Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-22

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SO to speak. It was wonderful. The
falls are not high like Minnehaha but
they fall over a very large area of
rock. When one sees such magnifi-
cent sight one wonders what Niagara
must be. But, never mind, will know
what Niagara is like before I return
from the east. We are only five hours
from New York you know.
| Some few weeks ago several OF the
Webster City girls attended the Iowa
picnic at Great Falls. That time we
were on the Maryland side of the
falls. The picnic was on our first
Saturday half holiday. We have half
holidays each Saturday during the
summer and I am using mine to good
advantage. Last week l attended a
session of congress. That is some
thing l have been DESTROYS of doing
for some time. 1t was interesting and
highly entertaining to see two POM
pous senators get into "jangle." I
enjoyed it oroughly-especlasly the
jangle.
The capitol building is wonderful.
have been through it and the state
house several times. The corridors of
the capitol always have some new at
traction for me-they are so beauti-
full. And it is the same with the Lib
rary of Congress. We visited 1t at
night the first time for everyone said
the effect of the electric lights on the
interior was SO marvellous. To at
tempt word picture would be futile
for it is beyond anything as useless as
words. The beautiful and spacious
entrance hall has been called a
vision in polished stone" 1t is lin
ed throughout with fine Italian mar
BILE, highly polished. The gold of the
ceiling, like that of the dome, is %
carats fine. To begin description of
the works of art with which the lib
rary is filled would require more time
than I have and, should the descrip-
ton be written, the Freeman-Journal
would have to publish an extra edi-
ton in order to use it. The reading
rooms are wonderful-the Senate
Reding room, the Representatives
reding room and the lobby. These
are in Italian marble and the Mosaic
mantels of this marble in the Repre-
sentatives' room are the richest and
most beautiful adornments of the
building. The rotunda or central
reading room is imposing in size Goo
feet in diameter and 125 feet in
height; the pillars are 40 feet high,
the windows 80 feet wide) and effect
i've in architectural design. Marbles
from Tennessee, Numidia and Siena-
dark shades, reds and yellowstone
a rich color effect.
We looked for the Freeman Journal
in the newspaper room and were dis
appointed when We didn't find it.
l hurried to the window just now
to see what the "big noise" was about
and found it to be caused by some
dozen sailor lads marching down the
street, singing. They were spick and
span in their white suits and were
evidently out for a good time. Sold
iers, sailors, marines, aviators and
any who wear the uniform of the
United States and our allies are seen
on the streets here daily. In fact we
wonder what is the reason when we
see young man of military age in
civilian clothes. We entertained the
French Blue Devils and they enter
tanned us. Camps and barracks are
numerous around Washington. We
have visited Quantice, marine camp
near here where Eugene Meller, a
Webster City boy, was stationed be-
fore he sailed for France. Twenty
one girls, together with a chaperone,
made the trip to Quantice one Sunday
morning. Several marines met us at
the station, escorted us to the Hostess
House where we had dinner. In the
afternoon they took us around the
camp in the ambulances and we saw
good base ball game, visited the
first line trenches" land had our
pictures taken therein), the rifle
range, had demonstrated the heavy
artillery" and other weapons of war.
We also spent a Sunday at Fort
Meyer and Arlington National ceme-
terry. To tell all 1 have seen and
done would fill a good sized book.
There's one thing certain, I'll have
plenty to regale you with when come
home. And, aside from the worth
while things, l have goodly number
of funny" things to tell, too.
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