The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-18
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will try and tell something OF M
trip to our great Capital. left MI
Vernon at S:4S Monday morning.
Nov. 30, and arrived at Orrville at II
o'clock, and stayed there until 4:30.
then boarded the Buckeye Boys
Corn Special" for Washington, d. c..
ard arrived In Washington about
$50 o'clock Tuesday morning.
We went from the train to the New
Ebbitt Hotel, where we got our
breakfast, which was new exper.
ience to some of us. After breakfast.
We were taken in autos all over the
city. Each auto carried about thirty
five people. After we went over the
city, we went to the Capitol building.
where we walked clear to the top Of
The dome, where we could see all ov-
er the city. From there, we went to
the Congressional library, where we
saw a great many books; 1t was q
very beautiful building We then
went to dinner.
After dinner, we went to the wharf
where we boarded steamboat. and
went down the Potomac. to Mt. Yer.
non, Va, where we saw the old home
and tomb Of George Washington. We
had our pictures taken on the lawn Of
Washington's old home. We also
saw Washington's old coach, which
locked to be in good shape. We were
addressed at Washington's tomb by
Mr.. A. P. Sandles and Senator Atlee
Pomerene OF Ohio. After the address
we returned to the steamer and ar
rived In Washington about o'clock.
We went to the Washington monu-
ment Wednesday morning, but it was
SO very foggy, we could not see any
thing from the top. From there we
went wherever we wanted to go. In
the afternoon, we marched to the
White House, where we met Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson. The Boys
Band Of Oberlin presented President
Wilson with a pair Of white doves in
token Of his peaceful policy.
From there, we went to Arlington
Heights, where we were shown
through the cemetery, consisting of
40S acres. The guide showed us
stone where there were 2,111 un-
known soldiers buried and many
graves of generals and other great
men of war.
After that, we returned to Wash
ington. That night, we were address
ed by Secretary William Jennings
Bryan and Senator Atlee Pomerene
That night, we went to Phila-
delphia. The next day we went to
League Island, where we saw great
many battleships. After we were
there awhile and had looked ali
around, we returned to Philadelphia.
That was trip we boys especially
appreciated
That evening, we went to Keith's
theatre, and after that night we went
to New York. We took breakfast at
the Waldorf-Astoria, and fine souve-
Iir of the hotel was laid at each
place. At about II o'clock, we took
boat trip around New York harbor
and had dinner on the boat, and that
right we went to the Hippodrome
theatre, where we saw things we new
er dreamed Of seeing.
The buildings were certainly tall
in this fine city and the population
is greater than the state of Ohio.
That night, we started for the old
Buckeye state, happy, but tired
crowd of Buckeye corn boys and
girls.
will say l certainly feel well re-
paid for my summer of hard work,
and thank the Knox County Fair
Board for the chance to tell about
Washington.
l certainly appreciate what Mr.. T..
r. Riddle, Lima, O., director of the
tour, has done for me and the others
that were on the trains.
There were over eleven hundred
people on the Buckeye Boys Corn
Special for 1914.
hope next year there will be
more go than there was this year,. it
is certainly the best trip ] ever had
or ever expect to have. Anyone can
60 who wishes to, and ! hope there
will be more go from Knox county
than there were this year, as they
would certainly be we'll repaid for the
time and money spent.
WALTER P. BURGESS,
Monroe Township, Knox Co., O..