The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-01
OFFERS $4,000
FOR STATE
PREVENTORIUM
Proposition from the Proc
tor Family If VermOnters
Raise Equal Amount

] MI. lnOIildS hdSHeI, pleSlucuI VI
the Vermont tuberculosis Association
has received letter from Redfeld
Proctor, in which Mr.. Proctor and his
sister, Miss Emily Dutton Proctor,
offer to provide site of 25 acres or
more in the town Of Pittsford for
new Preventorium and $4,000 for
constructing the building, provided
the Vermont tuberculosis Associa'
ton before July 1st of this year shall
raise $4,000 additional for its general
work and that the Preventorium shall
be a memorial to the late Doctor
Charles S. Caverly. Mr.. Proctor's
letter is as follows:
March II, 1920
My Dear Mr.. Magner:
understand that the Vermont Tu-
berculosis Association desires to
raise a fund of fifty thousand dollars
for its work in Vermont and also that
it needs more permanent and larger
Preventorium than the one it now
has at Essex. My sister, Miss Emily
Dutton Proctor and | hereby offer to
provide a site for such new Proven
forum of 25 acres or more in the
town of Pittsford and also to Civ
fifty thousand dollars (S50,000) for
the erection and the building thereon
which will accommodate at least 20
children. Pittsford has the advant-
age of being near the Medical Direc-
A. ~ ~ mi
whose assistance could undoubtedly
be secured. i -
+ This offer is upon the following
conditions: fIs!
"a That the Association shall
otherwise raise by July first next said
4 sum of fifty thousand (S5O,0O0) for
its general work.
(2) That the new Preventorium
, shall be memorial to our friend the
late Dr. Charles S. Caverly and con
tain a tablet to his memory. He
gave Vermont freely of his great tai
ents and was largely responsible for
making the State Board of Health
the Vermont Sanatorium and the In
fantile Paralysis work that they have
>. today.
co That the selection of an archl-
tect and contractors and the plans for
: the building shall be subjeG to oul
approval.
y Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) REDFIELD 'PROCTOR
= Mr.. Magner stated that the Yer
mont Tuberculosis Association would
of course accept this splendid offer.
He stated that it was especially graf
flying to the Association that the
new Preventorium was to be a mem
orial to the late DR.. Caverly who had
been a most important factor in the
organization and success OF the Tu-
berculosis work.
Mr.. Magner announced that the
campaign to raise fifty thousand dol
lars which must be secured for the
general work of the Tuberculosis AS
ISOLATION in order to benefit from this
office will be conducted during the
week beginning Monday, May 3lst.
Hon. Fred A. Rowland of Montpelier
has consented to be state chairman
for the drive and will appoint chair
man for every county Immediately.
Last December there was financial
campaign in every state in the union
to raise funds to- more adequately
fight tuberculosis at that time. The
S Vermont tuberculosis Association
n outlined the work it felt it should do
/ in Vermont and estimated the cost
t for doing the same work to be
!, $4,000. The Association decided to
$ put on campaign to raise the
q amount in connection with other
states but on account of weather con-