 Let no irreverent hand change it; no vandal hands desecrate it with the changes of progress. Those who go to the home in which he lived and died wish to see in what he lived and died. Let one spot in this grand country of ours be saved from change. Upon...  Scribner's Magazine - Page 399edited by - 1914Full view - About this book
 | Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union - Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) - 1896 - 574 pages
...religiously guarded from changes — should be kept as Washington left them. Ladies, the Home of our Washington is in your charge. See to it that you keep...irreverent hand change it; no vandal hands desecrate with the fingers of — progress! Those who go to the Home in which he lived and died, wish to see... | |
 | Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union - 1896 - 574 pages
...religiously guarded from changes — should be kept as Washington left thern. Ladies, the Home of our. Washington is in your charge. See to it that you keep...irreverent hand change it; no vandal hands desecrate with the fingers of — progress! Those who go to the Home in which he lived and died, wish to see... | |
 | Thomas Nelson Page - 1910 - 162 pages
...around it should be religiously guarded from change—should be kept as Washington left them. Ladies, the home of Washington is in your charge; see to it...hand change it; no vandal hands desecrate it with the changes of progress. Those who go to the home in which he lived and died wish to see in what he lived... | |
 | Paul Wilstach - Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) - 1916 - 426 pages
...letter of resignation to the Council of Vice-Regents she left this declaration of purpose: "Ladies, the Home of Washington is in your charge; see to it...the fingers of progress! Those who go to the Home where he lived and died, wish to see in what he lived and died! Let one spot in this grand country... | |
 | Minnie Kendall Lowther - Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) - 1922 - 106 pages
...parting admonition to the association as she lay her armor down is worthy of preservation here : "Ladies, the home of Washington is in your charge; see to it...Washington. Let no irreverent hand change it; no vandal hand desecrate it with fingers of progress. Those who go to the home where he lived and died wish to... | |
 | Louise Payson Latimer - Washington (D.C.) - 1924 - 404 pages
...that frail patriot who accomplished such a mighty work, and who, in resigning, wrote to them: "Ladies, the home of Washington is in your charge; see to it...with the fingers of progress. Those who go to the house in which he lived and died, wish to see in what he lived and died. Let one spot in this grand... | |
 | Eugene Ernst Prussing - Presidents - 1927 - 694 pages
...letter of resignation to the Council of Vice-Regents she left this declaration of purpose : " Ladies, the Home of Washington is in your charge, see to it...the fingers of progress ! Those who go to the Home where he lived and died, wish to see in what he lived and died. Let one spot in this grand country... | |
 | United States - 1928 - 66 pages
...DC This extract from her farewell message is the key note of the work of the Association : "Ladies, the home of Washington is in your charge; see to it...hand change it; no vandal hands desecrate it with the changes of progress. Those who go to the home in which he lived and died wish to see in what he lived... | |
 | Bryant Franklin Tolles - Art - 1991 - 212 pages
...her hero's example, she wrote a Farewell Address, which contained the stirring admonition: Ladies, the home of Washington is in your charge. See to it...with the fingers of progress. Those who go to the house in which he lived and died, wish to see in what he lived and died! Let one spot in this grand... | |
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