The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-02-20
. RY WASHINGTON MEMORIAL
ASSOCIATION.
WATERBURY,, Vt. Jan. 90, 1890.

WATERBURY,, W., Jan. 90, 1890.
The "Mary Washington Memorial
Association of the United States" has re
Gently been organized in the city Of
Washington by representative women
Of the country, with the object Of collect
ing funds for the erection Of a suitable
monument to Mary, the mother Of
Washington, "whose memory all feel
should be hallowed in every American
home" The Association has for its pres
ident Mrs. Levi p Morton, and the
chairman of the executive committee is
Mrs. Chief Justice Waite.
sour idea is simply a woman's move
ment, National in Its character, for rails
ing the needed amount by small contrl-
buttons to a 'Woman's National Fund.-
81 would be within the means of every
woman not ABSOLUTELY destitute. and
would put it in the power of all to aid
in cause which must appeal to the
heart of every mother and daughter in
America"
The above extract from letter writ
ten by Mrs. Hetzel gives a general idea
of the char acter of the movement. The
Association permits me to pursue the
work 10 this State IN the manner which
seems best, and by giving the same free
dom to the ladies in each county l be-
lieve the most satisfactory results will
follow. In one particular, however, ii
may be well for us all to unite-that is
in following a recommendation TO make
the 22d of February special day for
offering contributions to this cause. BY
publishing this intention in the news.
papers generally throughout the State,
1t may be possible to arouse an interest
in the contributions on Washington's
birthday which could not be created on
any other day could not be created on
any other day or by individual work.
have requested the following ladies
to act in the different counties of the
State: Addison, Mrs. G. NJ. Wilds: Chit
tenden, Mrs. U. A. Woodbury.; Frank
lin, Mrs. j. G. Smith; Grand Isle, Mrs.
N. W. Fiske; Rutland, Mrs. E. ]. Orms-
bee; Bennington, Mrs. j. K. Bitcheder;
Windham, Mrs. L. X. Fuller; Windsor,
Mrs. S. h. Pingree; Orange, Mrs. r
Essex, Mrs z NJ. Mansur; Orleans, Mrs.
Josiah Gr0ut; Lamoille, Mrs. G. W.,
Hendee.
MARY E. DILLINGHAM;
Contributions for this patriotic pur-
pose, sent to any of the above named
ladies', will be gratefully received.
On the heels of this comes an auto
graph letter from Marion Harland which
an exchange says "irresistsbly appeals
to our gallantry" in the following words:
"Will you read the enclosed, and out OF
respect to the memory of so great and
good woman, call the attention of YOU
readers to a neglected duty and a Ma.
tional disgrace p The Troy Press re
marks I'VE hereby call attention, but
as for reading the four page enclosure,
in which Marion Harland, her magazine
and Martha Washington are ingeniously
lntertwined, we must beg to be excused,
as professional interest always induces
us to read advertisements in newspapers
rather than those issued in circular
form. Still, if that pious hustler, Col.
Shepard, had not anticipated the novelty
of Marion's little scheme, in behalf Of
the mythical Grant monument, her cir.
cular might have been worth reading as
a curiosity. Nevertheless, we hope the
fair and thrifty Marion will get piles Of
praise, lots of new subscribers and oceans
of comfort out of her Martha Washing
ton venture. If the scheme were only
to sculpture Marion herself into god
dess of liberty, we'd gladly subscribe q
dollar, to say nothing of a flaming fret
notice in these columns"