Evening star., 1923-06-08

large part OF the building erected in
1886 is still intact
west, site of kalorama mansion
Joel Barlow. poet and diplomat. re-
sided here. Count Rumford and Rob-
ert Fulton were among his visitors,
and here the latter, in a barn back
or the house, is said to have made his
and blacksmiths doing the work.
The boat was launched In the mill
pond of Rock creek. and the expert
ment was pronounced a success, a
year before the launching of the
Clermont on the Hudson.
Woodrow Wilson's Home.
2340 S street northwest-Residen
of Ex-President Woodrow Wilson.
2314 Wyoming avenue northwest
Owned by Warren G.. Harding while
United States senator. and his Wash
ington home until he was inaugurated
President.
1910 Crescent place northwest.-Be-
tween April 25 and May 3, 1917, the
VivianiJoffre French Commission
stopped here. Besides Marshal Joffre
and Minister Of. Justice Rene Viviani,
party included Vice Admiral Choche-
prat. the Marquis de Chambrun, Lieut..
Col Fabry, Lieut.. Col. Redmond. Maj
Requin, and Lieut.. de Tessan. NJ.
Simon. NJ. Hovelacque, and NJ. Linde-
boom, Clemenceau and Coue.
most beautiful buildings of its kind
in the world. is situated directly
across from the Capitol. Copies of
practically every book ever published
can be found in this collection. Spe-
cial underground connections are
made to convey books to the Capitol
and the House and Senate office build
ings on either side.
The New National Museum at the
foot of 10th street northwest contains
many relics of the revolution and civil
war days. as we'll as complete col
lection of the various implements
used in the days of the world war.
Smithsonian Institution, in the
Mall, at 10th street southwest
Erected in accordance with the will
of James Smithson of England for
the increase and diffusion of knowl-
edge among men," Construct ed
1s47-1s52. of Seneca freestone. from
designs by James Renwick, jr. Here
Secretary Langley carried on his in
vestigations in aerodynamics. result
Ing in the invention of the flying ma
chine.
1929 18th street Notwithstanding
Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Bel
gium and their son, the Duke of
Brabant. were guests here Of Breck-
inrfdge Long on their visit to Wash
ington in October, 1919. Now the
Mexican legation.
Broad Branch and Rock Creek Ford
roads-Residence of Gen. John J..
Pershing. ~
Arlington Cemetery.
On the outskirts and In the vicinity
of the city are many places that are
mentioned in the history of the coun-
try. The chief of these are:
Arlington Cemetery. across the
Potomac.-Here are buried upward
of $4,000 soldiers of the United States
Armies, the unknown soldier and
few Of the Confederate States Army.
Famous officers, as Sheridan, Crook,
Wright, Meigs, Wheeler and Lawtou
OF the Army and Porter, Greer, Roe.
Sampson, Schley and Dewey Of the
Navy, are buried In this cemetery.
transferred from the Digges farm to
sailors, officers and marines re.
covered from the wreck OF the Maine
in 1912 are buried here. The house
was built in 1902 and was the homo
the adopted son Of Gen. Washington,
whose daughter married Gen. Robert
e. Lee, and where they lived for
many years before the OWL war.
Here also Is the Confederate Memo
rial Monument. The first burial OF
kwCtNC IOOh place mere NAV
II, 1884, in the presence of President
Lincoln. The Memorial Chapel and
Amphitheater erected by Congress- al
a cost OF $826.00O was dedicated Nav
10. 1920. Hero also Is the Lee Man
sion.
Fort Myer.-There Is usually q
regiment of cavalry and several com-
panies OF coast artillery stationed
mere. Nearby ID the wireless tele-s
graph station Of the United States
Navy Department. At the time Of
Its erection 1t was the best euuipped
and most powerful In the western
hemisphere. 1t has three iron masts,
$50 to 500 feet high, and daily re-
oeives time signals from the Eiffel
Tower, Paris,
Marshall Hall, on the Potomac river
opposite Mount vernon.-The homo of
under Washington during the war of
thP revolution, 1t Is said that Cant.
John 0mthsRtsitad this plaoasiu Ji0x