New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-23
Every Valley Town lnvad-
ed by Columns OF
Little Workers.
PLEA FOR PURCHASE
OF BATTLESHIP BULL
American Jersey Cattle Club
Asks Offer for Gift of Con
necticut Dairyman.

Marjorie's Battleship Fund has capt
ured the Hudson Valley. Columns OF
little workers, inspired b. their thir-
teen-year-old leader, have invaded
nearly every village and hamlet along
the stream around which so much Of
our countrys history has been written.
Headquarters have been established Do
score Of newspaper Offices, and Che de-
scendants Of the original settlers arc
being bombarded with a curtain OF
patriotic FIRE.
1t was only natural that people along
the river which WAS once closed TO hos
tile ships By a huge chain stretched
across it should favor the building o.
n ship 10 help keep an enemy Meet
miles from its mouth. The citizens NV
ING in the Hudson Valley have not Tor
gotten the capture of stony Pom, oy
Mad Anthony" Wayne, nor the treason
Of Benedict Arnold. The qualities OF
the original settlers seem 20 have SUI
vived.
From New York north TO Saratoga
Springs the campaign has gained the
enthusiastic support OF more imam
twenty newspapers, and soon the ON!
residents Of the Hudson Valley who
will NOT have read or heard Of Mar
iorie and her battleship will he the
blind and the deaf.
Battleship Rivalry Along the Hudson.
A friendly rivalry has sprung up ale
ready among the different communities
on and near the river, and many of the
smaller towns are ahead OF their larger
competitors for first honors OF the
Hudson Valley.
Starting at the Office Of "The Sarato-
rian." one finds the next batueshlp
paper TO be "The Glens Fell Poet
star" and further south 9Th" Troy
Record" In the Catskill Mountains. az
Narcaretville, is found "The CatsEl
Mountain News and Kingston is ably
cared for by "The Daily Leader. Inc
Chatham Republican is the sole rep
Yesentative IN Columbia County thus
Ear.
Poughkeepsie has dug UP a surpris-
ing number Of dimes and dollars under
the leadership of The EaGle-NeWs;
Next on the southwark journey come
"The Newburgh Journal and. on me
opposite shore. "Ihe Beacon journal
"The Peekskill Daily Union rs another
booster on the east bank OF the HUG
ON the west bank. Rockland County
is being combcd by The Rockland
County Messenger" Of Hayerstraw;
"Tbe Nyack Star" and "The Congcrs
Record" In addition 20 Ncwburgh.
Orange County has battlcship papers
in The News of the Highlands" at
Uirhland Falls: "The Warwick Valley
Dispafoh.p "The Walden Clfi1en-licr
aid" and "The Goshen Democrat
Westchester County has "Thc Mount
Kisco News" "The Westchestcr News.
- White Plains, and The Tatticr,' o.
New Rochelle.
Marjorie Reaps New Honor.
Marjorie Stcrrctt was elected ycstcr-
day honorary president Of tho Battle
ship Boosters Club, an organization
started by "The Tattlcr' nj New Ro-
chelle TO create enthusiasm I'm the fund.
Following the gift Of bull 10 the
fund By Arthur Louis Benedict. Of New
Canaan. Conn, the American Jersey
Cattle Club. Of 324 West Tweutr-third
Street, New York. has sent letter TO
$50 agricultural papers throughout the
country reading:
"Marjoric's Battleship Fund. CON
Quoted by Tho New York Tribune. has
received an unusual gift i'm the form OF
a pure-blooded Jersey bull. Ills name
is Dreadnaugbt o. Peaceful Nook,
i3980t, and the donor Of this rft who
is no doubt in hearty accord with both
military and economic prcpar'i1c
the latter meaning better DAIRY COWS
among other things is Arthur Louis
Benedict. Of New Canaan. Conn.
"Mr Benedict says: All the cattle !
have were bred and raised by myself.
and while my cows are not heavy milk
cre. like most Jerseys, the butter con-
tanned m their milk enables me 90 get
satisfactory returns I'm cream
"The Tribune fund was started by q
little girl named Marjorie Stcrrctt. who
also believes in preparedness, and who
sent the Newspaper a dime 10 start the
fund for the worlds largest batt.cship
20 insure peace. Tho fund ha already
assumed proportion which forecast lite
success. and Mr.. Bcucdict's contrbu-
tion viii be turned into cash-ior the
cause.
"Now IL IS in line for some erthusias-
tic Jersey breeder or some other patr,-
otto American citizen, 20 hc'o along
little Marjorie's idea, as wei q the
prestige OF all tho daily stock inter
csts, by sending The New York Tribune
an offer for this bull
Yesterday Contributions.
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