Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-28
A monument
FOR LINCOLN
NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR POP
ULAR FUND OF $500. 600 FOR
LINCOLN HOSPITAL BEFORE
FEBRUARY IL.

New York. Dec 2S-Half mill
lion dollars will be offered in MEM
DRY of Abraham Lincoln by the peo-
pie of this country between Christ
mas and the Tooth anniversary OF
his birth, according to the leaders
of a national memorial movement
which was started in this city
today
To permanently endow the Lin
coin Hospital and Home. where
thousands Of colored and white pa
tients have been treated. educated
and housed here for the last 50 years
is the object for which American
citizens in every section Of the land
are to be invited to devote their in
dividual tributes to the martyred
president. Seventy-dve thousand
has today been promptly subscribed
in this city to start this fund and
It's completion in time for the CEN
tenary celebration is declared to be
assured when the people. OF other
cities and states learn of the project
In crumpled dollar bills and in
stamps. as we'll as substantial checks
the working committe OF this new
Lincoln memorial movement IS pre-
pairing to receive the responses OF
the people from end to end OF the
country TO their Christmas call TOR
a living monument to Lincoln
Thousands OF white and cofored
persons. who have alike received the
| free treatment. care and relfer OF Ine
institution since long before the
Civil war. are today enlisting in the
movement to perpesuate ii in Lin
| coins name. From the inhrm old
people who are weaving baskets for
! the fund in the home wards. to the
| corps OF 100 graduate hrainsd
| nurses who are spreading its relief
/ work in every par OF the country
a volunteer army OF bsnedciarles
will work to secure the future o'
this unique hospital in the name OF
| rhe great emancipator
!. Medical and surgical leaders Ia
this city are today offering to TESTIFY
to the profession throughout tn'
country that the educational iunu
! ences of the institution, which Is e
he a perpetual memorial TO Lincoln
Is becoming a factor in the problem
! Of national health. score OF sci
i entifcalIy educated coiored nurses
) are graduated from its trairins
school each year and sent TO ever.
section Of the land TO cope iaIeIn
gently with the spread OF diseases
. in the highest professional circles a.
we'll as among their own people.
, The continuation and extension o
. this work would prove a CONSIDER
) able benefit to the hygienic "eilaf :.
l If the whole people. is Is declared
. Tho local good accomplished by tais
: one of the largest private hosplta'
$ ard clinics in this metropolis, has 10
s Years especially recommended I
: the profession as well as the cha'
] table authorities mere
No other institution EXISTS eoda
3 in this part OF the country "ne'
I the training and expert services :
: nurses OF the colored race are sur
a ceesruIly combined win the opera
:. .;on Of modern hospi al manage
: and largely patronized By "hi's'
: The professional authorities Ne~7 O.
|. clare that the work has openNa
II vide field for successful service
J. 10 rare which Lincoln frned-
y BOOKER washington, Robert
p oe,1Ap and other leaders in solyir
ie the problems OF the eelored race
n this country have today Joined
. s,nport,ng the project n dediea
d this successful undertaking to II
II ,ranorv of the author Of the en-
ancipation proclamation. scores
n organizations that appreciate al
A.-nes Frova the work CT q