The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-25

ton of the Mystic Shriners.
The Washington guides in this spring
season are busy. not only with their
guiding but with the duties Of question:
answering. 1t is said the children ask
more questions in a minute than a
grown person In an hour, and the ru-
NOR has II hat some of the guides IRE
put to 1t to give correct answers
Good Time to Visit the Capital.
The capital is worthy of a visit at
this time. The oriental magnolias are
In full bloom, the forsythias are out,
the tulips are just breaking into yell
lows, reds and whites, the trees partly
ieaved. and spring. with all its allure
ments. Is present.
The school children will continue to
come all through April, and with them
will come the objects of even greater
interest ,han school children-the
brides and grooms. Washington is 3
busy city when congress is in session.
but Ii Is a buster city when the excur-
s~ionists are in session. The railroads
seemingly make 1t as easy as they can
for Americans TO see the capital of
their country at It's best. If the rates
cannot be accounted as really low.
then there is evidence here that the
parents of the American school chill
dren must be fairly prosperous. 1t
costs something to live In hotels in
Washington, and II costs something TO
do sightseeing in an approved way.
~ - Il. At,A,1andG ,Innp thnTIconhc
of children now here seem to present
any evidence Of the existence of hard
times.
Shortly now about four thousand
Daughters OF the American Revolution
will come TO Washington as delegates
from their numerically strong order TO
the annual convention of the organiza-
ticn. The Daughters hold their meet
ings during the week In which falls
April 10. which Is the anniversary of
the battles of Lexington and Concord.
The Washington guides who take out
parties to show them places of historic
/ interest are mighty careful what an
swer they make TO questions put TO
them by Daughters of the American
Revolution. Somebody has said that
the Daughters know more about Amer
lean history than American history
knows about itself.
Fuss Over jackson Statue.
There Is a sharp controversy in this
town because Of a proposal to remove
the statue of Andrew Jackson which
stands In Lafayette square, and to re
place 1t with one of George Washing
ton which stands in a little park close
to the Georgetown line. Washington
the proposition and some things not
altogether pleasant have been said by
both sides to the controversy.
The fine arts commission of Wash
ington. an official body, has been try
ing for years to prevent the erection
of statues and monuments in the
parks which are not artistically cor
rect and beautiful. Now General
Jackson was General Jackson and
everybody here admits he should
be honored with a statue, but
the hard truth Is that the statue of
Old Hickory in Lafayette square has
been a butt for fun and ridicule for
a good many years. 1t is called flip
PANTY and frequently the Rocking
Horse Statue" The general is shown
on a rearing horse and the wonder
always has been how he manages to
keep his seat and how his o man.
ages to keep his balance.
Now, no one of curse objects TO the
appearance in Lafayette square of a
statue of George Washington. The
whole trouble has come from the pro-
posal to make Jackson give way to
Washington. Jackson rides his horse
in the center of the park, the most
commanding park site for a memorial
in the city of Washington. The facts
that the site is commanding and is in
the direct line of view from the front
door of the White House are chief
reasons why many people think that
the place now occupied by Jackson
should be given to Washington.
May Add Statue of Decrease.
There are five statues In Lafay-
cite square, one of Lafayette, one of
Rochambeau, one of Kosciusko, one of
Won Steuben and enc of Jackson. A
plan has been proposed by several pa
triotic societies to add a sixth. of Ad-
miral DeGrasse, whose fleet helped
the Americans win their victory over
CORVALLIS at Yorktown. The pro-
posal to honor Decrease first was
made several years ago. The war d.
verified attention from the project but
it has been renewed and now it seems
likely the great French sailor will
have his memorial in the capital Of
the country which in considerable
measure he helped to make possible.
While he proposal has been to put
a statue of De Grasse in Lafayette
square the chances seem to be against
its location in that park, which is not
by any means a large one. The five
statues already there stand one in
the center and one at each corner.
Another statue would unbalanee
things. and this is why probably con-
sideration will not be given even TO
placing a memorial to Washington in
the park unless the statue of Jackson
Is removed.
Some time ago the Sons of the
Revolution, with the French Ambas-
sador J. ]. Jusserand as their guest.
visited Yorktown. the scene of Wash
ington's great victory which was made
possible by IT, aid of the French. II
is nossihle that the memorial m he