Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-11
AID TO THE
MT. v E i NON Nd
Stuart's " Gold -mOuntedss Oil Portrait
Of Washlngt0A.

There i . "sodsss .sa~s;o. .. he bass u Il.
Potomac"
Sons and Dsugthen Of America, through ita
length aud breadth, who sre DESTROYS OF aiding
the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association II the
Union" in their noble work-that Of collecting
means to eons.mmste the purchase, and compile
tsly restore and beautify the nOnu Of our beloved
Washington 1t Mount Vernon render vslua
BILE service to the cause. BY forming Clubs fron
smong their friends Of 5, TO- 30, or more psrsons,
and renting; 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 Atheneum.
The portrait, executed in oil colors, faithfully
and accurately representing this cAefed'0svrs Of
Stuart, 10 cabinet sise, and being made tributary
to the Mount Vernon Fund. il 1T once an evidence
Of the patriotism and taste Of the purchaser, be-
sides being handsome parl0v ornament. 4 f.
vorsbls opportunity 10 thus offered to every fami-
y in the land, efcontrbuting 70 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, lhap
such IN appropriate and speaking souvenir.
This plan, - Of the aida Of collecting meaus,
10 considered happy one; and for the tribute Of
ONE dollar this Offering Of the Association 10 -
% II y most acceptable.
carefully put upand sent TO any point Of sddrem,
on the receipt Of one dollar for each picture ordse-
I'd: thus, ave dollars Femittsd for I've pietures:
ton dollars for ten twenty fer twenty, 10.
Clubs Of ten, twenty, City Or more persons, esn
remit 70 Nn. Susan L. Pellet, Corresponding Be-
Rotary, ct Richmond, Va, or any Of the e1csss
repssssnting the Mount Vernon interest Of other
states.
Eash Of The sassrs will receive Ill eslsss. ard
have ther7 promptly supplied.
Together With Wemaa's penuasive in1uonee. II
sdded that Of the eloquent son u Masanshusetts.
the hoa. EDwA AID EvDaBrT, whose aoble olosts
in behalf efths Association, thus fer have heea
crowned with the highest success, he having a.
ready contributed, BY his own unassistsd abiitiss
and mastery sloqusnes, upwards Of esS.eO0 70 the
Pund.
N. B.-Plsass write names lsgibly, - each pr
son formings elsb will b Published under the
cord, also, forward al moneys without being reg
Uttered.
All Expssss Companies throughout the county,
extending even 70 California and Oregon. having
given the Association free Of their routes, par
cells will therefore be forwarded without any
charge.
Perssns will address and remit 70 the Vice Re-
ALEC, q /. 4. Godsy, Esq.,, q ths L.4ys Bsok; -
lss SSssl laird Street.. Ps1ieds!pais.
0slA.ossnseA OIL Pessssss - M. Esssses.
4 faithful snA aecsEsts Photographs pietsrs
q this gsntlsnan, - DOW ready for delivery. Il
u beautifully sxscuted, with appsopists en-
der.
Clubs iron s y 100 sslisitsl, - forwarded
he cane q the Washingtea Pestmit-Ono Dol
lar for eaeh pistsre esd0s1.
asv13 Ia &Dstk JAssS &Isese.