The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-11-29
MAURY COUNTIANs
TO RAISE MEMORIAL
TO THEIR HEROES
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION DEv.
ELoPS ASSURANCE THAT MOVE
MENT WILL SUCCEED.
Suggested that SO Citizens viii Give
$1,000 Each and That Additional
$4,000 VIII Be Contributed in
Smaller Amounts.

Tha: Maury county will erect a
memorial becoming the noble sacrifice
of her sons who laid down their lives
on the altar of freedom was the as
surance felt by those who attended
a preliminary organization meeting
last night in the directors rooms OF
the Maury National Bank for the pur.
pose Of setting on foot movement
to that end. In addition to the score
of citizens who attended in person
this preliminary meeting, many others
from all parts of the city and county
telephoned that although they were
unable TO be present they were hearth
ly in accord with the movement and
would support it financially and NOR.
ally.
No definite action as to the form
OF the memorial to be erected was
taker, that being left to be developed
at future meetings, but 1t was de.
finitely understood that either mem
orial that will be in keeping with the
noblehess of the cause will be erect
ed or there will be none. The organi-
cation being formed will not foster a
memorial edifice that will be shoddy.
1t will erect monument that will in
every respect symbolic the gratitude
of the great county of Maury or erect
nothing. Although the cost of the
memorial has been only suggested, it
was thought that it should not be set
at a lower figure than 100000 and
that If this amount is expended ii
should be for something that would
be not only beautiful, but, in keeping
with the death of the men it will com
memorate, also serviceable to human
ity.
Eugene Anderson was elected temp
orary chairman of the organization
and j. j. Gray, temporary vice-chair-
man, with Jack Tucker as temporary
secretary. Permanent organization OF
the Maury County Memorial associa-
ton will be perfected later and after
due deliberation, The temporary
chairman was authorized to appoint
an organization committee of five,
consisting of three men and two wom-
en- with himself as ex-officio member.
This committee will not be appointed
for several days.
When it was suggested that fifty
citizenr of the county should be enroll
ed on the subscription list at $1,000
each, three men present Immediately
volunteered to subscribe that amount
each. It was not doubted but that
the county has fifty citizens who will
give that much and more to cause
that is so close to the hearts of all
the people 1t was suggested that upon
this basis the subscribers of large
amounts could make their subscrip
tons upon a five year payment basis
with an arrangement with all the
banks in the county to carry the
notes, il necessary, for the money
subscribed in their respective COM
munities. Fifty subscriptions of ST.
900 each would assure the success OF
the movement and it would then be
an easy matter to raise the remaining
$4,000 because every patriotic person
in the county would want to have the
privilege OF paying for at least one
brick in the building.
The proposal that met with the
heartiest approval was that an edifice
to cos. $4,000 be erected and that an
endowment fund of $4,000 to be in
vested in Liberty Bonds or other
sound securities, be provided as a.
guarantee of its permanent mainten-
ance. Such an edifice might take the
form CT a public building to be used
for purposes of service to the welfare
of the people. In corridor of this
building would be placed tablet bear
ing the names of every soldier or sail
or who lost his life during the war,
and in some other suitable manner
would be preserved in the building the
names of every soldier and sailor
from Maury county in the war as well
as the names of the contributors to
the memorial
At the meeting last night a number
of short talks were made by men who
had their hearts in the movement and
representatives of the Junior Order of
American Mechanics pledged the sup
port of that patriotic organization
which has hundreds of members
throughout the county.
Temporary Chairman Eugene An
dersol will appoint the organization
committee within few days and
permanent plans for the organization
will be drafted for submission at
public mass meeting to be held at
future date.