The Brunswick news., 1919-08-22
BRUNSWICK To
ERECT FITTING
N { N 0 RIAL
To Boys from this City and
County Who Died in the Ser
vice of their Country
PERMANENT MEMORIAL
ORGANIZATION PROBABLE E
Committees we're Selected and
Temporary Officers Chosen TO
Formulate Plans for Submis.
sion at Meeting to be Held
on next Thursday Night.

VII fSNl HUI Sudy iNtS,ili.
While nothing definite was decid
ed upon as to the kind of memorial Il
be erected by the city of Brunswicl
and the county of Glynn to the loca
boys who gave their lives fighting TO
the freedom of the world. at the mee.
ing held last night at the former home
Of the Elks. steps were taken look
ing to q permanent organization an(
the ultimate construction of sulta.
BILE memorial building.
The meeting last night was called
by the committees consisting Of three
members each from the Board Of
Trade. and the War Camp Communitr
Service. for the purpose CT having
representatives present from all Of
the civic and religious organizations in
the city that the subject might he dis.
cus>d and plans formulated that
would meet with general approval O,
not only the organizations but of the
public generally.
large number of representative
citizens were present when the meet
ing was called to order by Chair.
man j. b. Abrams, In a brief pre
sentation of the object of the meet
ing he stated that il was the earnest
desire of the committeeman Dreser
to have full and free discussion o.
the subject as it was not one to be
decided by few, but by the cit;ren
as Il whole.
Several responses We're made to tn.
chairman request for an expression,
q the sentiments of those presen;
regarding the availability and advis.
abilis uf ,erecting an appropriate
building as memorial. Among those
who spoke enthusiastically of the pro.
ject were DIR. j. w. simmons Rev.
0. p. Gilbert. A. V. Wood. Mrs. ]. L
High. DR.. d. d. Atkinson, r. f. Sner
man, Mrs. j. S. Wright. J. NJ. Jone-
"A. X. Shelander, Louis Haym Mayo
J. Hunter Hopkins. Mrs. G. p. Smith
and Mrs. V. c. Bowen
At the conclusion OF the genera
discussion, Rev. o. p. Gilbert made
a motion that it was the sentiment o,
the meeting that the proposed mem
orial should be d Y. NJ. c. A After
spirited but brief discussion on the
part OF several Of the leading spirit
present, DR.. Simmons offered y SUD
stitute melton and amendment to the
effect that it was the sense Of the
meeting that Brunswick erect a. huii:
ing CT some nature or character as d
suitable memorial for the purpose
named. This motion was heartily Ell
dorsed and the original molten was
lost
Chairman Abrams at this iuncture
appointed committee OF five to nom
mate temporary officers for a mem
crial organization, as follows: Mayor
Hopkins, II. e. Sherman. c. Miller
Mrs. } Il. High and Mrs. j s. Wgign,
TIE committee after retiring a few
moments agreed upon the foll0winr
nominations: Louis iiaym, chairman
DR.. o. p. Gilbert. vice chairman: ana
A. K. Shelander, secretary.
On motion of r. f. Sherman there
officers were instructed to appoint
committee of six to act in cOnjunc-
ton with them in framing and form =
ulating plan to be submitted at a
general meeting to be h held on Thurs.
day next at $40 o'clock at the Elks'
home On Union street. The committee
selected Mrs. j. s. Wright Ms. G.
p. Smith. ]. B. Abrams. DR.. y. p
Atkinson and A. V. Wood
Members of the committee stated
last night that the memorial build
ing is to be constructed by the citi-
zens Of Brunswick fer the use tf the
citizens and was not War Camp
Community Service institution, as q
large number of people thought it was
TO be when the memorial was pr0pGs-
ed.
The w. C. C. S. is merely taking
an active part in bringing abolt the
greatest measure Of success IN the
undertaking.
Those attending the meeting last
night were enthusiastic over tlfa bright
prospects for The erection Of an i'm.
posing structure as fitting memorial
10 the heroic BOYS OF this city and
county, several OF whom are 10 sleep
forever on Flanders Field.