The San Francisco call., 1897-04-13
LINCOLN A NAME
To CON JURE WITH
Enthusiasm and Cash for
the Monument Pro
j.ct.
Every Mail Brings Letters From
Leading Men of the
Nation.
Commander-in.Ch Chief of the CT and
Army and State Superintendent of
New York Schools Reply.

The proposed monument in Golden Gate
Park to the memory of Abraham Lincoln
is enlisting the attention and enthusiasm
of leading men of the United States.
Every mail that arrives in San Francisco
brings commendatory letters to w. w.
Stone. president of the Lincoln Monu-
ment League. Many OF the letters inciose
cash contributions for certificates. United
States Senator George C. Perkins sub
scribed for two certificates -one for him
self and one for Mr.. Stone-and signified
his intention to make a larger contribu-
tion to the monument in the future.
Yesterdays mail brought a letter from
T. S. Clarkson, commander-in-c chief of
the Grand Army OF the Republic, as fol-
lows:
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIc,l
OMAHA, Neb-., April 8, 1897. I
W. w. Stone president of Lincoln Monument
National League-DEAR SIR AND CoMRADE:
nave read with great interest the circular of
your league, setting forth its object and
methods, and let me say that am in full SYM
pathy with You in your patriotic undertak ing
wish monument TO the martyred Lincoln
might be erected III every psrk in the land as
patriotic lesson to the children, but espe-
cially at the Golden Gate as lesson TO visitors
from other countries.
1t is very appropriate that we should have a
Lincoln day in all our public schools, when
the children may be especially impressed with
the study OF the character of that great man.
This, however, should be on February IL of
each year, the anniversary of his birth. The
Friday before Memorial day is devoted in
very many of the States. and hope soon to
see in all, to talk to the children by the ve-
Grams of the war on the object and lessons of
Memorial day that they may fully understand
why we ask them to bring flowers and why we
decorate Let the day be February IL, and let
the good work go on. Command me. Very
truly yours, T. S. CLARKsoN,
Commander-in-Chief.
Charles r. Skinner, president of the
National Educational Society and State
Superintendent of New York, wrote the
annexed letter:
STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIcj
INSTRUCTION. ALBANY, April 6, 1897.
Mr.. W. W. St0toe, ChaiI man Lincoln Mon,nien mt
League, San FrdnciscO-DEAR SIR: have your
ing TO The Lincoln Monument League. 1 have
read your letter and the circular with great
interest.
1 am in thorough sympathy with every
movement looking to patriotic education in
our schools, and 1 am sure we are improving
every opportunity to impress upon our school
educational work. 1 have always advised that
every National holiday be sacredly observed
In our schools, and l am confident that
throughout our State there is a general obser-
vance of every important day in the calendar
of the year.
do not know how thoroughly we can in
monument to Lincoln so far away althoug h
distance can hardly lessen the interest of the
people in the greatest American who ever
lived.
Memorial day has come to be observed in
this State more generally than any other holi-
day, and particularly by our schools. We
, have also another aay in May. which is OBJ
served by our schOols-Arbor day.
note that Memorial day this year falls upon
Sunday, and OF course 1T viii be observed upon
some other day, no doubt in many schools on
Friday, but in others on Monday. 1t has bee n
the custom for many years for our children to
bring flowers to our schoolhouses for the use
OF the Grand Army memorial committees.
have no hesitation in cooperating so far as
possible with all organizations that desire TO
make special effort in this direction this
year. Many OF our Grand Army people are in
the habit, and have been for many years, OF
visiting our schools on that day and making
appropriate addresses.
shall be glad 10 hear from you further and
II can be OF any service in widening or deep
1t will be great pleasure to do so. Yours
very sincerely, CHARLES r. SKINNER,
State Superintendent.
w. T. Harris, United States Commits
sioner OF Education, has written patri-
otto and encouraging letter.
The Advisory Board as now constituted
consists of Mayor Pheian, Z. B. Pond, l..
r. EIlert, L. II. Goodman, Charles l..
Darlington and School Directors Ragan,
Waller and Head, Henry E. Hichton,
Joseph P. lie Count and Charles B. Perkins
The Grand Army of the Republic stands
| as sponsor for the monument iund. and
assurance is given that the money will not
be expended for salaries and Office ex-
| penses. Every dollar given will be de-
voted to the building of the monument.