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FredericksburgIt Kenmore the home of Betty Washington Vaslungton { LewIs sister ot of George Washington m in Fredericksburg It has been restored by a nahonal national orgamzahon organization of women and funds obtamed obtained from the annual observ observance observante ance ante of Garden "eek eek Week " in VugIDIa Virginia this year Will be devoted to the restorahon restoration of Its gardens By ELMO SCOTT WATSONReleased WATSONReleased WATSON WATSONReleased ( Released by Western Newspaper Union ) tREDERICKSBURG REDERICKSBURG , VA , is to hve lIve again agam its colorful colorfulpast colorfulpast colorfulpast FREDERICKSBURG F past during durmg the week of April 22 to 27 and the center of ofattractIon ofattraction ofattraction attractIon in m the old Colonial Colomal town will be Kenmore Kenmorehome , home of Betty Washington Washmgton Lewis , sister of George Washing Washlng- Washlng Washing- Washington Washlngton Washington - ton and wife Wlfe of Fielding Fleldmg Lewis LeWls , gunmaker of the Revolubon Revolution RevolubonAprIl RevolutionApril RevolutionApril AprIl 22 to 27 is Garden Week in m 1n the Old Dominion DomlnIon and thIs thIsyear thisyear thisyear year it has a special siemfi-c siemfi c - cance canoe canceFor canoeFor For the receipts from theobservance the theobservance theobservance observance will be devoted to tothe tothe tothe the restoration of the Colomal Colonial Colomalgarden Colonialgarden Colonialgarden garden at Kenmore , a spot spotthat spotthat spotthat that was dear to George GeorgeWashington GeorgeWashington . Washmgton Washington and that had the thelOVIng theloving theloving lOVIng care of his mother motherMary , Mary Ball Washington Washmgton So SodurIng Soduring Soduring durIng that week Colomal Colonial Colomalcostumes Colonialcostumes Colonialcostumes costumes worn by the ances antes antestors ancestors I Itors . tors of the FrederIcksburg Fredencksburgfolk Fredericksburgfolk folk folkwIll will be taken out of old oldI oldtrunks oldtrunks oldtrunks I trunks and attics atbcs or borrowed borrowedfrom borrowedfrom borrowedfrom from museums to be worn wornagam wornagain wornagain agam again by the descendants of ofthe ofthe ofthe the men and women who whohved wholived wholived hved lived there when LaFayettewas LaFayette was greatPeace entertained entertamed at a great Peace Ball at Rising Rlsmg Sun tav tavern tavern tavern ern after Washington's Washingtons Washmgton's Washmgtons ' re return return return turn from the war \ , ar in 1783From 1783From 1783 1783From From ancient recipe books the\ the thet theomen the t \ \ omen of Fredencksburg Fredericksburg will willresurrect willresurrect willresurrect resurrect the recipes made fa famous famous famous mous by Mary Ball Washington Washingtonand and others Ginger Gmger breads tea-- tea tea'S teaS teaSmithfield tea'SSmithfield tea-Smithneld tea Smithneld - - ' Smithfield hams anda and a score of ofother ofother ofother other delicacies of Colonial Colomal dayswill days dayswill dayswill will be cooked for the palates of ofvIsitors ofvisitors ofvisitors vIsitors over the ancient fire fireplaces fireplaces fireplaces places of Colonial Colomal times hmes that thatabound thatabound thatabound abound in m the cityGen cityGen city cityGen Gen Hugh Mercer s ancIent ancIentapothecary ancientapothecary ancientapothecary apothecary shop will also come cometo cometo cometo to life We again agam and visitors may mayuse mayuse mayuse use its famous powdermg powdering room roomor roomor roomor or procure procureover procure procur over its ancient coun counters counters counters ters the lavender and other otherherbs otherherbs otherherbs herbs as y . , viell well ell as the potions and andcordials andcordials andcordials cordials that ancient apothecanes apothecaries apothecariesdispensed apothecanesdispensed dispensed a hundred and