The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

men who died in service and who were
 killed in action and to provide means
 for the preservation of individual rec ords of all Alabama men who took part in the conflict.
 For many weeks the state depart ment of archives and history has been gathering information about the work of the Alabama boys overseas and at home. It has a complete record of all casualties and is going to the draft records of the state in an effort to ob- tain the name and home address of ev- cry man who entered the service. Army service records will be used in obtain ing the names and addresses of volun- | teers in the army, navy and marine corps.
 Friends of the department insist that larger quarters must be provided if the history and records of this states work in the war are to be preserved. These claims will be submitted to the me- morial commissions executive commit tee.
 A statewide campaign has been car ried on during the past few weeks in the interest of state hospital as sol
 diers' memorial. Citizens of Montgom- cry are particularly interested in this
 form and they and their friends from other sections will be here to offer this idea. A contribution of good
 sum has already been pledged by an
 association of Montgomery, the one
 stipulation being that the memorial
 shall be a hospital. The stipulation was
 necessary because the fund proposed to be donated is trust fund and
 under the terms provided by the crea- tor of the fund it can be used for no
 other purpose than partial payment on a hospital.
 It is insisted that the hospital could oil CoII s, If ical or surgical work and that physi- clans and surgeons of Montgomery would tender their services free to all members of the army, navy and marine corps. Two other suggestions are that DOT tion of the funds to be obtained be used in the construction of an education build ing or that state system of highways
 to be known a s memorial highways should be constructed with the contributions and the money to be given to this state by the federal government for road work. Little stress has been given to the latter suggestions. However, those interested in either will have the right to appear be- fore the executive committee and submi. their views.
 A fifth idea is that system of tu-
 berculosis hospitals should be erected throughout the state for the treatment of tubercular patients only This sug- gestion has been made by friends of the Anti-TurberculoSis league and it is prob- able that they will be in Montgomery to present their views.
 All persons who appear before the ex- ecutive committee will be asked t6 pledge themselves to support the campaign for funds regardless of the form of memorial selected. The committee considers this i fair in order that there may be no fric- | ton when the statewide campaign starts l for contributions June 24.
 l The finishing touches on plans for the
 drive beginning June 24 and ending July | 4 will be made by the memorial com
 mission at it's meeting Thursday. The
 executive committee which has made pre- ! liminary plans will submit it's report for approval and W. s. Stallings of Bir- ! mingham. who has been selected a s the state manager of the campaign, will out line his plans. Provision will be made for publicity. for organization and for the | actual drive.
 It is known the commission will follow the plan made during the various war | drives The commission will direct the state campaign. A county representative or chairman will be named for each county and he will select his workers. Field workers of the commission will go into the various counties and assist the county committees Tn ther preliminary
 work
 The people will be asked to contribute
 minimum of s50O,O0O The law says
 that the state will donate S0,o00 from
 the state treasury provided voluntary
 contributions amount to as much as
 s200 00O The state contribution will not
 be available until the voluntary contri-
 buttons are expended
 The commission has decided that the
 memorial will be erected in Montgomery,
 but notice has already been served on
 the commission by citizens of Birming-
 ham that they will insist on the right to
 submit their claims to the memorial If
 state soldiers hospital is selected as
 the form.
 Members of the executive committee
 who will make recommendations as to
 the form to the main commission and Will
 hear representatives of the various ideas
 are Gov Thomas k. Kilby, Henry r.
 Merritt, speaker of the house; T. J. Bed
 sole. president pro tenn of the senate; J. o. Smith, attorney general; Dr. Thom- as M. Owen, director of the department
 of archives and history; A. c. Davis Of Montgomery, and Dr. Richard Wilkinson of Montgomery.