The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-30

The chairman presented the follow
| ing report, which was accepted by the
committee, and was ordered TO be
| printed in the daily papers:
To the Members of the George Wash
ington Memorial Committee of Utah:
Less than one year ago Mrs. o. j..
! Salisbury called together a number Of
ladies 10 form a committee in Utah TO
secure funds for the George Washing
ton Memorial association. Today we
can meet assured of the fact that the
work has been accomplished. More
money than we had expected has been
raised, and we have succeeded IN
arCUsing the interest of all citizens Of
the state. AS members of this COM
mittee we should feel an honorable
pride in the complete success of our
effort. In the light of this perfect
achievement it is hard for US to remem-
Der that when the committee first be-
gan its labors the result did not seem
al all certain. One thousand dollars
our eyes, and We feared that we could
not achieve so much. There was much
to do to educate public sentiment, To
many il seemed that so large a sum
should not be sent out of the state for
educational purposes; others objected
to calling upon the school children for
small contributions; still others could
see no use in founding a new institu-
ton when the country already contain
ed so many fine universities. During
the first half year of its work the COM
mittee was obliged to spend one-half
Of its time in counteractlng adverse in
fiuence. The committee should feel a
sense of victory over opposition, as
we'll as a pride in this result of its Ia
bcrs.
The committee. as first formed last
November, had the following officers:
Mrs. o. j. Salisbury, chairman; Mrs.
Clarence E. Allen, vice chairman; Miss
Hester Hardness, secretary; Mrs. F. j.
Fabian, treasurer: Mrs. e. b. Wells,
press representative.
The following ladies have acted upon
the committee: Mrs. NJ. c. Fox, Mrs.
G. NJ Downey. Mrs. NJ. S. Woodward.
Mrs. George A. Lowe, Mrs. William
Jennings, Mrs. C. w. Bennett. Mrs. C.
Y. Wallace, Mrs. Margaret A. Game,
Mrs. c. S. Kinney, Mrs. ]. NJ. Kingsbury,
Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. H. S. Wygant, Mrs.
J., E. Bamberger. Mrs. f. b. Hamilton.
Mrs. Walker, Miss Anna Cash, Miss S.
L. Monroe, Mrs Blanche Taylor, Mrs.
Robert Hardness, Mrs. NJ. T. Maynard,
Mrs. II. w. Brown, Mrs. c. G. Plum
mer, Mrs. F. S. Richards, Mrs. w. w.
Ritter, Miss Priscilla Jennings, Mrs.
Albert Jennings, Mrs. Frank Jennings, |
Mrs. S. w. Morrison, Mrs. Eugene !
Lewis, MrS. j. NJ. ICdIhe, MIS-. - >. /
Burton, Mrs. ]. T. Gilmer, Mrs. w. r.. |
Smedley, Mrs. s. Siegel. Mrs. T. G. 4!
Weber, Mrs. Charles Zane. Mrs. Frank !
Pierce, Mrs. ]. L. Rawlins, Mrs. Will /
lam c. King, Mrs. f. ]. Cannon, Mrs. /
G.. F. Steel, Mrs. Z. T. Bailey, Mrs. /
Electa Bullock, Mrs. Annie Craig, Miss /
Josephine Kelley. Mrs. G. w. Thatcher, /
Mrs. Luther Foster, Mrs. Thomas A |
Mrs. F. W. Hate.
No har
was very happily chosen. No member !
Of the committee has been a drone. |
and every one has rendered some /
marked service. 1t is a matter that |
should be recorded that there has not |
been from first to last the smallest |
friction in the committee. All our de-
alterations have been harmonious, and |
each one has been bent upon the sue
cess of the cause. rather than upon per-
sonal preferences or opinions. The COM
nittee should gratefully acknowledge
10 Mrs. Salisbury their Indebtedness for
the wise way in which all plans for
work were laid out.
In the first part of January the vice !
chairman received word from Mrs. Sal
sbury, then in New York, that it was
he wish of the central committee that
he 22nd of February should be made
day of collection throughout the coun-
ry, and if possible the school children
should be induced to give their mite
% the general fund. The committee
vas called together Immediately. and
he idea laid before them. 1t is pleas
Ire to recall the promptness with which
,ur Utah committee endorsed this plan.
rhe wisdom of the idea was immedi-
ltely recognized and at the first session
We laid complete plans for carrying out
he scheme. Committees were ap-
pointed to interview our chief officials
n state and school to secure their CO.
,peration. The governor of the state
his support; the state super
ntendent of schools gave consent to
he collection being taken in the schools