National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-24
CARING FOR MOUNT VERNON.
Washington's Tomb TO Bo Ropairod-Thc
Lady Regents in Session.

AfhNN ANNGttaNH Ah SNbHAphs
IN council of regents Of Mount Vernon
continued its session yesterday. The vice
regents reports from the various states rop-
resented wero quite favorable Tho most
important subject considered was tho ncccs-
sary repairs to tho tomb, as that is especially
thoir sacred charge. The council walked
down and closely inspected the tomb In order
to decide the question Of accepting or do
clining an estimate made by Mr. Emmart of
Baltimore, of cost of repairs Upon reassom-
bling tho council decided to accept and re-
quest Mr.. Emmart at once to do tho work.
There was consultation upon tho i'm
provemcut of tho road from tho wharf 70 tho
mansion, aud resolution was passed to
macadamize II with gravel, and rs tar as
possible make tho drive up tho steep hill
more comfortable
The report of tho gardener upon tho green
house and garden was favorable, and tho
work Of Mr.. Whelan was commended. At
the morning session u resolution of regret
was passed at tho loss to tho association by
death of Mrs. Berry, vico regent Of Illinois.
one of the senior and most efficient members
Of the body.
The council decided TO change tho order of
farming at Mount Vernon, and, abandoning
the cultivation of corcals devote tho arabic
land to the pasturage for the fine Ayrshire
cattle.
The council will be in session to-day
aud probably on Monday. 1t has had an
unusually largo amount of business to trans
act at the present session.
The lady regent, Mrs. Laughton, Of Phila-
delphia, who makes her winter residence in
Washington, desires to state that tho question
of the restoration of the restaurant has not
and will not, be considered at tho business
sessions. Nothing whatever is allowed to be
eaten about tho mansion.
The following ore tho names of the regents
and vice regents Mesdamcs Laughton, of
Philadelphia; Broadwell, of 0hio Sweat, of
Maine; Townsend of New York; Comegys
of Delaware; Ball, of Virginia; Washington,
of West Virginia Walker, Of North Caro-.
lina Pickens, of South Carolina; Richardson,
of Louisiana; Bond, of the District of Colum-
bia; Mitchell, of Wisconsin Herbert, of
Alabama; Eve, of Georgia, and Harper, of
Maryland.
Mrs Washington, lady of dgniflod and
stately presence, is great grandnioce of
Gen. Washington, and, as she remarked yes-
terday, "every foot Of ground at Mount Vor-
non is familiar" TO her Mrs Harper of
Maryland, is q great grandnioco of Charles
Carroll of Carrollton, the last to die Of tho
signers of the declaration of Independence.
Ho died some years ago at his country seat,
vanced age. lie laid the corner stone Of tho
Baltimore and Ohio railroad station at tho
Relay house.
All of tho lady regents and yice regents
have an ancestry through names illustrious
either in the war or national legislative rec
ords Of tho country.
The gallant and courteous Capt Blake had
nearly three hundred passengers yesterday
upon the steamer Corcornn, which he COM
mands, upon her 10 a. m. trip to Mount
Vernon. Among the passengers, and an
honored guest at the mansion yesterday, was
the venerable w. w. Corcoran.
Animmenso bouquet ofcut flowers, present
to Capt. Blake from Miss Frelinghuysen, was
placed upon table in tho cabin.
Some improvements have boen mado during
the year on the mansion, and moro especially
in the reception room of Mrs. Washington.
This is in charge of the state of South Caro-
lima. Tho stucco work upon tho ceiling has
boon reproduced and improved, and taken
altogether, it now appears to be q worry neat
and cozy room. Upon table in the room il
a bronzed bust of Lafayette.
More interest has been taken during the
past year in visiting Mount Vernon than ever
before. The number of visitors during tho
past year and up to this time from oil parts
OF the country aggregates 1900.