The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-10
See Our Own Country
First Is Our Advice

mansion with >stately grounds and
surrounding in keeping with other
official places of the greatest govern
ment of the world. One is somewhat
disappointed at far away view of
both capital building and White House
until you get closer view, then you
are impressed, and very much so by
the grandeur of the capital building,
which is most beautiful in architec-
ture and a fit place for the headquar-
ers of this great government-won-
derful and magnificent is what we
would call this great mass Of marble
and stone architecture. We were much
impressed with it's beautiful cham
bers, valuable paintings, statuary and
furnishings, from the masters OF the
ages, the paintings in the capital be-
ing works by great artists and all of
them of historic import. It would
take time and pages of type to de-
scribe all the wonders of this great
building and it's adjacent buildings, the
army and navy building, the treasury
building, the office buildings of the
house and senate, and others, all great
buildings. In approaching the White
House at casual glance you think
it is not up to your expectations, but
when you get to it and size it up from
all sides it is truly fine, handsome
mansion, fitting abiding place for the
great men and their families who are
sent there as tenants by the people
Of this country from time to time.
The mansion is surrounded by hand
some grounds, nicely laid out with
shrubbery and flower beds, and the
whole large mansion property is sur
rounded by high, heavy iron fence.
where at intervals can be seen blue
coated guards watching all entrances
and the grounds in general to guard
against the approach of suspicious
characters, particularly newspaper
men. who are not the warmest friends
in the world, perhaps, according to the
present occupants Of the White House.
We did not visit this mansion, al
though Mr.. Young gave us ticket OF
admission which courtesy is honored
by the attendants at the gate. We felt
that we could see enough by walking
all around the grounds, on the outside
of course. It was beautiful day, and
the squirrels were out thick, and they
seem very tame. If you hesitate IN
walking around the White House
these tame squirrels scamper down
the grassy banks and through the iron
fence onto the sidewalks, begging you
for peanuts or any other delicacy you
may have for them. Mrs. Trubshaw
liked these squirrels, only at first she
was afraid when the first one scam
pered out onto to the, sidewalk that it
might run up her clothes-you know
women are afraid of mice and other
small animals doing that, but an old
soldier put her fears to rest by telling
her they were. tame and wanted nuts
or candy. President Wilson at one
time had some pet sheep on the White
House lawn but lately these have been
removed. The president is not seen
very often, and they say that he is a
broken down man, physically and re-
quires help to get around. He drives
out quite often but we did not get a
glimpse of him. We saw the house
: that he has purchased to live in when
he retires from the presidency. 1t is
stately residence in the swell resi-
dence district of the city.
It had been our intention to get this
off our system in one article but we
find that we have too much to tell so
shall have to give it to you in SER
les of articles, not because it is dis
playing our personal travels, but be-
cause so many have asked US to write
about the trip, so we will let. this SUI
fee for this issue and continue our
story tomorrow.
Continuing our Washington story OF
Yesterday. Monday afternoon MRS.
Young, with friend, Mrs. Cowen'
drove up to our hotel in nice big
Franklin car and told us they were
going to take us to Mount Vernon. !,
the famous and historic home OF
George Washington, also the grounds
upon which his tomb. has been built
and where his remains are buried.
We passed through some beautiful
driveways and parks going out, right
close by that stately and wonderful
Washington monument which rears It's
stately head some five hundred odd
feet in the air. It is a grand monu-
ment and those who care to can either
walk to the top or take the elevator.
!, We did neither, contending ourselves
! ;oD,;,,o, .+ha famous nile from the