fiftyyears f fifty fiftyyears ty tyyears years agoBirthplace agoBirthplace ago agoBirthplace Birthplace of Cincinnati Cmclnnah Society SocietyIn In Rising Rlsmg Sun tavern where the theSociety theSociety theSociety Society of the Cincinnati Cmcmnah was wasformed wasformed wasformed formed and where Virginia Vlrgmla sear searlIest s ear earbest earliest lIest best post office was located thetavern the thetavern thetavern tavern keeper and the postmaster postmasterwill postmasterwill postmasterwill will preside over throngs from frommany frommany frommany many states while in m the cottage cottageof of Washington Washmgton Mary the mother of Washmg ton sen servants serants ants will cook and dls dis dlspense dispense dispense pense thingsthat thmgsthat free to visitors those thmgs things that Mary considered delicacies delicaciesand delicaciesand delicaciesand and for v " vhich "hlch hlch hich her recipes are arestill arestill arestill still usedOn usedOn used usedOn On the plantation of I\.enmore I.enmore I .enmore enmore Kenmore I.enmoreIegroes KenmoreIegroes \ . KenmoreNegroes I\egroes I egroes \ \ will sing smg the spirItuals spiritualsof of olden days for vis tors while whileUncle whileUncle whileUncle Uncle Bachus will prepare mealsm mealsin meals m in the kitchen building bU11dmg and VISI VISItors visitors visitors tors will be treated to a Coloma Colonial Colonialreception Colonialreception I IreceptIOn I evenmgsI receptIOn during durmg the evenmgs evenings eveningsrrcdencksburg evenmgsf'redencksburg eveningsFredericksburg f'redencksburg fredencksburg Fredericksburg ' will receive ItS ItSvIsitors itsvisitors itsvisitors vIsitors in costume not only at atI.enmore atKenmore atKenmore I\.enmore I.enmore I .enmore enmore Kenmore \ . but at many other otherhomes otherhomes otherhomes homes of Colonial Colomal date through throughout throughout throughout out the cityOld cityOld city cityOld Old Market square will come to tolife tolife tolife life again as it existed in the thedays thedays thedays , days when James Monroe MonroeGeorge MonroeGeorge MonroeGeorge George Washington and Thomas ThomasJefferson ThomasJefferson ThomasJefferson ; Jefferson met here to smoke apipe a apipe apipe pipe and d scuss the affairs of ofthe ofthe olthe ' the colony in Sukey Living6ton LlVmgston Livingston s scoffee scoffee coffee shop where over the door doorwill doorwill doorwill will be replaced its famous s gn Come gnCome in Gentlemen sit at atyour atyour alyour your ease pay tor for what you youcall youcall youcall call for and call for what you youplease youplease yotplease yotpleaseMasonic please pleaseMasomc pleaseMasonic Masonic Masomc fraternities fratermtles are also alsopreparing alsopreparing ) I Ipreparmg . preparmg preparing an exhibit in the lodge lodgewhere lodgewhere > wnere where Gcorgo George Washington Washmgton was wasmade wasmade made a Mason and where hIs hIsportrait hisportrait portrait by Stuart hangs upor upon uponthe the wall The B blo ble that he kissed kissedm kissedin \ in m taking takmg his obligations obhgo.tlOns obhgotlOns . is still stillpreserved stillpreserved preservedAnother preserved Another attraction to visitor VIsitors VIsitorswill visitorswill ; will be the 1 I ttle tUe cottage on the thecorner thecorner th < s ' corner of Charles Cho.rles Chorles . and Lewii LewIs streets For this was the home homeof homeof homeof of Mary Ball Washington Washmgton fromMarch from fromMarch fromMarch March 1775 until unhl August 1789The 1789 1789The The property once occupied the thewhole thewhole thewhole whole square with orchard and andgarden andgarden andgarden garden kitchen and servants servantsquarters servantsquarters servantsquarters quarters It was bought by Wash WashIngton Washington Washington Ington in m September 1772 from fromMichael fromMichael fromMichael Michael and Esther Robinson Robmson and andwas andwas andwas was a part of the