The San Francisco call., 1897-09-26
LEAGUE WORK GOES ON.
The Monument Is a Popular
Enterprise All Over
the State.
Members of the Veterans Home Are
Among the --latest Subscribers
to the Fund.

There is no abatement in the interest
taken in the welfare of the Lincoln Monc-
ment League. Subscriptions are coming
in day after day and books are continually
going out and coming in. THE CALL has
published some 6000 names, and men and
women, boys and girls throughout the
State have been gratitied at seeing their
names in The CALL as among those who
love their country and it's defenders.
Among the recent subscri ptions is list
from the memb bers Of the Veterans Home
at Yountville. L. H. Pinney, writing
from the home, says: 81 send you money
for fifty certificates of mem be hip III the
Lincoln Monument League. The boy s up
here are 10 a man devoted worshipers of
the memory OF the great War President
and We want TO be known as such. l see
that The CALL is publishing the roster of
the league. We shall look IN THE CALL
for our roll of honor"
The boys" shall be graufied. Ali
honor to the gallant ola fellows who have
well Tough: lies battles and are resting
under Wen earned laurels, beneath the
projecting roof OF the Government Tor
which they gave up youthful vigor and
dreams of wealth. Tne following names
appear on the league roster from the
home: Horace Rogers, E. S. Stevens,
Francis Smith, E. Dunton, d. Dougherty,
Peter Tobias, Ii. r. Robinson, A. T.
Owens, NJ. Sullivan, NJ. Madigen, J. A.
Grout, George Stanley, h. Riley, Joseph
Smith, D. q. McEwen, A. J. Rockwell,
Antoine Brown, Edward Haley, Philip
We.mar, w. g. Dippel, John Flood. VIII
liam Lasey. A. J. Gliman, b. LeddJ, f. c,
Bowes, r. ID. Lampher, n. Pagnells, John
Marlin, NJ. F. Rogers, D. E. 0s-
| III. ,-f
I. K. ELLINGTON, FRANK McDougal,
J. Redo, j. f. A. Parry, S. Bachman, ".
McEiroy, Nj. Cadden, J. Fairbanks. D. ID.
Lentz Henry Wehr c. Murphy, GA brlel
W acut, J. Mcdonald. NJ. Jackson, James
Hayes, c. Buckley, Karl Schneider. w.
Ferguson, j. Crockett, Jeremiah O'Con-
nor, A. L. Culbertson, K. Borland, ?.
Philip Miller, David Thomas. Isaac
Bryant, w. l.. Robinson, C. E.
Graham, George W. Wal.z, M. Bonn
gardner, 2. Hughes, J. A. Plnney, c.
Meyer, John Fre, George Dietz, J. H.
Van Chef, Albert Brown, John Curtis, w.
II. Waterman. William Coleman, J. NJ.
Black, +. l.. Clarke. James Maloney, Os-
j. p. Conneil. Horace Harper, John
Thompson, William Stole, William der
stein, George Spickert George Elwood,
Henry Fetter.
But the Yountvills Home is not the
only soldiers rest on the Goa that taunts
The banner of the league. The home at
Santa Monica sends greeting With the fol-
lowing names: William B. Clo!hIer, John
Turpln, Robert H. Elliott, A. B. Goduen,
Jacob Bones, S. ii. Carpenter, Charles
Rowney, Leroy ID. Mooney, g. W. Seayer,
Henry Bassinger, B. Z. McCready, Henry
Lawrent. Patrick w. Conroy, William
Riley, s. B. Mccall, William ii. H. Reed,
thomas n. Hutchinson, Rudolph Ruel-
| ter, James Wall, George Pepper, Moses
N. Tate, Sidney l.. Beach, Henry ]. Ack-
ley. George Hewes, l.. J. Latiesn, DIghton
Smith, John McKinnon, Martin V. Alien,
James w. Chaffre, J. A. Darcy, Michael
Dressy, hessai Yerrall. David Ebi, Alfred
McAIlister, james A. Bouon, Andr W r.
Ea1l, John bechte,, Rudolph Ruchs,
Samuel X. Shaw, h ward A. Toby. NIcn-
olas Pansey, M les Swift, james McMur-
| ray, John Mclntyre, s. A. Foster.
But the old soldiers will not be allowed
| to monopolize the honor of erecting
monument to honest Abraham. The
boys and girls of Bodie send word that
| they want 10 help. Miss Doll Cain of
Bodie sends long list OF young patriots,
VINO believe in tie princi ples for whicn
Lincoln lived and died. Mrs. d. b. Crane
and her talented husband also send
quota, and declare that they are prepar-
ing grand concert, to be given for the
benefit OF the monument fund. Thus the
good work goes on. Patriotism and hon.
est apprecia ion are The seeds that are be-
ing sown, and quiet energy is the motive
power. The undylng gratitude of great
people, bearing IN mind the noble work
accom- plished by the immortal Lincoln,
viii water the soil and bring form fruit
that shall be an honor to the State and an
indication of the appreciation OF man.
kind Tor natures noblest nooleman.