The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-06-04


memorial fund.
The Court OF Honor will be the pure
ly commemorative feature OF the me
mo'-ial.
The War Museum will contain a col
nc1run or rne war reTIes or w1ssIssTpW
from every war IN which she mas taken
part, in addition to . display Of he
complete equipment Of the American
soldiers during the world war as well
as those OF the allies and the enemy.
Cannon, machine guns, aircraft, war
and regimental flags. historic war doc
uments, trophies captured by our sol
diers, portraits Of our war heroes, and.
in fact, everything Of historic interest
and value bearing on the war history
Of Mississippi
The War Museum will be the educa
ional and historical feature of the me
mortal.
Great Reunion Hall.
The Hall OF Reunion wifi be equipped
with every modern accessory in the
way OF a great stage, lighting effects.
etc, and will have seating capacity
Of several thousand people. This is
the practical utility feature of the me-
mortal and should fill long felt want
in our state for a building sufficiently
spacious to accommodate our great re-
unions, conventions, and other public
gatherings.
Such a memorial will mean that the
great heart of Mississippi has not for
gotten, and that in her heart and mem
DRY her sons who served her and dem
ocracy in the world war shall live for
ever.
No man or woman who is a true son
or daughter of Mississippi can fail to
respond to the appeal OF the memorial
cause nor to realize that It is an honor
and a privilege to help to make the
erection of our Hall Of Blessed Mem
cries possible.
Let your name be one Of those re-
corded in the Court of Honor as one Of
those who did not forget.
Noted Author VIII Boost.
Harris Dickson. Mississippi's best
known contemporary author, is plan
ming to make tour Of the state in
the interest OF the plans of the Mis-
sissippi Memorial Association.
The association expects 70 raise
half a million dollars the week OF
June 267July for the erection of
great Memorial Hall at some point in
the state and Judge Dickson will de-
vote some time to arousing interest in
the project.
A resident OF Vicksburg, one OF the
cities expected to make q hard fight
for the location of the handsome
building, Judge Dickson declares he
Is much more interested in the build
ing of the Memorial Hall than in its
location, although he expects to help
Vicksburg in its fight for the struc-
ture.
H. NJ X. Smith, campaign manager
for the Memorial Association. will also
visit all sections OF the state prior
to the campaign, and will deliver q
number Of addresses.
Mr.. Smith served as campaign di.
rector OF the famous Red Cross drive
In which Mississippi broke all records
by raising more than a million dol
lars.
He is q speaker OF unusual charm
ana force, and has many friends in
all parts Of the state. He is a New
Yorker, who served in the British
ambulance corps prior to the entrance
Of the UNITED States into the war, and
later in the ordnance department OF
the American forces as a captain.
Adopt "The Blue Bird"
There are no dead save those who
are forgotten" is the slogan OF the
Mississippi Memorial Association,
which expects TO raise half a million
dollars the week of June 26-July 8
for the erection of State Memorial
Hall in honor Of the Mississippians
who served in the World-War.
The motto OF the Association is
from Maeterlinck's play, The Blue
Bird"
The Memorial Hall will not only
commemorate the brave deeds OF the
states sons. but will also serve as q
reunion hall, a war museum, and a
center OF the states progressive ac-
tivities. so that the ideals for which
America fought may be preserved and
nrotected