Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13

pointed by George Washington to
design the Capitol. 1t stands on
131 acres of land
In the ROtunda are eight beauti-
full paintings by John Trumbull. In
the eye of the dome is a painting
by Constantine Brumidi called,
1.-The Apotheosis of Washington.
Allyn Cox finished the frieze start
ed by Brumidi which shows our
history from Columbus, 1892, to
Kitty Hawk, 1903.
Statuary Tall, near the Rotunda
.4Fin the Capitol, has two statues from
every state. The two statues from
Delaware are: Caesar Rodney and
John NJ. Clayton.
i The Statue of Freedom, on top
of the Capitol dome, is made of
cast bronze, and is 20 feet tall. The
girl represented in the statue holds
an olive wreath of peace in one
hand, and a sword in the other
which represents defense.
Our class visited the Capitol and
enjoyed our visit very much. Sen
ator Frear's secretary, Mr.. Gallo
way, took us on the tour. We saw
the House of Representatives
chamber, where Nthe President
makes his annual Estate of the I'm
ion Address" We also visited the
Senate chamber where our sena-
/ tors from Delaware, Senator Frear
and Senator Williams, sit during
Senate sessions. Mr.. Galloway told
us that where Senator Frear sits,
/ in. the Senate chamber, ex-Presi-
dent Harry S. Truman used to sit
/ when he was a senator. Lyndon B.
johnson, a hopeful candidate for
President used to sit there.
/ We are very grateful to Mr.. Cal
laway for giving his time to us
| and taking us on the wonderful
tour of the Capitol
| by Beverly Denney
History of Mount Vernon
The Washington family acquired
| the land where Mount Vernon is To-
Gated, by land grant that was
given to John Washington and
Nicholas Spencer. The Washing
ton half was called Huntings Creek
Plantation.
/ The land passed from John
Washington to Mildred Washing
| ton. Augustine Washington, the
father of George Washington,
bought this land from Mildred.
When Augustine died Lawrence
Washington inherited the land. He
renamed it Mount Vernon. After
LaWrence's death the title to Mount
Vernon went to George Washing
ton.
When George Washington was
ommander-in-chief of the Conti-
mental Army he did not see Mount
Vernon for six years. When he was
President he saw Mount Vernon
only for short periods of time. He
retired from public life in 1887
He died and was buried in the old
family vault. He had planned a
new vault several months before
he died. When the vault was fin
ished George Washington and his
wife Martha were inferred there.
Mount Vernon is now restored
and maintained by the Mount YER
non Ladies Association. This asso-
citation was started by Ann Pamela
Cunningham. The Association
bought the land where the build
ings, the tombs, and wharf are
located.
Recently our class visited Mount
Vernon on our Washington trip.
We enjoyed this trip very much.
by Hans Feidnt
Cherry blossoms In
Our Capital City
The cherry trees were given to
Mrs. Howard Taft in 1912 by the
city of Tokyo. The trees were
planted around the Tidal Basin,
and the East Potomac Park. There
are IL different kinds OF cherry
trees. They are called: Ariake,
Fugenzo, Fuku-rokiyu, GyOiko,
Ichiyo, Jo-nioi, Kwanzan, Mikuru
ma-gayeshi, Taki-nioi, Shirayu-
XII, Suragadai-nioi, Yoshino. The
colors of some of the blossoms are:
white, light pink, greenish yellow.
There are 500 cherry trees
around the Tidal Basin in all.
Ninety per cent of them are called
Yoshino, ten per cent of them are
called Akebono. Some people
would like to know the exact time
the cherry blossoms bloom. There
is no set date. It depends on the
weather conditions. It is very
beautiful in the spring and many
tourists visit our Capital City at
this time Of year.
by Laura Clendaniel
I.tneaIu Mem0rfaI
The Lincoln Memorial was built
in memory OF Lincoln.
sThere are az columns around the