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THE NATION'S CAPITAL 'ATlI.CCIffiS OG RAG OKS JTRTICR.- se:^'ior classes in oct.'55 VISIT sTUDsrrrs ai.ti tu'iCiier LAVISHLY EJ^TERTAIrlEL BY WASKINGTCN RESIDELTS Oct.lg, Sat, 6;30 a.n. Boarded Ccracoke- Hatteras mil truck, Car #2, Kenneth Tillett,driver, follo'»ring, overtaking,and passing mil trunk. Car /^l, Charlie ncHilliam,driver. Beautiful day; ocean T/ash- ing across to Sound in three places; apnroach to Ferry under vrater; but vre mke it, bag and baggage. Arrive Hatteras 9 p.r'i-^ board Kidgett Bus to Nag's Head. Arrive Norfolk 2:1^ p.m.; v/ait aro^md for the Washington Bus (which vms marked Stauntcn) only to he told it had already left. Bispatcher takes pity on elderly teacher and her vriggling children and has bus held in Ports- mouth. Taxi called; quick trip via the nevr tunnel to Portsmouth,where bus has waited about ten minutes. Arrive Richmond; suddenly see baggage being taken off bus; and discover our selves on Staunton,not Washington bus, C^iick change. Arrive Fash.ington 8 :ii5” p.m. or thereaboTits; taxi to Sandridge Tourist Home, 313 E.Caoitol ^t. Been eating off and on all day,but ready for another meal at corner restaurant. I Cct,l6 - Sunday, Harold ard | Hurray up at daybreak, and ready for second break fast when Sherry and I'rs., Rondthaloi- shew up after oversleeping until 9 a.m, 12:30 p.m, Irs,Charles Runyon, Nina, Anne,and John arrive in bright red nev; jeep station wagon and take us to lunch at the Washington Airport. All en joy lunch, the game room, and other sights of the Airport, then drive over to Arlington to watch the Change of the Guard at the Tomb of the TInknc^.'m Sol dier. Visit briefly John's school - Georgetovm Bay School - verj^ modern and up-to-date. Then to the Runyon home in Georgetown, Novies for all the young people, v/hile Mrs.Rcnd- thaler visits with friends she knevf at Camp Cibola in New Mexico this past sum mer. Buffet sunper when young people return — the "Haro what was I" Get.17 - Mcndry ('i^'orgot to say,vre visit ed the Capitol Buil.dlng on Sunday mornir^g - Senate, House of Itenrosentatives, and (at Murreay's suggest inn Bomb Shelter in basement.) Monday morning visited F.B.I, (everyone much im pressed), Archives Bldg. vTiere Declaration of Inde pendence and Considtution of U.3.A. are on display under glass (locked up in vault at night,i.e, the documents,not usi) Visited Washington monu ment; the Aquarium in the Dept.of Commerce - no salt yrater fish,just pic tures of them — but lots of fresh water fish. Visited Arts and Indus tries Riilding of Smith sonian,where bright Bros, Lindberg,and other planes are shown; also interest- exhibit of boats, auto mobiles, steam engines, carriages, etc,,etc, Hcaoies near home that night for the j^oung people j;vhile Mrs. Rond thaler -^sited vdth Lt,Comm.and Mrs,E,D, (Doc) Kugler and family in Arlington, Lots of talk about 0cracoke,No doubt of it.Kuglers would rather be here than in Washington,D.Co (So would lots of other people we met up there,) 0ct.l8,Tues, lIrs.KLin.ck (Dr, and "ib’Sc PCLirck have been to Ocracoke several times) called for us at about 9j30 a.m, took us out to the Washington Zoo, TTolccmed by all the ani mals, vrhc expressed desire to visit Ocracoke, Lunch at a Hct Shoppe, (By the way, we all ate plenty at these invitation meals —since som.eone else v/as paying the bill]) Stopped in at the Wisconsin Ave. IRrphey' s (9 and 10 store ), Drove through Rock Creek Park, down Connecticut Avenue,up Massachusetts Avenue, Ilrs.KLinok pointed out various Embassies. Took her through the ) Bureau of Printing and Engraving (very interest ing to all of us),then drove through Hains Park along Potomac, Visited I'-ashington Gathedral, That efening we were entertained at dinner by none other than the Hon. Horatio 17, O'Neal, who vras out several dollars by the time we got through eating,' Put he didn't mind at all (so he said]) Attended m.ovie; Francis j.pins the Navy - ri'ouble featlTre shaw,not far from v'here Rashe lives. Saw his bicycle,his sconter bike, and his motorcySle. He will use the latter for his first trip next spring dovn nevr road to Ocracoke*
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