The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-01
ALLIED ARMIES ID
 AGAIN TAKE FIELD IN CAMPAIGN FOR STATE MEMORIAL
At Enthusiastic Meeting the Workers Pledge Untiring Support to Drive-Cam- paign Starts in Full
 Swing Today

Allied army forces covering the same territory as in the Liberty Loan campaigns agreed to put over Jefferson s quota of the state memorial fund in the shortest time possible at a din ner meeting of workers and supporters in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel last night Enthusiasm marked the final arrangement plans. Prominent workers pledged their support and predicted success in the campaign which opens this morning. Many of the women workers of the allied armies were present. Erskine Ramsay county campaign manager, pre- sided.
 Henry r. Merritt. speaker of the house of representatives, and Mrs. Thomas M owen of Montgomery made speeches, expressing their belief that | the state would more than go over the top and build Alabama fitting and | lasting monument to the credit of the 1 boys and women who served the state 1 in this great war.
 The speeches of the speakers were | filled with valorous deeds of Alabama | boys who won fame for the state of | Alabama and who should have the'r names placed in monument that VII l be inspiring to generations yet to 1 come.
 , CAMPAIGN OPENS
 l Everything is in readiness for the formal opening of the campaign th;s morning Details were discussed aud the workers received full instructions for the drive today. It has been ar ranged so that the soldier for which a contribution is made for will receive an honor card, stating his name has 1 been remembered At the same time card will be mailed to the contrib | utor Buttons are befNg prepared toi | all supporters of the fund. Pamphlets 1 anu IteTdlure nave DttH pi tltti cu se be scattered broadcast over Birming ham today. It was freely predictet that Birmingham and Jefferson woult ] not only go over the top, but thS chances are for doubling the amour and within a record breaking time. ssTbis is not wnr measure. It l is an honest to goodness debt of gratitude and an appeal to you to remember inc boys of Alabama | Ia ,vI, ,rtA
 ords upon the battIefields of l France. and to those who have
 sacrificed everything nt home to
 bring this war to successful
 cIose," said Henry P. Merritt. ! speaker of the house of represent
 atives.
 He said what other way could Ala bama do to build memorial than 1T i the plan adopted for great monu ment to Alabama, to Alabamians ant the deeds of it's heroes. It is the oni building the state will be proud tt show to future generations, and as th' state is on trial it cannot and will nc l fail in this undertaking to commen, crate the deeds of her soldiers. It will be put over in every county in tf' state of Alabama
 FIRST IN ROLL CALL
 Alabama is being watched by othe | states in the United States to see wha success will result and it is up to tn' people of this state to demonstrate t' the people of the United States tha 1 Alabama, first in the roll call, will It first in the erection of a lasting monu ment to her soldiers of this and al wars It is up to us to win our find work and do the job right by erect ing a creditable and fitting monumen to our veterans. he said.
 Mrs. Thomas M. owen of MontSorl cry said we must contribute as oil people where all may share in thes splendid records of the boys, womel 1 and all of the state of Alabama. w must not grow tired of this drive. fo we want to build monument whl cl will perpetuate ideals where futur generations may enjoy spiritual idea of man through an inspiration of loft I ideals"
 She explained that library of ap proximately 500000 volumes would b established in connection with tn proposed memorial and she wanted | see Alabama build a memorial thl will be a glorious place where all ma share the inspiration of such a monI ment. Mrs. Owen stated she believc that when the campaign was drive home to the people of the state the woulG not only contribute $500,000 bu would make it million.
 Miss Olivia O'Neal. chairman of th downtown workers for the city. sai the girls have responded with grea ! enthusiasm and they will give thci hearty support to raising funds t build monument which will com memcrate the deeds of Alabamians 0 whom the state can feel justly proud AMERICAN SPIRIT
 ''The American spirit prevailed
 thrOughOut the American army,
 and today you are going forward with that same zeaI md cnthuSi- asu, as your boys who served so
 nObly fin France," said Colonel Burr Ferguson. "Such mOnu- mcnt will he a marker tO the spirit you sent us away with and the
 deeds you accomplished nt home."
 Dixie was played with renewe energy in England, with fervor | France and played in triumph on tn banks of the Rhine by regiment Q Alabama toys who have given tn
 state a name for ages to come'' sai Chaplain F. T. Smith. the fightini parson of the 167th infantry of tn Rainbow division. "AlabaHia was tn only southern state to have an entir regiment in the army of occupat tior and with the dash. courage, valor an heroism of these boys in action yo would be falling down upon the job you did not erect fitting monumen to these heroes and especially to tho. IT who remain uDOn The battle fields q