at
this time, and though their accommo-
dations were overtaxed all were cared
for in a way. ..
The visitors were just in time to enjoy
a nerfect Easter day, inspiring hanelu-
iabs from church choirs, special and elo-
uuent sermons-for those who were tor-
tunate enough to gain admission to over
crowded churches, all fragrant WIN
choice offerings of floral spendor. Long
before the church bells chimed ther
tuneful calls, the avenues ana cross
streets were alive with thousands Vi
sightseers in pretty Easter costumes
ioyfully and approvingly announcing the
advent of spring. Not a thing OF pubic
interest escaped the visitors eye. SLOW
~ they wended their way up the broad
PENNSYLVANIA avenue to Fourteehth
street where a great throng mad gain
cred long before the doors of the Fresl-
dents church-All Souls-were swung
open to the accommodation of a very
small proportion of eXpectant worship
uers Among these were some Of your
townspeople, including Principal and MRS
Smith, who reached their sittings through
the Sunday school parlors and very near
the chief executive. Mrs. Taft, MISS
Helen and Robert Taft, attended St.
Johns Episcopal church, where the same
crowded conditions were found. The
other churches of the city were also
crowded with regular and visiting wor-
shippers all charmed with the wealth OF
flowers and special music.
The afternoon crowds were even larger
than those of the morning; all Washing
ton seemed to have appeared on the
70 inv O OIL n
day, and curious to see the great and
constantly changing Kaleidoscope OF
spring costumes of home and foreign
creation Visitors looked till they were
tired at the collection of statuary ana
pictures in the Corcoran art gallery, ana
then resumed their promenade through
Sixteenth street Massachusetts avenue
Rhode Island and Vermont avenues and
intermediate streets, all of which were
literally choked with the great parade OF
fashionable humanity and interested OBJ
servers. Long after the sun had droppeC
behind the sweeping hills Of old Virginia
the home-going multitudes, riding anC
walking, filled the broad sidewalks as
well as the avenues. A weary but salts
fed throng had enjoyed the day, ye
seemed not little reluctant to welcome
the shadows of the night. While the
parks and shrubs were not wholly re
splendent with spring blossoms, there
were, here and there, enough flowers t
afford a faint suggestion of the wonder
full display to come.
Monday your pupils were early astir TO
a trip to Mt Vernon and other points o
interest, attending the opera in the even
ing. Yesterday, they were busy in tn
several departments and in watching tn
Congress legislate. Today they hav
visited the White House and spoken t
the President being presented by Senate
pa Foster while
balance of the day has been given t
visiting Arlington, and again the Capitol
Tonight they are at home to thei
friends and resident Vermonters, VIII
are welcomed to the Metropolitan hote
for social hour. Tomorrow they wi
take an early start homeward, stoppin
en- route in Philadelphia and New York
Such a trip, though naturally fatiguinl
is enjoyable and profitable in an educa
tional way. 1t may be true that thes
visitors have had an advantage over tn
preceding parties, but this is owing
their trip being one year later to TIL
beautiful city. Each succeeding yea
brings new and varied attractions {
public interest, proving that the city
surely advancing, and that 1t is bound
become the finest, if not the largest,
the land.
The sudden death Monday night of A.
sociate Justice David j. Brewer of ii
united states supreme court, came as
shock to the public. He was notee pc
sonality, original, able patriotic ar
faithful to national traditions. He can
from long line of distinguished ancestr
and although born in a foreign land h
loyalty to Americas interests was new
for moment questioned Justice Brew
was educated in the public schools
Connecticut and at Yale, where he gra
uated 81 years ago. His legal caree
after graduating from the Albany la
school, was modestly begun in the Yves
eventually winning for him valuable a
sociatons and national fame He final
became a great jurist, through his a
pointment by President Harrison to Il
Supreme bench, in 1889. His life here
Washington, has been brim full of acti
interest in public affairs; he had stroi
grip on the hearts of his associate
whether on the bench or in the social
educational walks of life. His ready v
and kindly nature. kept him in clio
touch with the people, who honOred a
loved him. He was, in a sense, a We
monter by choice, having married LOui
R. Landon of Burlington in 1861. Fo
daughters were born of this union u
tice Brewer never lost an opportunity
say good things of the Green Mounta
state. His second wife was Miss Mott
this city, though the marriage took pla
in Burlington in 1901.
The Supreme Court will reconve
Monday, but as a mark of respect "
probably adjourn for at least a dt
Justice Brewers death leaves but sew
active judges of this highest tribun
Justice Moody being i'll at his Massacf
sets home. Just what effect Just
Brewers death will have in deciding
three great trust cases now before
court-the Standard oil, the tobacco a
the corporation tax cases-is a quest
of vital interest. 1t may entail n
hearings in which Justice Brewers 81
cessor will participate, or it may res
in a divided court decision. These p