The Monroe journal., 1919-09-16
PETITIONS CIRCULATED FREELY
FOR A COMMUNITY BUILDING
Members of Methodist sunday School
Philaihea Class Oppose Monument
For Memorial To Soldiers-Niany
Women Signers To Petitions.


For some time the members of the
Philathea class OF the Methodist
church have been circulating petit
tions for change in the form of the
memorial for Union county soldiers
from monument TO a communit!
building. A canvass OF Monroe was
about completed yesterday, and tn,
petition, with the names of the sign
ers. is given to The Journal for pub
lication. The petition reads:
1T seems that small body of citi-
zens met few days ago. and decided
for Union county question that al
should be greatly interested in. This
gathering decided that the best me-
mortal to the Union county boys who
gave their lives in the great world
war should be i'll the form of mon-
ument. II is the opinion of yer,
many who may be asked TO help IL
raise the funds that public welfare
building would be far better and
more lasting remembrance tnan q
mere marble shaft.
Most parts of the world have lone
since taken this view of the matter
Marble monuments which render alb
solutely no service TO a community
are going out and things more useful
are being built in their places. You
never hear OF great philanthropisi
wasting money on stone monument
to himself. He almost invariably con
yerts his charity 10 hospitals. schools
libraries and churches. that will no
only commemorate his name, but vii
render some useful service to the next
generation.
"A welfare building would be {
great asset for Union county in many
ways. The names OF our dead sol
diers could be placed on tablets OF
the walls where they would always
be noticed and would never fade nol
become weather beaten The wound
ed could be named in another grouI
on large indoor tablet Those who
served without death or injury coulc
be commemorated In another groul
on a large tablet. And all those who
served together with their families
would enter heartily into this public
welfare enterprise. Other commune
ties are doing this. 1t Is done in all
the halls of fame. Meaningless
serviceless monuments are thing o
the past in all of the most enlightened
communities.
The following signed the petition,
Mesdames J. Frank Laney. c. +
Houston. A. NJ. Secrest, X. Redfearn
|. II. Blair, Sam Hudson, II. II. Jor
don. Hall Wilson. Nora Porter, Jul
ian Griffin, Y. Dixon Skies. Eugene $
Greel'. l.. r, Morris, Heath Lee, rs
telle Stuart, Allen Heath. A. c. John
son. Fred Wood, w. j. Barnes, Fred
Naness V. c. Redwine. John c. Sikes
:. II. Green, II. II. Milton, J. X
Shute, H. d. Stewart. Vann under
burk. Frank Eubanks, K. W. Lem
mond. I. r. Dillon, c. H. Hos !, \
). Matthews, ]. V. Henderson, y l.
MonlUe c. 3. Laney, j. W. SeI II
+. {. Ingram, j. I. Shute, Sa 4
HoWie. Harry Mcdonald. VIII How
C. Vi. Tucker '. II. Wood, W. c. Coz
rel. G. 3. Mcclellan, j, Il. Simpson
Mollie Houston, j. +. Holloway, "
). Baskerville L. &. Stack, and Eu'
gene Aslcraft.
Alesd mes Z. C.. Anderson. w. j
Heath. Hargroye Bow les, Gilmer II
Clont2, Luther Williams, 7. c. Hor-
ton, Z. c. Carpen n, Pattie Porter
W. 5. Blakeney, p. ii. Johnson, H. +,
Neal. John Fullen" ider, Curtis Lee
]. ". Neal, {. b. Adams, j. c. Lin
gle. j. W. Laney, +. II. Farley, II,
f. Gurney. A. w. Carville, ID. j. Bo-
ger. +. G. Henderson, NJ d. Wolfe,
Stamey Helms. n. s. Ogburn, J. H.
Stewart. WV. Henderson. N.S.0gburn
]. H. Stewart. w. W. Walsh, j. d,
Futch W. z. Faulkner, w. ii. Nor
wood, Z. G. Faust, 7. l.. Riddle,
Blair Bivens, G. S. Lee, Ted Wager,
r.. II. Cunningham, A. T. Hammond,
n. T. Capehart, Code Morgan, s. j.
Welsh. Gillian Craig, Hiram Griffin,
V. C. Austin. E. c. Winchester, j. f.
Collins. c. +. Medlin, Earnest Bar
ret. G.. o. Stoyall. l.. f. Sutton, Pat
tie Lee Stack. W. 5. Lee. R. W. Al
len, Alice Nelson, and NJ. d. Hunni-
cutt.
Mesdames c. d. Roberts, Lura Ey-
ans. II. r. Laney, V. l.. Davis. +.
F. Krimminger, S. l.. Rotter, o. V.
Hunnicutt, Roscoe Phifer, +. NJ.
Griffin. d. A. Houston. J d. McRae,
Leroy Smith. II. d. Browning, Frank
Ashcraft. John Blair. Ida Caldwell,
j. X. Counts, 7. C. Curlee, p. NJ. Ken
dali, ]. 4. Austin, w. l.. HOWE, A.
NJ. Crowell, NJ E. Griffin. d. l.. Mid
dleton. n. VI. Redfearn. j. NJ. Farley,
Albert Redfearn, Watt Ashcraft,
Charles Ayscue, j. II. Green. c. c.
skies. j. B. Williams, and J. NJ.
Beatty.
Misses Nora Lee. Mary Blair. in-
ma Blair. Mary English. Mary Eliza
beth Monroe, Florence Edgeworth,
Gertrude Walsh. Matte 0gburn, Ma
ry Edgeworth. L. c. Walsh, Mary
Futch. Carson Yates. Velma Horn,
Flossie Griffin Iris Krimminger,
Virginia Helms. Emma Caldwell, Bell
Curlee. Martha Worley, Blanche
Howie. Rachael Howie. Beatrice Fair
ley, Annie Bernard Benson, Ruth
Redwine. Cora Lee Montgomery,
Lois Worley, and Annie Pearl God
frey.
There were several other petitions
widely signed which have not been
.,rnad In IN tha officers of the phila-