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THE Pan.American
Union

The Pan-American building is a
work of art done in marble.
The building is located at the en-
trance of Potomac Park on Seven
teenth street. between b and G, facing
upon the Executive grounds. COM
monty known as the White Lot. The
structure and grounds represent an
investment of S1,100,000. of which the
American republics contributed S25H.-
600 and the late Andrew Carnegie
sS5o.o00. The Pan American Union is
the international organization main
tanned by the twenty-one American
republics, as follows: Argentina. Bo-
livia. Brazil. Chile. Colombia. Costa
Rica, Cuba. Dominican Republic, Ecu
dor, Guatemala, Haiti. Honduras. Mex
leo, Nicaragua, Panama. Paraguay.
Peru, Salvador, United States, Uruguay
and Venezuela. The Secretary of State
of the United States presides at the
meetings of the governing board of
the union, the latter being supported
by quotas contributed by each coun-
try. based upon their population. The
director general--of which there has
been but one other-is DR.. L. s. Rowe
DIR. Francisco ]. Yanes Is assistant
director, and Franklin Adams, coun-
selor.
Open to visitors from 9 am. TO 4
d. m.
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+The Public Library of the
District of Columbia

The Public Library of the District
of Columbia is primarily a circulating
library for the more than 100000 resi-
dents of Washington not entitled TO
draw books for home use from the
Library Of Congress.
The central building is at Sth street
and New York avenue and the two
branches at 5th and Cedar streets.
Tokoma Park. and the southeastern
branch at eth and D streets and South
Carolina avenue southeast. The CEN
trail building is open from 9 am. TO
pm. on week days. except Wednes-
days and most holidays Cwednes-
days the hours are from am TO 3
p.m); Sundays, open for reference
purposes only. from 3 TO pm. The
branches are open from 10 m to Q
pm. Monday and Tuesday: Thursday
and Friday from IL m. to 3 pm.
on Wednesday and Saturday from Q
am. TO pm. Branches are not open
on holidays or Sundays
Over 100000 volumes were circu-
lated during the last fiscal year
nearly onc-half OF which were loaned
10 children under high school age
One-half of this number was loaned
through collections of books sent to
the ella assrooms of the public schools
over $4,000 pictures were borrowed
for home use.
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The White House

frayed from funds out OF the sale of
lands donated by Maryland and vir-
was then David Burns farm. its corn
field stretching to the waters of the
Potomac. about half a mile to the
south. When rebuilt after the fire
the long wings at the sides were
omitted. 1t is built of white sand
stone.
The Executive mansion is well
guarded. having its own entirely ade-
Quate force OF police officers and secret
service men on duty inside the man
sion at all hours, while there is
continuous patrol of the grounds sur
alarm signals are In different parts
of the house and grounds. and there
are telephones and telegraphs to the
adjacent military posts. where there
is a strong force OF military police
and soldiers that could be summoned
without delay.
The corridors and the ground floor
are filled with historic mementos of
past ard gone mistresses Of the man
sion. Bits of china used on the din
ing tables in former administrations
are shown in rooms of the ground
floor which are used as dressing
rooms for the guests at the state din
ners as we'll as for the most distin-
guished special guests at the state
receptions. Special blue cards are
sent 10 these special guests In their
invitations. admitting them through
the gates of the south grounds and
by the small door under the south
portico. The south side of the house
was intended in the original plans to
be the front entrance. but the plan
was changed before the house was
completed.
The mansion is open to visitors
from 10 o'clock in the morning to
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The Lincoln Memorial

