Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27

sifcation of our membership. but 1t Is
intended to reach those of our mem
bers whose business and lives are such
that they have not hitherto been
reached by the appeals which have
been published in our official organ,
so that these Neighbors may have the
privilege of tightening the burdens
which the average camp attendant and
active member have been carrying
during the past two years in the pro-
motion of this great enterprise. There
will be no objection to camps joining
| this club as a camp organization and
making contributions to the same as
an Individual.
"If any person desires more detailed
or further information concerning the
sanatorium. it's great work, its man
agement, it's expenses or the number
of Neighbors treated and cured, or
any fact concerning the institution, l
| shall be very happy. indeed, to answer
any inquiry and feel grateful to any
Neighbor who will write me concern
ing the matter. In a word, however,
l will say that with our present equip
ment and appliances and with the
cramped conditions incident to begin
ming this great work we have treated
| in the sanatorium approximately 400
patients and have discharged as cured,
or whose disease has been arrested or
| improved, 1856 patients.
This is indeed a remarkable show
ing for the year and half or two years
this sanatorium has been in opera
tion. If we had only cured one-half
| dozen men, or If we had only cured one
| man-and if he had been my brother
or father, or if he had been your
| brother or father-that would have
| been compensation enough and glory
| enough for all the money and sacrifice
| fhie haz in, oo hut IL, q
Of this great life-saving institution
among its members. Let those of us
who can, in justice to ourselves, our
families and this institution, make this
| small sacrifice by adding our names to
the Ten Thousand club that we, too,
| may be counted among the 'Lifters' in
humanity's struggle and not be reck-
oned with the 'Leaners' who bear down
upon the burdens already crushing and
overwhelming our fellows. Multitudes
of our members cannot, because of
! financial or other conditions, undertake
with us this task. They have made
noble sacrifices in the past for the
| life and progress of this great So
! ciety and they are as near and dear
to all Woodmen and our common cause
| as any. Their smaller contributions
heretofore made may possibly have
| been a greater sacrifice for them and
| a larger contribution to this cause
than any contribution or sacrifice
which any may make who join this
club. We are all Woodmen and in
sympathy and in good will alike, the
only difference being that some are
| privileged to bestow greater contribu-
tions than others. But in the heart
and in the life of this great work
every real Woodman is a Booster,
willing to add whatever influence and
power for good that may be his to-
ward the great common purpose of us
all, to hurry on the victorious rein
forcements for stricken Nelghbors ir
their uneven fight against humanity S
foe-tuberculosis. To avoid any com.
plications or misunderstanding, if there
is either, such saving of the fund OF
oversubscription as to create a sur.
plus will be used for other great needs
of the sanatorium. The membership
book will be closed just as soon as
the 10000 members are secured, anC
those who will help build this combined
monument and tribute should act
promptly. Cannot your name be writ
ten there?"