Mount Vernon is within 15 miles of Washington, D.C. It may be reached from the city either by trolley lines or by steamboats. It is on the west bank of the Potomac. It is an imposing mansion, as you see for yourself. Its most striking feature is the great, two-story veranda, extending the full length of the house. Eight tall, plain pillars support the roof of the veranda. Here, on this porch, you can sit and look out over the Potomac 200 feet below. In the lawn in front of the house are the fine, old trees that Washington himself planted. Some of the trees were set out by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Kind Edward VII of England, Prince Henry of Prussia, and by other prominent men, as a tribute to the memory of Washington. The House is 96 feet long and contains many wonderful rooms. One of the first rooms you

would visit is the one in which Washington died. All contain furniture which the Washington family used. There are, besides, many relics connected with out early history. In addition to this, you would not fail to see the key to the French Bastille which Lafayette presented to General Washington. The estate of Mount Vernon once contained 8,000 acres. It was named after Admiral Vernon of the British navy. The house and 200 acres of ground about it no belong to the Mount Vernon Ladies Association. It was bought and restored so that it might be a perpetual monument to the "Father of His Country". Between the house and the river is Washington's tomb. It consists of two monuments, one at either side of the entrance. Within the tomb lie Martha and George Washington.