Name/Title
Seals for the McKinley Memorial Hospital LeagueEntry/Object ID
95.01.201Description
Small booklet of seals sold to raise funds for the McKinley Memorial Hospital League The text on the front cover reads as follows: "Purpose of the William McKinley Memorial Hospital League.
(1) To obtain by voluntary subscription a fund, to be known as 'The William McKinley Memorial Hospital Fund.'
(2) To erect a Memorial to our beloved deceased President, William McKinley, in the form of a non-sectarian Hospital, to be erected in the city of New York, open to all members of the Medical Profession, who may admit and conduct their individual cases with every facility afforded in a modern equipped hospital.
(3) To establish branches, camps, etc., for the treatment and cure of Tuberculosis, in the States of the Union, subject to the approval of State government and the Advisory Committee of the William McKinley Memorial Hospital League.
A few extracts from letters received, appearing on other pages, may interest you
SEAL YOUR LETTERS WITH MCKINLEY SEALS."
There is a sketch of the seal in the middle of the text, and a small leaf logo above the final statement.
Text on the back of the booklets reads as follows:
"Chandler Bros. & Co. Philadelphia, Pa. Gentlemen: We herewith enclose check for $10.00 contribution to the work of & Co.
The State National Bank Maysville, Ky. Gentlemen: we are in receipt of yours of the 19th enclosing Seals addressed to our president, Mr. C. D. Pearce. We enclose you our draft for $5.00 and request you to send us four more books for our use, as we are happy to contribute the small amount to so worthy a cause. Very truly, H.C. CHARP, Cashier
The Continental Trust Co. Baltimore, Md. Dear Sirs: In response to your letter of the 20th inst. I enclose herewith the amount requested. Referring to a memorial to William McKinley, it gives me please to say that I was glad to be able to make a subscription to the William McKinley Memorial which was erected, and also organized a movement for the erection of the bronze bust of Mr. McKinley in the Post Office at Baltimore. I was an ardent admirer of Mr. McKinley. Wishing you much success, I am, Yours very truly, S. DAVIES WARFIELD, President.
Commercial National Bank of Shreveport Shreveport, Pa. Gentlemen: Please find enclosed currency for McKinley Memorial Hospital League Seals, which we are very pleased indeed to send you. We trust that you will have no trouble whatever in selling hundreds of thousands of people in this country these Seals, from which you derive ample funds to erect a monument to William McKinley and assist in stamping out Tuberculosis in his name. Yours very truly, P. YOUREE, Pres.
Lakewood Trust Company Lakewood, N.J. Gentlemen: I am in receipt of a book of Seals for the McKinley Memorial Hospital League, and in reply would say, I wish that you would send $10.00 worth to the Lakewood Trust Co., and when they are received, I will include the $1.00 for the book sent me. Very truly yours, ALBERT M BRADSHAW, Pres.
Eureka Specialty Printing Co., Scranton, PA.Collection
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95.01.201Source or Donor
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