Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-05
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II The People Of Maine
Will Contribute $4,000,
Massachusetts Man viii En-
dow Hebron SanaiOriuIn.
Must Be Done Before March First
Or the Gift Is of No Avail.

bred thousand dollars in cash for an
endowment fund and $4,000 toward
its present debt have been offered to
the Maine State Sanatorium at He
bron, Me, by gentleman who is not
a resident of Maine on condition that
the friends of the sanatorum in Maine
and elsewhere will pay the balance of
the debt of the institution, $45, 900 be-
fore March LIST.
Up to Feb. LIST all but $4,000 of this
$4,000 had been pledged in sums
ranging from $1,000 to 81 and this S.
600 must be raised within about 20
days or this magnificent gift TO a
public institution in Maine will be
lost.
The committee having this matter
in charge has canvassed the State by
letters and circulars as far as has
been possible for them to do up to this
time and they are now appealing to
the people OF Maine to come to the
rescue. The Maine State Sanatorium
was incorporated in 1900. Since the
opening of the sanatorum up to Nov.
1909, 396 patients have been treated
therein. In 81. per cent of these
cases, the disease has been arrested
or in other words cured so far as can
be determined by the best medical
examination. In q large percentage Of
additional cases, the case was so near
ly cured when the patient was dis
charged. that the patients have COM
pleted the cure after their discharge
from the institution so that it is con-
servatively to be said that fully 60
per cent of the patients suffering
from this hitherto "incurablc'' disease
have gone out from this institution to
be restored toa lines of usefulness.
Aside from this GO per cent. yet an
other large per cent. have been 50 far
improved that they have in large
measure resumed their old activities
in life. The public is thus concerned
in this great work not only from a
philanthropic but also from a bust
ness standpoint for each life restored
to the community has practical bear
ing on the welfare Of the state and
nation.
The institution is of State wide
benefit. Every county in Maine has
Ddu patients III tlit i1eETbH
forum There is no distinction as to
location. Aroostook has had as nearly
many patients there as has oxford in
which it is located. Every county in
Maine is represented among the 60
patients now in the sanatorium
The committee feels that there is
no need to urge the cause of the anti
tuberculosis campaign. They hope
that the people of Maine will rally to
this cause and contribute this $4,000 in
order to secure the magnificent con-
tribution of $215,0Oo by this outof-
the state friend Of the sanatorium to
its debt and to its endowment.
If this sum is raised, the debt
cleared Off and this 100000 from the
endowment is secured by gift the
Hebron Sanatorium will be in condi-
ton to devote the interest of this
fund more largely to the help Of pa
tents who are unable in whole or in
part to pay the cost of maintenance
at the sanatorium: will be able to en-
large it's scope; to handle more pa
tents and thus to advance the cause
of humanity and philanthropy.
The committee therefore appeals to
the people to help.
Send your checks or your cash in
any sum large or small to the Port
land Trust Company. Portland, Maine.
IF the entire sum of $4,000 is not
secured, your maDey will be returned.
Make your checks payable to the
order of the Portland Trust Company.
BE prompt in your giving; for it is
desirable to close the lists as soon as
possible. The committee urges each
person who reads this to remember
)tfsat his gift, large or small. may be
instrumental in securing this great
endowment to an institution that is
blessing to humanity
Will you not assist?