The popular ideal of a memorial to
Lincoln could only be satisfied with
a design combining grandeur with
beauty
Such is the great Lincoln Memo
rfa.-isolated. majestic and serene.
There are many interesting statis-
tics about this memorial-the figures
dimensions and proportions; the fact
that IL cost quite a bit more than
S2OOn,ooo; the consideration which
finally determined the site in Poto-
mac Park on the same east-and-west
axis with the dome of the Capitol and
the Washington Monument But there
are even more significant facts which
one does not get from figures. One
is that from the first digging to bed
rock for the foundation to the COM
spirit of cooperation and devotion on
the part of all concerned. from the
members of the commission to the
stonecutters and laborers. The same
workmen who were there at the be-
ginning were there at the finish
There was no strike. The cost of this
memorial was far less than would
have been the cost Of a structure of
the same size for secular and COM
mercial uses. And in all the processes
of what builders call heavy operation,
from the quarrying of twenty three
ton DlOChS OF stone lU,uUU 1e6I up In
the Colorado mountains and trans
porting them to the banks of the
placid Potomac to the dangerous
caissson work fifty feet underground
no man was killed and none seriously
injured. This, too, in a stupendous
work that was in progress more than
ten years. counting from the date of
1911, when Congress created the Lin
coin Memorial commission. with
President Taft as its chairman. This
commission worked with the Federal
Commission of Fine Arts throughout
the Undertaking, determined to OBJ
tain a memorial which the American
people would for all time instinctively
feel to be worthy of bearing the name
OF Abraham Lincoln.
Henry Bacon, the architect. called
as his associates Daniel Chester
French. the sculptor. and Jules
Guerin. the artist. and for the years
of their work together they formed
a virtual brotherhood in the spirit of
Lineoln. SfL1 They read Lincoln and
Before one stone was placed upon
another in his marble home of memo
ries Henry Bacon determined that
the great central room should be
place where the people could be
alone" with the Lincoln to be created
the lesser space, but not less sacred.
the paintings of Guerin would tell
again in allegory the meaning of Lin
coins immortal utterances.
One of the best of the distant views
of the memorial is to he had from the
heights of Arlington across the Po-
tomac. from the porch of Robert E.
Lees home, where Lee pondered and
chose the other way
And 1t is planned-at least hoped
to put. some, day. a monumental
bridge across the Potomac from the
memorial, from the great shrine hous-
ing the speech of malice toward
none" to the other shore. where 5000
unknown and $4,000 known soldiers
of the Blue, the Gray and the Khaki
sleep together in peace.
Open to visitors from am. to 4:30
pm. daily and from to 4:3o pm. on
Sundays and holidays.
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THE Department of Agri'
culture

The Department of Agriculture. on
the Mall between 18th and 18th
streets. cost s2.50o.0oO. The scope Of
the work is now very extended. in
cluding a study Of diseases of live
stock. control of the inspection OF
import and export animals, cattle
transportation and meat; the enforce
ment OF the pure food and drug laws.
statistics Of crops. live stock, at home
and abroad: scientific Investigations
in forestry. botany. fruit culture, cul-
tivation of textile plants. and diseases
of trees. grains and vegetables:
studies OF the injurious or beneficial
relations 10 agriculture of insects
birds and wild quadrupeds: investiga-
tions as to roads and methods of irri-
gational chemical and microscopical
Laboratories. and vast number OF
experiment stations. correspondents
and observers in various parts of
this and other countries
The museum in the rear contains
excellent wax models of fruits. nuts
and natural foods: an interesting die
wrought by insects to trees and
plants. also groups of mounted birds
squirrels. gophers and other NAM
mails. The library and herbarium will
interest botanists. The extensive
greenh ouses are open at all reason
able hours.
A tower in the garden is composed
of slabs of foot-thick barks taken
from one OF the giant trees in Califor-
MIA. 1t represents the exact size of
that huge tree named General No
BILE from which the pieces were
actually cut.
Open from 10 am. until 2 pm.
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THE Navy and Munitions
Building

The Navy and Munitions building
is the largest office building in the
world 1t was erected at a cost of
S7.250,00O. The building is Of rein
forced concrete and has total of
LIS. 900 square feet of floor space.
The site in Potomac park. where the
building is located. had to be cleared
of twenty-three municipal tennis
courts, and about 5000 trees were
taken up and replanted elsewhere. The
buildings are on made ground" the
of the Potomac river. This made 1t
necessary to drive piles for the foun-
dations as much as f1fty-two feet in
depth. More than 5000 piles were
used. Nine thousand workmen were
employed. The sand and gravel used
in the construction was dredged from
the Potomac river. $4,000 tons of sand,
SIS. 600 tons OF gravel and $4,000 bar
rels Of cement being used. To inspect
the radiators of the building. OF
which there are 5000. requires a trip
of "a miles. There are $4,000 square
yards of heavy linoleum on the floors,
costing 100000. Five million square
feet of paint was applied by brush to
the interior walls. 1t cost 100000 to
wash the windows for the first time.
The parking space in the rear will
accommodate more than 500 autos
The Transatlantic Radio Control is
located in the Navy Building. Mes
sages may be sent and received there
from all parts Of Europe, and through
it's service the Navy Department Is
enabled to keep in constant touch
with ships at sea. The building has
153 fire-alarm boxes and Is distinctly
unique. Open from am to 4 pm.
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Arlington National Gene.
terry

