Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-04
TO THE FRIENDS OF Gambler. y
Newspaper Women Offer Them Chance
to Help in Her New Plan.

Newspaper Women Offer Them a Chance
to Help in Her New Plan.
Gambler" in her last sickness, sent to
the president of the Chicago Newspaper
Womans club the following message:
If 1 come out of this conflict alive, have
a plan which / want you to help me 70
speedily accomplish. / want to encoW
room in the best hospital in Chicago Tor
newspaper women, and we Will nave a
special clause that if any poor soul OF
sister worker drifts here from another city
and falls sick she will have to but show
her credentials to be taken into our CITY OF
amber is dead, but the strong. cour-
ageous spirit still lives and inspires her
felloW-Workers. At special meeting OF
the Chicago Newspaper Woman's club
this dearest wish of her heart was dis
cussed, and project grew into beng
through which should come it's perfect
fulfllment An "Amber" memorial was
held at the Palmer house two weeks ago,
at which several hundred dollars were
pledged toward the endowment OF this
room, which should bear her name. Not
less than $4,000 will be required for the
purpose.
The plan of the Newspaper Woman's
club which has the work in charge, is
to complete the endowment with pop
ular subscription from the friends OF
amber" wherever they may be scat
tered over the country. And to that end
they solicit subscriptions of any sums,
small or large, depending entirely on the
wish of the subscriber
It is the intention of 'Amber's" friends
to make the room as beautiful as posi-
BILE. to decorate it in cheerful colors, and
to leave in it some memento of the dead
writer something which may link her
living labor with the weary women
whose burdens she so Steadfastly tried
to tighten. This will be her most fitting
monument, for every girl or woman who
shall be received there. every pain that
shall be lessened. every hour that shall
be frightened, every moment that shall
be made happier, will be not alone the
continuance of her good work in the
world, but an expressed recognition of
comforted. So that. however small the
contribution may be, each contributor
may feel his hand and that of Amber,
clasped at the bedside of pain and both
dedicated to the task of making that
pain little easier to bear.
The fund will be so invested that its
earnings will perpetually maintain the
amber room,' and insure food, nursing
and medical attendance for all time.
There is little doubt that an early re-
Spouse to this invitation will be made
from every part of the country.
Money or checks may be sent to Orson
Smith, vice-president Merchants Loan
and Trust company bank, Chicago, who
has kindly consented to act as custodian
of the funds till the room shall have been
endowed. The contributions and the
names Of the donors will appear in the
Chicago dailies from time to time.
Ex-Gov. Peck. Wisconsin; Fernando
Jones, Benjamin A. Fessenden, p. L..
McKinnie. Col Nate Reed, advisory
board; Mrs. Laura Dayton Fessenden,
Mrs. Celestia Grey McKinnie, Mrs.
Henry Parker Newman, Mrs. Norah
Gridley, Mrs. Victoria Adams Barber,
Mrs. Grace Duffie Boylan. Mrs. Rosa
Sonneschein, Mrs. Frank L. Hubbard,
committee Chicago Times-Herald.