The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-02-08
Jason Lothrop Makes a Gift Of
$4,000 to the New Unitarian
Church Organ Fund
MEMORIAL TO SUSIE L0THROP
Organ Will be Held as a Memorial to
Mr.. Lothrop's Daughter Who Was
Formerly a Teacher in the
Schools of Kenosha

The members of the Unitarian
church in this city are rejoicing in the
assured prospect of a fine pipe organ
to be placed in the Henry M. Simmons
Memorial church. The board of
trustees have intended from the first
to make the effort to have an organ in
place at the dedication of the church,
but were waiting to secure funds for
it until the building fund should be
entirely completed. Now by the
kindness of friend of Rev. Henry
M. Simmons, an instrument of ex-
ce1lent quality is assured.
Jason Lothrop yesterday placed in
the hands of the minister of the
church, Rev. Florence Buck, a sub
scription paper to secure the pipe
organ, which he headed with his own
name and subscription of $1,000.
Mr.. Lothrop gives this amount in
memory of his daughter, Miss Susie
Lothrop, who was q teacher in the
public schools of this city while Rev.
Henry M. Simmons was superinten-
dent of schools here, and who died
very suddenly while in active service
as teacher under Mr.. Simmons super
intendence. Mr.. Lothrop believes
that there are many people who were
connected with the public schools
while Mr.. Simmons held this relation
to them, either as teachers or pupils,
who would be glad to join in making
this organ a tribute of the public
schools to the memory of Henry M.
Simmons. He appeals to all who
we're then or have been since con-
nected with the schools, who may de-
sire to do so, to contribute any
amount they may feel disposed, either
large or small, to this organ fund,
that it may stand as a testimony of
the schools to the value of efficiency
of Mr.. Sirnmons's service to the COM
munity in the connection with the
public schools. 1t is doubtless known
to many of orr readers that Henry NJ
Simmons was principal of the High
school for one year, 1864-65, and that
during the eight years of his service
here as minister of the Unitarian
church he served five years, from
May, 1874 to March, 1870, as superin-
tendent of schools.
Any who wish to respond to this
appeal from Mr.. Lothrop, may make
their pledges for this purpose to the
minister of the church, to Judge
Slosson, president of the board of
trustees, to P. C. Torrey, register of
deeds, or to C. A. Dewey. Pledges
should be made very soon, that the
order for the building of the organ
may be promptly placed; subscriptions
to be payable at any time on or be-
fore July /, this year. The pledge to
which Mr.. Lothrop has subscribed
specifies that the organ is to cost not
less than twenty-five hundred dollars.
The members and friends of the
church are confident that with this
generous gift by Mr.. Lothrop, the
interest of the public in a school
memorial, and the well-known gen.
crosby of the members of the society,
pipe ORGAN of exceptional quality
will be placed in the new church.
] They rejoice that all the subscriptions
thus far made to the building fund,
like this one organ fund, are free
will offerings, given with readiness
by the donors; indicating their
recognition of the service which the
Unitarian church has always rend-
cred, and still renders to the com
munity. Mr.. Lothrop distinctly
states that he makes this gift in
recognition of the fact that an organ
SO placed will be in building which
is always to be of service to the com
munity and its needs, building
which most truly justiies its dedica-
ton to God by being ever of service
in the best interests of man.
NOTICE
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