St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-07
OFFERS $4,000
FOR STATE
PREVENTORIUMl
Proposition from the Proc
tor Family II Verm0ntcrs
Raise Equal Amount

WI. loiillS Wagner, )lcSiucHI Ol
! the Vermont Tuberculosis Association
! has received IL letter from Redtcld
Proctor. in which Mr.. Proctor and his
sister, Miss Emily button Proctor
offer to provide Il site of IS acres OIL
more in the town OF Pittsford FOR Il
new Preventorium and $4,000 fol
constructing the building, provided
the Vermont Tuberculosis AaSocia.
! ton before July 1st of this year shall
raise $4,000 additional for its general
work and that the Prcvcntorium shall
be a memorial to the late Doctor
Charles S. Cavcrly. Nj Proctor's
letter is as follows:
March II, 1920
My Dear Mr.. Magncr:
understand that the Vermont Tu
berculoss Association desires to
raise II 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 70
provide site for such Il new Proven
forum of 25 acres OF more in the
town Of Pittsford and also tc Ei-'
fifty thousand dollars ($50,O00) 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-
tory of the Vermont Sanatorium
whose assistance could undoubtedly
be secured.
This offer is upon the following
conditions:
Q) That the Association shall
otherwise raise by July first next said
sum of fifty thousand {$50,000) for
its general work.
(2) That the new Prevcntolium
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
fantie Paralysis work that they have
today.
CD That the selection of an archi-
tcct and contractors and the plans for
the building shal! be subje@ to our
Very sincerely yours,
(SieneU EEDFIELD PROCTOR
Mr.. Magncr 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 Nom
oIal to the late DR.. Cavcily who had
been y most important factor in the I
and success Of the Tu-
bcrculosis work.
Mr.. Wagner announced that the !
to raise fifty thousand dol
lars which must he 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 31st. ,
Hon. Fred A. Rowland Of Montpelier
has consented to be state chairman
for the drive and will appoint Il chaiy-
man for every county Immediately.
Last December there was Il financial
in every state in the union
10 raise funds to more adequately
fight tuberculosis, at that time. The
Vermont Tuberculosis Association
outlined the work it felt it should do
n Vermont and estimated the cost
or doing the same work to be
$4,000. The Association decided to
,ut on campaign to raise the
mount in connection with other
;tates but on account Of weather con-
litions last December the drive was
postponed until spring. Now that
his splendid offer has come from MI.
Proctor there is every reason to be-
icvc that Vcrmontcrs will contribute
he sum necessary to make an ade-
luatc campaign against the dread
disease and to establish an institu-
ion where many Vermont boys and
iris will be started on the road to
ealth and happiness.
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