Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-07
MANY NAMES YET
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the stay-at-homes. To date, no more
than two hundred and fifty have re-
sponded to that call.
"of that crowd of 10000, are only
ESQ sincere?" the committee is asking.
"Is all of Harrisburg lacking because
1T is asked to render its patriotism and
gratitude to the soldiers, in terms of
cash?"
The fact of the matter is. according
to the committeeman. that the people
of Harrisburg have lost none of their
old-time patriotism, which caused them
to oversubscribe every war quota, but
they have not yet grasped the meaning
of this new campaign. 1t is easy to go
out and raise $4,000, collecting here,
there, and everywhere. say the COM
mitteemen. But this memorial Is to
honor the soldiers. And the officials
In charge refuse to degrade the uni
form by begging memorial funds from
door to door.
A select group of several thousand
Harrisburgers have always done their
duty when the townspeople were called
cause. Those thousands would have
contributed long before this If can
vassers had called upon them. And 1t
Is the history of war campaigns that a
great many of them would have con-
tributed considerably more than $40.
They are still waiting for canvassers
to gather in their twenty-dollar bills.
They'll wait in vain, for there will be
no collectors, and other Harrisburgers
will have assumed the privilege of add
ing their bit to the fund which will
build q permanent memorial at Thir-
teenth and State streets.
Other people are withholding their
contributions 1t Is thought, because
they know of no particular soldier for
whom they care to contribute. This is
mistake. too, the committeeman say,
for every soldier is equally worthy, and
every Harrisburger who Is financially
able to do so, should contribute in null
tiples of $50 and each $40 will be as
signed to some service man. Those
who have contributed before, 1t is
pointed out. have the same outlet for
their phiianthropic impulses to-day as
during the war campaigns for stipu-
lated fund of $4,000 is to be raised,
and everyone must turn out and aid.
The plan of the campaign was devised
merely to prevent personal soliciting.
and to honor each service man equally
and individually.
The Patriot announced last evening
that it subscribed $40 for each of its
service man or woman employees, OF
whom there are twenty-five. The Ro-
tary Club at it's meeting yesterday de-
cided to cover every star in its service
flag. Firms, churches, clubs and lodges
oil ho rif rIa trpii .
action, and the committee is looking
forward to seeing every service flag
covered with twenty-dollar bills.
1t was emphasized this morning. that
families must not feel they cannot sub
scribe for their sons who were in the
service. 1t was pointed out that fam
lilies which gave sons to the cause, will
not be assessed for those boys. Only
where family especially desires to
take such action for its boy, does the
committee desire the funds to come
from the family itself.
A prominent Harrisburger this morn
ing took a decided stand in favor of
the families of soldiers paying twenty
dollars for them. where they are finan-
cially able to do so. declaring IT is a
privilege any family might covet He
said:
Il am enclosing neTcWltn lily CneCh
for $40 as a personal contribution to the
fund for the erection of the Harris
burg Memorial in honor of our soldiers,
sailors, and marines and in honor of
our two sons.
Have noted the committees state
ment that contributions are not ex-
pected from the families of soldiers, but
am sending this contribution notwith-
standing, because their mother and
esteem it a great privilege to aid in the
erection of suitable memorial to the
men and women of this community who
respond promptly and cheerfully to
the call to the colors more than two
years ago.
"It is my judgment that many other
families of soldiers feel about this mat
ter as we do.
"Appreciating the difficult living con-
ditions which surround many families
at this time and realizing that any con-
tribution in many households would
mean serious hardship 1t is my belief
that there are enough patriotic citizens
in Harrisburg able to act as willing
substitutes for the fathers and mothers
who sent boys into the war and who
are not now able to make any subscrip-
ton to the Memorial Fund.
This Is q splendid community effort
and will cap the achievements of Har-
risburg through the war. 1t ought to
be an easy matter to raise the few thou
sands of dollars necessary to erect the
dignified and appropriate commemora-
tive marker on the ideal site chosen by
the Chamber of Commerce committee
I am sure that once the plan is thor
oughly understood by our people, there
will be prompt and generous response.
THE raising of this fund should not
be permitted to drag a minute longer
than necessary. Harrisburg has had a
pride in it's patriotic activities and this
eliminating act-the expression of a
communitys grateful appreciation Of
gallant and meritorious service-will
crown the splendid cooperation of the
men. women and children of Harris
burg"
104 Are Remembered
The total number of names now sub
scribed is 1874, total of 5s over yes
terday's 1876. The names announced
since those of yesterday are as fol-
lows:
Charles H. Bowers. jackson H. Boyd,
James Boyd, William Brown, David
Burd, John C. Carey, Paul Chalfonte,
Allen L. Cupp. Charles r. Dell, James
r. Drever. F. H. Downey, Victor d.
Emanuel, Henry Fishman, William
Jennings Forsyth. James Frank, Har-
old II. Haig. Bradley S. Haynes. Her
shey Hean, William S. Hoover. Will
liam Hutchinson, Fred Z. Jones, w. Ira
fe.-