The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-18
FOURTH Of JULY WEEK
| TO GET OKLAHOMA AID
|FOR DEVASTATED FRANCE
SENATOR FRED TUCKER N ARD
MORE MEMBER or THE
STATE COMMITTEE.

STATE COMMITTEE.
II Is planned To combine two move.
ments In one in connection with this
years celebration the Fourth OF July
in Oklahoma. The first will be, Of
course, the usual observance of the Ma.
tons birthday, with the added impetus
that the great war has given the mean.
ing of the world Liberty. The second
will be For France Week, in which
the people all over the state are asked
to give part of their time, efforts
and money in securing funds for the
people In that part of France left desc
late by the hand of war. In carrying
their crushing burden. As a part of
this, an active statewide campaign for
funds will be conducted in Oklahoma for
the American Committee for Devastated
France during the week Of July Fourth.
j. j. MCGraw of poncu city, at the
urgent request of Myron r. llerrick,
has accepted the state chairmanship and
has opened headquarters at the Skirvin
Hotel in Oklahoma city. II. H. Rogers
of Tulsa, j. W. Euyser of Chickasha,
I Capt Constantine of Tulsa. Charles
Swindal of woodward Bert Chandler
| Of Vinita; Judge Phileas :. Jones OF
Wilburton. State Senator Fred Tucker
OF Ardmore. and j. :. Seikel of McLoud
ALREADY have accepted places ON the
state committee. The remaining mem
bers will be named this week.
six months have elapsed since the /
|armistice and i'm our four ciutons the /.
people are stil living in ruins with i'm /
provised tar paper roofs or in dug |
outs or trenches waiting FOR govern /
ment aid" cables Miss Anne Morgan /
yce.presdent and commissioner in .
France of the American Committee for /
Devastated France TO former Ambas
sador Herrick. who is president of this .
committed. Miss Morgau's cable con
|tnues:
"Owners of these ruined homes will
get only 20 per cent of the pro-war
value and of this 20 per cent. only %
per cent will be paid upon the signing
of peace. The remainder is TO be paid
in annual installments over a period of
ten years. over an area of 400 square
miles in northern France. 44O 900 homes
were destroyed. The inhabitants are
IN desperate need. Tell the people at
home to work Never has there been
n greater need"
Chairman McGraw has issued state
ment. announcing the oklahoma cam
paign, in which he says:
Governor Herrict wrote me that he
felt the war will have been fought in
vain unless the desolate area again
becomes the land OF "a happy people. The
sons of France ana America fought
shoulder to shoulder for a common cause;
he blood of the bravest and best is en-
riching the soil of France. We cannot ,
leave the stricken people who live on
his land to carry their crushing bur !
len alone You have been over this {
territory you have seen destruction
utterly unimaginable: You know the pa. !
.hetic needs of these brave but irwin
,ible people of France who in their utter {
restitution look with longing eyes to
ward America for help, and having seen ]
Ill this / feel sure in spite of your many J.
,ther interests that you will tell the o
Jeople of your great state of the sore g
need of the people of France, and | J.
I'm confident that they will respond gen Il
,rously and promptly =
There is not much for me to add, |
continued Mr., McGraw. AS Governor e
ierrick said. | have seen the devastated n
egions of France. Last summer Il
raveled in an auto over this area of +
CARED ground, ruined roads, destroyed 1
ZONES and grief stricken people, and W
laving seen it | cannot, with any re- IL
ard for Justice. refuse 10 help Il cause
where SO little from us will do 50 much 81
or them. Human life is precious but t'
money buys life in France cables Miss il
Iorean. | know that Ollahomans will e'
invest generously. i'
Because there would be no Fourth of p
uy and no American to celebrate IT II
ad France not sent her sons and her q
loney to the aid of our forefathers in G
heir fight for Independence, the state 81
ommittee feels that it viii be partic-
larly appropriate TO carry on this cam q
aign July Bird, 4th ana 5th II
1t is planned by the state committee
D have some one speak at each Fourth CT
: July celebration held in oklahoma c!
the interest of this movement, and an N
xtra effort is being made to have re ie
lrned officers and enlisted men, who of
ave seen the terrible conditions in ei
rance. to present these needs. m
That the combination OF IN effort re
help France by repaying "A little of ST
ie interest on our long standing revolu- le
onary war debt, the celebration of our 10
vn independence and u greater cele.
ration Of the victorious cause of liberty
nd the returning home of our boys
n. McGraw adds Il am sure that this 81"
,ming Fourth Of July can be made the pI
nest one ever held in our state and II,
1t of full hearts our people will con
ibute generously"
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