Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-06
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Stuart's ssGOld mOunted'' Oil Portrait
Of Washington.

. There IS modest mansion the hank of tie
Potomac.''
Sons snd Daughters Of America, through it's
length and breadth, who are DESTROYS of aiding
the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the
Union" in their noble work--that of collecting
means to cons.mmate the purchase, and compile
tely restore and bcautify the nOMH Of our beloved
Washington Mt Mount Vernon render valua.
BILE service to the cause, by forming Clubs from
among their friends Of 5, 10, 90. more persons
and r-mitting with Names TO either of the Vice
Regents or Lady Managers of the Association the
same amount in dollars, for this BEAUTIFUL copy of
the great original picture by Gilbert Charles Stu
art. now in possession of the Boston Athe oeum.
The portrait, executed in oil colors. faithfully
and accurately representing this chetede 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 tho purchaser, be-
sides being handsome parlor ornament. ia
vorablc 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 tho great
Chieftain and the Mount Vernon object, than
such an appropriate and speaking souvenir.
inns plan As one OF the aid OF collecting means,
is considered happy one: and for the tribute Of
| one aoiidr this Offering of the Association is as
su TG most acceptable.
Parcels Of s. 10, 70, SO, or 100 COMES will he
carefully put upand sent to any point of address,
on the receipt Of one dollar for each nictura oror
ton dollars for ten twenty fer twenty, DC
Clubs Of ten, twenty, fifty or more persons, can
remit to Mrs. Susan l.. Pellet, Corresponding Sec
rotary, at Richmond, Va, or any of the officers
representing the Mount Vernon interest of Other
States.
Each Of the officers will receive all orders and
have thorn promptly supplied.
Together with weman's persuasive influence. is
added that of the eloquent son of Massachusetts,.
the Hon. EDw ARD EVERETT, whose noble efforts
in behalf VI 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 $6y. 900 to the
Fund
N. B.-Please write names legibly, as each per
son forming a 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 throughoutthe country,
extending even to California and Oregon, having
given the Association free Of their routes par
cells will therefore be forwarded without auv
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 Book; to
S. F. Watson or DEVEREUX 4 CO..
l32 So.ta Third Street, Philadelphia.
Geld IN ounsed Oil Portrait Of Y.r. Everett.
A faithful and accurate Photographic picture
- beautifully executed, with appropriate en-
blens 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.,
nov2z 132 South Third Street.