“Give my regards to the President!” joked some one in the vast audience.
The President! Even the thought of meeting such a great person made the chills run up and down the spines of the Brownies.
Their organization had won the highest honor any troop ever could achieve. Not only would they see and talk to the President, but they would have a full week at the nation’s Capital.
“On to Washington!” laughed Mr. McLean.
“On to Washington!” shouted the Brownies.
With a vision of wonderful times ahead, they were ready, you see, to start at any moment.
Transcriber’s note:
Punctuation has been standardised. Other changes to the original publication have been made as follows: