Evening star., 1923-06-04
Two Shrine Tours
Mapped to Include
Best Sights in City

Best Sights in City
Two tours through and around
Washington for mobiles and guests
during their convention here have
been arranged by the Shrine automo-
bile committee and approved by police
and government officials. AS indi-
Gated by the accompanying maps. the
Red Arrow Tour" is through sub
urban Washington, while the Blue
Arrow Tour" is for downtown Wash
ington, both tours avoiding the con-
gested area. Citizens who have vol
unteered the use of their cars for
sightseeing purposes have been re-
quested TO report at the loading
station on the Ellipse. south OF the
White House, where the tours begin,
Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday be-
tween 9 am. and $50 pm.
Points of interest TO be seen on
red arrow route follow. Numbers
refer to numbers in circles on map.
arranged consecutively beginning at
Shrine sightseeing headquarters load
ing station.
(A) White House, or Executive
Mansion. Home of the President of
the United States. Corner stone laid
under Masonic auspices with Presi
dent Washington participating. Octo-
ber 13. 1892. Burned by, British when
invading city in 1914.
GD Washington Monument. Cor
ner stone laid by Grand Lodge, F. A.
A. NJ, Of Washington, D. c., July 4,
184S. When height OF $50 feet had
been reached in 1854 the funds were
exhausted and the Monument re-
Congress undertook to complete il.
The cap stone was set in 1884. 1t is
5551z feet high and was designed by
Robert Mills.
C2) Municipal bathing beach. which
will accommodate more than 5000
bathers at one time.
f3) Highway bridge On this site
stood the old Long bridge which was
the principal military route TO the
south during the civil war.
90 United States Government En-
perimental Farm. A model farm is
maintained here, also tests made Of
various kinds of road materials.
t5) Arlington cemetery on the Nir-
ginia hills. Here are buried upward
Of 10000 United States soldiers and
sailors including those of the world
war. Famous officers. such as Sheri-
dan, Meigs. Wheeler, Sampson, Schley
and Dewey are buried in this emetery
90 Admiral Dewey's tomb on hill
f7) Lee mansion, built in 1902. was
home of George Washington Park
Custis. adopted son of Gen. Washing
ton. whose daughter married Gen.
Robert f. Lee. and where they lived
for many years before the civil war
90 Memorial ampitheater and tomb
OF unknown soldier. The ampitheater
provides a fitting memorial to our SOL.
dier dead and suitable assembly place
for Memorial day services. Adjoining
The east side of the amptheater is the
tomb Of the unknown soldier Of the
world war
90 Mast of the battleship Maine.
sunk in Havana harbor, 1895. Remains
of sailors. officers and marines recov-
cred are buried here
G0) George Washington's head
qudters in Georgetown while survey
ing in Washington and vicinity.
GD Site of the new Masonic
Temple.
u2) National Episcopal Cathedral,
under construction.
G3) United States bureau of stand
ards where valuable government and
commercial tests are made.
1D Old Pierce mill, built by Isaac
Pierce in 1901.
d5) Rock Creek Park
I6) United States Soldiers Home
The Presidents cottage was the sum
mer home OF Lincoln and other Presi-
dents.
GO Library of Congress Finest
building of its kind m the world:
architects. artisans. painters and
sculptors were all Americans. The site
and building cost nearly $1,000 600.
GS) United States House of Repre-
sentatiyes Office building. Each
United States representative has offices
Gs) tinted States Senate office
building. Each United States senator
has offices in this building.
(o0) United States Capitol. Corner
stone laid in 1898 and exercises were
under exclusive control of Masonic
fraternity. The stone was laid by
President Washington Length of
building ISL feet. depth $50 feet: value
of building. s25.00O,000. Building
houses United States Senate and
House of Representatives and United
States Supreme Court.
t2D Botanic Garden. where many
rare and valuable plants are grown.
Flowers are supplied from here for
congressional purposes.
(22) Bureau Of engraving and print
ing. Here are printed all government
paper currency. postage stamps. reve-
nue. stamps. bonds. etc.
Points of interest to be seen on blue
arrow routes follow. Numbers refer
TO numbers in circles on map. ar
ranged consecutively. beginning at
Shrine sightseeing headquarters load
ing station.
!. Washington Monument. Corner
stone laid by Grand Lodge. F. A. a
NJ. of Washington. ID. c.. July 4. 1s4S.
.. L. s. Department Of Agriculture
buildings Here the government CON
ducts valuable laboratory investiga-
tions. The white buildings are in
complete. the central portion not hav-
ing been appropriated for as yet
g. Freer Art Gallery. built at A
cost OF over one million and stands
as monument to the muniffcence of
the late Charles l.. Freer of Detroit.
T. New National Museum. Known
as the Natural History building.
). Smithsonian Institution. Corner
stone laid by Grand Lodge of the Dis
trict of Columbia in 1s47. President
Polk was in attendance. The building
was Erected in accordance with the
will Of nf E'1olan6