The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-28
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Mount Vernon Ladies, Association.

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Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.
LETTER FROM MRS QUITS.
1t is with great pain that noticed para
graph, early in June, IN the Ph9nir, stat
ing that Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham
had been removed from her office as re-
gent of the Mt. Vernon Ladies' Associa-
ton. The cause assigned for her removal
was especially shocking to me; and l was
confident it was SANDER got up by her
enemies. | am happy to say that have
recently been officially informed that this
report originated with DIR. Rowland
whose land adioins Mt. Vernon, and who
has been for a year or two endeavoring to
obtain the privilege of running boat to
Washington in opposition to the Mt. Yer
non boat, which would deprive the AssO-
citation of their chief source of income.
Failing in this, he claimed that the Mt Yer
non wharf, which Miss Cunningham had
built since its purchase by the Association,
on the site of Gen. Washingtons wharf,
was on his land. He failed to prove this,
and then appealed to the Legislature of
Virginia to examine into the state of affairs
at Mt Vernon, preferring charges against
the Association. The chairman Of the
committee appointed went to the old man.
sion, and finding no foundation in facts for
these charges, telegraphed to the other
members of the committee not to come on.
But Miss G. has been so much harrassed,
that she resigned at the late meeting of the
grand council at Washington.
Indeed, two Or three of the newly ap-
pointed vice regents have been more zeal
gent niutn annoyance. fS Sffggsffdln ttpf iii
Miss Cunningham was the original founder
of the Association--the moving spirit.
whose patriotism inspired her with a de.
termination to purchase and preserve from
dissertation and decay the revered mansion
OF The father of his country, and 200 acres
OF the estate. BY her spirited articles for
the press. signed "Southern Matron," she
awakened the sympathies and interest of
the ladies OF the United States, from north
to SOUTH from east to west. She displayed
much statesman.like ability in the Organi-
cation of the ''Mt. Vernon Ladies' Associa-
ton, in 1858, appointing vice regents to
act in every state, and they were to appoint
lady managers in every county, and also a
gentleman of worth and talent in each
county, to aid the ''lady managers" in any
emergency. Each town was to have an
assistant lady manager" All these lady
officers were to labor to collect funds for
the purchase of the "Homc of Washing
ton" Thus the qualifications of the AssO-
citation extended through the length and
breadth of the Union.
BY Miss Cunninghams indomitable en-
ergy and enthusiasm in this cause, and the
zeal with which her writings inspired the
ladies and people, the 5000, 900 purchase
money was at length raised, aided indeed,
by the noble, self-denylng ladies of Edward
Everett, who by his celebrated addresses
which he delivered throughout the nation
raised $50, 900 of this sum.
Her next effort was to repair the old
place, then fast going to decay and ruin
and her energies have been devoted to this
object ever since, putting the place in the
best condition that her means permitted.
The old decayed wharf has been rebuilt
the windows, blinds, and buildings general
ly, extensively repaired, and the grounds
put in order,
An invalid, with spinal complaint from
her youth upward, during all this labor
Miss G. has had to contend with pain and
suffering, complicated nervous complaints.
want of sleep, and the necessity of resort.
ing to opiates to obtain it. But with this
amount OF physical intirmity, which would
have paralyzed most persons, she has per-
severed in this one great work For, as
she said to me last summer, mt. Vernon
has been to me father, mother, brother and
sister; the one labor of my life; and ali
my. aims are to complete its repairs before
l die" OF the sum appropriated by the
vice regents in 1870 for maintenance, she
devoted more than half to the improve
ment of the place, only using, herself,
what was absolutely necessary for her sup.
port, and living in the strictest economy.
shame to those who cannot appreciate her
disinterested labors.
M. p. S. Curtis,
Y. IL. Of Me NJ Y. L. A. for Vermont,
appointed IN 1859.