, 1859-11-04
CHICAGO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1859.
Mt. Vernon Ladies', Associatton.

Mt. Vernon Ladies', Association.
The first meeting Of tie lad; managers Of the
Mt Vernon Association. fer Chicago, was held
on Thursday, Oct. e, 1t Mrs.. u. O. Walkers,
when tic following resolutions were adopted
viz:
E'to3sfd, That the ladies present at this meet
ing, appreciating the truly patriutic and patsor-
al dAsi.n Of the Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association
Of the Union. for the ? .rchase Of the home and
the tomb Of tie saiuted father Of our country,
will cordiat}y uEtte 0nr erdearcr5 to bring the
claims Of that Association to the attention Of
the citizers Of Chicago. anil to effect a complete
canvass Of thr city Ut t!le earliest tlav-
Il solrea, That tho lai.v tuapale in each Dl-
vision be organized By the selection Of pr:n-
cipal Dire:trcss who shall also &C. us Secretary
and Treasurer Of her Division, or appoint snb-
stitute; md that the ladies' associated with her
shall proceed, without delay, to select assistant
managers for the purpose Of collection. :ad
distribute tie various s.rcets o. blocks among
the assistants appointed. so that every family
in tic Division shall be visited. and opportunity
shall be offered to 'yesy iu!,abstant. old or
young, 10 contribute their voluntary offering to
th,: shrine Of our great national beuetactor.
II <o;-td. Tint the lady managers in each Di-
vision shall meet Together ia their respective
Divisions. from time u line, in the prosecu:ion
OF rh&ir llbors, aud that general meeting Of
all the lady managers Of nll the Divisions shall
be held on .hc fifteenth mil th1ttieth Of each
month, until ,he work il cnmptetrd.
A:<olr<a, Tint to render the COLLECTIONS IL our
citv - c1tens;-c as possible, atfare1mS to all
opportunity Of participating in this tribute OF
grateful aud resereniial lore for the memory Of
WAshingtu5, Ill our citizens, ot whatever na-
.ionaisv, sh4ll be appealed to; and that no sum
exceeding t.ct"fyJfre cents >f!all be solicited hr
the l4die. cs.lecting, except for membership OF
the Association Tor such as desire it, tho esrsb-
listed charge fur which is one dollar.
E<su:rtd, TLa: it is e1pedient that tire entire
canvass Of the city should he completed, If ros-
sible, during the monsh Of November.
The sa:!owius 1lIics compose the Board Of
Managers thus far appointed, viz:
saCru DIVISION.
IT,. IT,. s. Efssx. Mss " M: :s b5 n m %sp*r
;: ~ &? i !aat: IT.: IT.: ssa' E :! 5;F;i2s;; zss;
NORTH p1v1s:nS.
sl5. N,. 5.5R,I / F. rtsT! IT. M:1 H.: + na 3:peI
Mr.. !. T.. fee-.Is, ME,. EIE.rl *ElSh:.
The organization Is to be thoroughly sTstema-
tixed, 50 at the public may be assured whatev-
cr is contributed will reach its true destination
E7ery authorized collector will he furnished
with books prepared hy the association. and
signed by the Vice Regent, or tile LADY manager
who distributes them. The memberships are
subsequently, copied for publication in tile
Mount Ttr>.9a R.eota, valuable paper, devoted
to ,l.e interest Of The cause, and published
monthly by Drve:cuS / c., Philadelphia, the
profits 6i Which aEt gwen " t1eal ID 1'aa A'sso-
citation, After tho State collections are conf
n,c,ed tho sn,scr;,,,;on hooks are IL III. bound
=: =, ..,.;. - -. :.
'oF '''"'s i'eses a'''a ~ ~ - e"''ee - .ne
State, and copied, TO Ee kept always open for
;nsncction At Mnnnt Vernon. The funds. rs
,to- 49, .a,io,tx,, ~, d..,o.;,oJ ,r;,h ,,,a Stair
l''ee wv eo'.ee'eu' - ei,o'''s "''.' -.
Ifeasurer-Ar. Lutaef Hasen-aho Nil 'nese
hrncr,or1h 10 be collected are to be deyotcd to
,,a ,o.,,rstion o,1 carc cf the estate- and mt
'"1 " ~ -,
TO us pufcnase' Ah's "'' ehlue:3 'eno'e a''
objections which have hitherto existed on ac-
count Of its lutte proprietor. lie thes. obIer-
t;pps as they NAV, tic estate llss now become
national p,sse.siun actl trust; and icny :.fie- lie
shall have passsd t. other snun>i6ns Mount
Vernon elali stand IL beautiful aud cherished
monument to the immortal Washington ard lis
associ:.tes. 10 1'srpetuate the great principles
tte's sFts HlusttA'eo' I'LL" lAe A4ois lA@s s'o''9iA
oi5tsie sa.'%n nana, r t,,o.. nh, n ,1,,z s,;r,,
generously undertake tie latar of coliec;iuu.
the sympathy aud aid Of alt those who hare
neatss 10 apptsel'e M .ue nope "Jt auu W.
will le u hearty teee-wi't cuttln:.
i, may be asked ii the purchase money Is
Ill ieady ra'sfd, "h5 u IS not l,alds .....
no me- sssss;:u ,.s,kr' ~ a.ans s;,,. bs rec.;rs i
10 IKE care Of ,lie place; and By en- estimate Of
camrutcut Scn:!sH'sn.1 II Is touni that less taan
!*eh's nse os "a" .noao Ja'n;, ds "'I'a ~ ~
session md III. Indispensable repaiys. Which, !,
is vel known, arc ei,sady begun.
Ihis amount tie 'lotes arc anAiohs 70 co'tec:
tons ' ~ ns hs ah1c n nrncla;m Mt. Vernon tGe
propcr,y Of tle Nation.
maH te ve!i to stay shat s me tan"s o., o. 1ne m
penses. NJ esllc<rreeel,es compensation. nacat
9, aae Iaaass r ,:arn, s.,,;on'r. s .,c ~
The VIZ Regent would herc gratefully &c
knowledge the great libera1its Of The Pass ASD
IR1Er>E, 1'1a.s ;!nd 'iotf"a@ IN P1lHtins, y i.
s,atana"' man .n1 @ ian"s ptrdn. - Smal IL n L,n,i
;n~ book
The ucrits Of this gscas national movement
It is nut Iiop3s:d EeTe 10 sisenss. IL the:' !:
n a;x;ast ,sr m ,'lv tha s;E,r's Of H..
Revolution. who ha, no heartto appreciate ,i.;s
national tribute to that period, We have only tt
saT; as 10y h j. 1T. oHI !, !. ,,aod ,,~,o
to contribute 10 ,ic fund now REQUIRED Tor IT,
permanent care of tue place: aud N nl1nnt +
70 ,us r bana