Arlington National cemetery, where
sleep the heroic dead of the nation
Blue. Gray and Khaki-is on the Nir
ginia heights of the Potomac opposite
Washington. This hallowed ground
is really significant part of Wash
ington. 1t can be reached by the
Washington-Virgini railway and by
sightseeing busses.
The Arlington House, generally
called the Custis-Lee mansion. was
built in 1902 by George Washington
Parke Custis. grandson of Martha
Washington, who. with his sister.
Nelly Custis. was adopted by Gen. and
Mrs. Washington of Mount Vernon.
George Washington Parke Custis in
herited the great estate from his
father. His only daughter. Mary.
married Robert E. Lee. afterward
famous as Gen. Lee, and, being the
only child of her parents, she inher-
tied Arlington. 1t was upon its wide
front porch that the great Confed-
crate general, gazing across the river
at the then feeble lights of Washing
ton. pondered all through the night
and finally reached his decision to
cast his lot with the seeding states.
During the civil war the mansion
was used as A hospital and afterward
Arlington estate was taken over by
the government for a national ceme-
terry 1t is place of great beauty.
a fitting spot for the repose of the
nations dead. ON the monuments and
headstones will be found the names
representing the soldier dead of all
our wars.
ley from 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue every twenty minutes or by
sightseeing bus. 1t is open to visit
ors from sunrise to sunset.
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Carnegie Institution of
WASHINGTON

The Carnegie Institution of Wash
ington. at 10th and P streets. is an
organization of national scope. which
was founded by Andrew Carnegie in
1902 for the advancement OF research
and knowledge. Its laboratories and
departments of research cover many
fields of study and are located in
various parts of the country. It now
has an endowment of s20.000.00o.
Three of the institutions establish
ed departments of research are also
located In Washington. The depart
ment of historical research. with ac-
commodations in the Woodward build
ing, at 18th and II streets: the
geophysical laboratory, 1901 Upton
street, especially adapted for a study
of the constituents of the earth's
crust under conditions of high tenn
perature and high pressure; and the
department of terrestrial magnetism.
with laboratory and office building
located at 36th street and Branch
road, under the auspices of which a
magnetic survey of the sea and land
areas OF the world has been under
taken. Other departments of research
of the institution located outside of
Washington are as follows: Depart
ment -of botanical research, Desert
Laboratory. Tucson. Ariz.; department
of embryology. Johns Hopkins Medi-
cal School. Baltimore, Nd: depart
Long Island. N. Y: department of
tory. Albany, ". Y: Mount Wilson
Observatory. Pasadena. Calf. and
Nutrition Laboratory, 20 Villa street.
ROSfOn Masa
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The site for the White House was
selected by President Washington
personally in No. OF the seventeen
reservations set aside for public build
ings upon the plans OF Maj. Peter
Charles L'Enfant for the laying out
of the city of Washington In 1871.
James Hoban of Dublin was the archi-
competition. He won the $500 prize
offered for the best plan. The corner
stone was laid October 13. 1892, and
Gen. Washington was present.
President and Mrs. John Adams
were the first occupants, moving in
in November. 1900 Mrs Adams suf-
fered many discomforts because OF
the incomplete condition of the man
sion as 10 adequate heating and light
ing. The only use she could put the
great east room to. according to her
own word. was for drying the family
wash. The house was burned by the
British in 1914, but was restored by
Mr.. Hohan. except for the wings at
each side. which had been used for
Offices and servants quarters.
The first White House appropri-
alton from the United States Treas
ury, made in 1900. called for $4,000
for furniture. Since then the man
sion has been enlarged and improved
in many ways. hut the original plans
have always been followed. A thor
ough overhauling. improving, re-
modelling and enlarging was done
Welt Congress appropriated s475.455
for the work. OF this sum the archi-
tects returned an unexpended balance
OF s7,9O619. Architect Hoban mod
eled the structure after the palace of
the Duke of Leinster. The original
enough. was not paid out OF the
United States Treasury, but was de-
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*The Botanical Garden

