The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-06
MONUMENT WILL
BE THE MEMORIAL
And Will Be Erected On The
Court House Grounds.

The executive committee and the
officers of the Soldiers and Sailors
Memorial Association of Garrett
county held an important and inter-
esting meeting at the Court House in
Oakland yesterday and transacted
considerable amount of business per-
tanning to the work of the Associa-
ton. Ten of the fourteen districts of
the county were represented, most of
these having present the full repre-
sentation on the committee.
This meeting had been called by the
County President, Mr.. E. H. Sincell,
primarily for the purpose of deciding
upon the kind of memorial to be erect
ed in honor of the men who served in
the army and navy during the recent
war, the site for said memorial and
the amount of money to be raised for
the same. Each of these matters
were taken up in order and considered
at some length by those present.
The first matter taken up by the
committee was the question of the ma
ture of the memorial. The represen-
tatives of the various sections of the
county were asked by the president to
express to the committee the views
of the people of their respective sec
tions, and as the majority of senti-
nlent favored monument, Mr.. d. NJ.
Dixon, of one of the Oakland districts,
made a motion that a monument be
erected and this motion carried Ac-
cordingly, the memorial to be erected
in honor of the soldier and sailors of
Garrett county will be in the nature
of monument, its particular kind to
be determined upon later-after an
architect has submitted plans for the
same.
The question Of site was then taken
up and discussed. Several locations
were considered, but the majority
opinion appeared to be that the mon
ument should be located upon the
grounds surrounding the Court House,
as it would then be upon ground
owned by the county and in a prom-
inent position and no expense would
have to be incurred for the purchase
of lot The question being put to a
vote, the Court House location was
adopted
The third important matter before
the committee was that of the amount
to be raised, and it was finally deter
and dollars should be raised to paw for
the memorial. 1t was further deter
mined that this amount should be ap-
portioned among the several districts
of the county in proportion to the as
sessable basis, and that the members
of the committee from each district
should have direct supervision of the
raising of their respective amounts
Pledge cards were authorized, and
these will be distributed within a very
short time.
1t was also determined that the
campaign for the raising of funds
should be opened on March first and
continue until the above amount is
raised.
Upon motion, it was determined
that one member of the executive
committee from each of the election
districts should be designated to act
as smaller committee to have active
charge of the work in connection with
the memorial, and the following NAM
ed were selected by the respective del
legations present and by the president
where no representatives were pres
ent, as follows:
Dist. No 1-Mr. Josiah G. Friend.
Dist. No. 2-Mr. N. R. Selby.
Dist. No. 3-Mr. c. A. Bender
Dist. No. 4-Dr. H. NJ. Kemp.
Dist. No. 5-Senator H. j. Speicher.
Dist. No. 6-Mr. w. A. Smith.
Dist. No. 7-Mr. A. D. Naylor.
Dist. No. S-Mr. R. L. Neville, for
the first precinct.
Dist. No. 8-Mr D. o. Roth, for the
second precinct.
Dist. No. 9-Mr. Fred. A. Werner.
Dist. No. 10-Mr. C. A. Ashby.
Dist. No. 11-Mr. o. S. Fike.
Dist. No. 12-Mr. J. B. Emory.
Dist. No. 13-Mr. John A Long.
Dist. No. 14-Mr. D. NJ. Dixon.
Following the selection of the above
committee, the executive committee
adjourned subject to the call of the
president.