Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-03-10
1886 Graduate
Gives Account of
Capitol Trip
Continued from February "a

AS we had walked quite lot Miss
Edith decided we would take ride
along the Potomac River and enjoy a
view of the cherry blossoms. The
cherry blossoms are about what 80
per cent of the visitors who go to
Washington each year want to see.
After a pleasant ride we returned to
the hotel and ate a delicious supper
Following this we enjoyed picture
at the Fox Theatre "The Moon is our
Home" featuring Margaret SULLIVAN
and Ray Mobiles orchestra and vaude-
vile. After the picture we took an
other ride along the Potomac to see
the beautiful sights at night. Wash
ington at night is indeed lovely city.
The new illuminated Capitol Plaza
fountain impressed me more than any
thing else with its different colors OF
flowing water. No matter where you
are in Washington you can always
see the Washington monument and
the Capitol. Finally we drove to
Union Station to see the largest pas
senger station in the world. Here we
saw a model of a Federal Housing
plan. Several of us purchased souve-
Mrs. shall never forget how Mr..
Sartorius looked at the entrance OF
Union Station as we were about to
leave. He was standing erect with
a souvenir cane in each hand, one
pointed in the air towards an airpiane
He had a cigar in the side of his
mouth and a hat that looked very
much like derby and was yelling
to him "Big Shot, aren't you?" Well
it was about IL o'clock and time to
90 to bed. Some of the group might
have slept but l know we boys didn't.
We are about to start on another
day of sightseeing. We took the ele-
yator to the top of the Washington
monument but Capt. Bill Sartorius,
Raymond Dryden, Clifton Shay and l
ran all the way down and it almost
ruined me for walking for Capt. Bill
at NV heels shouting watch Out
Luke" He told me to walk close to
the monument and look up at it,
which l did, and it looked as If it
were falling over on me. We hasten
ed to join the crowd who were having
their pictures taken but the camera
man snapped it before we could get
there.
AS we started up the Lincoln Me-
mortal steps l decided to take Miss
Edith's advice hereafter and not walk
either up or down the monument as
/ was completely tired out and so was
Capt. Bill. The Lincoln Memorial
was, to me, the most sacred place In
Washington. l did not want to utter
a word as I stood and gazed at Abra-
ham Lincoln seated in an immense
chair. AS one stands and looks upon
him, the most worthy man I think
America has ever produced, one finds
himself silent as the expression on
Lincoln's face seems to say What
can I do for my Nation?" One can't
imagine the immensely of the statue
until one knows his heads weighs 2250
pounds and his feet are 8 1-2 feet
long. Miss Edith and / walked a
round the Memorial and found that
Maryland's pillar is the fifth one from
the right facing the memorial that
helps support it. AS one walks away
from the statue of the greatest of all
men he says to himself "What great
work he could have accomplished had
he had longer to live"
Our next step was to take ride to
Mt. Vernon, George Washington's
home. AS we were about to enter Mt.
Vernon one gets the view of an old
Southern estate and plantation of the
18th century and Garry Me Back to
old Virginny" came into my mind.