The Botanic Garden has specimens
of vegetation from all parts Of the
world. 1t occupies the block on the
south side of Pennsylvania avenue
at the foot Of the Capitol
This stately and beautiful garden
will one day become a part of the
national boulevard. in line as 1t is
with the Capitol. the Smithsonian.
Agricultural. Washington Monument
and Lincoln Memorial and their
grounds, which will in turn be in
line with the proposed memorial
bridge which will join Arlington with
these other memorials.
The Botanic Garden will. by that
time. be established in it's new home.
the tract of land which was once
the James Creek canal, which runs
eastward from about the line of the
War College TO a point south of the
Capitol. The present Botanic Garden
Is the site Of the beautiful Bartholdi
fountain. which stands in the middle
of the grounds on the north side, and
the Grant Memorial, occupying the
center of the east side Of the grounds
These are two of the most beautiful
Of all such works in the National
Capital.
Open during sun hours. Hot houses,
6 70 430
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fWhere Lincoln Died

The Oldroyd Lincoln memorial COL
lection, In the little house Sis 10th
street. shows perhaps the most inti-
death OF the martyred President, Abra-
ham Lincoln. IL was into this house,
across the street from For1's Theater.
the President was carried after the
fatal shot of Booth on Good Friday
night, April IA. 1865, and in this
house he died next day without hav-
ing recovered consciousness. The
house was owned by William Peter
son, tailor The room in which
died was occupied at the time by
William T. Clark of Massachusetts,
soldier in Company ID. Massachu-
setts Infantry, detailed for duty with
the quartermaster's department in
Washington
The memorial collection within the
house was made by o. II. Oldroyd,
who has lived many years in the
house with his family, and who has
built up the collection and had charge
of 1t. 1t is open during the day and
evening and a small fee is charged to
visitors. A bill has been introduced
in Congress each year for the pur-
chase of the house and collection by
the government, and each year 1t has
been defeated. II Is the life work of
Mr.. Oldroyd. who. only this past few
weeks, refused the offer Of $50. 900
made by Henry Ford Of Detroit for
the collection. because Mr.. Ford
wished to move II TO Detroit. Mr.
II to remain in the nations capital
and will give Congress another
chance to purchase it for the govern
ment. Open day and evening
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Every American Has Two Home Towns
and Washington Is One Of Them
THE City Post Office

When the present post Office was
completed in 1914 it was confidently
believed that it would absorb the
normal increase of post-office work
for many years to come, but this be-
lief did not take into account the
growth of the parcel post. That ac-
tivity. then in its infancy, has in
creased so rapidly and to such an
enormous extent. that in about two
years the necessity arose of seeking
more room. which resulted in the es-
tablishing of thirty-two postal sta
tions about the city.
During the great war prodigious
river of war correspondence passed
through this building, in all amount
ing to an average of $50 tons a day
OF official mail matter. 1t is difficult
to estimate the great damage which
would have been done the cause of
our country and its allies had the
Washington office broken down under
the strain. but the mails were kept
moving. Even now when conditions
in the departments have returned to
about normal. this post office dis
patches from Washington over sew
enty tons of official mail every day.
II was from the Washington post
off1ce that the first dispatch Of mail
by airplane in the United States was
made. The building is Of white gran
lite and cost S3.000,000.
Open from 10 am. to 4:3O pm
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The corner stone of the original build
ing was laid on December IS, 1898. by
President Washington, with Masonic
ceremonies. The north wing was fin-
ished in 1900 and the government
all of 1t-Came from Philadelphia.
bag and baggage, in a single sloop.
and took possession in October of
that year. The interior of both wings
was destroyed by fire. set by the
British, August "a, 1914. The two
wings now occupied by the Senate
and the House were added to the
Capitol building to accommodate the
Senate and the House OF Representa-
tives. When the House is in session
the Stars and Stripes is flung to the
breeze over the south wing. and when
the Senate is sitting the flag flies
over the north wing. At night If
Congress is sitting there Is a light
in the dome. The value of the Capt.
tol building and the grounds is about
S26,o00.o00
Guides. officially designated for the
Capitol. show visitors through this
superb building for nominal fee.
Visitors should by all means employ
one of these. The building is open
to visitors from . o'clock In the
morning to 4:30 o'clock in the after
noon. When Congress is in session
at night the building is open also to
visitors. but guides cannot be pro-
cured. During Shrine week Capitol will
be open from am to p,m
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THE Arts and Industries
Building

