The Washington herald., 1911-01-14

The blue-eyed little bride. with the
green macaw feather in her hat. who
made the last trip up the Washington
Monument yesterday can 90 back to
Saugatuck and gloat over all the other
brides that ever came to Washington on
their honeymoons. For didn't she-and
John. Of course, John was there, he was
necessary part Of the honeymoon-ride
up with the President of the United
States and hear him comment on the
view that spread out before them from
the windows just under the peak? And
wasn't it their first trip to the top of
the Monument. and the Presidents first
trip, too? And didn't she get SO near
him that she could almost touch his coat
sleeve?
OF course. there wore other people
who went on that trip with the Presi-
dent. although it was last Of the day
and although it was Friday. the 18th.
There was a good-sized crowd that filled
the big elevator comfortably when the
President and Secretary Norton. with
two Secret Service men, came up the
gravel walk to the foot Of the Monument
The President toOk one look at the
slim stone shaft rising into the mist for
more than five hundred feet. one look at
the elevator and then said to Mr.. Norton:
Il think well ride up. Norton
And then for ten minutes or more the
crowd stood close to the chief Of the
nation while the elevator slowly ascend
ed.
With Mr.. Norton at his side and the
two Secret Service men just behind the
President walked over to the window on
the north side Of the little square room
at the top Of the monument. Out through
the window he could see the White
House. and beyond 1t Sixteenth street,
running straight as an arrow. miles out
into the distance until it was lost in the
haze that overspread the city. To each
OF the windows the President walked in
turn, looking over the city that lies
mostly to the east, the Potomac a quar-
ter Of q mile away to the west, and be-
yond it the hills Of Virginia and the
graves Of Arlington Cemetery.
1T must be fine up here on a clear
day." he said, as he turned away at
last to enter the elevator for the trip
down.
Visits the Capitol.
At the entrance to the shaft the Presi-
dent paused for a minute, undecided, and
then the party struck eastward out
through the Mall. The crowd that had
enjoyed twenty minutes with greatness
watched him carefully until he disap-
peared behind the trees that border Four
teenth street
Hasn't he got beautiful mustache, -
said the bride with one last look at the
disappearing figure.
The monument was not the pnly place
Of interest to the sightseer that the
President visited yesterday. Down
through the Mall he strolled, then out
into Pennsylvania avenue. and down that
thoroughfare to the Capitol
He appeared Unexpectedly at the Senate
end of the Capital about 5 o'clock. The
Senate had adjourned some time before,
and there were very few people outside Of
watchmen and elevator conductors in the
Senate wing. The Presidents presence in
the Capitol was made known by a fat
man who came rushing into the press gal
lery short Of breath and. with some en-
barrassment. announced that he had been
jostled in the elevator by another fat man
and when he turned to rebuke him for it
he discovered it was the President.