The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-13
 FOR MEMORIAL ID
 SOLDIERS WILL BE
 RA|SED-RAMSAY
Enthusiastic Reports Made by County Chairmen in Conference Here to Discuss Campaign
 Plans

paign director for Jefferson county, addressing a meeting of workers from other counties yesterday afternoon, stated that he has no doubt that Jef- ferson will raise the s1O0,oOO expected of this county. Jefferson has always gone over," he said. "and I will put it stronger-it will go over"
 Will and determination to exceed the quotas published by the Alabama me- morial commission was expressed by county chairmen from the northern part of Alabama al meeting held yes- terday afternoon in the ball room of the Southern club. The conference was for the purpose of perfecting plans in the north end of the state for memor- ial week, June 27 to July 4, when funds are to be raised to honor Alabamas S heroes with a memorial building at the state capital.
 Henry P. Merritt, speaker of the house of representatives. and author of the memorial bill, told of a meet Ing held al Montgomery on Wednesday when assurances were given by county chairmen for the southern half of the state that their respective counties would not be behind when the cam paign totals are footed up. MT. Merritt said that everyone connected with the movement knows that the task of rais- ing more than s50o,OO0. even for this great and worthy cause is not an easy one; but all have concurred in the statement that it can be done-and it will be done Mir Merritt presided at the meeting, which was a luncheon af- fair and introduced Borden Burr, member of the mem orial commission.
 PROUD OF HER HEROES
 No section of this country has a greater right to be proud of the his tory made by it's people than has Ala bama. and the state would make a serious mistake if it failed to preserve in a complete and permanent way the record of it's men and women in the world war, argued MT. Burr, who said that history and education go hand in hand; that the love or home and coun- try is greatest in those countries where memorials of the heroic acts of its peo- pie are most carefully preserved. This memorial campaign offers an opportun- ity which the people of Alabama will not fail to appreciate MT. Burr said that the lessons taught by such an ef- fort, honoring the deeds of our own people, will have a powerful influence against selfishness and socialism in the future.
 
 told of objections made to another drive; but when hethought of the man. ner in which Alabama men have re- sponded to every call made upon them, at home and overseas, he felt ashamed to harbor doubt or admit a fear that the people will furnish the money for the proposed memorial: that there is nothing to be classed as impossible with the American people-a statement which he illustrated with many inci- dents of achievement. He predicted that the women and the churches will help in this, as they have in every other cause that has appealed to patriotism and other lofty sentiments.
 JUNE P MEMORIAL SUNDAY
 Referring to the work of the churches, Mr Merritt told the con- ferees that the Alabama memorial com mission, of which he is vice chairman, has made request of the ministers of Alabama that they observe June 22 as memorial Sunday, calling attention to the patriotic sacrifices of Alabama men and the duty of preserving their re- cords in enduring stone.
 Joseph o. Thompson of Birmingham, a member of the memorial commission, said that the proposed building at the capital will serve not only as a me- morial to the men of Alabama in the world war, but also of those who served and suffered for the state and the Confectionery; that it will perpet- uate the deeds of the fathers and grandfathers as well as those of the sons.
 John H. BanlShead. Jr., county chair man for Walker county, said that beat chairmen have been named in that sub division. and he has not doubt that Walkers quota will be subscribed, and exceeded; that the county has never fallen down when appeal was made in the name of patriotism and state pride
 Similar views were expressed for their respective counties by A. E. Jack son of Morgan county. Representative w. E. Shaw of Colbert, c. H. Majors of Pickens, Superintendent of Educa- tion Smith of Tuscaloosa, H. B. Rudi sell of Calhoun and others.
 BIG DAY ON THE FOURTH
 The campaign director. w. S. Stall ings, called upon the county chairmen to cooperate in every way possible with the Amreican Legion, which is to be organized in every county not all ready having a post on June 2S, when meetings will be held in the several courthouses. Col. Bibb Graves, he said has written to veterans in all of the counties requesting them to celebrate the Fourth of July as it was never celebrated before in Alabama. These celebrations are to be made occasions for the final wind-up of the Ala bama memorial campaign.
 Former Governor Emmet O'Neal and Col. William P. Screws of the Fight ing Fourth Alabama, Rainbow division. will speak at Carrollton, in Pickens county. and Chairman Majors stated | Thursday that the whole county will turn out for that occasion, which will be made to honor the soliers as well as the flag and the country. MT. Rudi- sell told of a similar celebration now being arranged for the Fourth at An niston, when the returned soldiers will kbe the central figures of the day. The statement was made that scarcely a county in the state will fail to hold a