Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-22
A SPLENDID GIFT
Mrs. Alexander Stewart and Daughters
Give Six Large Ambulances to
the American Red Cross

The past week Mrs. Alexander
Stewart and daughters-Mrs. Margaret
Stewart Lindley, Mrs. Mary E. Stew
art and Mrs. Helen G. Stewart Devore,
gave to the American Red Cross, six
ambulances to be used in the service
abroad. These were given through
the local Red Cross Chapter of which
l.. A. Pradt is chairman and to the
secretary of the Chapter, B. f. Wilson,
four checks of $4,000 each were sent
for the purchase of these machines.
The gift is in memory of the late
Hon. Alexander Stewart and his long
residence in Wisconsin. He came to
Wausau in 1S49 and passed away after
long and useful life on the oath day
of May, 1912 The ambulances are to
be marked: ''In memory of Alexander
Stewart, Wisconsin"
The following letters are from Mrs.
Stewart and L. A. Pradt, Chairman of
the local Red Cross Chapter:
my dear Mr.. Wilson:
'My three daughters and l have
had under consideration for some time
memorial gift to the Red Cross.
at is to be in memory of Mr.. Stew
art and because of his long residence
in Wisconsin, we have decided to send
it through the Wausau Chapter. We
wish this gift to be in the form of a
group OF six ambulanceS of the large
size. These ambulances are twenty
two hundred dollars each, and l am
enclosing four checks amounting to
$13,200. The Red Cross are in the
habit of marking ambulances sent in
tbs way, and l would like to have ours
marked: I'm Memory of Alexander
Stewart, Wisconsin,
Il have ascertained from Washing
ton that there are a supply of this
larger size available at the present
moment, and l should be very glad
if you would have the order put
through at once, so they can be sent
abroad at the earliest moment We
wish them to go to France, to be used
for the American Expeditionary Fore
es. With very kind regards,
VERY sincerely yours,
MARGARET GRAY STEWART"
"Briar Cliff Lodge,
"Briar Cliff Manor, New York.
October Third
athon County Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross acknowledged the gift
in the following letter:
"Oct. Is, 1918.
Mrs. Margaret Gray Stewart,
Briar Cliff Lodge,
Briar Cliff Manor,
New York, N. Y.
My Dear Mrs. Stewart:
Your letter of October 3rd to Mr..
Wilson, secretary of our Red Cross
Chapter, was received yesterday, en-
closed in a letter from Mr. Lindley
and handed to me by Mr.. Wilson to
act upon for the Chapter. l accord
ingly wrote to Mr.. Davidson, the head
of the War Council of the Red Cross,
at Washington, setting forth your Of
fer to present, for yourself and your
three daughters, through our Chap
ter to the Red Cross, six large ambu-
lances for the use Of the American
Expeditionary Forces in France.
enclose a copy of that letter. l also
wrote an identical letter to the head
Of the Central Division Oh the Red
Cross at Chicago, thinking tnat mat
ters might possibly be better expe-
dited in that way.
1 enclose clipping from the Wau-
sau Record-Herald giving an account
of the matter.
1t is difficult for me to fully ex-
press our pleasure and satisfaction
inspired by this very generous and
timely gift in memory. of such an
honored citizen of Wausau as Mr..
Stewart, but please consider this let
ter as an attempt to do so.
Very sincerely yours,
L. A. PRADT, Chairman. %