The times., 1897-05-08
MOUNT VERNON REGENTS
Committee Work Considered at Yes
terday's Business Meeting.
Several Interesting Relies to Bc
Added to Those Already at
the Mansion.

The second session OF the Mount Vernon
Regents was held yesterday The meet
ing of the board was called to order at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon in the newly
restored servants quarters, situated in
the extreme eastern part or the estate.
Regent Justine Van Rsnss alear Town
send presided. In addition 10 the ladies
already here, Mrs Phoebe Hearst and
Mrs s. Walcott, vice regents for the
States Of California and North Carolina,
respectively, arrived yesterday, ana were
warmly welcomed by their colleagues
When the meeting convened yesterday
morning it was decided that instead Of
proceeding with the business OF the full
society, each committee should go over
the sections and work which is it's par
ticuiar province, in Oider To prepare It's
annual report. Accordingly, all OF the
morning preceding lunch time was spent
by the committees in tours OF inspection
OF these committees the principal ones
are: On relics, the tomb, the greenhouse,
finance, the press, bylaws, grounds and
gardens, house and farm
The reports win be submitted later in the
session, which is TO last for ten days. 1t
is thought, however, that none of them viii
except that of the committee on relics.
This viii contain an account OF some eN-
ceedingly valuable and historically inter
esting Washington relics to be added TO the
large collection already stored at Mount
Vernon.
Among the new relics are two pieces OF
exquisite point lace worn by Martha Wash
ington. six letters written by George and
Martha Washington; an inlaid cabinet
which belonged 20 Washington, and two
champagne bottles, from which the wine
was drawn by the father of his country.
These articles are loaned TO the asso-
ciation by Mrs Conrad, OF New Orleans,
herself a direct descendant OF Washington.
They are expected TO arrive today, and
will be placed in the banquet hall
Yesterday there was brought 20 Mt.
Vernon by Vice Regent Washington, Of
West Virginia, two new photographs OF
members of the Washington family, those
of Fielding Lewis, quartermaster general
Of the Virginia troops during the reyolu-
ton an his wife, Betty Washington Lewis
They were hung in the rooms assigned to
West Virginia.
At / O'Clock the board took a recess for
lunch winch was served in Superintendent
Dodge's rooms.
They reccnvened at 2 O'Clock, when the
reading of the state reports was taken up.
This consumed the entire afternoon, and
when : O'Clock the time for adjourn ment
came round, they We're not yet concluded.
Today the State reports will be again
taken up following which the annual re-
port of Superintendent Dodge will be con-
sidcred
1t is very probable that no reference
whatever will be made during the session
to the proposition recently made by
New York paper TO have the remains of
George Washin gton removed from their
present resting place in Mount Vernon
and to inter beside those of Gen Grant
In New York.
Several of the board of regents who
were approached with regard to the mat
ter yesterday, refused to discuss it, say
ing that the idea was preposterous, and
could not receive serious consideration
fer minute
If il were not so utterly ridiculous they
said, the board would be inclined to become
indignant, butts utterirnprobability places
it beneath contempt.