Evening star., 1924-08-03
ny MARGARET b. DOWNING.

The President and Mrs. Coolidge,
who are making frequent week end
trips on the Mayflower, are taking
advantage OF the opportunity pre-
sented to visit some OF the historic
places along the Potomac and up the
James and York Rivers. During the
visit of Col. John Coolidge, the Presi
dents father. one Sunday afternoon
was devoted to the sacred cause of
patriotism. and the entire party took
the somewhat rude and untrodden
road which leads to the former site
Of Wakefield Manor. the birthplace
of George Washington and the first
grant which the Washington family
received in the new world A fine
monument to the memory of Mary
Ball Washington, mother of the Lib
orator, was years ago placed on the
site Of the old manor house by the
Federal Government, and on this
Young John Coolidge laid wreath
made of the lovely wild flowers which
grow so prolitically all about.
While there ia at present some ac-
tivIty about rebuilding and restoring
Wakefield as an additional historic
ah rinc dedicated to the memory OF
Washington and his mother. there IS
unfortunately neither picture nor ac-
curatc description OF the old mousse
on the former property of Augustine
and May Bail Washington would,
therefore. lack that authentic bearing
which hiStorians insist upon TO MAKE
the labor and expense really worth
while. The d. A. r. after looking
10 nrOnpSlt ion carefully, nave
decided to permit Wakefield TO remain
as it is and as the President and Mrs.
Coolidge and their Iarty saw " ana
to turn their attention during the
coming year TO rcIuiidlnS iorhtoNh
and parts Of jamestown.
In addition to the river shrines.
which President and n :. Coolidge
are visiting from time 10 time Whiie
OF their week end cruises, they Will
when motoring is more comtortanie
than at present. include some or 'he
splendid old manor houses hereaoout
which are inland. Within a lelSurelS
tourney from Washington lies Dough
oresan Manor. home OF the Carrolls
of Carrollton, and the old place punt
in 1903 is still the same, save that
rhe trees and Nerdure have century
and a haifS growth, as Whcn tharicS
Carroll entered his travelling carriage
TO go UP to Philadelphia for the seS-
sions OF the Continental Congress-
Over good roads and in heaNS
machine the Natural Bridge OF Nlr
glnia may he reached in day ana
such thoughtful students OF history
as the President and his young son
may view the splendid domain Wh1ch
George III presented in lI.4 to lhom-
as jefferson. perhaps 10 gam MS
support for the ro%a!iSt as aSalnSt
gift and displays anew the sturdy
Ia triotism of the Sage ot Month
cello. On the highways ot Nir-
;;Inia back among the nesting trees
are substantial homesteads where
still dwci1 descendants of the men
and Womt - who gave comfort ana
support to me armies of Washington
and Eochamheau as they gathered for
the last struggle against Cornwa!iIs
at Yorktown.
Miss Sarah Schuyler Butler. laugh
ter OF DR. Nicholas Murray Butler.
president OF Columbia University. has
entered the lists to secure the nomi-
nation of the Republican party IN the
nineteenth congressional district of
New York against "a pow erful rival,
Mr. Walter NJ. Chandler. Mr.. Chandler.
It will be remembered. contested the
seat with the Democrat, Sol Bloom,
who had won the victory in special
election held after the death of Sam
Marx the socialistic member, who
was refused a seat for so long. The
present House of representatives. de-
oided that Mr.. Bloom was entitled TO
tho place. but this contest was decid-
cd only a few weeks before Congress
dispersed for the Summer. Miss But
Ter is a distinct power in the Repub-
liran feminine cohorts. quite apart
from being the daughter OF the emf
nent scholar and educator. DR.. Butler.
She was last year elected vice chair
man Of the Republican State COM
mittee. and she performed excellent
service in that role. For some time