Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-28
APPEAL TO PUBLIC CHARITY
Manager of Imnanuei Hospital Calls
for Contributions to HELP.
Along It's Good work.

OMAHA, Nov 25.-To TIE Editor OF The
Bee: Thanksgiving this year no doubt
finds America a great deal more really
prosperous than ever before and the people
Of Omaha will probably be glad to hear
that the Emmanuel Deaconess institute has
also to some extent been permitted to share
in this great prosperity OF our beloved
country. This is true, particularly in refer
ence to our building operations.
Our institution has I'm the last few years
spent about $4,000 in new buildings. and
that has been done very quietly, without
making much noise OF It, either. About
four years ago we built an orphans home
and parsonage at a cost of about SO 600.
The following year we built a boiler house
and laid in a great heating system. good
for the whole institution and for all the
future. at a cost OF about the same amount.
Then last year we had to build an addition
to Emmanuel hospital at cost OF $4,000,
and now this year we have been compelled
to build q steam laundry and an addition
TO our Sisters home at cost OF $4,000.
All these additions and improvements to
our institution have been done the last four
years and at total cost OF about $4,000,
and yet most of the Omaha people have
not been asked to give a cent to IL. But
now we are compelled to ask your assist
| ance, as at the present time we are in
great need OF at least $4,000. OF course,
we need and could make the very best use
Of a great deal more. but $4,000 at least we
must have now at this Thanksgiving or
the coming Christmas.
But who will give it 70 us? VIII not the
| good people of Omaha help us to get It?
There are probably several Omaha men OF
women who ont of their bounty could give
] ~ 20
and IL we do get that sum from one indi.
vidual benefactor, we will thank God fol-
It. But If we get the same amount in
| smaller donations from a great number OF
| people, we will be still more thankful-only
we get all we need, or at least $4,000.
| In spite of our debts, building operations
| no endowments and our great pOverty-ir
| spite OF everything-our institution has the
last few years been compelled to do about
one-fourth of its work without cost to thu
| inmates or patients-as free and genuine
| charity. AS l know how the business meI
are overrun by beggars, solicitors and al
| kinds of pet schemes and as I also wei
| know that genuine charity like the I'm
manuel Deaconess' institute and a hospita
| like the Emmanuel, conducted on the yer!
best principles and properly managed, de
serve the aid Of the benevolent public NOR
| than anything else, L cannot aiter thi
again engage in individual and better so
Letting. This public appeal must suffice
and it may also very likely be my last on
but hope it win not be in vain.
Anyone DESTROYS of knowing more, full
about this institution, its real character
It's great need of endowments, etc
can easily inform himself all he or sh
wants to. If / can be of some assistanc
| in such a case I would be glad to do Sc
But may It never be true, as one of GU
Omaha dailes lately said editorially, BUS
ness absorbs us! We have no longer tim
for fraternal sympathy with other people
struggles" f.. A. FOGELSTROM,
Rector Emmanuel Deaconess' Institute an
Manager Emmanuel Hospital