Evening star., 1946-11-28

has also permitted US TO use Her
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things that appeal to me, namely
THE Spirit Of st. Louis" a cable
car from Yessler Way, Seattle; the
original Star Spangled Banner"
and the dresses worn by our Presi-
dents wives. But my guest found
so many things in the building to
interest her that naturally I let
her roam at will. This made us miss
seeing the Freer Gallery. I had
wanted especially to show her this
art gallery, since she had been born
in India and since have been told
that outside a museum in Boston
the Freer Gallery contains the best
collection of Oriental art to be
found outside the Orient.
| After all this sightseeing I gave
my friend one OF the Capital Tran
sit Co.'S very fine maps OF WASH
irgton, and this enabled her to fx
in her mind just where we had been
and what we had seen. You can
get copies of this map by merely
sending post card to the company.
We felt she had most compre-
hensiye tour of the city, but had
we had more time what could we
not have done? Since Mrs, M. s. w.
will have her guests for two weeks
I should advise a more leisurely
tour of the places we saw so rapidly.
I see I, have forgotten to mention
/ that we saw the Tomb Of the I'm
known Soldier" but did not take
time to 60 into the Lee Mansion,
which is well worth visit. The
/ National Gallery could have q day
all to itself, as there are conducted
tours about 1t. There are many
other galleries of note. Why doesn't
Mrs. M. S. w. call her library and
ask for names of some of the out
standing of these?
There is a very fine book about
Georgetown entitled Georgetown
Houses of the Federal Period 1780-
1880, Washington, D. c." by Davis,
Dorsey and Hall. 1t would be splen-
did to get the book from the library
or study it there, If 1t does not cir
culate, then either drive or walk
through parts of Georgetown and
see some Of the houses mentioned In
the book. My daughter and I saw
a few on N street one day and en-
joyed our jaunt very much. Another
day we are going to see the houses
on o or P streets. Some other not-to-
be-missed buildings In Georgetown
are to be found as follows: At 3001
to 1903 M street which are the finest
examples of late pre-Revolutionary
buildings in the town. 3049 M street,
by some considered Washington's en-
gineering headquarters. 1922 Twenty
eighth street. "the tiny cottage" -. ;.
was built prior to 1775 iAnd finally
the post ONCE. Now know there
is nothing exciting in the appear
ance of the post office on Thirty
| first street, but 1t has been the GUS
tom house for the Port Of Washing
ton ever since there has been a
Washington, D. c., unless am great
| ly mistaken. Perhaps the customs
house was not in this particular
building, but the customs house nag
has been flying in Georgetown for
many years, so ! think 1t is worth
a trip to see 1t.
| Just one thing more-if one has
the time i think no visitor should
miss seeing our old C. g. o. Canal It
is rich in historic interest, as we'll as
scenic beauty. II you take the No.
20 street car Cabin john and get
of at stop 10. you can walk down
side road, pass under the canal.
and the railroad, and come up on
the tow path, which you can follow
as far as Chain Bridge, passing over
the spillway as you go.