The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-31
IN MEMORY
OF LINCOLN
NATIONAL MOVEMENT BEGUN TO
PERPETuATE LINCOLN HOS
PITAE-HALF A MILLION TO BE
coUNTRY's TRIBUTE.


coUNTRTs TRIBUTE.
NEW YORK Dec. 31.-Half mill
lion dollars VIII be offered n MEM
DRY of Abraham Lincoln by the ps,o-
pie of this country between Christmas
and the hundrndtl anniversary OF his
birth. according to the leaders OF a
national memorial movement which
was started in this city to-day. To
permanently einGow the Lincoln Hos
pital and Home. where thousands of
colored and white patients nave been
treated, educated and housed here for
the last sixty-nlne years, is the OBJ
ject for which American citizens in
every section Ct the land are to be in
yited to devote their individual trfb-
utes to the martyred president Sew
enty-five Thousand dollars has today
been promptly subscribed in this city
to start this fund and its completion
in time for the centenary celebration
IS declared to be assured when the
people of other cities and States learn
of the project.
In crumpled dollar bills and stamps,
as well as substantial checks. the
working committee of this new Lin
coin memorial movement are prepar-
ing to receive the response of the peo-
pie from end To end of the country to
their Christmas cell for a living mon.
ument to Lincoln Thousands of
white and colored persons. who have
alike received the free treatment, care
and relief of the institution since long
before the Civil War. are to-day en-
listing in the movement to perpstuate
it in Lincoln's name From the in
firm old people'who are weaving bask-
cts for the fund in the home wards
to the corps OF hundred graduate
trained nurses who are spreading its
relief work in every part of the coun-
try. a volunteer army of beneficiaries
will work to secure the future of this
unique hospital in the name of the
great emanciPator.
Medical and surgical leaders in this
city are to-day Offering to testify to
the profession throughout the country
that the educational influence OF the
institution, which is to be perpetual
memorial to Lincoln, IS becoming a
factor in the problem of national
health. A score of scientifically edu-
Gated colored nurses are graduated
from Its training school each year and
sent to every section OF the land to
cope fnteI1igently with the spread of
disease in the highest professional cir.
cles as we'll as AMONG theirSown PEG
lple. The continuation and extension
of this work would prove asconsider-
able benefit to the hygenic welfare of
the whole people, It is declared. Tae
local good accomplished by this one
of the largest private hospitals and
clinics in this metropolis has for
years especially recommended it to
the profession as well as the cnarita-
iUlc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. stsst--t ei
No other institution exists today in
this part of The country where tae
training and expert services Of nurses
Of the colored race are successfully
combined with the operation Of mod
ern hospital managed and largely pat.
ronized by whites The. professional
authorities here declare that this work
has opened wide field for successful
service TO the race which Lincoln
freed. Booker washington. Robert c.
Ogden and other leaders in solving
the problems Of the cofored race in
this country have today Joined in sup
PORTING the project, to dedicate this
successful undertaking to the memory
of'the anthor Of the emancipation proc
lamation. Scores Of organizations that
appreciate md derive benefit from the
work OF the Lincoln Hospital ana
Home have also Joined the move
ment. {is 81 &