Mountain advocate., 1915-01-15
Illiteracy Commission
Holds Meeting.

l he hGutuSkN llltethSV NOWulss.
lou held meeting IN its Office in
Frankfort, Thursday, Ian :, 1915,
at which all OF the members were
present. The members are as toll
low s:--Mrs Cora Wilson stewart,
President, DIR ] Il Crabbe. ct Rich
mond. Secretary Treasurer, Hon.
Barksials iamlett, ct Frankfort,
Miss Fila Lewis, of Leitehhield aud
President II II. Cherry, OF Bowling
Green hs Commission passed a
resolution thanking the Woman's
Forward Movement tor the tnuds
raised by them tor the kentucky
Illitsrac, commission, aud acknow.
hedging tgSe>sigt OF 1875 OF same.
The committee whlch was appointed
by the Kentucky llitsrdCy ommiss-
lou Idst NAV ~ Id'sS luuhe cus
which deferred its work that the
Womau's Forward Movement
might wage the finance campaign,
was Authorized to nov proceed with
It's work and to raise funds to sup
plemeuI the amount raised by the
women Of the State The Tom.
mission made plans for propaganda
ct the iiliteracy movement through
the asSademcs end colleges of the
State through illitery committees to
be appointed in eaSh OF the schools.
Bulletins giving the number of FILTER
ates IN each county represented 10
such schools will be placed on the
walls, and other features to stimu'
late the interest OF students / be
plan Of campaign of the Education
Committee Of the Federation OF
Woman's Clubs was considered aud
approved The travelling mems
campaign, which is soon to be
launched, It is to be a very unique
aud interesting one 1t is Designed
to penetrate the most remote sec
lions A. well AS tbs small towns,
and to carry the message that
adults have learned with compare.
tive case, aud at advanced stages in
l,te The travelling men viii carry
on their grips No Iiliteracy in Zen.
lucky in 1920. and "Eser gbody
reads aud writes in Kentucky in
1920" They viii tell stories. which
illustrate the Disadvantages Of IL.
lteracy, aud the power aud posi-
bihtv Vt escaping from its attend
auce at moonlight schools.
One hundred and twenty orators
men and women will be turned
loose in the one hundred and twenty
couutles ia the State this year IN d
speaking campaign on this subject OF
lIhIeracy Tbs is probably the
nuesI array Oi talent that has ever
Jeeu listed IN any one effort, and IN
sludes only ksnturkians and former
kentuckians 1t is composed OF
State officials, United States Sena.
tors and Congressman, Judges OF the
Court OF Appeals, Circuit Court
Judges, proIninsnt educators and
other distinguished men aud women
The names are as follows
lanes Is McCreary, Governor OF
Kentucky; Edward Meuermott,
Lieut. Governor OF Kentucky; James
4 Garmett, Attorney General; !. w.
Newman. commissioner of Agricul.
ture; Ollie NJ smes, u. ). Senator
from Kentucky; Hon Champ Clark,
Speaker OF House OF representatives
IN { 5 Congress; Johnson i Cam
1eu, L ) Senator from Kentucky;
! c " BeChsm, [ ; Senator elect
from keutucky; Hon " Fields,
representative in Congress from
Ninth Kentucky District; Swager
sherley, representative from Filth
kentucky District; Campbell Can
trrll, Representative from Seventh
Kentucky District; kY Thomas, Jr +,
representative from Third Kentucky
District; W Langley, Reprepres-
entatiee from Tenth Kentucky Dis
tr,c,. Uarray Halrn p.nrasautatiy