Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-20
AoNoR Roll ASSOCIATION.

SAdFteS Is. Ferry on East Milwaukee
Avenue, Friday Evening, December
18th, to take action in the matter of
the erection of a Memorial Honor
Roll to these boys.
1t was decided that there be formed
the Roll of Honor Association OF the
City of Wauwatosa'- that me-
mortal be constructed to contain in
alphabetical order and wi.nout Off
cial rank, the name of all Wauwatosa
men and women, boys and girls. wSa
have been regularly indicted into the
army or navy service during the pres
ent world war, the memorial to be
erected from personal contributions
in whatever amount may be donated
names of donors but not amounts to
be published
J Committees We're appointed as fol-
/ lows:
TO determine upon the plan. place
and erection of tse memorial Il. c,
Wheeler, ]. A. B. Tompkins, W. h
Kenney.
To procure and verify the names to
be placed on the roll Mrs. Charles
B. Perry. Mrs. L. c. Wheeler. Mrs L.
S. Pease.
To wait upon the Council for per-
mission to erect the memorial in the
public park: Mrs Tompkins, Mrs
Currie, Mrs. Nethercut, Mrs Tiff.
To raise funds with power to call
to their assistance all others whom
| they my find necessary: Il. S. Pease,
G. l.. Tiff, Geo. Tyrrell, C. c. Jacobus,
H. w j. Meyer, and John Woodside.
The various committees were urged
to expedition with view of securing
the erection of the memorial as
Christmas remembrance to the patri-
otism and loyalty of those to whom
honor is justly due.
Those present expressed a prefer
ence that the memorial might be To-
Gated near to the apex of tse triangle
on city park.
1t is believed that the funds can
easily be secured and that no one will
wish to be unrepresented - that no
matter how small the contribution, it
should have an opportunity to permit
it's donor to feel that he or she had q
place in the thought and wish TO do
honor to loyal women and men who
stood forth in times of greatest need.
The memorial will be a fact by
Christmas Day, 1918.
The following letter is being mailed
to the members of the Association
There seems to be a very general de
sire among our citizens to erect be-
fore Christmas an Honor Roll in our
park containing the names of all our
men and women from the City of
Wauwatosa wso have been indicted
into the military or naval forces of the
United States during this war
To accomplish this result, the plan
has been devised of organizing the
Honor Roll Association, the member
ship to include all the relatives oi
those soldiers and sailors. 1t has beer
impossible to call a public general
meeting on account of health condi-
tons. So in order to avoid any fur
Their delay, it became necessary to
arrange for committees of some of
the mothers and fathers to prepare
the necessary list of names; to ar
range for the immediate erection OF
the Honor Roll, and to arrange for the
funds tC pay the expense. 1t is ex-
pected that the work on the construc-
ton of the Honor Roll will begin to
day, and it is hoped that it will be
completed and erected before Christ
mas Day. I
AS soon after the holidays as health
conditions will permit, a public meet
ing viii be held to complete the or
ganizdtion. No membership fee is re
quired.
The expense of the Honor Roll viii
be about S25000 AS we know that q
sufficient number of our citizens will
feel that it is a privilege to contribute
that sum for such purpose, there Will
be no solicitation of funds and there.
fore arrangements have been made so
that those who desire may cali at our
Bank and leave their contributions
there complete list of the names
of tse contributors will be preserved
but the amount contributed by any
person will not be disclosed
But we feel that every relative
should be informed of this opportu
nifty and have the right to share in the
work even if tse contribution that can
be afforded shall not exceed ten cents.
For this reason, this letter is being
sent to each family on the list fur
nished to this committee We will
appreciate it if you will inquire in
your neighborhood to see If this he
tice is received by every family en-
titled to become members of the asso.
citation, and if any family sas unfor
tunately been omitted or for any rec
son this notice should be miscarried
in the mails, kindly show them your
notice so that they win not miss this
opportunity
1t will also be appreciated whether
or not you can afford to contribute to
this expense. If you will help US TO
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