Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-20

the committee Of one hundred who
although living IN sections u our
country widely separated, s!multane-
/ ously thought Of womans memorial
/ 10 he raised IN appreciation ana graft.
tude 70 those brave men who died on
1 the Titanic that women and children
might be saved. Doubtless many 9TH
er women, whom II Is my misfortune
/ not 10 know, felt the same impulse,
why did you personally feel 80
/ great an interest al 10 undertake the
hard work Of secretary, Mrs. Ham
mond was asked.
We'll perhaps II was because as the
! wife OF a mining engineer / had lived
on the frontier and holding my baby
IN my arms, had gone through many
! hazardous experiences with brave
American men to comfort and protect
me, | have faced Mexican bandits,
and slept under Gods stars, safely
| biyouoked from murderOus Apaches;
/ have feared the insurrection OF native
I African tribes-always protected by
/ the American man. DO you wonder
that value more than most women,
/ their bravery For centuries II has
| been the trade Of men 20 die for their
country. IL Was for the brave men
/ Of all nations, who died on the Titanic
engineers, stokers, electricianR oil
/ ers, seamen stewards, bell boys, mu-
siclans, officers, milllonaires, master
/ railroad builders, members OF the lit
/ cary profession. Of the clergy, Of dra-
! matte art--to die nobly, the heroes OF
/ peace-that women and children
might be saved. These men were not
I selected men. because Of their being
/ especially brave or trained TO meet
danger; they were an everyday body
OF men-but when the test came the
old American spirit Of generous ten
derness TO woman outglowed the stars
that shone on that moonless sea. The
American woman thrills today, and
will honor down the long centHries,
that noble sacrifice"
do YOU think the proposed mem
orial appeals to the general public, or
only to certain classes OF women p
To the general public" was the
emphatic response. Gifts have come
from Hawaii, Costa Rica, England.
Bolivia, Holland, Russia. Italy, etc, as
well rs from every state in the
union
What class OF women has helped
you most so far?"
Our best helpers so far have been
army women-unselfsh bravery has
been part Of their life experience, as
II has been OF mine. The womens
clubs also are taking a very vital
share In our work OF collecting funds.
The American club women is very
catholic in her sympathies and is al
ways ready to add her influence in the
furthering OF any good cause"
I'VE have also received encourag-
ing support from hotel managers
throughout the country, who have not
only been prompt to accept our pos
ter and give II n conspicuous position
in teh public Office Of their hotels,
but have written personal letters to
me-some five hundred in number
commencing the movement and offer
lHE AntlI DflNblldl il'lp ~ al ""S
which could aid u.s..
How much money have you
raised?"
"A little over $4,000, the major
part of which has come from women
who earned the dollar before sending
II to u.s. How tremendous body OF
women that IS, you can compute from
the many thousands of dollars we
have in hand To most OF these wo-
men, do doubt. even the solicited dol
lar or their volunteered so cents
meant a personal sacrifice. Convent
girls have sent us their savings, and
little children their pennies. Some
few women of wealth have thought
fully sent us checks for the thousand
dollars, realizing that their magnani-
nifty could thus make good the gem
erosity Of their poorer sisters"
Mrs. Hammond. l have heard II
suggested that the American women
might have given more practical
form to their memorial"
Il, too, have received many such
suggestions. To build a hospital, for
instance, would require a larger sum
Of money than could possibly be OBJ
tained by dollar subscriptions within
the period that pubic interest would
concentrate upon this particular sub
ject. A hospital would also require
financial support after II was erected.
Our government is noe likely to ac-
cept any further such obligation in |
Washington, which is amply supplied |
with hospitals. To endow a ward in |
some existing hospital would not ap-
peal to women in other poorer states.
who could rightly declare: I'VE need |
hospitals In our own home states;
why should we give TO the District Of
?" Imagine poor Flooded
and Louisiana, and Cloud
wrecked Denver, being asked for any
such subscription-and yet one wo-
man sent me 80 from Mississippi, say
Ing that, although marooned by the
high waters she was glad to show
her patriotism and loyal appreciation
of brave manhood by the little con-
tribution."
"If we were to endow ward In a
Protestant hospital the Catholics and
he Jews might Justly ibject to our
narrow discrimination. Catholic