Although the cherry trees in General Washington's countryside will not bloom for another month or so. visitors to the Old Dominion will need no such reminder t linger in Northern Virginia for a tour of three celebrated homes, all intimately identified with the Father of our Counti.,'. This year beautiful Gunstor Hall, home of George Mason author of the Virginia Bill of Rights, and neighbor and friend of Washington, will stage a charming reenactment of a chil dren's dancing class in costume Three performances — one at : 11.30 a m . another at 1 p. m . and another at 2:30 p m are scheduled to take place on Sat- i urday. Feb. 21 The re-enactment is bned on an excerpt from General Wash ington's diary in which he rr.en ti ns Patsy Custis and Molly Plym attending a rianrine class at r""nstnn Hall Mr. Christianson the dandnn master, and Mammy, who will smooth down the little girls' skirts, will contribute a nostalgic reminder of bygone days when Mason frequently enter tained his friend from Mount Vernon. In the neighborhood. W od
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