The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-24
$4,000 OFFER
TO VERMONT
And rs Acres of Land in
Pittsford for Tubercu-
losis Preventorium
IF LIKE AMOUNT
is SUBSCRIBED
Campaign for Latter VIII
Be Conducted Week
of May 81

burlington, March 24-Thomas Mag
ner, president of the Vermont Tuber.
culosis association, has received let.
ter from Redfeld Proctor, in which
Mr.. Proctor and his sister, Miss Emily
Dutton Proctor, offer to provide site
OF Is acres or more in the town of
Pittsford for a new preventorium and
5000 for constructing the building,
provided the Vermont tuberculosis as
ISOLATION before July ! of this year
shall raise $4,000 additional for its
general work and that the prevento-
rum shall be memorial to the late
DR.. Charles S. Caverly, Mr.. Proctor
letter is as follows:
March II, 1920.
Mr.. Thomas Magner, President,
Vermont Tuberculosis Assn, Inc
Burlington, Vermont.
My Dear Mr. Magner: | understand
that the Vermont tuberculosis associ-
alton desires to raise a fund Of $4,000
| for its work in Vermont and also that
| it needs more permanent and larger
preyentorium than the one it now has
at Essex. Wy sister, Miss Emily Dut-
| ton Proctor, and | hereby offer to pro-
| vide a site for such a new preventorium
of 25 acres or more in the town of
! Pittsford and also to give fifty thou
sand dollars $3.50, 000) for the erection
and the building thereon, which will
accommodate at least 20 children.
Pittsford has the advantage of being
near the medical directory of the Yer
mont sanatorium, whose assistance
could undoubtedly be secured
This offer is upon the following con-
ditions:
81 That the association shall 9th
erwise raise by July next said sum
of fifty thousand (S5000O) for its gen.
eral work.
~ That the new preventorium shall
be a memorial to our friend, the late
DR., Charles s. Caverly, and contain
tablet to his memory He gave Yer
mont freely of his great talents and
was largely responsible for making the
sanatorium and the infantile paralysis
work that they have to-day.
90 That the selection OF an archi- |
teet and contractors and the plans for
the building shall be subject to our
approval.
tSignedl Redfeld Proctor
Mr. Alagner stated that the Yer.
mont Tuberculosis association would.
of course, accept this splendid offer /
He stated that it was especially graft,
flying TO the association that the new |
preventorium was 10 be memorial to |
the late DR.. Caverly, who had been a
most important factor in the organiza-
tion and success OF the tuberculosis
work
When DR.. Cayerly was president OF
the Vermont state board of health it
was voted by the board to endeayor to
secure as a tuberculosis lecturer a man.
who with the help of the board, would
organize the work of the prevention of
tuberculosis Furthermore. from the
first DR. Caverly urged the Importance
Of establishing a preventorium for the
care of aenemic children predisposed or
exposed to tuberculosis. Before the
Importance of their work was generally
conceded. the medical profession
felt convinced that the case of these
children might be made part of any
effective campaign against tuberculo-
us He gave considerable attention to
he purchase aud equipment Of the
modest preventori I'm at Essex Center
L is, therefore, most certain that the
Iew preventorium should be a memo
-ial to him.
Mr. Mager announced that the cam
,aign to raise S50,OO0 which must be
occurred for the general work Of the
tuberculosis association in order 70
,enetit from this offer will be con
Iucted during the week beginning
Monday. Nav 81. Fred A. Rowland Of =
Iont peler, president of the Nstional
life Insurance company. has consented
o be state chairman for the drive and
gill appoint a chairman for every coun
V Immediately. Last December there
vas a financial campaign in every
tate in the union TO raise funds TO
more adequately fight tuberculosis al Q
hat time The Vermont tuberculosis e.
ssociation outlined the work IL felt it
hould do in Vermont and estimated t.
he cost for doing the same work TO be a
$1,000. v
The association decided TO put on cl
ampaign to raise the amount in con d.
ection with other states hu, on ac-
,unt Of weather conditions last De b
,mber the drive was postponed until K
oring. Now that this splendid offer HI
as come from Mr. Proctor there Is ev-
v reason 10 believe that Nernonters OF
IN contribute the sum necessary TO e.
lake an adequate campaign against
10 dread disease and to establish an VI
lstitution where many Vermont boys u
nd girls will be started on the road W
, health and happiness.