The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-26
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MISS LATT.A DESCRIBES HiEH
RECENT VISIT 10 WASH (
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she saw and heard. lhe paper Aoi-
lows.
Comrades, Ladies and Gentlemen;
lAs you have called upon me to give
an account of some OF the interesting
events Of my late journey to Wash
Iington, d. G., will give a sketch OF
some Of the historic places / visited.
10 tell all that ] saw would be an
imposs,bnlty. so i have written a
paper tf few remarks that ! hope
lwfll interest and entertain you. Be
fore / 60 any further let me assure
Iyou thar had an excellent time as
well as advertising and boosting for
lthe Bath House and Mineral Waters
III Guthrie wherever | went Indeed
III distfhnad about 1900 circulars
along my whole route.
Mount Vernon.
Mount vernon, home Of the frst
president Of the United States OF
| America is situated on the western
bank al tho Totomac about 10 miles
3m Agashingtuil 1t is reached by
electric cars from Washington and
Mount Vernon. In the grounds Will
be found the tomb of Washington and
the mansion home occupied by him.
It is open to visitors from II a. m. to
4 D. M. every day except Sunday. On
entering Mount Vernon one is re
cuired to pay for admission to the
grounds. Narrow walks with beautl-
ful hedges on either side adorn the
walks to the mansion home. There
ts a separate house for each trade,
viz. CARPENTER house, ice house, spin
lui,lr house, etc. Entering from the
haek the first. thing to attract the
Tghtseer's notice are the old-fashioned
Wooden shutters, the huge pillars app
veranda; made in southern style. In
Washingtons library are all his books
also an old prayer book belonging TO
lhis mother. The map Of the United
states, a chair, table. book case ana
writing desk complete the furniture.
II Is said all the decorations are the
sane as in Washington's time. On
leaving the library room the upstairs
Is The next place Of interest. On this
floor il to be seen tho room in which
Washington died and all the guest
rooms. The former mentioned con
tains a huge bed with curtains at the
side, a chair and table The guest
rooms are furnished much in the
came way only more expensiyely fit
ted. The parlor is elaborately decor
ated and contains many articles o.
taste. The large rug given to Wash
lngton by La Fayette, the French
General. is one Of extreme beauty
The only room one can 80 in and
inspect contains many relics OF the
l.Father of the Country AMONG
these are a huge silver platter used
lby Washington only on special oc-
casions. Going from this parlor room
hallway leads out on the porch
where one may rest end have a most
beautiful scene before them Of the
Potomac river.
Navy Yards
The navy yards are at the foot Of
eighth street and are open to the
public every day from 0o'ciock until
sunset. 1t is here that most OF our
( implements of war are made, includ-
ing submarines, cannon, etc. 1t is m
teresting to watch the operations Of
tie machinery as it scrapes the red
hot iron or as it is finishing some
baby cannon about the length Of a
good sized house IN the harbor lie
Yachts, cruisers, man-ot-war, and the
Presidents private yacht the May.
lower" This vessels is about $50
eet in length, has three torpedo de-
stroyers and two submarines. There
are about $50 sailors on the May
flower" While in it ! played on the
/ Presidents piano and sat in The
Presidents chair. The quantity Of
food on the vessel might have fed the
tarving hordes OF Europe but vas
4nforned that sailors are hearty
eaters. Hundreds of bushels Of pota-
toes, onions. parsnips and beans. eans
OF condensed foods. etc, were looked
upon as a meager supply Of food,
Every part Of the vessel was complete
in its furnishings and indeed almost a
mansion on the water.
Soldiers Home.
The soldiers home is situated about
two miles north Of the Capital and
may be reached by Ninth street car
line and also the Bro5Sland line. The
grounds are beautifully located. COM