The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-03-05

the servant to remind him that it was time TO eo
by leading up the horse and handing the oIio,o
reins to him. The members OF Washlps'on'
family the local historian relates. always caine
up in large coach drawn by four forses II ,he
roads were heavy. Not infrequently heisiD'''
were guests in the coach.
Another favorite rendezvous in Alexandra ioi
sightseers is the room occupied by tue Aiaso .',
lodge named for Washington inns iouSe sun
1ourishes There one may look upon the chair
in which Washington sat when he PRESIDED over
the lodge of which he master, also the Ma
sonic anron he wore, his wedding gloves. PAIR
of spurs he wore. a pruning knife ne USED On
the Mount Vernon plantation, ana penhhAo
which his mother gave him when he was Poy.
And there is to be seen in the old lodge room the
last authentic painting Of him, pastel from iae
made by william Williams OF Pniiaoeipnia.
Another old Washington landmark In AieAan-
dria ia the Carlyle house. This structure was
there when Washington was young man. III
colonial DAYS It was one Of the best-knoWn hoteiS
in Virginia. The fine folks Of the Old Domino
gathered there for balls and dinners ana TOT goou
times generally, and Washington. the local MS
terians say. was present at any unusual even =.
General Bradd0ck had his headquarters IN tne
old hotel when he was proceeding against the
French and Indians. Making ones way back 10
the capital city over the Alexandria Arlington
road numerals landmarks may be seen. This
highway leads by Arlington, the resting place ol
the nations heroes. and to Georgetown.
AS this old highway brings the traveller around
the brow of hill four miles southwest OF the
national capital the Washington monument looms
nm across the low land and the Potomac river.
From no point In the enyirons OF the national
capital does the monument appear to greater au'
vantage-a magnificent reminder OF the good
works of one typical American This monument
is a fitting companion piece for the great me-
mortal to Abraham Lincoln soon to be dedicated
RI oF Of RpDublic. the
other of the saviour of the Republic
Many projects were discussed before the Wash
ington monument was conceived and work on II
begun At the close of the Revolution the Con
tinental congress recommended the erection OF az
equestrian statue to Washington. Immediately
after his dealt, the congress, sitting In Phiadel
mia. voted to erect monument under which
he should he buried. Another project was to make
the CAPITOL building memorial to him. Irav
elers may to this day have a peep at vaultee
chamber directly under the rOtunda of the Capiso
which was designed as a resting place Tor tnt
body Of Washington.
The washington monument is the most con
AMBIGUOUS work of man at the national capital
The dome of the Capitol and dome Of the Con
cressfonar library and the new Lincoln mem0r'a
stand out with boldness. but the monument over
Toms Them On clear day the monument ma.
he seen from the crest of the Blue Ridge noun
tains As miles away The memorial had It's 10
eention in the minds of patriotic people wh
formed the washington Memorial association !
WINS nroposed to charge membership fee of S
and the money thus contributed was to be use
in the erection of a suitable monument 70 IN
hero OF the Revolution The money came !
slowly and it looked at times as II this proJec
too would have to be abandoned.
Finally in 1S4S congress voted site In
snot chosen had been marked by Wasilingto
himself as a monument to the Revolution whfc
he hoped would sometime be built. The work
erecting the monument proceeded slowly. Il ma
reached height Of 178 feet when the Civil wa
cn,ne on. 1t was rooted over and stood untoucne
until 1879 when congress again took hold and NJ
der the spur Of congressional action It was con
! pleted IN 1855
The height Of the monument Is $50 fest and
,chas From the lookout on the top the view
the national capital and It's environs fascinatss
miiiion persons year
o.he, nnpresentious memorials Of Washinste
- 70 be seen In the national capital