original orlgmal Ken Kenmore Kenmore Kenmore more estate The garden was wasseparated wasseparated wasseparated separated from the Kenmore gar garden garden garden den by a fence and gate and andthere andthere andthere there was a box walk a part of ofhlch ofwhich ofwhich \\hlch hlch which \ \ is still standing standmg standingAt standmgAt standingAt At the outbreak of the Revolu RevolutlOn Revolution Revolution tlOn tion Washington Washmgton tried tned to Induce Inducerus inducehis inducehis rus his mother to move in m town from fromher fromher fromher her home on the Rappahannock Rappahannockopposite Rappahannockopposite Rappahannockopposite opposite Fredencksburg Fredericksburg But It Itwas itwas itwas was not until un hI March Mdreh M frch < 1775 thatshe that thatshe thatshe she was persuaded persuadedIt It was here that she received receivedthe receivedthe receivedthe the courier couner sent by General GeneralMIRY Generals Mc Mco Mcr McIII s o r MIRY l\I\RY l I RY III \ \ tRY CALL BALL WASlIINGTONFrom WASHINGTONFrom WASHINGTON WASlIINGTON WASHINGTONFrom ( From the disputed painting pamtmg by byMiddleton byMiddleton byBIiddleton Middleton ) Washington Washmgton to tell her of the VIC VICtory victory vietory tory at Trenton It was here hereWashmgton hereWashington hereWashington Washmgton Washington came after tl tI e a Bat Battle Battie Battie tle tie of Yorktown with the French Frenchand Frenchand Frenchand and American Amencan officer officer- officer officerand - " , . and she shereceived shereceived shereceived received him with thanksglvmg thanksgiving thanksglvmgafter thanksgivingafter thanksgivingafter after his absence of nearly sevenyears seven sevenyears sevenyears years It was here he came m in mDecember inDecember inDecember December 1783 FrederIcksburg Fredencksburggave FrederIcksburggave gave the Peace ball in m his honor honorand honorand honorand and it was at that time hme that he hemade hemade hemade made his memorable reply to toMa toMay toMaior Ma May ) or McWilliams McWllhams in which he hespoke hespoke hespoke spoke of Fredencksburg Fredericksburg as theplace the theplace theplace place of my growing InfancyLaFayette infancyLaFayette infancy infancyLaFayette LaFayette s Tribute TributeIt It was here that Marquis de deLaFayette deLaFayette deLaFayette LaFayette came to pay his respects re spects to her who was the mother mother moth mother er of the greatest American Amencan She Shereceived Shereceived Shereceived received him in her garden met metall all his fine phrases with dlgmtyand dignityand dignity dlgmty and gave him her blessing blessmg whenhe when whenhe he bade her good by He saidI said I have seen the only Romanmatron Romanmatron Roman Romanmatron matron of my day d dayIt lY lYIt It was here March 12 1789 that thatWaslungton thatWashington Washington Waslungton came to bid a sadfarewell sadfarewell sad farewell after he had receivedthe receivedthe received receivedthe the notice that he had been elect elected elected ed President of the new nation nationWith nationWith With prayers and tears Mary MaryWaslungton MaryWashington Washington Waslungton and her son partedknowmg partedknowing parted partedknowing knowing knowmg they would never meetagain meetagain meet againShe again She died August 25 1789 Town Townand Townand and ( . country .ountry ountry assembled to do hon honor honor or at her burial Her remains he lie heIn liein in a spot she herself selected ontl on ontl onti tl ti e a Kenmore estate and a state stateIy stately ly Iy monument erected by hercountrywomen hercountrywomen her hercountrywomen countrywomen marks I I t er last lastresting lastresting resting placeBut place I placeI | But for all such h stone stonc stork sites siteswhich siteswhich which f'rederIclsburg rredericlsburg ' rredenci f'rederIcl frederIcl rredericl sburg has it will not be the only city elty in m the Old OldDominIOn OldDominion