Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-06-25
MOUNT VERNON ASSOCIATION.

We Wllllngly.c0mply with the request, 10 Pup-
lish the report from the Corresponding Secretary
Of this Association. The enterprise is one well
calculated to enlist the chivalry Of South Carolina
The Tomb of Washington, and the fair daughters
Of the South, arc the orators who speak to you.
WASHINGTON, the Great, the Good, the Father, the
Savior of his country-to make his grave our
Mecca and keep his pure life md lofty example
more Immediately before us-it is m object wor-
thy of the Southern Matron and NIL the fair daugh
ters of the Palmetto State. We will publish in
our next the appeal Of the Courier.
For the benefit of those not familiar with the
regulations of the Mount Vernon Association, and
who may desire to unite with it, either rs contri-
butors or laborers, to honor the memory Of Wash
ington, we deem this q fitting occasion to state
that the Association is under the direction Of a
Central Committee, formed By the Southern Mat
ron, in May, 1856, which is nominally located at
Richmond; but to make it as national rs crcum-
stances will permit, it is designed to add mem
ber from every State, which unites with the AS
sociation by the contributions of its citizens The
regulations of the Association provide for each
State to have charge of its local operations, but
in default of regular organization. these duties
fall to the Central Committee. Papers giving
further information, and the "subscription pa
pers" to be used as Registry for subscribers,
con be obtained by application to this Committee.
In order to extend the privilege to as many pa
triots as possible the contribution of ST will Sc
cure membership" and entite the giver to have
his or her name enrolled in that Registry of
Fame"-the Mount Vernon Purchase Book
Subscribers for larger sums will be classed as
donors ALSO All donations of $50 and upwards
will be gratefully acknowledged in the Monthly
Reports" of the Central Committee, in order that
our country ut large may learn the names Of her
generous patriots! The organs for the Central
Committee, are the Southern Literary Messenger,
Richmond, Va, and Godey's Lady's Book, Phila-
depha, Penn, but we earnestly hope that oil
friendly papers will give these Reports an inser-
tion.
As the name, sum and residence of every mem
Der is to be published in book, and copies to be
deposited at Mount Vernon, and in the archives
of every State in the Union, and to be o member
will hereafter be regarded as precious privilege,
it is important to guard against all contingencies
which might arise from careless collectors, impos
tors or mails, causing the omissions of names,
and non-reception of funds; therefore, we shall
hereafter pursue the plan of publishing in each
State the names of all subscribers in that State,
they are reported from time to time, in q newspa-
per of general circulation, to be regarded as the
Mount Vernon organ Of the State. This will not
only secure an early correction of errors, prompt
and systematic action, an acurate knowledge OF
the amount subscribed and paid in, but will also
lessen the immense amount of labor entailed by
our contemplated published registry 1t will be the
duty of the principal Director in each State to see
this done, to file the papers, and have them care
fully transmitted to the First Vice President of
the Central Committee, for future COMPILATION
We feel assured that the following papers, warm
advocates of our cause, will generously aid in this
matter, by becoming the 'orgaus' of their respec-
tive States, viz: The Pennsylvania Inquirer, Phila-
delphia, Pa.; Journaland Statesman, Wilmington,
Del. Richmond Inquirer, Richmond, Va Will
mington Herald, Wilmington, N. c.; Charleston
Augusta, Georgia; Herald and Tribune, Mobile,
Ala; St. Louis Republican, St. Louis, Mo-
We earnestly request that the regulations in re-
ference to subscriptions" will be promptly and
strictly complied with by all who take collections
and that those who have done so in the past three
(S) years will arrange to publish without delay
To prevent mistakes, sums which have been sub
scrbed to be paid when called for, should be mark
cd with IN asterisk.
Communications for the Southern Matron con
be enclosed to the lst Vice President or Secretary
at Richmond, or to any of the members of the
Central Committee in the other States.
We respectfully invite persons desiring to be
active in this work, to communicate the fact at
once. S. L. PELLET,
Cor Sec. Mt. Vernon Assn.
The following are the members at present of
the Central Committee. The honorary members
have the rank of Vice Presidents, but are thus
gratefully designated, to note those whose earn
est support in the early struggles Of this cause has
had such an influence on its fate:
President The Southern Matron.
Vice Prs,idents.-Mrs. Vim. F. Ritchie, Rich
monl, Va; Mrs. E. F. Semmes, Richmond, Va;
Mrs. W. II. mcfarland, Richmond w; Mrs. W.
D. Blair, Richmond, Va; Mrs. 3. 3. Minor, Rich
mond, Va; Mrs. John Tyler, Charles City, Va;
Mrs. Wm. c. Rives, Albemarle, Va Mrs. John
B. Floyd, Washington City; Mrs. Henningham
C. Harrison, Baltimore, Nd; Mrs. r. R. Walton,
st. Louis Mo.
!Secretary-Nlrs. s. L. Pellet, Richmond, Va.
Treasmcr-Mr. VIM. II. Mcfarland, Richmond.
Va.
Honorary Members.--Mrs. R. Cunningham,
Rosemonte, South Carolina; Mrs. WIN. J. Eve,
Augusta, Ga; Mrs. P. K. Dickinson, Wilmington,
North Carolina Mrs. J. Milward, Philadelphia,
Pa.