Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . ally on the 4th ofJuly, or oftener if they should find it expedient. The societyalso adopted an Order hy whichits members should be known anddistinguished. It is composed ofa medal of gold with proper em-blems, suspended by a deep-blueribbon two inches wide, edgedwith white, descriptive of theunion of America with France. A representation of the Order,full size, is seen in the leaves of the olive branchesare of gold and green enamel; thehead and tail of the eagle goldand white enamel; and the sky inthe ce
Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . ally on the 4th ofJuly, or oftener if they should find it expedient. The societyalso adopted an Order hy whichits members should be known anddistinguished. It is composed ofa medal of gold with proper em-blems, suspended by a deep-blueribbon two inches wide, edgedwith white, descriptive of theunion of America with France. A representation of the Order,full size, is seen in the leaves of the olive branchesare of gold and green enamel; thehead and tail of the eagle goldand white enamel; and the sky inthe centre device (which is a fac-simile of one of the medallions onthe certificate of membership), isblue enamel. The French officers who servedin the continental army presentedto Washington an elegant Order,studded with precious stones, abouttwo hundred in number. Tlieleaves of the olive branches andwreath are composed of emeralds, the berries of ruby, and thebeak of the eagle amethyst. Above the eagle is a group ofmilitary emblems—flags, drums, and cannon—surrounding a9. ORDER OF THE CINCINNATI. 130 MOUNT VERNON ribbon, npon which are inscribed the words: Pkesentp:d, in THE NAME OF THE FeENCH SOLDIKKS, TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE General Washington. This also is studded with preciousstones. Above it is a bow of maire antique ribbon, of light-bluecolor, with white edges. This jewel is at present [1859J in thepossession of the Honorable Hamilton Fish, of jSew York, president of the Society of theCincinnati. The Society had a certifi-cate of membership engravedin France, by J. J. Le Veau,from a drawing by Aug. LeBelle. It occupies a spacethirteen and a half inches inwidth and twenty inches inlength, and was printed onfine vellum. The engravingupon the next page is a fac-simile on a reduced design represents Amer-ican liberty as a strong manarmed, bearing in one handthe Union flag, and in theother a naked sword. Beneathhis feet are Britisli flags, anda broken spear, shield, an
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