Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Patriotic Movement to Meet a National Civic Need
Every year the number of conventions and large public gatherings meeting in Washington increases. The desire to visit the city where the President resides, Congress assembles, foreign governments maintain their embassies, and the various departments of the Government are in operation, is constantly in the heart of every American citizen. Not Only are the number of national gatherings in Washington multiplying but in View of the disturbed state of affairs in many sections of the world, the Capital oi-this nation will be recognized as the most convenient and natural place for the gathering of great Inter national Congresses. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.