New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
UNDER THE DOME
ITCE PRESIDENT MARSHALL had a

MICE pRESID E\T MARSHALL had "a
taste of Virginia hospitality and IN cX-
pcricncc along the Potomac River that
proved very interesting. He was invited 20
address camp meeting at Great Falls on
the Virginia side, thirteen miles above Wash
ington. The place may be reached bv q
trolley line on the Virginia side or by
ID good automobile road on the MARYLAND
side. The latter route ncccssitatcs cross
ing the nVer 40 point where there is no
bridge.
~Do YOU prefer 10 go by trolley in a spc-
Cial car or by motor the Vice President
was asked by the committee.
by motor, replied Mr.. Marshall. who
likes 90 make use of the machine that a
generous government furnishes the Vice
President; although the motor he was then
using land still uses was 81 thing Of shrcds
and patches fit for the scraphcap, and II
had stood four years of weai and tear dur
ing the last administration.
Had he chosen the trolley, the Vice Prcsi-
dent would have been taken directly 20 the
camp grounds but he was not aware OF this
until later. He and the party accompany
ing him proceeded by motor TO Great Falls.
Leaving the machine on the MARYLAND side.
they crossed the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal:
then traVcrScd long. swinging bridge
which spans one of the gorges Of this PIC
turcSQuc region. The bridge swaycd and
trcmblcd, bobbed UP and down, and. though
assured of It's entire safety, the distinguished
visitors could but remember that only q
short time previously the same bridge had
broken down, prcCipitating half q dozen
persons into the raging water below, with
serious results.
Safely over the swinging bridge the Vice
President was conducted by a narrow, wind
ing path across an island. covered with I'M
dergrow;h. huge bouldcrS and driitWood, TO
q second branch Of the river. Here the
party embarked in boats and We're rowcd
to another island. They walked across the
island. again took boats for "a longer trip on
the water, and were finally landed on the
Virginia side
Near the bank Of the river carriages
drawn by fine horses were awaiting them.
But those carriages were the first Of their
kind that bad ever been 1T the place. In
order % make II possible 20 reach the river
with them "a road had been cut through the
forest along q winding brooklet and over
the steep bluffs Il was q new corduroy
road. constructed on the lines we read
abou, in histories Of the Civil War, and
had been built specially for Vice President
Marshall.
Gould hospitality 90 farther than that
asked a Virginia lady. That IS the way
Nirginians treat a distinguished guest.
But. alas. the road only went part Of the
way up the heights. There was long,
weary climb TO reach the camp meeting
ground. and the Vice President is about the
poorest walker in public life. As il TO en-
phasize their mistake, there stood q trolley
car not fifty yards from their destination
They groaned inwardly when they thought
Of the return trip.
In Justice to the good people who were
the Vice President it must be
said that they gave him dinner that he
will long remember. Famous in the annals
OF ole Virginia" cooking is the fried chick
en-. the con pone, the fritters. 'taters, and
other products Of the soil The Vice PreSi
dent almost forgot the vicissitudes Of his
recent trip while at table; but was torn
away iron the good things in order to make
the return voyage before darkness added to
is perils.
ICHARD ". AUSTIN, Congressman