The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-09-27
TO FIGHT
WHITE PLAGUE
Senator Proctor Endows Pro-
posed Sanitarium.
$50. 900 FOR THE WORK
VIII Pay Tor Erection Of Building
and Provide Tor Us
Maintenance.

The following letter reosived BY W.
q. hryaat ~. u. Of Ladlo~. secrisry
~ lhs state Tuberculosis conmi slon.
and iis ans-sr ars sslf eEplssaioryi
Preeior. W.. HepL -. 1905.
Dr W. n. Bryani,
SECRETARY Va Stale Taberralosis
Commission,
t.ndio~. VI
Dear Doctor Bryan,s-You know
that Zoe several months past my chill
dren have heen proposing ihs ssiab.
ishmsn, ~ . sAniioriutn for ibciplani
tuberculosis. and thA; thsy have. vlih
yourself. Sir Partridge and ouasrs,
ben locking for . suitable site.
fhase had . slight experience In my
ON family and have seen Tho young
lives and health Of Others saved by The
modern lreairnsn, Of This uhiis plague.
IL IL deemed by those morr eonveFssnt
Than riih ihr subject that perhaps
even more good IL accomplished by
such 30 ibs,iiailon through lie eivca-
iionai inducocc In teaching those
threatened 9Th The disease how 10 care
for themselves. These reasons have
led me 10 take part Ia IL establish
mcn;.
IL vas thought AZ The conference With
you and DIR csvcrly that IL nigh, help
In the preliminary work 20 have u IN.
derstood as definitely rs possible ~
this early date vha, IL IL proposed 10
do. Ihaye promised my children 10
substance that will purchase the site.
vhen = suitable one IL found, and
erect the buildings, sufficient 70 ac-
eommodate twenty .6ve OF thirty, and
furnish and equip them ready 20 re-
celve patients. The cost of this, I
Judge roughly, will not exceed 10000.
But tx no arbitrary limit.
In ambition TO this will contribute |
600, 900 10 DO held strictly rs m en-
dowment fund, the interest only 10 be
applied 10 the support Of the institu. |
ton. As soon rs site Is obtained
will make formal transfer OF IL 70
the board, and the fund will be paid
over whenever the organization Is
ready 70 receive and invest IL.
have no definite plan or organiza
ton but presume board large enough
SO that the different sections Of the
state will be fairly represented, will he
deemed advisable. The governor Of
the state should be ex ofiicio member
Of the board OF trustees. Other states
are establishing institutions NJ this
kind At the public expense, and In
over the funds and property to
The board OF trustees, or whatever they
may be called, IL seems to me that 1t
would be wise to provide that II the
state at any time wishes TO assume the
charge and maintainence OF the insti.
,ution, II may In the discretion OF the
trustees be turned over to the state
With all its property and funds.
do not wish my name connected
With it but think il should bear the
lame of the state. trust that Others
will care to contribute In the future to
is support and fullest development.
There will be ample opportunity. 1t
8 due to my children to say, that this
9 their gift, rather than mine, as they
we're the FIRST to suggest IL and have
Urged it earnestly, and it takes what
would, in the course Of nature, soon
,e theirs.
rely greatly upon the interest that
ou and others have manifested, and l
IN sure will continue TO manifest, in
flaming and caring for this institu-
ion and can only thank you in adj
ance for your unselfish labOrs.
Very truly yours,
(Sienedl Redfield Proctor.