The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-04
WASHINGTON clrY---mT VERNON, ETC

The editor with number of High Point
people, spent Tuesday and Wednesday in
! she Capital City. Washington is an inter
| esting city at all times 1t matters not how
many times you go there. We had the
! pleasure to be present when President Will
son read his now famous message to Con
gTess and tc witness record breaking
crowd to hear this distinguished democrat ex-
ecutive of the nation.
The boys corn club and the girls cook ing
club from Ohio, headed by Governor Cox and
two thousand strong swept down on WASH
ington Wednesday and paraded the streets
that night
trip to historic old Mt. Vernon, the home
of the Father of our Country, is ever inter-
esting. The mansion situated on a high
elevation overlooking the placid waters of the
Potomac is one of the most picturesque places
in America. The home is much larger than
outward appearances indicate. When once
inside you find eighteen rooms plaearded and
each article of furniture marked and having
glorious history. The assembly room show
ing the beautiful and artistic fire place,
trinkets of General and Martha Washington,
the mammoth state platter, etc, Mrs Wash
ington's living room, the writing table, maps,
lounges, etc, in about the same position as
left in 1901, the music box given by General
Washington to Eleanor Custis upon her
marriage to Lee; LaFayettess room; the par
lor with the art square, gift from King
Louis XVI to Washington; Eleanor or mel
lie'' CuStis' room with its beautiful old furni-
ture and massive bed canopy and little keep
sakes; the bed room of General Washington
showing the bed upon which he expired; the
one window room in the attic directly over
the Generals of Mrs Washington, showing
where she also died two years later; the Riv-
er Room: guests room, spare rooms, etc. In
the hall on first floor hangs the sword in pos
session of Washington when he left the army
and used by him when he was inaugurated
president with inscription taken from codi-
Gill in his last will: ''Never unsheathe this
sword except it be in defense of life or for
the protection of the country and let it re-
main in the possession of the user in battle
till death. - The coach house contains the
old coach of state with its massive draperies
and greatly dished wheels and elongated lad
der-steps. The old kitchen with the utensils
Martha Washington was wont to pride her
self upon; the sacred and hallowed spot
the tomb of WashiEg gton, with the bodies Of
the General and Mrs. Washington in the
vesdbule and the sarcophagus in the back
ground containing 80 bodies of the ''offieial''
Washington family together with two others
on the side of Eleanor Gusts Lee and hus-
bard, making "a altogether. The remains
OF Washington were removed to this tom
81 years after his death and a glance inlo
the ros wood casket at that time revealed
the immortal Washington looking about the
same the day he was buried.
A large herd of deer is being raised on the
estate. s-- szs--ss.. i, ~
t Just now the carpenters are putting new
roof on the house and the editor had the
pleasure while there OF being presented with
an old hand made nail extracted from the
roof just over the rooms of General and Mar
tina Washington. There were three atogeth-
er and the carpenter came down the ladder
and turned them over to the keeper of the
home who in turn was persuaded to part with
| one of them.
| Mt. Vernon as before stated is a most
| beautiful place and every one Should visit
it 1t will make them broader and bigger and
better in every way.
North Carolina is always represented in
every nook and corner of this country and
| you invariably run across them. While
| there We met Mr. Thompson of Ashe county
/ who is thinking of locating near Washington
i on fine farm.