The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-02
TO BE ERECTED
BY THE PEOPLE
Proposed Memorial to One of
Americas Greatest Men.
APPEAL FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS
ADMIRAL DEWEY AT THE HEAD
OF THE ASSOCIATION.

"ASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. THE
w Thomas Jefferson Memorial as
ISOLATION organized for the -pur-
pose of erecting at the national CAPT
tai an appropriate and truly national
memorial to the author of the Dec
laration of Independence through its
president, Admiral George Dewey, has
issued an appeal to the American peo-
pie for funds 10 carry out the object
of the association. The text of the ap-
peal is as follows:
Headquarters the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Association Of the United
States, Washington, D. c., jan 81,
1909
ITO the American people: The
Thomas Jefferson Memorial associa-
ton has been organized to take up the
long neglected duty of erecting a mt
ting memorial to the memory of the
man who wrote the Declaration OF IN
dependence.
I'VE have here beautiful and costly
tributes to the memory of American
soldiers, sailors, statesmen, physicians,
inventors and philanthropists and the
soldiers and sailors of France are hon
ored. but there is not one tablet to the
memory of that great American,
Thomas Jefferson.
4IlOuIS Oh TIE ESOp1S.
I'VE ask the people to contribute ae-
cOrding to their ability to this me-
mortal Congress viii not be asked
for the money. as we rely solely upon
the people, the young and the old ana
their parents, for the success of the
movement
The character and cost of the pro-
posed memorial can not now be stated,
but it viii be appropriate TO the great
TOR fsCl
of the document from which his name
is inspirable. Rigid economy will be
observed in the expenses of carrying on
the work.
Every contributor viii receive a GER
tihcate acknowledging his subscription
and carrying with it membership IN
the association. In time to come these
certificates viii be badges of honor
Contributions, checks, money orders,
drafts should be made payable to the
order. of the treasurer Of the asSOcla-
ton, Jesse B. Wilson, president of the
Lincoln National bank The people
win be kept informed of all the i'm
Communications addressed to the sec
rotary, w 5. Mexican, will receive
prompt and respectful attention
GEORGE DEWEY,
Admiral of the Navy, President.
Non-partisan Movement.
The association is now complete in
its list of officers, every state being
represented by a vice president, and IN
some cases by a representative on the
board of governors, the controlling
body. No great movement Of n SIM
liar character in this country, it is said
has as its officers more men of ma
tional character and influence than
this organization. Prominent men from
all sections OF the country have be
come interested in the movement and
have written to the officers Of the as
ISOLATION expressions of Approval. The
association, it is stated, is thoroughly
non-partisan, the design being mere
" to raise a memorial to Mr.. Jeffer-
son as writer of the Declaration of
Independence.
Among the vice presidents are United
States Senators Perkins, California
Patterson, Colorado; Dubois, Idaho;
Gibson, Montana; CulbersOn, Texas;
Governors Geer, Oregon; Wells. Utah;
Otero, New Mexico; Hunt. Porto Rico;
Ex-Governor Osborne, Wyoming; Con-
gressmen Newlands. Nevada; Joseph
jefferson, the actor; Clark Howell,
editor Atlanta Constitution; Admiral
! SchIey, William ]. Bryan and Gov
ernor Mcbride. Washington, and Cen
eral John NJ. Wilson, L. s. a.