West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-30

The Kingwood district Committee
Pund.

The Kingwood District Committee
| Pund.
Editor Argus:
The under signed having been appointed
a committee OF one 20 make settlement
with Treasurer OF the fund as above stated,
| and to have all cash funds In his hands
transferred TO I. Parsons Martin. Treasurer
Of the Preston Monument Associations
Beg leave to report the said settlement
which Is as follows:
| ]. 5. Brown. Treasurer. DIR.
10 proceeds OF festival held June
| -. iyoi.' ...........,-... ......... 80 ~
To amount from Lee Shaw through ~
| sale OF remnants. az
Total Proceeds. .......... 80. troo ar
BY expenses as per vouchers:
To ]. c Murdoch for ice
TO shaaei. BROWNE Co Tor ice ''1
To ). J. Bianey Ianitor so
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS az
Net Proceeds OF Festival sso o6
Funds from watch contest by Miss
Carrie Fran,k per j. w. Flynn. al 90
by Miss Jennie Brand. .............. o6 II
Total cash proceeds OF contest sfa7rr
BY Expenses as per voucher IuIy az,
1904:
To 400 letterheads by Capt
To gold watch for Miss Brand rs 90
Frantz "a 90
Total expenses ........ ....t3i 90
Net cash proceeds. 49,. 1890. tIo6 m
Forward proceeds Of festival. ..... IS o6
otal c'sh pre- DIS in h DIS of Treas'r troa ~
To outstanding funds subscribed
on BOOKS. payable after monument
is contractcd
Miss Jennie Brands Book SEA 60
MISS rtah'z s.......,....... $50
Total outstanding. ... s6a 90
Total benefits of Festival & Contest casa ~
Treasurer Brown remains the custodian
and collector OF conditional subscriptions
| and will collect and account for the same
upon the letting OF contract for monument.
In this connection can not refrain from
congratulating not only the committees who
had the district matter in charge but all
the young people and old ones too. who
left nothing undone In their local effort for
Tor the monument. Only two OF the eight
districts OF the county responded to the
call Tor district auxiliaries Lyon and
kingwood which resulted as follows;
Lyon. ....................$ II9 90
kingwood. cash proceeds. ........ sroa ~
Outstanding s6a 90. Total realized
from the two districts cash. !. =. s3ro ~
OUTSTANDING
Outstanding .''...'....-.s.......... ga 90
oiauu iotai'. ...,............. S377 ~
II. S. Whetsel was secretary and ]. 6.
Brown treasurer OF the Kingwood district
auxiliary, which meant great deal. TO ms.
as they both used the columns of their
papers and their personal efforts 10 make
things go. and they did go as all will see
from this report. Mr.. Browns account as
Treasurer shows that he took as much
interest in II as he would have done had 1,
been matter Of dollars and cents to him.
ten minute settlement was all that was
required. take pleasure in saying all
have said, and will be glad in the future TO
say good things about some people that
we are daily expecting donations running
anywhere from SI.oo 10 $500. We have lately
received some which we will publish as
soon as the list gets lille longer. No
one need hesitate TO mail the Executive
Committee their subscriptions, fearing that
the monument might not be placed. IL is
understood that a meeting OF the Directors
and as many others as will attend will be
called at an early date to examine the
plans and prices OF the various firms that
may desire to compete for the erection of
the Preston Soldiers Monument we are
receiveing the designs and prices of the
various companies now and are correspond.
ing with them la regard to the matter. or
course no company can tell us what the
Monument will cost until we decide what It
is TO be- We cant expect $40 600 monu-
ment for k3coo. You can set IL down that
the more money we have, the better will be
the Monument Who will be the next TO
notify us OF their Intentions to put some
money in the Monument II you have not
the means to spare write to your rich
relations; we would be glad 10 have Won
| pour the letters in on Andrew Carnegie.
Rockefeller and others, that are giving
away their millions to Libraries, Colleges.
and other charitable institutions. we are
taught that charity covers multitude of
sins, giving for the purpose OF encouraging
a patriotic spirit in the hearts ofthe people.
Is the greatest Of all gifts except IL be 10
God First we owe our allegiance to Him,
second to our fellow man We owe no
greater debt in this respect than that 10
our nations dead. as the years 60 by the
army of 81 to IS are rapidly swelling the
hosts on the other shore me thinks that in
twenty years each and every surviving
soldier OF the civil war will occupy the
attitude OF a monument. That the G. A. r.
Button will become sought for relic
That unborn children will seek to unravel
the mystery concerning the aged man clad
In the regulation Blue adorned with bras,
buttons. am glad to know that the editor
Of the Republican has opened up depart.
ment In his paper for the benefit OF old
soldiers and that we have already had the
pleasure OF reading several well written
communications from the boys and Arr
satisfied that they have only opened Ere or
the skirmish line. while but few OF the bov,
are blessed with an up TO date education
J personally know many OF them TO be good
writer's They must have learned their
trade writing home to their best giri.
can promise nothing along this line myself
until alter the monument Is up then III
livingl will Try to touch up. on the plains
IN IS as best can. Fraternally.
LEROY SHAW.