| Show Sanpete Residents Res Tour Eastern Area Editors Editor's note A group of Manti Mantl and Ephraim residents recently returned from a trip to the eastern section of the country One of the trip participants participants participants par par- Mrs Glen J. J Vi Vir Virginia ginia Nielson wrote the following following following fol fol- lowing report There was a sense of unreality un uni unreality un- un reality during our ten-day ten trip as I watched the plan of our tour unfold and a year old dream come true Twenty-seven Twenty of us rode In a bus along a beautiful tree- tree lined winding road from Dulles Airport Bly Ely Beal Alice Allce Eva Thompson Glen J J. J and Virginia Nielson of Ephraim and Orpha Carlson of Manti Mantl were the local participants In this journey A river boat ride to Mt Vernon was the beginning of an eastern tour of historical religious and scenic significance significance cance and where very little was missed except sleep The groups group's next stop wasat was wasat wasat at Mount Vernon the abode of George and Martha Washington They saw the carriage house and other outbuildings as well as viewing the Potomac from the veranda of the Mansion They visited the tomb where the first President of this nation na- na Dation na nation tion lies Ues at rest On en the return trip to Washington WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington they toured Alexandria Virginia and other areas of historical historical his his- interest They were im impressed impressed im- im pressed with the old buildings and cemeteries which were well preserved They next stopped at Arlington Arling ton National Cemetery where they viewed the rows upon rows of white tomb stones marking the burial spot of soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers who have served In the wars They were present at atthe atthe atthe the ceremony of the changing of the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier This was done with great precision The Sanpete San- San Sanpete Sanpete pete visitors were also very im Impressed with the Iwo Jima statue They also attended a shell concert on the Potomac which was presented by the US U.S. MarIne Marine Marine Ma Ma- rine Band They reported that one of the unforgettable sites of the WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington area Is the Lincoln Memorial Memorial Memorial Me Me- morial at night This nine nine- story building houses the marble marble marble mar mar- ble statue of Americas America's President All visitors sensed the sacred feeling of the build build- ing Everyone both black and white spoke in whispers As they approached the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House they noticed the five block long line of tourists waiting waiting waiting wait wait- ing to tour the famous home of the US U.S. Presidents The group then changed their plans and headed for the Car car an Gallery of Art This collection of art artand artand artand and sculpturing Is world fa fa- fa There Is also a number of photographs of famous per per- sons The he next stop on their agenda was at the Department of Engraving Engraving Engraving En En- graving and Printing where they drooled as they saw stacks of greenbacks They also saw the new Christmas stamp When they arrived at the Capitol Building they were Im Impressed Impressed impressed Im- Im pressed with the size of the structure They visited Statuary Hall where they saw the statue o of Brigham Young They also visited the chambers of the Senate and House of Neither group was In session at the time During a few hours at the Smithsonian Institute they saw sawa a great jewel collection a huge water wheel the First Ladies Ladies' gowns on like life-like mannequins The most memorable was the huge tattered Star Spangled Banner which inspired F. F S S. S Key to write the national an an- an them The Sanpete tourists agreed with the slogan of the National Gallery of Art which calls it the proudest jewel In Washington's Washington's Washington's Wash Wash- ington's crown The collection contains original paintings and sculpturing by the greatest artists artists artists art art- who have lived En route to New York they stopped at Independence Square In Philadelphia Its cobblestone walks were a pleasant setting for the numerous buildings in that historical spot Their visit to New York started started started start start- ed off with a visit to the Empire Empire Empire Em Em- pire State Building where they had a birds bird's eye view from the top of the story structure It was raining while they were there They were busy while In the nations nation's largest city They took tooka a bus tour of upper and lower New York They next boarded a boat for a trip around Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan Man Man- hattan Island and then a stop at Staten Island On their voyage voyage voyage voy voy- age to Staten Island they passed the Statue of Liberty They attended the Broadway show Fiddler on the Roof A tour to the United Nations Building was taken with a young ayoung Israeli girl as their guide At Atthe Atthe Atthe the Rockefeller Center they were entertained by the precision preci- preci slon sion dancing group The Rock- Rock ettes a violinist a mixed chor chor- chorus us a ballet a butterfly dance featuring lights and mirrors and a movie They returned to their hotel via the subway The Lincoln Center buildings including the new Metropolitan Opera House and a plaza containing containing containing con con- an Old Faithful fountain fountain fountain foun foun- tain were enjoyed as as much as the musical comedy Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla homa that they saw there The Sanpete residents then headed toward Rochester New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and their date with the LOO pageant at Hill HUl Cumorah A tour was taken of the Eastman Eastman Eastman East East- man Kodak Co white In Roch Roch- ester Both nights that the group attended the Pageant they witnessed witnessed witnessed wit wit- the miracle of the rain One non-Mormon non said These Mormons really make it hard not to believe They also visited the Joseph Smith and Martin Harris homes the Hill HUl Cumorah the Sacred Grove and Palmyra The last lap of the tour was into Canada to see Falls They report that the falls contain contain contain con con- tain more water than ever be because because because be- be cause of the American Falls diversion They flew to Salt Lake from Buffalo New York |
