Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-23

STATE legislature. II provtdeo f0r A.
appropriation Of $50, 900 from the state
Each county under the terms OF tne
law viii receive $1,000 from the state
providing the county raises nke
amount, or more. and erects me,
morial smbodying the emblem adopted
by the commission. Thus. q county
which wishes to suitably remember ITS
departed heroes, may do so with state
aid, and there 10 no limit to the amount
to be subscribed by the county and ex-
pended on such memorials.
AVAILABLE IN TWO FORMS.
The Fairbanks model. under the de-
cision Of the commission. will be avan-
able In two forms. free stahuins
figure or in relief. A. outlined by tine
commission, D memorial costing put
little over $1,000 may be erected wnicn
will embody the Fairbanks model IN
relief and which will be in accordance
with the memorial law and Will there
fore draw $1,000 from the state me-
mortal fund.
The law provides for memorial 10
the boys who lost their lives in the
war, but makes no provision Tor recog
milton Of the boys and girls who served
in the great struggle and emerged
alive and victorious. The commission
suggests that in the building OF the
pedestals for the memorials a recep-
tacle Of ample proportions be provided
In which shall be placed printed or
typewritten list Of the names OF all the
boys and girls who were called or who
volunteered and who served in the
various branches of the service. This
receptacle, 1t is. suggested, should be
locked and the key delivered to the
county auditor of each county to be
given by that official to his successor
in office.
Correspondence from active organi-
cations and interested persons in the
various counties Of the state regard
be addressed to the secretary, Harold
Harris, at Grangeville, Idaho.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The resolution covering the action
of the commission yesterday Is as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, Under Chapter 81 OF
the 1919 Session Laws Of the State OF
Idaho, the undersigned, Watkin Il. Roe
of Preston, Idaho, and Harold Harris
of Grangeville, Idaho, and Mrs. ]. u
Green of Boise, Idaho, were appointed
as a commission to decide upon a uni
form style and design OF memorial to pe
erected at each county seat Of the State
of Idaho to the memory of the deceased
.,
State of Idaho, who lost their lives In
the late war with Germany and her al.
lies;
AND WHEREAS, the said commits.
sion has had under consideration anc
advisement various forms and style!
Of designs for such memorial,
"AND WHEREAS, 1t is now deter
mined by the said commission that thu
kind, character, design and style O
memorial to be erected at each count!
seat in the State of Idaho to the mem
DRY of the deceased soldiers, sailors ant
marines who lost their lives in the lat
war with Germany and her allies, a!
provided for in said Chapter 81, shall
| be a statue of United States standard
bronze, in height eight feet. Of al
American soldier, and that the particu
| lar design Of such statue adopted II
that the particular design OF sucf
statue adopted is that designed D!
| Award Fairbanks of Salt Lake City
| Utah, model of which design Is IL
possession of the commission, s.
| And whereas this commission ha!
determined that any county adopting
the said memorial herein adopted ano
coming within the provisions Of salt
Chapter 81, may place the said me
mortal in such setting, base or. sur
roundings as such individual count!
may decide;
| ASK COUNTY TO ACT
/ Now. therefore. be 1t resolved b.
the commission: That this commission
does hereby adopt as the kind, char
acter, design and style of the memor
ial for each county in the state o
Idaho under the provisions OF Chapte
81 of the 1919 Session laws, the statu
of an American soldier represented a.
emerging from the front line, whicl
statue Of such soldier shall be eigh
feet in height and made of Unite'
States Standard bronze, and shall b.
that particular design Of such statu
as prepared and made by one Avar'
Fairbanlss, sculptor of Salt LAX
City, Utah, a model of which statu
In miniature of such design, characte
or style SO prepared by him, being nov
in the possession of this commission
And be it further resolved. Tha
any county adopting the said memoria
in compliance with the provisions o