Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-24
HISTORIC C CITY
TOLD OF BY Isl
Daily Letter by Frederic }. Haslin

tradition that n day he rode up
with several officers to pay his mo-
ther a visit. She saw them from the
window, the story goes, and called
out a greeting.
Pies for Two Only
II have Just finished baking pies
she added, land there is enough for
you, George, and n of your friends.
So choose your man and come right
in"
Another characteristic story is told
of Washington's visit not long after
the battle of Yorktown. He had
not seen his mother throughout the
years of the war, though couriers
had kept her informed of his
achievements.
Il am glad to see you, George.
You have altered considerably" was
her calm greeting.
Neither mother nor son had any
reference to make to victories or
fame. George was a fine son in Mrs.
Washington's eyes, and she took it
for granted that he should do great
things.
When a delegation came that day
to invite her to attend the Peace
Ball, she accepted graciously. She
appeared at the ball that same night
dressed neatly in a black silk dress,
and plain lawn cap fastened with
tabs under her chin. She stayed a
I while, responding with dignity to
the compliments showered upon her
and then she left the brilliant com
pany, saying: Come, George; it is
time for me to be at home"
This Peace Ball, given in honor
I fe z L. ore ~, l. -aiI hrr nm hiS-
| torians to have taken place at the
| Rising Sun Tavern, one of Freder-
| Icksburg's most historic buildings.
Others hold that the tavern has no
rooms large enough to have been
the scene of so elaborate an affair
The dispute has never been COM
pletely settled, since both the old
market house and the tavern have
their supporters, armed with argu-
ments.
The Rising Sun Tavern is not al
together dependent on the Peace
Ball, however, in its claim to fame.
1t was built by Charles Washington.
and is standing yet on Main street,
an ancient story and a half frame
building that has sheltered numer-
Gus great ~personages in the height
of its career
When the Revolutionary War was
brewing, this tavern was regarded
as a hotbed of sedition because of
the meetings of patriots held there.
George Washington was sometimes
one of the group.
Washington sat by the fire in the
Rising Sun tap room and wrote that
famous entry in his diary, that he
had played cards and lost as usual,
XLak La ruac n fra16 fhncn Lrad-
ericksburg fellows were too smart
for him.
Lafayette stopped at the Rising
Sun, and tourists climb the steep
stairs to see the four-poster bed in
the attic story where the French
hero slept. Lafayette must needs
have stopped to avoid humping mis-
head as he moved about the cor
ners of his tiny bedroom with its
sloping roof.
Fredericksburg is not satisfied
with it's record for having so May
famous buildings. The city is now
planning to add to it's collection Ken
more, the home of W~ashington's sis
ter, Betty Washington Lewis. Ken
more. in a way, may already be
claimed by the city in that it is To-
Gated here. But it has been in priv
ate ownership and it was in danger
of being put on the market and per-
haps torn down when the Betty
Washington Lewis Chapter of the D.
A. r. of Fredericksburg, came to the
rescue last spring. Through thi.
chapter the Kenmore Association
was organized and 1t is now raising
$4,000 to buy the old estate and
make it into another of the Wash
ington shrines.