The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-14
MARY WASHINGTON.
LAUDABLE EFFORT TO HONOR
WASHlNGTONS MOTHER.
Meeting of the Fredericksburg Nonu-
ment Association-s,reat Enihusiasm
BEING ShoYn in the Good WorE-appeaI
for Aid by the Lady 1Iemhers

for Aid by the Lady Members.
FREDERICNsBrRG. VA. November 49,
special The ladie, % ihis city met this
evening in fhp interest Of the Mary Wash
ington Monument Association. with Mrs. !.
i. ~mith'as president and Mrs. Dr. Thomson
as secretary oi the association. \ large at
tendance was present and the ladies dis
played great enthusiasm. Large suhsorip-
tions were reported for the noble cause 10
which the meeting responded.
Mrs. Judge G0olrick H. among The active
workers. Mrs. Dr. Doggeft also j. working
up the cause.
4 letter from Mayor Rowe To the Post
was read IN regard 10 the matter. with great
applause. The question j. now alive. and
the ladies Of this city are determined TO work
IL ont. The prospect Of success Is brilliant
indeed. and the ragged monument that now
marks the spot where the mother Of wash
ington sleeps may be seen hereafter. as IL
viii be 20 the glory and honor of splendid
people. who bore the patriots who struggled
for their freedom. The society Will do fine
work iu the cause. and fredericksburg will
not therefore, be found in the rear in this
noble mission.
ELOQUENT APPEAL OF THE LADIES OF
FREDERiCk>BrR Re-.
Amidst great p0mp and ceremony the
cornerstone OF the monument % the men,
0ry Of Mary Washington. the mother Of the
" father of this Republic" was laid iu 1888.
The erection Of the monument over the
grave OF this most iliu~'riOu@ Of American
women was voluntarily undertaken hy a
uhilautAropic and patriotic citizen ->llas
Burruss. ~ New York. Mr.. Hurru-s died
before is completion. II Is now I'm an un-
inishod and dilIpidaied condition.
Congress has been again and again ap-
pealed tO and imponunod. Favorable ic-is-
latiOn has been promised bgt this ilcom-
petc monument cumhlos and decays. Shall
ihe memory of the mother of the great
Washington longer he ncglecfcds IN every
stale of the Union monuments mark with
emphasis the ycuerati0n with which George
Washington j. held hy % great republic,
and 40 the capital Cf the nation there
is one that towers above all the rest but
nowhere il there recognition made OF the
mother. Her very grave 40 this place is
marked by an unsi.hily pile of marble.
Shall this neglciect continue. II is known
that George Washington loved his mother
with more than the usual iilal deyo-
tiOn. lie relied on her good Judgment
and sterling common sense. as his
letter, from Valley Forge. New York and
elsewhere testify. When the dark cloud oi
war was uu0n him. and when De would
grow weary and sick ai heart would turn a.
his venerable mother for comfort ana al-
vice. Mr.. Washington was an uncommon
woman. II il recorded her that ''-he was
of strong will. splendid Judgment. untiring
energy. and without prcicnsi0n,' and from
these elements she nodded 'her great
son. taush, him ~ become great. equipped
him with attributes essential 20 greatness
She lived. during the Revolutionary War
in FrcdcrickShur- died. and was buried
here at lhe spot she bah herself selected for
TIA, purpose. shall the grave of Mary
Washington he allowed 10 remain
lengor in condition which is but
ihe reminder of forgeilulness rather
than tHo gratitude Ut our feoples Remcm-
Deer That the grave Of Washington himself is
held as very Mecca. to which an liberty
loving people can make their pilgrimage
the work Of the faithful and devoted women
Of this land. And 10 is proposed that AN or
ganlzatlOn shall at once be formed.
having for it, object the erection
Of monument over the grave OF
George Nashngton's mother at this place.
Will the women of this Republic respond
to this appcaly Are they not willing To un-
dertlke this patriotic work. 10 the end
that steps may be- Immediately taken it Is
intended tO obtain charterOi incorporation
OF the Mary Washington Memorial Associa-
ti0n. % have "a president. one yice-president
in each state. and other usual and
necessary officers. all women. and with
out salary. II is also suggested that the
ladies Of America on February - 1880
shall in every State make some organized
effort 10 raise the necessary funds. The
writer Of this requests the papers to give
circulation to this appeal. and will be- glad
TO hear from any ladies who desire 10 take
an active interest in ihi, pairioticpuprpo-e
Mrs. JOIN +. GOOLRICK.