Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-03-16

tary, or naval schools. Whatever
the number, it was stirring sight
| for thousands who like ourselves
were viewing it for the first time, and
materially increased our respect foI
| the state Of preparedness the United
States is NOW in. Bands galore,
marching clubs Of political, fraternal,
and civic organizations Of different
eastern cities, including the G. a. r.
and women suffragettes passed along
in turn, and was sight worth going
to see.
Senator Husting called at the hotel
/ soon after the inaugural parade was
over, and greeted his constituency in
| diyidually extending an invitation fer
them to visit him in a body next
morning. The display Of fireworks
discharged from the vicinity of the
Washington monument that night
was Of interest to many although
not particularly SO. to US, neither
was the monument. Owing to the
Democratic caucus on hand Tuesday
morning Mr. Husting was unable to
see his home folks again but placed his
secretary, Mr.. Murphy at their dis
posal in showing them such of the
places as was OF interest to them.
For US that consisted of the capitol,
senate, house of representatives, and
congressional library.
The afternoon was devoted to the
lfulfillmenJ of lifelong desire, seeing
Mount Vernon. A street car ride of
fifteen miles is one means of getting
there and the route we took. Alex
anGria, Virginia, was one of the most
interesting sights of the entire trip
and noted among other things as
possessing the church regularly at
tended by Washington and family
Going and coming the cars were
tnronged with people, also the
grounds. Both here and in the pa
rade Of the day before, all indications
OF levity Of thought, or expression,
were cOnspicuously absent. Some
thing in the atmosphere prevented
any Sunday base ball game demon
stratlyeness. Standing on the lawn
in fronbof the home OF Washington,
overlooking the Potomac, probably
nowhere more beautiful than at this
point, it struck us that no American
could do so without at least
feeling something of desire to be a
more worthy citizen Of the best land
on earth The place is kept nearly
as it was when occupied by the illus
trious owners, and visitors are per-
mitted to view the contents of every
room, StrOag iron gates at each door
prevents anyone from abSentmindedly
carrying any little relics Of the visit
away in their pockets. The grounds
were beautiful and seen in summer
would need a Bertha M. Clay sort Of
person to do them justice. Everyone
visited the family burying ground
where several of the Washington
race are taking their long sleep. Here
is the toD2b which contains the earth
ly remains of of George and Martha
Washington. Going back to the
house one passes the red brick barn
built in 1733. In one stall a horse
was standing said by some Of the
tourists TO have once helped to draw
the coach which stood near by. After
seeing tlae coach, and the detected
appearance of the horse, we realized
that horses as we'll as men, some
times live to regret the mistakes of
their earlier life The kitchen, mus
ic room, and spinning room contained
articles THAT we understood handling
probably as well as any lady who saw
them that day. This completed our
tour Of Washington, or as much as
would interest the general public
To als the trip presented much in
the way of pleasure, enlargement Of
ACC uaintaHce, widening of vision, etc.
Yet in one respect it did not com
pare with what every railroad ia Wis
consin affords it's passengers a view
of. Nowhere between Chicago and
Washington were such evidences of
highly improved farms, buildings,
fences, and stock as southern, centr al
and even northern Wisconsin is fair
~ covered with. Indiana, Ohio and
Pennsylvania may have them but not
along the B. & O. Although the San
born farm buildings can be duplica-
ted on many thousands OF Wisconsin
farms, we saw nothing TO compare
with them outside Of this state.