Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-01-13
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, A movement is nov on foot to
erect 4 building in Chicago worthy
the great cause ana grand'cOnstitu-
ehey of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. Miss Willard,
Of it, SAYS, at is time
We dwelt in our own house; time
that the temperance IDEA mate
in a Temple worthy Of il,
one which, by its plan and purpose,
might set an example to all the
world.p A site for this Temple has
been secured in the very center of
Chicago, on DearbOn Street, OPP
posite the pOst-Oilice, with a front
age of 166 feet. 1t takes in the
block running from Jackson to
Quincy Streets. It's proposed to
erect on this one Of the most
unique buildings IN the country, to
be used IN the first place as Head
quarters for the National W. c. 1.
U. Temperance Library, Training
School and Han, which is TO be to
the Temperance reform what West
minister Abbey is to highlands
great celebrities. Here, also, will
be located their Publication House,
whose presses this year Will turn
ont at least jO,OOO,OOO pages OF
temperance literature.
In the second place it is intend.
ed that this building shall be a
source of revenue to the w. G. T.
U. Its immense area and great
height Twelve stories) Will give
space for hundreds Of Offices, which
will bring in a princely revenue,
enabling the Society to push on to
success their forty lines of work,
tina. are now langWshing for want
of funds. Miss Willard says, at
will help us aid all States that
strive for Constitutional PrOhibi-
ton, multiply our local Unions,
and send the healing leaves of our
literature to the ends of the earth.
1t will embody the blessed idea Of
the Crusade, aud stand like a
Pharos of righteousness guiding
bewilderrd souls to Christ and His
gospel
The plan for securing funds for
the erection Of the Temple is as
follows: There are to he issued
S5OO,OOO worth Of stock, and $500
GOO worth of ) per cent. bonds: The
stock is not TO pay any dividends
until the rentals warrant it. The
corporation retaining the privilege
OF buying in the stock auv time
after five years, and paying
dividend of > pen cent. per aunum
Tor the entire time the money has
been invested. NH
n corporation for the purpose OF
erecting the building has been
formed under The title of The No
mans Temperance Building As
ISOLATION. 1t received its charter
July Is, 1887. Capital stock,
100000. Gtis to be increased to
sjOO,OOO) Shares 500 each. In.
cOrporators, Matilda 3. Carse,
Frances i. Willard, Esther Pugh,
William Deering and }. b. Hobbs.
Shares to the amount Of sixty
thousand dollars worth have been
sold.
1t is confidently expected that
the temperance people Of the ma
ton will send in gifts to the amount
Of five hundred thousand dollars;
the rentals will in a short time pay
off the bOnds. A call has Just
been issued by Miss Willard and
Mr. Carse for a popular gift Of one
dollar from all friends of temper
ance for the building fund. Dear
friend who reads this little card,
won't you help the women who are
fighting 50 hard to save their homes
from a powerful and terrible foe,
by sending, at once, one dollar to
the National Treasurer of the w.
G. T. o., Miss Esther Pugh, Room
43, 16l La Sale Street, Chicago?
There are books of record, to be
kept in the Temple, and sacredly
preserved, IN which the names of
all doners will be placed.
Those who give one hundred dol
lars or more will have their names
engraved on the great marble tab
lets that are TO adOrn the Hall.
For information in regard to
stock, address MIS-. Matilda b.
Car,e, 1lj Ashland Ave-, Chicago.