The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-22
RETURN OF FUND
PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZENS THINK
ACTION OF GREENE COMMITTEE
WILL ENCOURAGE LIBERALITY.
ITS BEARING on THE oGLETHORPE
MONUMENT FUND.

Action of Association Of Patriotic
societies without n Precedent.
More Than Half of subscriptions
TO Cigar Factory Were Not Need
ed-Guarantors of Racing Associa-
tiOn's Expenses VIII Not Have to
Ante-Those Who Have Subscribed
to Public Enterprises aud PatrI-
otto Purposes Have Their Money
Returned with Thanks-sugees-
ton That Individual subscriptions
to Greene Fund he Devoted to
oglethorpe Monument Fund Met
With Favor.
Mr.. A. bearing Harden, the treas
urer of the Association of Patriotic
Societies, yesterday mailed to the va
rious parties who made individual
subscriptions to the Greene renter
ment fund, the amounts subscribed by
each, the appropriation by the city
having, as announced in the Morning
News, proven sufficient to meet all
expenses.
This is probably the first time in
the history of any occasion. private or
public, in Savannah. where the sub
scribers have had their money return
ed, and speaks well for the financial
management of the function. This,
and the 5715 per cent. saved on the
cigar factory subscriptions, it is
thought by many, will encourage
those who have heretofore refused to
give to public enterprises or patriotic
occasions, to put their names on sub
scription lists in the future.
stil Another Instance.
1t was announced, too, yesterday,
that the directors of the Racing Asso-
citation, who guaranteed the purses
and expenses of the races held here
during the past ten days, will not
have to 40 down into their pockets
because of any deficit, the receipts
being sufficient to defray the expenses
of the meet. If there is any amount
to be made up. it will be small.
On this subject a citizen, who him
self has always subscribed literally
to all public and patriotic movements,
said last night, that the action OF
those in charge in returning amounts
In excess of the actual amount needed
should result in more ready response
to similar calls in the future. So far
, as he knew, the money had always
been judiciously expended, and often
reaped appreciabe benefit to the
subscriber.
Suggestion Met With Favor.
The suggestion that the individual
subscriptions to the Greene renter
ment fund, which were returned, be de-
voted to the Oglethorpe Monument
Fund, since It was primarily subscribed
| for patriotic purpose, met with gen.
eral favor Especially was this true
| among the ladies who have fostered
the plan of erecting the monument.
ut is eminently important" said q
lady prominent in the councils Of the
| Colonial Danes and Daughters Of the
Revolution, yesterday, that the people
| of Savannah be aroused to realization
of their lethargy in this matter. The
subscriptions to the Greene fund were
received, for the most part, from the
| men of the community and therefore, ]
| think it particularly appropriate that
| it be devoted to the Oglethorpe Monu-
ment Fund.
Contingent subscriptions.
"The initiative has already been TAX
| en- by the women. They have for
| months past been endeavoring to add
| to the fund by entertainments, and by
! private subscriptions. Some of these
subscriptions have been given with the
understanding that unless actinn is
| taken in given time, they are to be
| returned. The amount left over from
! the Jasper monument fund is now in
bank drawing interest, but unless the
| fund for the erection of the Oglethorpe
/ monument is soon raised, that amount,
| TOO Will have n he
THE movement to. erect the mem
orial should appeal to every patriotic
or public spirited citizen. The hand
some monuments which grace our
| principal thoroughfare attest the pa
triotism of our people. The fame of
Oglethorpe, the founder of the state,
and one Of the greatest and quaintest
characters in the history of our coun-
try, is confined to no one section, and
it is not infrequent that visitors in
quire as to the whereabouts of his
monument.
Would Stimulate the Movement.
"If by transferring their subscrip-
tons to this new impetus is given the
movement, the money could accomplish
no greater patriotic end To allow the
matter to retain its status would be
an impeachment of our patriotism"
The form OF memorial which has
met with the greatest favor is that of
memorial arch. This idea had it's
origin in the minds of the ladies Of the
patriotic societies. The fund now in
bank is not large enough, by a great
deal, to accomplish such an undertake
ing. 1t is the purpose of the ladies to
give other entertainments in the near
future to the end that the amount may
assume proportions which will stimu-
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