The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-09
Resolutions Organizing the Mis-
sissippi Memorial Association.
Adopted April 9TH, 1919.


Whereas: More than seventy
thousand Mississippians, inspired
/ with a holy desire to make secure
and safe the fundamental principles
! of American freedom and democracy
and inspired with a sacred ambition
to make the world better, have
served their state and their nation
in the great World War.
Whereas: Many of our soldiers
and sailors have made the supreme
sacrifice for the cause of their coun-
try and for the cause of humanity
Whereas: Mississippi will ever
hold in memory the loyalty. patri
otism, and heroism of her soldiers
and sailors. and in genuine appre-
citation would enroll their names
among those whose names liveth
forever"
Whereas: We believe that "A
nation without memories il nation
without hope" and that i'm our ef-
fort to memOrialize the heroic deeds
of our soldiers and sailors, who died
that democracy might live, we shall
re-dedicate ourselves to the great
principles of freedom, liberty, and
justice for all,
Therefore be it re solved:
That in recognition Of the unself-
ish sacrifice and bravery of these
10000 Mississippians, the Missis-
sippi Memorial Association be, and
the same is hereby created; that the
said Association shall be composed
of all members of this organization,
and such other citizens of Missis-
sippi as may be admitted under
rules and regulations to be prescribed
by the Executive Committee of
said Association.
Resolved: Second, That the pur-
pose of the Mississippi Memorial
Association shall be to erect a Me-
mortal Hall and War Musem to the |
memory of our soldiers and sailors
who served in the World War, and |
to preserve a true record of their !
service and suffering that may be |
handed down to generations yet to |
come.
Resolved Third, That the Mis-
sissippi Memorial Association here
by pledges its untiring efforts to Sc
cure by popular subscriptions and
otherwise the sum of FIVE Hundred |
Thousand dollars for the purpose of
providing Memorial Hall and War
Museum, said sum to be appor-
toned among the counties of the
State in proportion to the number
of men serving in the army and
navy from each county.
Resolved: Fourth, That there
shall be organized in each and every
county in the State a Chapter ofthe
Memorial Association.
whose duty shall be to secure by
popular subscriptions and otherwise
the county's pro rata share of the
Memorial Fund, to collect and to
deposit same with the local treas
urer, subject to the order of the
Memorial Association;
to collect data regarding the SOL
diers and sailors from the county;
to furnish information regarding the
work and personnel of the Red
Cross, the Liberty Loan Committee,
the Y. M. G, A, the Salvation Army.
Masonic Fraternities. the Knights
of Columbus, the Jewish Welfare
Committee, and all other war activ-
tiles.
Resolved: Fifth, That the chair
man is hereby authorized and di-
rected TO appoint eight citizens of
one from each Congress
sional district, who. together with
the chairman. the vice-chairman.
the secretary and the treasurer, shall
constitute the Executive Committee
of the Mississippi Memorial Asso-
Resolved: Sixth. That the Ex-
ecutive Committee, when so ap-
pointed, is authorized and directed
to take all necessary steps to secure
a charter of Incorporation for the
Mississippi Association, to perfect
the organization of county chapters,
to solicit subscriptions, to secure the
services of a campaign manager,
and to do any and all things neces-
sary to carry to a successful conclu-
sion the plans and purposes of the
Mississippi Memorial Association.
(Signed)
EDWARD L. BAILEY,
J. T. SAVAGE,
w. w. STONE.