Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-06-17
SENIORS SEE WASHINGTON

class OF the A1ASh ONAo'
21 strong, embarked in five automo-
biIes bound for Washington, ID. Z.
The automobiles were very kindly lent
by Leaning Rice, Mrs. Elizabeth TAU
bel. Clayton S. Lowe, William E. Ep-
Ter and Frank S. Lloyd. Mrs. Rice,
Mrs. Taubel, Mrs. Lowe and Mrs. Ep-
Ter accompanied the party. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd were the official ~chaperons,
II is worthy of note that Mrs. Taubels
and Mrs. Rice's were the only cars to
escape the jinx and have no trouble OF
any kind on the whole trip.
The party arrived at Pennsgrove at
quarter of nine and took the nine
O'Clock boat to Wilmington, De. They
had an uneventful trip through Will
mington, but just outside the town
they ran into a barrage of tacks and
glass and had one blowout. They ar
rived in Elkton at one o'clock where
they stopped for two hours for repairs,
arriving at the S-usquehanna bridge
at half past three.
The party distributed 200 Wildwood
folders en- route, and set up fve-foot
roads signs between Wilmington and
Baltimore.
They had a couple more punctures
and the fact was revealed that the
puncture mended at Elkton had not
held.
They made slow progress to Balti-
more where a great deal of street
repairing on the main artery of travel
caused them to make a great many de-
tours. They had a quiet trip from
Baltimore to Washington, and they
reached the Driscoll Hotel at eight
o'clock. Mr.. Lloyd phoned the hotel
from Baltimore that the party was a
little bit late and they kept the dining
room open a few minutes overtime to
accommodate them.
The party was tired out and retired
early. The next morning, Tuesday,
they went over the Capitol with Of
fetal guides. Congressman Bacharach
was called upon and letters to the
principal places of interest were pro-
cured. The following is a sample:
House of Representatives of the
United States.
Washington, D. c.
Treasurer of the United States.
Dear Sir: This letter introduces the
graduating class of the Wildwood High
School who are DESTROYS of seeing
some of the points of interest in your
department.
Any courtesies extended will be
greatly appreciated by me, for which
1 thank you, and remain,
Yours very truly,
ISAAC BACHARACH.
Senator Edge was next visited and a
card to Secretary OF the President,
Christian, placed the name of the
wildwood High School on the list for
a visit to the President on Wednesday.
After lunch the class j%ourneyed out to
Mount Vernon, stopping en- route to
view the interior of Christ Church,
Alexandria, Va, where Washington
worshiped. OF course each member of
the party had to sit in the pew that
Washington sat in, which is now very
much worn down by the trousers of
successive generations Of s%ightseers,
Tuesday evening was spent at a
Keith's vaudeville show.
Wednesday morning they visited the
Monument. The elevator wasn't rum
ming (ain't that the way things hap
penn so they hiked up the 9S9 steps,
looked around and then hiked down
them again. They also visited the bur-
eau of printing and engraving, and
spent the time until one o'clock in the
Corcoran Art Gallery.
At one they had the much expected
visit and handshake with President
Harding. Wednesday is the official
visiting day to the President. This
particular Wednesday no less than
seven organizations were present,
among them the Boy Scouts and the
graduating class of Haddon Heights
and Hammonton High Schools, and the
President had a handshake and some
thing different to say to each one.
The graduating classes of Hammon-
ton, Haddon Heights and Lakewood
were stopping at the same hotel at the
same time as our seniors.
After lunch the party travelled to the
Rock Creek Park Zoo, passing through
the residential section on the way. In
the evening they saw Hot Heads" a
story of the Klu Klux Khan period
after the Civil War in the South, at
the Shubert Belasco Theatre.
Thursday morning they visited the
Arlington Cemetery and the Lee man
sion. Through the extreme courtesy
of Senator Edge admittance cards were
procured to the Red, Blue and Green
Parlors and the State Dining Room in
the White House. The Red, Blue and
Green Parlors are where the informal
receptions r held, and the State
Dining Room is where the formal re-
ceptions are held. The approach was
made through the famous East Room.
and the guide pointed out such spots
as where President Cleveland stood
when he was married, and where
President Wilson's daughters were