The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-01
is YOUR NAME SMITH?

The effort of the Si,000,000 fun,
committee for Smith College a
Northampton, Mass, to rally the
whole clan of Smith to the cause by
giving one dollar to pelpetuate the
, name of the largest college for won,-
en- in the world, already in progress
suggests the greatest family reunion
since Noah gathered his flock to-
gether and sailed for Mt. Ararat.
Do you realize that they have Il
great name?
Statistics show that there are. more
than a million Smiths in the United
States. Take fresh look at his or
her title and then read what Gilbert
K Chestcrton says of the name: f.
an the case of Smith the name is
so poetical it must be an arduous and
heroic matter for the man to live up
to it. The name of Smith is the name
Of one trade that even kings respect
ed. 1t would be very natural if cer-
head, certain curl of the lip, dis
tinguished everyone whose name is
Smith. Perhaps it does. t,r'rt so.
From the darkest dawn of history
this clan has gone forth to battle:
its trophies are on every hand; its
name is everywhere; it is older than
the natives, and its sign is on the
Hammer of Thor"
The committees plan is for every
Smith in the United States to give 4
dollar to the Smith College fund, and
thereby aid the campaign to increase
the salaries of underpaid teachers.
Gov. Smith of New York was the
first to respond. Enclosing check
for five times the amount sugge stel,
he writes:
"The past so years have witnessed
a phenomenal growth in the higher
education of women in its cultural
and technical aspects. In the last
decade, and especially during the war,
the results of this training have PROV
ed of value. 1t is therefore in an
of tho value of the work
of its alumnae, and in recognition OF
the neces sity which it shares, along
with other colleges and universities
of the land for increased financial re-
sources, that | give my hearty en-
dorsement to the alumnae of Smith
College III their campaign for four
million dollar endowment fund.-
Each one bearing the name OF
Smith is asked to perpetuate it in ed
ucation bv contributing one dolla,' 20
the fund for Smith COLLEGE fund. Sta
tistics have been compiled showing
the percentage out Of every LOCO
north, south, east and west.
What other family has four meNo-
bers in the United States Senat"""
Smith College points to John v.
Smith of Maryland, Ellison D. Smith
of South Carolina, Hoke Smith OF
IONA, William A. Smith of Michigan
Georgia, and Marcus A. Smith of Ari- !
is a former Senator.
In the House of Representative
NJ. u. Smith or Michigan and Addison
there is Frank l.. Smith of Illinois, !
Thomas +. Smith of New York, JOIN
T. Smith of Idaho.
Caleb Smith of Illinois was Secrc~
taly of the Interior under Lincoin
James Smith of Pennsylvania was a !
signer of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence; Robert Smith of Maryland !
was Secretary of the Navy under JEFF
ferson; Charles Emery Smith was
Postmaster General under Mckinley.
These are the favorite sons of the |
Smith family, and Smith COLLEGE
wants every Smith in the country to
know it.
The alumnae assert they will reach
the whole Smith family in their effort
to make the name immortal. They
will put your name on the list if you
will let them.
Mrs. Arthur F. Stone is chairman
for this district and Mrs. J. H. Brooks
the treasurer.
If you name is Smith, this means
you.