The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-31

will be to place the sick veteran
on the train for Rochester, and
wire the Minnesota Legion Men,
orial Hospital, which will meet the
veteran and assume full RESPONSE
bility. Whether the man can pay
all or portion of the expense, or
pay it in bulk or in small install
ments, or pay nothing, will make
no difference.
Just how will the money for
building this hospital be raised?
How much will it cost to build?
And to operate? These are ques-
tons which Legion posts are ask
ing by the dozen. 1t will cost
$250,000 for each 100-bed hospital
unit. AS two 10O-sed units have
been authorized, the initial build
ing and equipment cost for the
200-bed hospital will be 100000.
Once built, it will cost an average
of $12 to SIS per patient to oper-
ate, or approximately $4,000 per
year, which if distributed among
the 500 Minnesota Legion posts,
would average $31 per post per
year. But to revert to the prob
lem of raising the building fund.
As patients from every state are
cared for at Rochester, the plan
calls for the establishment by each
Legion Department of a memorial
bed in the Minnesota Legion Men,
orial Hospital at a cost of $500
each to bear the name of the pa
TENTS home state and be set aside
for the use of sick veterans from
that state. About $125,00O is ex-
pected from this source. Practical
ly every one of the 500 Gopher
Legion posts and 800 Legion Aux
iliary Units has volunteered to
donate from 500 up. A dozen
posts have already sent their checks
for these amounts-even before the
campaign has started-Ch Chisholm,
Hibbing, st. Paul Post No. 8, T.
R. Falls and st. Paul Railroad
Post being among the first.
Many individual Gopher Legion
posts are planning to endow an in
dividual bed in the hospital for
their home town veterans. Any
post raising $4,000 can do this.
Or if the posts of county or dis
trict desire to combine their funds
and endow county or district bed,
they can do so. And Minnesota
Legionaires know from past ex-
perience that the citizens of this
great state will not be slow to
stand back of them in this worthy
peace-time project just as they
stood back of them in the dark
days of war.
One of the means to be used in
raising funds will come to the at
fo1ot Nf Il
weeks. 1t is the showing, through
out Minnesota, of high-class motion
pictures under Legion auspices, the
proceeds to help build the Mime
sofa Legion Memorial Hospital.
The first motion picture secured
is Cardigan, play which while
full of historical interest and clean
and wholesome throughout, is re-
plete with stirring scenes of action
depicting the patriotism of Revolu-
tionary War Days-a play to be
enjoyed by young and old, by
students and hustlers. This picture
has never been shown in Mime
sofa. It's first : showing has just
been made in the Capitol Theater.
New York City. Minnesota state
rights have been secured by the
Minnesota Legion Memorial Hos
pital Committee and its release
throughout the state is expected in
the immediate future. Details are
being mailed each Minnesota Lee
gion post. Watch for this film
"CARDIGAN' Enjoy it and at
the same time have the satisfaction
of knowing you are helping the
Legion help the boys who fought
over there and are fighting again
the battle for life.