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nence reaching 1000 feet above the
sea, from which glimpses of four
States may be had. The park itself
offers dancing. amusement devices,
including merry round. miniature
railway and swings; riding horses and
pony tracks. AS to accommodations,
the park is provided with good num-
Der of hotels Of the informal" type;
most of them akin to larger cottages,
and offering good meals at quite rea-
sonable prices.
From Pen Mar Park you may take
an excellent road leading to Blue
Ridge Summit. another delightful re-
sort community high in the Blue
Ridge Mountains of Pennsylvania.
Here you may have swimming stream
fishing, horseback riding. dancing.
golf and tennis. Almost innumerable
cottages are available here if the Wis
itor elects to remain.
Camp Richie on Way.
From Blue Ridge Summit, follow
route No. 81 north to CHAIRMAN.
where you bear right on route No. 116
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Blue Ridge Summit section, however,
don't fail to see Camp Ritchie. the
handsome Maryland National Guard
post that looks almost like battle
mented city from the pages of fairy
tale book.
Now, Gettysburg is another of those
places where time can be spent ad-
vantageously. There are hotels here,
and the many pleasant tourist
homes" that dot the roads leading
into this city recommend themselves
strongly. OF course, the predominant
ing feature of Gettysburg is its bat
tlefields, which, as matter Of fact,
fairly surround the town. The mo-
ment you enter this place, you'll see
khaki-uniformed guides soliciting pat
ronage. They are reliable, these
men, for each Is licensed and each
has passed stiff examination in the
history of the battle and the part
each point hereabouts played in it.
This reporter strongly recommends
patronage of these men. They have
two charges: So for full tour of the
fields, and 81 for an abbreviated visit.
The first occupies at least three hours
and traces the action of the Gettys-
burg Battle from the first clash of
troops west of the town to the IA
nous charge.
On the tour of the fields you'll see
Little Round Top, the Devils Den,
hat ir,o ootrI
the battles. and other places and
articles made sacred relics by the
mems blood spilled here. OF monu-
ments, there are literally hundreds,
but don't fail to see particularly the
North Carolina State Memorial in
bronze which the great Gutzon Borg
lum executed.
In Gettysburg itself you may see
the little brick house in which Jennie
Wade was killed-the only civilian in
this city killed during the three-day
battle. 1t is a museum now. and is
rich in the relics of the Civil War
which it holds.
A Pleasant Trip Home.
Now about the return to Washing
ton: Something like 10 or rs miles
separate Gettysburg from the Capital
and following the route already taken
by this reporter may be one OF the
| surprises of the whole trip. Leave
Gettysburg on Route lao through Lit
tlestown, Pa, and down through
Union Mills to Westminster, Md. At
Westminster change to route No. 81
and run it down to West Friendship.
u miles south. You'll find this road
leads through country that is truly
lovely; not too rugged nor yet too
gentle hills plot the course and at
| this time of year. crops are in their
new green and foliage is not yet bl st
cred by mid Summer suns.
At West Friendship, the course
turns right on Route No. 40, for four
miles to Cookesville AMI then it bears
left again over perfect concrete road
| way that is No. 81. This road leads
you straight through to Olney. already
! known to thousands of Washing
tonians; Norbeck, Wheaton and Silver
Spring. And so. as you left Wash
ington by way of Wisconsin avenue,
you return to 1t by way OF Georgia
| avenue.