The Raymer enterprise., 1921-02-17

pointed und Instructed them az to where they
should locate the permanent capital. Those com
missoDers named the city for the man who bad
led Tho victorious armies Of the colonies In the
Revolution and who was then serving - Presi.
dent Many fairy stories have been written about
bow Warrington personally selected the site for
the capital. even driving some Of the surveyors
merely carried out the will Of congress by sp-
oonting . commission which was instructed BY
congress to do . certain thing
From the day the tract ten miles square was
staksd out Washtngton's impress has been In the
city and its environs. That impress stands ont
clearer - the years pass. More than q million
persons, Americans by birth or adoption, gain
osw inspiration every year merely By looking
upon The material things that connect the days
when Warrington was moving about there In the
6esh with the present time. Thousands Of for.
ligners bsnent In the same way. There 10 never
any pause In the stream Of pilgrims to Mt Vernon
OF In The throns that 70 always on the way to the
top Of the Washington monument Winter and
summer. through sunshine and storm. the homage
paying to the "Father Of his Country" goes on.
Every recurring anniversary Of his birth seemingly
increases The interest In his memory. On these
anniversaries floral decorations are invariably
piled high In The tomb at Mt Vernon. and neither
branch Of congress ever fails to provide that his
farewell address shalt be read
Probably because the point has never been en-
Dhasised many persons have the idea, It seems,
that Warrington lived for a short time In the
ldty that bears his name. There 10 also q popu.
Oar belief that the Washingtons at one time &C.
eupied the White House. Warrington was never
. resident Of the permanent capital The seat
of government was In Philadelphia when con
sress voted to locate the capital where It ID, and
Warrington had q temporary home In that city.
On returning from Philadelphia at the close Of
his second term a. President he gave consider
able personal attention to the early developments
Of the new capital. He frequently rode up from
Mt Vernon on bis favorite black horse to see
bow things were coming on.
Who would undertake to say that he did not
visualize the national capital In some such form
a. II stands today1 II he did. he saw In his
Imagination the Capitol building on Capitol hill,
the Library Of Congress with It's golden dome In
the rear Of the Capitol the magnificent Office
6uildings for senate and house Of representatives,
the expansive Mall extending from the Capitol to
the Potomac, with the monument to his own mem
orr. the most conspicuous thing on It; and be
also saw the splendid memorial to Abraham Lin.
COLI which has Just been completed. a. well as
the memorial to o. 8. Grant. which In almost
ready to b turned over to the government. And
who again would say that he did not have vision
It the resident section Of the city extending far
beyond the White House to the northwest
Warrington never saw the White House occu.
pied. TO some extent It represents his ideas Of
what combined home and business Office for
ths President should be-the original Idea was
fhat the President should make the house bis
rssidence and also bis workshop. Washington az
. Mason assisted In laying the cornerstone of
Gbs White House. That formality was conducted
~ Masonic lodge In Alexandria Of which
Washington vas q member.
II II certain that he was deeply interested in
he work Of construction. At the time Of his
Gath the heuss was practically ready for occu.
Fancy. Ths Furnishings were being placed in
position. Only few days before his death be
md Ma Washington went through the entire
)aildlns and. according to the chroniclsrs Of the
|ns, w@s kssuly interested IN evsry 0stail Of The
D1ses which vas 70 b ths home Of future Pred.
1nntA
Today, - has svR bean. II b net % much
- things Win H. Warrington stamp a than.
y those IN ths nsaspy districts hat fA1srsst he