Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29

| King, Queen, Prince, Duke, ETC., and
it is quite true that no city in America
of equal size can rightfully claim a
greater number of important points of
historic interest. Coming into town on
Washington street. we first come to
Christ Church, the church in which
Gen. Washington was a veStryman and
in which worshiped the aristocrats of
Northern Virginia. The first building
to be used for religious service on this
spot was known as the Chapel of
Ease" This was replaced by Christ
Church as the result of meeting in
1857, when the vestry met to consider
the question of new and larger
church. James Wren, a descendant of
Sir Christopher Wren,. was responsible
for the exquisite interior of the church.
One cannot go into this church without
being impressed with the interior, its
arches, pulpit and canopy as well as
the old cut-glass chandelier which was
purchased in England and in which
tallow candles were originally used.
Another interesting feature of this in
terror is the pew of George Washing
ton, so arranged that he could face the
minister and the congregation.
Alexandria Houses.
From Christ Church we go down
Cameron street toward the river, and
the next place of interest is Gadby's
Tavern, at the corner of Cameron and
Royal streets. It was in this building
that George Washington established his
headquarters at the outbreak Of the
French and Indian War, in 1854. A
year later he again established his
headquarters here, as major on Gen
Braddock's staff. In this famous house
George Washington, after being elected
to the presidency, made his farewell ad-
dress to his neighbors, and eight years
later, on retiring to private life, he was
given an ovation at the same house
The first general celebration Of his
birthday was held here February %
1898, and in 1899 he held his last mill
tary review from the steps Of this house
and then issued his final military order
Many men prominent in the making OF
our early history met and were enter
tanned here, among them being the FIRST
admiral Of the American Navy, John
Paul Jones; Lafayette, Baron de Kalb
George Mason, Thomas Stone, Edmund
Randolph, Daniel Chase, Daniel Jenifer
James Madison and many others. The
interior of this house is very interesting
| the mantleS and woodwork being very
beautiful, the rooms are high ceilingec
and the floors are made Of wide boards
It Is interesting to know that the ortgi-
nal woodwork in the ball room was pur-
chased before the restoration of thi:
building was started, and the room du-
plicated in the American wing OF the
Metropolitan Museum in New York
| The garden around this house Is being
restored by the Garden Club OF Alex
! andria.
Around the corner on North Fairfa,
l CT. DC "a wi IInd0Ilnfn6i
| one Of the most interesting old house:
in America. It was built by Johr
| Carlyle of Scotland on the site OF ar
| old fort which was built as protection
| against the Indians. The east front o.
| the mansion now faces Lee street
| and the garden used to extend to thu
| Potomac River, and the CarlyleS hac
| their own private landing or wharf. Or
Fairfax street the house Is surrounded
| by the Wagar Apartment House, and tht
entrance to the Carlyle House is through
| 1913 North Fairfax street. In the blu'
room of this house, in IT'S, was held
council of war between Gen. Braddock
who was in command Of the English
forces in America, and the governors o.
| five Colonies to make plans for con-
certed action against the French anC
Indians. George Washington was ther
only lieutenant in the English Army
but he opposed Gen. Braddock's plar
| for fighting the French and Indians
| Braddock, however, would not listen Il
Washington's advice, and three months
later he was killed at Fort DuqueSne
In 1785 a conference was held in thi
house between George Washington ant
the Governors Of Maryland and Virgini:
for the purpose of settling boundarie
and other differences, and as the result