Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-28
AID TO THE
MT. YER NON FU d.
Stuart's sGOld-mOunted' Oil Portrait
of Washington.
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" W,re 10 a modest mansion on the hank Of the
Potomac.
Sons and Daughters of America through it's
length and breadth, who are DESTROYS of aiding
the Z" Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the
Union" in their noble work-that of collecting
means to consammate the purchase, and compile
tely restore and beautiiy the HOME of our beloved
Washington at Mount Ncrnon-can render valua-
bic service to the cause, by forming Clubs from
among their friends of 5, 10, 90 or more persons
and rsmitting; with names, to either OF the Vice
Regents or Lady Managers of the Association the
same amount in dollars, for this b autiiul copy of
the great original picture by Gilbert Charles Stu
art, now in possession Of the Boston Atheneum.
The portrait, executed in oil colors. faithfully
and accurately representing this ehged'Gusrs Of
Stuart, is cabinet size, and being made tributary
TO the Mount Vernon Fund. is at once an evidence
of the patriotism and taste Of the purchaser, be-
sides being handsome parloc ornament. A fa-
vorabe opportunity is thus offered to every fami-
~ in the land, Of contributing to this noble Mount
Vernon cause by the possession of this portrait ;
and no memorial can be treasured of the great
Chieftain and the Mount Vernon object, than
such appropriate and speaking souvenir.
This plan, as one of she aids Of collecting means
is considered happy one; and for the tribute of
one dollar this offering Of the Association is as
surdly most acceptable.
carefully put upand sent to any point of address,
the receipt of dollar fer each picture order
ed: thus, five dollars RENTED for five pictures;
ten dollars for ten /; twenty for twenty, &c.
Clubs of ten, twenty, fifty or more persons, can
remit to Mrs. Susan L. Pellet Corresponding Sec
rotary, at Richmond, Va, or any Of tho officers
representing the Mount Vernon interest OF other
States.
Each of the officers will receive all orders, and
have then promptly supplied.
Together with woman's persuasive influence, is
added that OF the eloquent son of Massachusetts,
the Hon. EDWARD EVERETT, whose noble efforts
in behalf Of the Association, thus far have been
crowned with the highest success, he having al
ready contributed, by his own unassisted abilities
and mastery eloquence, upwards Of 500 600 to the
Fund
N.B.-Please write names lcgibiy, as each per-
son forming club will be published under the
Portrait Subscription in the " Mount Vernon Re
cord" also, forward all moneys without being reg
istered.
| All Express Companies throughout tho country,
| extending even to California and Oregon, having
given the Association free of their routes par
cells will therefore be forwarded without any
| charge.
Persons will address and remit to the Vice Re-
gents, or through their Committees and Managers,
also, to l.. A. Cooley, Esq, Of the Lady's Books to
S. +. Watson or DEVEREUX l. CO.,
| l32 South Third Street, Philadelphia.
Gold m ounsed OIL Portrait Of Mr.. Everett.
Afaithful and accurate Photographic picture
Is beautifully executed, with appropriate en-
biems of Mount Vernon in gold arabesque Dor
der.
Clubs from to 100 solicited and forwarded
the same as the Washington Portrait---One Dol
DEvEREUx CO.,
nov22 132 South Third Street.