The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-19
The Ladies' Mount Vernon Assaetn-
ti"n-ffHancial Staten ent-The
knights IemPlar Propose to Build
~ MausOicun-Ti,e Offer Accented


The second session Of the annual meeting
:" the HoaId OF Niee-Hegtnts Of the Ladies,
Mount Vernon Association was held at the
Impcr'n' yesterday. the regent presiding.
Nirc-rcS,nl> were present from MARYLAND.
I,nn>> lrania, Connecticut. Iutiianl, Yves,
Virginia. aud District of Columbia.
II WAS resolved that the NiC"- regent from
vest Virginia hc directed 10 write letters Of
coincidence 10 the families Of Mrs. Mason,
hate >rc-rcgrnt of Nirginia. and Mrs. Me-
Willie. late VIZ c.rrgcnt from Mississippi, cx-
rrc>>in,. the rr.rrt of the Association a, their
yr,at loss.
The auditing committee reported that the
hooks OF Colonel lIolng>wurth, resident
| superintendent, had been examined and
found correct. The statement shows tn"
entire receipts from al' sources during the
year st S3.S9I.Gl expenditures. 81 S23.91:
| hal,uc" on lrtnu. S1nG2. The report WIS
arNrU>rd.
Charles +. StAn-hurv. Grand Master of
! N,>"u- ~ the District of Columhr, aud
| l'a>t Eminent Commander of Washington
| Cr.IiMauhrry at knights Icmplar. was III
| trndurrd and welcomed by Miss Cunning
ham. who >tdrd that Mr.. Stanshury bad
unuil,>'rd great interest IN the Objects OF
the Association and in bringing them 10 the
| notice " the Ma-nnr' frilrrnily, and c>l"-
cially To- HAT OF The Grand Encanpmrni ni
| Knights Tcmplar which met at Baltimore IN
| Scp,Ciuha, 1911.
| Mr.. salisbury said thai he had come be-
! fore the Council in r1u>culeucc Of an lni-
uatiun hr had received that Il comparison OF
views was desirable. in order to ascertain
exactly in what relation the Masonic tratcr-
nifty would stand to The Mount Vernon As
| oft h.,ir lI nj .Ici III
l. erect Il suitable memorial building at
Mount Vernon in honor O.: the memory Of
Washington. He had introduced ii the
n"rtjnc ~ the Gland Encaupncnl oi
Knight Irnlniar in september. ISL. II ~crr>
| III resolutions on this subject, but owing 10
his necessary absence on the last day Of their
session he had not had the opportunity TO
speak 10 the resolutions and lay his views
before the body. Hence the subject was
| postponed till the next meeting Of the Grand
| Encam,ncni. to be held in December. ISL,
| 1t Sew Orleans.
Nr. :>tan>hury rcld 10 the Council the TO-
| solutions referred t.. aud also hi letter to
! Miss Cunningham giving i sketch OF the
! building which h. thought would be most
Hprr"prist" ~ Il memorial structure. He said
| H. had rr authority 30 pledge any body, but
i lrci. in ease hi, Views should meet tn"
| wishes of She Council, and il should hp in
| h'> power ~ present them again before the
| t;rAul i.i,Luin,"nl. ;n he able to speak all
'h"E,'a'irrlv - I" the scope which would
Sc "i,r.s I" ,hr Trtuplar order and the Ma
-rur irri'ruiIy generally in ease they should
r ,jr>l'r !" carry umt The design before referred
IT,, NJ Ia GREET TT ipin in the erection of in
appropriate. ColnuclnoriilE" structure or
m"nuu.nt (" Washington. II there were
Il..l az ether obstacles in the WAY they
~hGllll IN nlIdr knuWu. ana the tratcrnii Y
>hnlli u" Informed inst Wiut they had t.
| C%i'r'i.
y general DISCUSSION then took place. i'll
which The Suggestions "f Nj. SALISBURY
wcr" warnl! approved b.. til" lady regents.
| The advisory "rinml,fCc Wcr" called IN
rii Mr.. -rau>hur, aud rr. Als Drd, who a.
rInpiuled bin. We're presented 10 them,
General Ilal,i"aA and Mr.. sykes expressed
| great DIRE thil the Masonic fraternity
>'.ctld enlist IN the work, and sad that they
did mol apprrhend that there would hc any
n>urInouniahie obstacles in the way OF their
accomplishing" the object in View.
| 40 action WAS taken. lllt the subject was
postponed till the next meeting Of Council,
| aud referred in the mean time 10 the advi-
| >Orr committee.
| .Ntier the transaction of some routine bu.
sinc>= the Council adj burned.