The mirror., 1923-02-22

ington always up form Mt. Vernon on ~111Z
horseback followed by his faithful black body IHr|
guard in bright red uniform; how after H2Hl
vices Washington likely to linger in the I'LL
church-yard to talk with his country neigh I'LL
bors and how it frequently necessary for I'LL
the servant to remind him that it time to I'LL
go by leading up the horse and handing the 1H
bride reins him. The members of Wash Hill
ingtons family, the local historian relates, al I'LL
ways up in large coach drawn by four UHI
horses if the roads heavy Not infre- I'LL
quenty neighbors guests in the coach UEB
Another favorite rendezvous in Alexandria I'LL
tor sghtseers is the room occupied by the
Masonic lodge named for Washington This lodge still
hourishes There may look upon the chair in which
Washington when he presided the lodge of which
he master, also the Masonic apron he wore his we'd
ding gloves pair of spurs he wore pruning knife he
used the Mount Vernon plantation, and a penknife
which his mother gave him when he boy And
there be in the old lodge the last authentic
painting of him. pastel from life made by William
Williams of Philadelphia.
Another old Washington landmark in Alexandria is
the Carlyle house. This there when Wash
ngton young man. In colonial days it was one of
the bestknown hotels in Virginia. The fine folks Of the
Old Dominion gathered there for balls and dinners and
for good times generally and Washington the local his
torians say, present any unusual General
Braddock had his headquarters in the old hotel when he
proceeding against the French and Indians Making
ones way back tie capital city the Alexandria
Arlington road landmarks may be seen. This
highway leads by Arlington the resting place of the
TONS heroes and to Georgetown.
AS this old highway brings the traveller around the
brow of hill four miles southwest of the national capital
the Washington monument looms up the low land
~. Dz<o l. H.
of the national capital does the appear
greater advantage magnificent reminder of the good
works of typical American. This monument is a
fitting companion piece for the great memorial Abra
ham Lincoln. speaks of the founder of the Republic
the other of the saviour of the Republic.
Many projects were discussed before the Washington
monument conceived and work it begun AT the
close of the Revolution the Continental congress
mended the erection of equestrian statue to Washing
Immediately after his death the congress- sitting in
Philadelphia, voted a under which he
should be buried. Another project make the
Capitol building memorial to him. Travellers may
this day have peep vaulted chamber directly under
the rotunda of the Capitol which designed
ing place for the body of Washington.
The Washington is the conspicuous
work of at the national capital The dome of the
Capitol and dome of the Congressna library and the
new Lincoln memorial stand with boldness but the
monument overtops them. On clear day the
may be from the of the Blue Ridge mountains
IS miles away. The memorial had its inception in the
minds of patriotic people who formed the Washington
Memorial association. 1t proposed to charge mem
bership & $500 and the money thus contributed
to be used the erection of suitable the
hero of the Revolution. The money in slowly and
it looked times if this project would have to be
abandoned.
Finally in 1S4S congress voted Site The spot chosen
had been marked by Washington himself monument
to the Revolution which he hoped would sometime be
built. The work of erecting the proceeded
slowly. 1t had reached height of 17S feet when the
Civil 1t rooted over and stood un-
touched until 1876 when congress again took hold and
under the spur of congressional action it completed in
1885, The height of the is SIS feet inches