Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
$4,000 FOR LINCOLN CABIN
WIDOW OF RUSSELL SAGE GIVES
MONEY FOR MEMORIAL.
Preservation Of Martyred Presidents
Birthplace Assured-Log Cabin
Will Be Enclosed in Glass.

NEW YORK. June 24.-Mrs. Russell Sage
has Joined the little army of Americans
who have been sending in to Clarence H.
Mackay, treasurer OF the Lincoln Farm
Association. contributions for the preserva-
ton Of the Abraham Lincoln farm and log
cabin. and for the memorial building that
will be put up on the farm eventually. Be
lieving. as she says. that her late husband
would approve any patriotic effort of hers.
she has contributed 900 to the fund and
has intmated to the directors of the asso-
citation her willingness to give more should
it be necessary.
The Lincoln Farm Association has been
gathering money in small sums from pa
triotc citizens who are anxious to see the
birthplace Of the great martyr President
preserved. The contributions have ranged
from - cents to SIS. The growth of the
fund has been in consequence slow. The
farm. in HOdgenvile. Ky, was bought by
Robert Collier and presented by him to the
association. The log cabin in which Lin
coin was born was carefully taken apart
and stored away in Louisville, Ky, where
it would be spared the ravageS OF weather
pending the development of a national
scheme for its preservation.
The Memorial Building
To provide for fitting memorial which
would center about and perpetuate the
birthplace Of Lincoln. the association
planned memorial building to be erected
on the farm Competitive designs for this
memorial building were asked for by
committee consisting OF Thomas Hastings
and Charles F. McKim, and a design by
j. Russell Pope accepted. The con-
tract for the plans for the building and
plans for identifying the farm has been
given Mr.. Pope.
The Lincoln memorial, to which Mrs.
l..
preserve the birthplace OF Lincoln. for
the design accepted provides for the en-
easement in glass of the old log cabin in
the center of the memorial building. AS
the cost of the building Is estimated at
100000 the widow of Russell Sage will,
in reality prove the means of finally &C
comprising the preservation OF the humble
birthplace of the great war President. SO
greatly interested is she in the patriotic
project that it is believed she will give an
other sd. 900 if it is necessary to bring it
to completion.
Mrs. Sage's Philanthropy.
Gov. Joseph w. Folk OF Missouri is
president of the association. Clarence II.
Mackay treasurer. and Richard Floyd
Jones secretary. Cardinal Gibbons, Rob-
ert Collier. Mark Twain and other emil
nent Americans are among the directors.
Mrs Sage, in addition to turning her at
tention to patriotic objects of philan-
thropy. has turned to things modern. She
no longer rides in her comfortable car
riage in the park in the mornings. for she
has given up her horses and carriage and
has bought an automobile.
A friend who saw Mrs. Sage last week
says that she is in splendid health. has
splendid color is bright and vivacious. and
looks many years younger than her years.
She still has her love for the birds and
squirrels in the park. and every morning
starts from her home at 18th avenue and
ST. ant in hAF nnU
number of bags of bread crumbs to feed
to the sparrOws, which are beginning to
recognize their old friend in an automo-
bile.