OldDominion DominIOn to attract those who en enJOY enToy enjoy JOY Toy seeing seemg places where the past paststill paststill paststill still lives hves More than 80 hlstonc historic hlstonchomes historichomes historichomes homes and gardens throughout throughoutthe throughoutthe the state will be thrown open to toVIsitors tovisitors tovisitors VIsitors this year Among themare them themare themare are eight homes m in which once oncelIved oncelived oncelived lIved Virginians Vlrgl1llans who became becamePresidents becamePresidents becamePresidents Presidents of the United Umted States StatesHome StatesHome lIome Home of the LeesFeatured Lees LeesFeatured Featuredmfthe Featuredin1the Featured mfthe in1the in the Garden week weekpllgnmage weekpilgrimage weekpilgrimage pllgnmage pilgrimage this year will be nmeestates nine nineestates estates and shrines shrmes under founda foundatlon foundation foundation tlon tion or other pubhc public ownershIp ownershIpwhere ownershipwhere ownershipwhere where gardens or grounds have havebeen havebeen been restored by and at the ex expense expense expense pense of the Garden Club of VIr VIrgmm Virginia Virginia gmm ginia The principal one of these theseproperties theseproperties theseproperties properties is Stratford m in West Westmorel Westmoreland Westmoreland morel moreland and county where two sign signers signers signers ers of the Declaration of Inde Independence Independence Independence pendence and Gen Robert Ed Edward Edward Edward ward Lee were bornHere bornHere bom born bomHere Here the Garden Club of Vir Virglnla Virginia Virginia glnla ginia has completed the restora restoratlon restoration restoration tlon tion of the Lee gardens at a cost costof costof costof of $50 50 $ 000Another 000 000Another Another as important but butwhose butwhose butwhose whose gardens are not as yet yetcompletely yetcompletely yetcompletely completely restored although althoughwell althoughwell althoughwell well under way is the ThomasJefferson Thomas ThomasJefferson ThomasJefferson Jefferson garden at Monhcello Monticello Monhcellonear Monticellonear Monticellonear near Chariottesville Charlottesville The Thorn Thom Thornas Thomas Thornas as Jefferson Memorial Memonal foundahon foundation foundahonhas foundationhas foundationhas has restored the house and many manyoutbulldmgs manyoutbuildings manyoutbuildings outbulldmgs outbuildings and refurnished refurmshed wIth wIthongmal withoriginal withoriginal ongmal original Jefferson pieces thismagnificent trus this trusmagmficent thismagnificent magmficent magnificent and distinctive dlStmchve man manslon manSion mansion mansionLast slon Sion slonLast SionLast Last year the Garden Club of ofVlrg ofVirg ofVirg Vlrg Virg ma began the job of restor restor- rester- rester restorIng restermg restoring - ing mg the Jefferson gardens from fromplans fromplans fromplans plans discovered only recently recentlyThe recentlyThe recentlyThe The outlines ouUu1es outluies of the garden were werediscovered werediscovered werediscovered discovered by archeological m in mvestlgatlons investigations investigations vestlgatlons vestigations and will occupy the thee'Cact theexact thee-iact thee iact e'Cact eCact exact ' - location that they did oflg orig oflgmally origfinally onginally mally finally Jefferson s gardens were weredlstlnchve weredistinctive weredistinctive dlstlnchve distinctive for only native nahve trees treesshrubs treesshrubs treesshrubs shrubs and plants were usedOther used usedOther Other properties for which the theGarden theGarden theGarden Garden Club of Virginia Vlrgmla has done donerestoratIOn donerestoration donerestoration restoratIOn include the VIctorian VIctoriangarden Victoriangarden Victoriangarden garden of the Manse at Staunton Stauntonbirthplace Stauntonbirthplace Stauntonbirthplace birthplace of T Woodrow Wilson Wilsonthe Wilsonthe Wilsonthe the Mary Washington monumentat |