This building was completed in
1881, In time for use for the inaugural
ball of President Garfield, which was
one of the most beautiful scenes in
the history of the country. A band
was placed in each of the four arches
Of the building. On the first floor to
the west Is the interesting collection
OF lay figures of the mistresses of the
White House. from Martha Washing
ton TO the two wives of Woodrow
Wilson.
Every gown shown is one worn in
the White House during the admins
tration of the wearer's husband. The
second Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Is shown
in the black velvet gown in which
she was married to President Wilson
There is also A valuable loan col
lection of laceS, antique jewelry.
clothes. bonnets and other articles
representing the fashions in this
country as far back as they have been
been owned and worn by famous men
and women. including gowns worn
on the platforms of d. A. r. con-
crosses by the presidents general of
the society. In another section will
be found relics of George and Martha
Washington, Abraham Lincoln and
family. Gen. Grant and family. origi-
nal instruments and pieces OF appa-
ratus OF the Morse telegraph. the Bell
telephone. the Henry magnets. Edison
electrical. the Langley airplane, ex-
velopment of the healing arts. yarn
and cloth manufacture. resources of
the worlds forests and the history
and development of photography from
the camera obscura to the newest
motion picture machines.
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Boiling Field

The present aviation site known as
Boiling Field was named for the
late Col. Raynal e. Boiling, who was
killed In France during the world
war. 1t consists of 320 acres of land
situated in the southeast part of the
city, in the section known as Anacos-
tia on reclaimed land along the Ana
costa river. extending from its mouth
up to the Anacostia bridge. The site
is the property of the United States
and the expenses of reclamation have
been paid in equal proportions from
the United States Treasury and from
the revenues of the District of Colum-
bia. The personnel at the naval air
station comprises fourteen officers and
100 enlisted men.
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*The Scottish Rite Temple

The Scottish Rite temple, at 18th
and s streets. cost s1,500.000. 1t Is
the national home of the supreme
council Of the southern Jurisdiction
OF the Scottish Rite in America, rep
resenting fourteen Masonic bodies
with a membership of $4,000. 1t is
carnasus in Asia Minor, regarded by
the ancients as one of the seven won
ders of the world. 1t Is one of the
most impressive structures in Wash
ington and well worth a visit The
pipe organ is the third largest in the
world.
The temple is also the home of
the william r. Smith collection of
editions. of Burns. including many
rare prints. as well as books and
paintings and other articles associ-
ated with the poet Burns. The late
William r. Smith. well known as
superintendent of the Botanic Gar
dens, was an enthusiastic devotee of
Bobby" Burns and spent years of his
life in making this valuable collec-
ton. Mr.. Smith was aslo a Mason of
high degree a member Of the Scottish
Rite. and his treasures find an appro-
pirate resting place in the wonderful
18th street temple.
The collection Is open to inspection
Ihysthe= public frouatA An. until Ann
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+The National Bureau of
Standards

This bureau of the Department of
Commerce was created in 1901 and its
work covers almost the whole field
of Standardization.
In order to carry out the extremely
varied work with which the bureau
deals. its laboratory equipment is un-
usually complete. The various in
struments and machines installed in
the fourteen permanent buildings in
clude balances sufficiently sensitive to
determine a difference in weight of
l part in 100.00O.000 and a testing
machine capable of pressing down.
ward on a full-sized building column
with force Of 5000 tons. Open 9 to
4:3o
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THE Corcoran Gallery OF
Art

The Corcoran Gallery of Art was
given to the city of Washington by
the late w. w. Corcoran. who built
the original building at the corner of
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue.
now the United States Court of
Claims. He left provision in his will
for the new building which now
adorns the corner of 18th street and
New York avenue. A school of draw
ing. painting. sculpture and design Is
now established also in the art gal
lery. which has many beautiful and
famous specimens Of painting and
sculpture. There is also a loan ex-
hibit always in progress in the hemi-
cycle. the small hall built for the pur-
pose.
The building Is Of Georgia white
marble. Thirty pillars of white mar
bic support the enormous skylight
Visitors are admitted free on Tues
days, Thursday. Saturdays and Sum-
days and on holidays. Mondays, We'd
nesdays and Fridays an admission fee
Of % cents is charged.
Open from am. to 4:3o p.m.; Sum
n to a