The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-18
County, Wide Meeting to Form
Memorial Association; Tenn
porary Chairman Has
Charge of Work.
PLAN KEEP RECORDS
ALL WAR ACTIVITIES
To Include Red Cross Work in
Addition to Records of Men
Who Fought in France;
To Honor Dy.d.

Announcing a Countrywide meeting
that is to be held next Tuesday eve
ming in the city hall here outlining
the work accomplished at the re-
cent meeting of the Grady County
Memorial association, Miss Anne
Wade O'Neill, temporary chairman
of the organization is writing to
prominent people in every section Of
the county, soliciting their support
and inviting the people of the vari-
GUS communities to join in the move
ment. The letter follows:
plans are being made for the or
ganization of the Grady County Mem
orial association and | am writing
to invite the people of your commu-
nifty to become members and assist
with this important work. On Tues
day evening a meeting was held at
the city hall in Chickasha at which
time a temporary organization was
affected. Next Tuesday evening at
8 o'clock in the council chamber of
the city hail at Chickasha, a perma,
nent organization viii be perfected.
We cordially invite the members Of
your community to meet with us and
encourage the movement wish your
presence and helpful suggestions.
THE purpose and design CT this
organization is to honor and preserve
The memory Of the soldiers, sailors,
marines and all others engaged in
the service CT our county during the
great world war. The sacred obli-
gation that now rests upon the liv-
ing, to honor the men and women
Of Grady county who made, or offer
ed to make the supreme sacrifice,
for the preservation Of the liberty
and honor of cur country, must ap
peal to every patriot We must pro
vide suitable memorial that shall
speak in unmietakeable terms to the
generations yet to come of the la
bors ana sacrifices of our people
during the recent struggle Also the
very remarkable work done by the
Red Cross and other organizations
must be honored and preserved as
an example and inspiration to those
who come after us should the liberty
of our land be again imperiled NoI
effort must be spared to secure the
names and portraits and mementoes
of our patriotic men ana women, and
a record of the struggles and sacri-
flces of each and every one must be
made and preserved No higher
duty no rests upon us; no better les
son of patriotism and devotion to
the principles of liberty and justice
can be left by us to the generations
yet to come.
The work of the Grady County
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of love and appreciation 1t is hoped
and believed that the people of our
county will be interested and will
manifest this interest by active par
ticipation, The membership Of the
association should number many
hundreds. Urge the people of our
community to join and ask them t)
he present Tuesday night or send in
their names.
have as permanent headquarters o.
have as permanent ehadquarters OF
the association a large attractive
room in some pubic building IN
Chickasha Here the people Of the
county, especially the women. can
always have . convenient meeting
place and here continue the pleasant
friendships formed through the Red