Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
DIR. F. B. Short Finds
Mt. Vernon Shrine
Of National Ideals
Impressed By Its Stately Beauty
And Tranquility


Recently DR.. and Mrs. F. B. Short
took a trip to Washington to see
Mount Vernon. DR.. Short says he
has wanted to see that one place,
and there has always been some-
thing to stop him. At last, however,
his desire has been satisfied. He has
seen the home of the father of our
country. Upon being asked by re-
porter, if this story about his trip
were true, the doctor replied, In
deed, it is true, and such a delight
full time as we did have. In the first
place we stopped at a lovely Hotel,
The Mayflower. l wonder and Won
der again about it. TIE longest cor
ridor l have ever seen is in that
hotel and two or three of the finest
apartments l have ever looked at
are in it,
How large is it?" was the repor-
ter's next question.
Il do not know how many rooms
there are in it. l would hate to
have to count them all. The one
Mrs. Short and l occupied was
number 731, and the manager told
me that it required O staff of more
than 700 persons to operate the in
stitution when it was running full
capacity.
But please remember that the
hotel was not the item or the thing
of most interest. The drive down
there was just glorious with the
fodder in the shock and the pump
kins scattered over many a field,
and the forests tinted and painted in
every imaginable hue and color,
and the roads all that one could de-
sire.
But even the scenery was not the
one thing to be desired by us. We
had never seen Mount Vernon on
the Pomotac. The past forty years,
/ have been wanting to see the
homestead of our great Washington
but one thing or another seemed to
get in the way every other time l
have been in the Capital City"
"How did you make your trip?"
inquired the reporter.
: I'VE persuaded a taxi driver to
accept the amount we felt able to
give for driving us out to Mount
Vernon, and l tell you with all
frankness it proved to be the most
interesting drive from start to fin
ish that l have ever experienced. !
The driver was informed, versatile |
and courteous, so much so, indeed, |
that when we paid him his fee bit |
extra found its way into his hand |
along with a most genuine, thank
you, sir"
And what were your impress
siOns of Mount Vermont?
MY dear Alice, cannot even be-
gin to tell you what we thought of
Mount Vernon. 1t is not alone un
like every other great memorial but
it evidences an atmosphere of such
high principles, patriotic ideals of
Christian democracy, that every one
its hero ought to be will
ling to make every possible sacri-
fee to the end that America may be-
come and remain an abiding demo-
cracy holding aloft the light that
shall guide other nations into the
glories of their highest ideals.
Describe Mount Vernon! AS i'm
possible as to describe a Mothers
love. But go there and deeply i'm
Dibe its atmosphere. See the rooms
through which Washington walked,
he bed in which he slept, the glor-
GUS scenery upon which he looked
n meditation and the grave where
his remains repose until time is
ended, and then you, too, will know
more of the true meaning of Mount
7ernon.
I'm happy recollection of the
lFiye and the visit to Mount Ver-
ION my soul was enriched and my
lopes to become better citizen in
ensified."
Alice Breme