The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-27
MARBLE SHAT 7
IN ARLINGTON
FOR HEROES
FIRST DIVISION MEN WILL pED1-
CATE MONUMENT TO DEAD OF
THAT ORGANIZATION
Major General c. P. SurnmeraN STARTS
Drive to Complete Fund For FIT
ting Memorial Tribute

Word was received ~ recruiting head
quarters of tn" United States army frl-
DAY from Major General Charles =
Summarall. commander of the FIRST ~
vision with headquarters At Camp Ha'E-
airy Taylor, Ky, asking that aS! preSc"'
and former members "t That d!N'H!o"'
with their rclatiVrS and friends, Coop
crate in raising the sum necessary LOT a
hattie monument in CUrnnemoTali"h o.
tho dead Of that organization Wh" ar,
sleeping their last sleep in France. and
who number 5000.
The letter on the subject was rcc"iNc"
Friday morning by Lieutenant }. A wal
lace. Fifth Field Artillery at present
stationed IN Wheeling on recruiting duty
and a local campaign VII lmInedia't'a
be iuauEurat"d ~ bring all OF IN" men
who fought under tho standard or the
division together and raise the remain
der Of tn" funds necessary 10 nav" th'
monument made a lasting tribute I" th'
heroic deeds Of those who gave th''f
lives Tor their country.
Lieutenant WallaC" states that all
the time thu division returned from
Franc. and was pnrad"d in Washington
d G.. md other cities, the First DIHiSloii
Memorial Association was formed with
Major General Charles +. Summerail a.
its head.
The project g 10 build q battle monu-
mont on the order Of the beautiful COL
umn surmountcd by statue that LOOKS
down upon the Hudson from the frown-
ing heights of West Point. New YORK
The monument will he placed in either
Washington. y. c., or in the Arlington
cemetery near that city.
The memorial ASSOCIATION has Options
on n site At each location.
Shortly after the troops returned 10
this country 10000 letters were sent out
To division members asking that SUB
Scriptions be sent in for the monument
Rcplics to the number Of $500 were IT,
ccived and $4,000 In cash was collected
Inter on the active members stu IN
,hc division each contributed one days
pav. officers and men alike ana th!S'
with the amount subscribed. gave th'
committee 10000 which was invested
in government bonds.
new movement was then inaugu'
rated and each member Of the active
division gave live days additional pay
to the PROJECT and this sum, with the
amounts already subscribed rolled Ut
tho contributions to $4,000.
Now, the memorial committee wishes
70 raise the other $4,000 and have tht
monument an assured fact. II IL stated
,ha, there are at present 10000 mem.
bgrs of the FIRST Division in the United
States and as the body was c"mplet"
/, s. Army unit. the men came IRON
every part Of the United States. II is
proposed TO have = member take charge
Of the drive IN every town and city IN
the United States and in TINS manner
the sum can be quickly made up.
Members Of the First Division. their
relatives and friends. are asked 10 con-
tribute and although those having the
matter in charge ar" confident Inc or,
ganiazt!nn can put II through without
help. they wish 10 state that no ioyai
American citizen is barred from con
,rihuting to the memorial shaft Tor me
gallant dead.
The advisory committee is composed
of General John !. PcrshinE. commander
IN chief, \. j.. F.; Lieutenant General
Robert T. Bullard. commander Eastern
department: Hon. Paul u. Cravath, New
York. Hon. John J. Cornwcll. governor
az West Virginia and Judge Robert W
bingham Of the Courier-Journal, LOUIS
vile. Ky.
Anyone Interested in tho efforts the
bows Of the First Division are making
~ provide a fitting monument as n me-
mortal for the men who went overseas
with them, fought beside them and who
never canc back. hut found an eternal
resting place in a foreign land. can sec
Lieutenant J. y Wallace. Firth Field
Artillery. AT the I. $. Army recruiting
Office on Market street in the lntci!l-
HcncCr building.