Show L CARLYLE CAR X T 41 JLE HOUSE to be preserved the initiative of 0 a few women woman of the old families of at virginia the house in which georga washington received the th invitation to become nn an all aid to maj baj gen braddock in his famous campaign against the french has teen been saved from destruction this incident in career la is of at I 1 interest for it was waa from the tha campaign which followed th that a t W washington a sh gained his first insight into the military methods of european countries and of great britain in particular the house Is the carlyle house in alexandria va it was Drad Hr addock docks headquarters while he was in alexandria the carlyle house was built epou the site at 0 an old colonial fort which guarded the interests of the king and his ats traders when the neighborhood was known as hunting creely cre and N r IA Porch tOT the carlyle house when sone some se security carity was necessary 4 against tho the savages the living rooms of that old fort became the cellar of the mansion reared over them and in these compartments were stored dust clad bottles bulging casks and those luscious old hams and the like for which virginia was waa long famous the old fort still forms the plaza upon which the main hallway leads and it was wag there in day that the young people gathered in the summer slimmer evenings to chat and to watch the moon rise over the river while their elders met to discuss the questions of the day and to watch the trading craft that camo came from over the sea to barter the silks and gatins satins and riches of the east in trade for the famous oronogo tobacco which filled the big warehouses upon the poto macs bank in the blue and white room of the carlyle house to the left of the main hallway washington was a sharer in the military councils of 61 preparation for the braddock addock Dr campaign and day after day braddocks braddicks Brad docks regard for him rose in april of 1755 oen gep braddock called together in alexandria the governors of massachusetts new york maryland pennsylvania and virginia and together these dastin gulshen executives discussed the plans of the forthcoming expedition in this little room the walls wainscoting mantels etc aro are the same today to day as they were almost years ago there Is quaintness and elegance about every detail and the architectural student will find much to interest him in the windows doorways mantels primitive cup boards chali boards cor cornicks cornices nices door tops and moul dings across the broad main hallway la Is the great drawing room which in day was in gold and white and there it Is said the youth fit fill washington took nn active part in rout and ball and led some fair virginian through the stately steps of the minuet the broad hallway Is not without ith sentimental interest be cause local tradition asserts that it was at th foot of the solid ina mahogany bogany staircase that hat washington stood awaiting the coming of 0 the fair sallie fairfax on the occasion of a ball and that the ballroom was waa where he proposed to the same sallie and was rejected it Is believed that some day that portion of 0 the deserted hotel which now stands between the carlyle house bouse and the street may be removed go BO that the house may stand eland once more in plain sight of the passerby there Is little likelihood that the braddock house bouse in its present condition will ever prove an inviting place for the wayfarer while it Is a constant menace as a firetrap to the historic rian ra neloa slon shadowed sha flowed its quadrangular ran gular court A magi lff |