The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
ABE'S MONUMENT
IS SURE TO RISE
The People Will Pay
Tribute to Lincoln's
Memory.
The Monument Is Growing in
Interest All Over the
Country.
A Greater Djmind for Mem Der ship
Certificates Than Was Ever
Anticipated.

The success Of the local movement that
has for its object the erection in San Fran
cisco of monument to the memory and
glory of Abraham Lincoln and the OBJ
servance of Lincoln day" is now
assured. At the meeting of the gen.
eral committee of the Lincoln Monument
League Association last evening ut 102
O'Farrell street, the evidence of the gen.
eral public interest was manifest in dozens
of letters assuring the warmest support in
the objects to be attained. Already the
demand for certificates of membership,
costing only % cents each. is greater than
the supply. The first edition OF 20 900 has
been turned out and are being issued at
the rate OF $500 day, at least as fast as
the books in which they are being bound
can be dried. Such was the report of W.
+. Howe of the printing committee.
Chairman Steele OF the distributing
com mittee stated that the demand for
certificate books in the public schools is
indeed great. The phpils are putting
dow n their names for certificates by the
hun dreds and anxiously awaiting the
time when they will secure the evidence
of membership in the association. Mr..
has collected SIS in two-bit pieces and
another of a boy years of age who has
get hared So TO the same end. It was de-
cid ed that the public schools shall be fur
pish ed with certificates before any others
That the movement is indorsed by the
head of the School Department is shown
by the following letter read by the Sec
tary:
Your communication of the 22d and Goth
inst. received, together with the programme
for he observance of Lincoln day, proposed
by Elisha Brooks, chairma of the committee
on schools and churches.
This programme meets with my approval,
ana in due time it will be issued from this
Office in the form Of a circular letter addressed
to the principals OF the department. Very re-
spectfully yours, r. Ii. WEBSTER,
Superintendent OF Schools.
Chairman Hanley of the literary COM
mittee stated that ne had added the name
of Hugh NJ. Burke of THE CALL to the
committee. He hoped to get the certiti-
ca tes into the Oakland public schools. So
far they will be placed in the schools of
San Francisco. Oakland, Alameda. San
Jose, Santa Clara and several interior
cities. The Airo-Americans are also
keenly interested in the movement.
1t was decided that the president secre-
tary, treasurer and quartermaster should
constitute a committee TO define the work
and scope of each committee, so that
there will be no confusion or conflict in
the worS.
A very interesting letter was received
by President w. w. Stone from the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation headquarters, New York, which
reads as follows:
Dear Sir: Your letter is before me. / am
sure that all loyal women must sympathiZe
with the effort to build in San Francisco a
T.; 1.t That Tinpoln q
man there is no question but in addition 10
his being great the circumstances of his life
his great personality, his good humor. his
kindness and sense of justice, have all united
to make him beloved by the American people
beyond any other hero believe.
should think it would be easier to build
monument for Lincoln than Tor any other
American. National committee OF women
to aid in the work 1 should think could be
easily obtained and would result in good feel
in as well as good results.
There is in the United States an association
called the Council of Women. This is made
up of National organizations Individuals are
not mem bers of it. Its mem bershlp is some
thing like 500, coo.
1 think it would be far more effective and
satisfactory TO engage the interests OF the
officers OF this assoc u ton rather than of the
suffrage association, which is of necessity
much smaller. think you might do well to
write TO Mrs: Mary (. Dickinson, Woman's
New York Cits. With best wishes for the sue
cess Of this enterprise. am yours truly,
CARRIE CHAPMAN Gait.
1t was decided to act upon the susges-
ton of the lady, and the secretary was
directed TO communicate with Mrs. Dick
inson. Many similar letters were read
from various parts of the country and
from private citizens. A letter was read
from the secretary of the Union League
stating that this body had taken hold of
the matter in earnest, and had appointed
ex-Judge Cooney, 7, L. Ford and Colonel
Castle to represent the lea gue IN the gen.
eral committee. Judge Cooney stated
that list Is already started in the Union
League, and a large sale OF certificates is
promised. He said that the proposition
had met with the greatest enthusiasm,
and that at least 200 certificates will be
disposed of very shortly.
Chairman Bailey of the reception COM
mittee called up the matter of celebrating
Lincoin's day in the public schools on
May 2S, In many places in the East it is
celebrated on February II. This inquiry
brought out the reply from the president
that the former date had already been
selected for this State and in the after
noon of that day veterans OF the Grand
Army would entertain the children by
war stories and that exercises will be held
by the children themselves. Mr.. Brooks
he stated, is managing this feature.
Mr.. Stone further said that the Martha
Washin ngton Council Will give an enter
tainment in Union-square Hall on Nav
12 for the benefit of the Lincoln fund.
1t was decided that after q little while
the names of all who became members of
the association, by the purchase Of GER