Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1915-02-26
TIMELY WASHINGTON TOPICS
The Attack on Mount Vernon.

The Attack on Mount Vernon.
WASHINGTON D. c. Feb. 20-An-
other effort is being made by some Of
the idle agitators who breed in pro-
life numbers at the national capital.
10 stir up sentiment against the man
agement Of Mount Vernon On the Potoe
mac, the home Of General Washing
ton and his family. As usual. the crit
les pick out particular incidents 70
make it appear that the clutch Of
greed" is apparent IN the administ-a-
ton Of Mount Vernon. Howeve-. the
facts are that about the time Of the
civil war the government Of the United
States and the Commonwealth Of Viz
ginia had permitted the mansion at
Mount Vernon 10 become a delapid-
ated old structure. and the entire e.
tate was in a condition Of shameful
neglect. Mount Vernon was actually
saved TO the people Of this country
by the Mount Vernon Ladies Associ-
alton. founded by Miss Ann Ramela
Cunningham. know as the Southern
Aatron." The Mount Vernon Ladies
Association has had among its men,
beers some Ct the most prominent wo-
men Of the country. among whom are
ton Comegys. a member Of one Of the
best Delaware families; Mrs Phoebe
Hearst. mother Of the great publisher;
Miss Alice Longfellow, daughter Of the
immortal poet; Mrs. Mary T. Letter.
wife Of the great Chicago hnancier;
Mrs. J. Dundas Lippincott, whose fam
lily is known to the publishing world
throughout the country: Mrs. Jane A
Riggs. the fame Of whose family in
banking is known wherever banks and
bankers exist; Mrs. Horace Mann Tow
ner, wife Of Congressman Towner Of
Iowa. and a great many other equally
well known women.
The advisory committee fer 1914 also
indicates the high character Of people
called by the Ladies Association 10
their counsels. The committe is as
follows: Chief Justice White. Wash
ington. D. c: Henry Cass Ledyard.
New York; Honorable George Gray.
Wilmington. Delaware, Colonel VII
liam Anderson, Lexington. Virginia;
Honorable Edwin Waraeld, Baltimore.
Maryland
The Mount Vernon Ladies Associa-
ticn has caused an admission fee Of
twenty-five cents to be charged all
visitors. and the funds have been used
to restore Mount Vernon 10 its old time
grandeur First-class men have been
employed and they have given their
intelligent industry and their lives 10
the work Of perpetuatin and preserv-
ing the place They have very prop
erly been paid coed salaries. but per
haps less than the same class OF ser
vice would have cost the government
itself had II done its duty in acquiring
Mount Vernon. There is no historic
relic in the world better preserved, and
the management Of which ought &c be
freer from criticism than Mount Yer
non. The institutions under control OF
the government do not. as rule, show
coed care, and the splendid results
every observer beholds al Mount YER
non. are clear proofs that attacks upon
the Mount Vernon Ladies Association
are outrageous. The agitators are ask
ing for a congressional investigation
Perhaps such an investigation would
be a good thing as il might clear the
atmosphere OF a few OF the untruths
that have been circulated against the
women. who have performed SO noble /
and patriotic a duty in behalf Of their
country. Congressman or individuals |
who look into the affairs at Mount |
Vernon are always convinced that the !
best possible results have been cb-
tanned
Government Envelopes.
\ total Of $500, 100000 stamped en-