The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
Raising Money for the Wsshine-
ton Memorial University.
MONTANA WILL RESPOND
The States Contribution to the Fund
win Exceed Those Of More Popuious
ststss-It L. to b the Best
tho World Affords.

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ISOLATED charities yesterday afternoon.
called in the interest of the George
Washington association by Mrs. J. NJ.
White. h state chairman for Montana,
was largely attended and SO much en-
thusiasm was manifested that the local
members of the association feel greatly
encouraged and hope to see Montana's
contribution to the $3.50 900 fund neces-
sary for the erection Of the building of
the Washington Memorial university
exceed eve the amount raised in some
Of the more ~populous states. Yester-
days meeting was addressed by Mrs.
Lue Stuart wadsworth of Boston, one
Of the most active workers in the cause,
and by Miss Louise Hammond Of this
city. who has just returned from Den
yer, where she had the pleasure of
meeting Mrs. Ellen A. Richardson, ma
tional president of the association. from
whom she obtained many valuable sug-
gestions. The meeting was also at
tended by quite a number of members
of the Daughters of the American Rev.
o~lution. the society which has been
foremost in the work. who pledged their
earnest cooperation to the local asso-
citation. Mrs. wadsworth, who ad-
dressed the meeting. formerly lived in
Butte. but has for many years been n
resident of Boston. She arrived in Butte
yesterday to visit her father, who is III,
and accepted an invitation to address
the meeting. Mrs. Wadsworth Is one
of the most prominent workers I'm the
association at Boston and has been Sc
lected rs a delegate to the national
-I.A -
venes at Washington next Wednesday,
the 99th anniversary of the death of
George Washington.
Mrs. White, as state chairman, called
the meeting to order and presided. She
introduced as the first speaker of the &C.
casion Mrs. Wadsworth. who delivered
an address which aroused much en-
thusiasm among h ladies. She re-
viewed the purpose of the association
as outlined in yesterdays Standard and
urged hat the work in Montana be
pushed with every possible vigor. as Is
now being done in every other state,
for the reason that IL was the express
desire of George Washington that the
corner stone of the university building
be laid on the Tooth anniversary of his
death, which occurs one year from next
Wednesday, and unless the full amount
necessary to erect the building can be
raised by that time this express wish OF
| the great soldier and statesman cannot
| be.fulhlled. Mrs. Wadsworth stated that
already two very large endowments
for chairs in the university are already
pledged and will be available just as
soon as the building is completed. There
are besides, she said. technical schools
in Washington for higher education in
several branches which are as good as
can be found in the world, which will
come under the new institution to sup
ply the particular branches they cover.
Mrs. Wadsworth stated further that the
university is to be strictly for the high
err education, such as cannot now be
acquired in this country and the insti-
tuition Is to be the best the world af-
fords. For these reasons, she said, the
purposes of the university will not con-
hict with any of the educational insti-
tutions of this country.
Miss Hammond addressed the meet
ing briefly. detailing her conference
with the national chairman at Denver.
She said she found Mrs. Richardson a
wonderfully bright. magnetic woman.
just the person to carry the undertake
ing to a successful issue.
At the conclusion of the speaking sew
erela new members were enrolled i'm the
local association n the members of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. who were present, gave their as
surance that their association would
lend every possible aid to the fund. In
conclusion 1t was decided to go ahead
at once and organize the memorial as
ISOLATION throughout the state and for
the information Of those desiring to
become members or to contribute. State
Chairman Mrs. White stated that the
names of all charter members of the as
ISOLATION are to enrolled and placed in
the corne stone of the university and
recorded in a book to be kept always on
| exhibition i'm the institutions; also that
1 persons contributing 81 or more to the
| fund will have their names enrolled in
| a book, likewise to be kept as a record
in the university. Mrs. White furth ,r
stated that all who join the Montana
| branch of the association will he charg-
ed a membership fee of 81, which will
| entitle them also to membership i'm the
national association, but not to a vote.
The work is to be prosecuted energet
| ically throughout Montana and the
ladies hope to raise a handsome con-
tribution to the fund.