The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-06-06
Meeting Grand Council Mount
Vernon Ladies' Association.

The Grand Council OF the Mount Vernon
Ladies' Association held its last annual meet
ing at Mount Vernon on the 22d OF May,
and continued in session eight days. The
reports for the past year indicate an increas-
ingly prosperous condition OF its affairs.
There were present the Regent (Nlrs. Laugh
ton), and the following Vice-Regents Mrs.
Halsted, of New jersey Mrs. Comcgys, of
Delaware; Miss Harper, OF Maryland; Mrs
Pickens, OF South Carolina; Mrs. Town.
send, OF New York; Mrs. Barnes, OF Dis
trict Columbia; Mrs. Sweat, OF Maine;
Mrs. Hudson, OF Connecticut; and Mrs.
Ball, OF Virginia. The Association is most
fortunate in having secured the services Of
such gentleman as Colonel Hollingsworth,
and under his superintendence the place is
steadily improving, and is being restored to
It's old-fashioned beauty.
During the past year the barn, which was
last repaired in 1899, has been entirely re-
stored Mt cost OF 1000. which sum was
raised by the Vice-RegeDts in their several
States. Porters' lodges and gates have been
built. and the wharf, which was swept away
bv freshet in October, has been repaired
af a cost OF 1892. A. Roads have also been
repaired and drainage improved. The CEN
tennial year brought crowds OF visitors TO
Mount Vernon, and its receipts and eXpenai-
lures were both large. As its result the
superintendent has placed in the hands OF
Mr. Riggs, the treasurer, the sum OF S9,1oo
for the endowment fund.
Mrs. Howard Townsend, Fice-Regent for
New York, brought in a most handsome re-
port from her State OF $40, 7l4.5O, $500 c1
which was the contribution OF the Mount
Vernon Aid Society OF New York, of which
Mrs. Algernon Sullivan, Mrs. Burton Har-
rison, and Mrs. Withers are the officers.
4 number of interesting revolutionary
relics have been contributed; but to Gene
raj G.. w. Custis Lee the Association is in
debted for the most interesting and valuable
relics OF General Washington's furniture,
which he has deposited there, and entrusted
| to the care Of the Association at the sollcl-
tation of the Fice-Regent for Virginia.
| These are placed in the Virginia room, and
there we now find the bedstead upon which
| General Washington died, hung with white,
revolutionary curtains, presented by Mrs.
General Bradley johnson; mirror with or.
namental gilt frame, pair OF gilded brack-
! cts, and large, handsome mahogany book
| case and secretary combined. Also, candle
stand, originally Washington's, presented
bv Major =. 7 Noland; a mahogany table,
another relic of his furniture, pres ented by
Mrs. Duffy. The large, old-fashioned coun-
| terDanc Is tuc COut1 VI ne hoAA 10
and the floor is covered with an Administer
rug, which in color and design is singularly
appropriate. This elegant carpet is the gift
OF four Virginia ladies residing in New
York. and is presented through Mrs. Gene
raj Heth, of RICHMOND. Two dressing
rooms opening into this chamber are en-
tirelv unfurnshed, and it is hoped that
other relics will soon be contributed to place
| in these rooms.
There having been no published detailed
account OF last years proceedings, it may be
we'll to state that at the Council Of 1876 the
Vice-Regent for Virginia reported the fol-
lowing collections for the Mount Vernon
| Association:
| Proceeds Of u concert given at Old Sweet
| Springs by Mr.. Wheat and others. s........$ 81 OO
Result Of Colonal.bal SUP ~
Contributed. % U0
... 1881 le
| Interest. ..........'....' 10 Oh
Toto, ..................ss sse5 oC
| This sum has been disposed OF as fol
| lows:
| Paid to bIr. Elder for painting portrait of
| GeneraI washington for the Virginia
foom t1r "a copy .ion. q" ~. '.. - s12o oC
'rg,5ia fnd .on.io.vn 700 OC
n,iGnr barn so OC
| For Curtains, repairing furniture, ETC., - -
| ETC., for Virginia room. 90 w
$3.50 OC
R,lapce in hand. ................... s42 90