The San Francisco call., 1897-04-08
HONOR To
A MART
Lincoln's Monument Is
Now Certain to Be
Erected.
ENTHUSIASM FOR THE
PARK SITE.
An Encouraging Letter From
Robert T. Lincoln at
Chicago.
CIRCULARS TO BE SENT TO THE
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Senators White, Congressman Loul
and Ex-Mayor Pond Commend
the Good Work.
CIRCULARS TO BE SENT TO THE
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Senators White, Congressman Loul
and Ex-Mayor Pond Com mend
the Good Work.

There was a large attendance of men,
bers of the Lincoln Monument National
League at the Occidental Hotel last night
to make arrangements for raising suit
able sum of money for monumen; of
Lincoln in Golden Gate Park.
Entire unity of sentiment prevailed in
regard to the importance of the monu-
ment, both as commemorative of the life
and work OF the martvred President and
as an incentive to the young 10 walk the
same paths. The object is to collect fund
sufficient for the monument in sums OF 25
cents from each person.
The following mem bers of the Monument
League were present: Joseph Steele. w.
w. Stone, Elisha Brooks, S. Cohen, n. F.
Herne, C. Mason Kinne, ii. C. Dibble,
Eugene Weigand. I. C. Masteller F. J.
Peck, Peter H. Haas, Charles Edelman, J.
II. Bsufeld, J. Murray Bailey. J. Kar-
minsky, T. r. Handley, c. w. Gordon
J. J. Lyons.
They com posed the executive com mittee
| OF the league. These were met by Mayor
Phelan and a COMMITTEES from the Board
OF Education, consisting of Darlington.
Walker, Head and Reagan, and general
conference was held. w. w. Stone. prin-
cipal O: the Burnett School, was called to
luc CHdlT anu hCtSQ dS Ol the
| meeting.
! 1t was decided that the members of the
school board should have charge of the
collection of the 25-cent pieces from the
school children. 1t was provided that
every one who paid % cents should re-
ceive a handsome certificate of mber-
ship in the league, with a vignette of Mr..
Lincoln.
Various opinions were given as to the
best way of reaching the public besides
through the avenue of the newspapers. 1t
was thought that concise circular, tell
ing the object of the collection some
what in detail and in language suitable to
the understanding of the school children,
should be printed and circulated by school
superlnteudents and census marshals.
This was finally decided upon.
a mum ber OF letters were read from
various city and county school superin-
tendents approving the organization OF
Letters alike commendatory OF the efforts
of the league were received from ex-
Mayor Pond, United States Senator
White, Congressman Loud; Samuel T.
Black, State Superintendent OF Public
Instruction.; General L. w. Sheehau of
the Sacramento Record nion, and last
but not least from Robert T. Lincoln, ex-
Secretary of War, the only living son of
Abraham Lincoln.
All these letters breathed a strong
spirit of patriotism. Robert T. Lincoln
expressed his grateful thanks for the good
work that had been begun.
There is now no doubt about large
sum of money being raised here for the
monument. 1t does not appear that there
is an American in all California who will
not be glad TO contribute 25 cents toward
the ENTERPRISE. Mr.. Lincoln was, during
the years that the fate of the Nation hung
in balance, almost revered by the pa
triotic people OF this State, and his tragic
death hallowed this feeling.
Every one at the meeting last night was
in earnest heart and soul. The letters
that were received gave the enthu .iasm to
work hard and gain this object as early as
DOSsible