Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
BUILDING FUND COMPLETED
Workers for New Wise Memorial Hospital
See End Of Their Task
DEBT OF FEW THOUSAND STILL ON LOT
Proposed New structure for Twenty
Fourth Avenue and Harvey street
blade Possible by Biberality
OF Abraham Simmer.

BY recent purchase the directors OF the
Wise Memorial hospital have acquired prop
erty at Twenty fourth avenue and Harvey
streets which will be utilized as the site for
the proposed new hospital building. The
site has a frontage Of 1S6 feet on Twenty
fourth avenue and 147 feet on Harvey
street
Wise Memorial was founded four years
ago by the late Mrs ]. i. Brandeis, who
continued to I'LL the Office of president and
was the active head of the institution until
her death last May. She was succeeded in
the presidency by her son, A ID. Brandeis.
Through the efforts of President Brandeis
and Edward Rosewater Abraham Simmer
was interested in. the hospital Mr. Slim
mer is not only an able and very success
full man, but he possesses in high degree
the philanthropic spirit. He becomes the
chief donor toward the fund for the new
hospital with a subscription of $4,000, con-
ditioned on the raising of an additional
$4,000 by the citizens of Omaha. The $50, 900
will be used for the building alone. Mr..
SINNERS special proviso is that the hos
pital shall be and remain nonsectarian, and
it must al all times maintain a certain num-
Der Of free beds, available for those who
may not be able to pay.
Forty Thousand Fund Raised.
Through the liberalty of Omaha citizens
the additional $4,000 has already been sub
scribed for the building fund, largely
through the efforts Of Messrs. Rosewater
and Brandeis. There is still an incumbrance
of several thousand dollars on the lot, how
ever. The committee which has been at
tending to the matter of securing subscrip-
lions is hopeful of raising the requisite
amount to clear the lot within a short time,
Persons who desire to participate In the
good work by subscriptions can commune
cate with Edward Rosewater or A. D.
Brandeis and their contribution will receive
appreciative recognition.
In this connection the following from the
Minneapolis Times regarding Mr.. Simmer
will prove Of interest at this time:
Simmer Liberal Giver.
Abraham Simmer of Waverly. Ia, is 81
years old, a German Jew by birth, but a
follower follow Of no religion He is philosopher
most uupretentious clothes, sleeping in a
woodshed and trying to unburden himself
of his millions in such a way that his
golden dollars will alleviate the suffering In
this world.
A little over a year ago he gave his
palatial home, worth $4,000 to the Sisters
of Charity at Waverly, but required that II
be dedicated as nonsectarian hospital. HC
retired from his luxurious apartments tc
the woodshed on the rear of the lot where
he resides to this day. The associations o!
the property are too dear for him to leave
IL entirely, so he has asked that he may
property for the sisters. To him money APP
peals little. He says that for his happi
ness all he wants is a crust of bread, g
place to lay his head and clothes to kecT
him comfortable. He claims the happies
moments of his life will be when he is able
! to unburden himself of all his wealth ant
start again on an equal footing with hi,
| fellow beings in the struggle for sustenance
| Helping old people is the hobby of Abra,
! ham Simmer. He has given thousands fol-
hospitals, homes for the friendless and olt
peoples homes. 1t gives him greatest joy
! to afford comfort to the declining years nj
those he sees drawing near the end of life:
| battle.