The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-01
General Hoffman Explains.
Tulsa, January 30

Editor world: | find in your newspaper Of
this mornings issue letter signed "a Mem
ber Of the American Legion the letter being
printed on the editorial page relating 20 the
soldiers memorial This soldier seems to un-
dcrstand neither the law nor the fact.
The state has not made an appropriation OF
100000 for a state memorial The legislature
senate bin No IL, chapter I, page T. session
laws Of oklahoma 1919 created Il commission
for the erection Of a soldiers memorial and pro-
vded that the commission should secure plans
and designs for memorial. the cost OF which,
when completed should not exceed $500 900. No
appropriation whatever was made for the con-
structlon OF the memorial
Your Communicant further states that
we have failed to give the matter proper
publicity through the various papers in the
state and have made It wholly local PROPOSE
uon and have consulted local architects who are
not members OF the legion This Is wholly in
correct; We have consulted no architects nor
on thetoontrary at the last meeting of the
memorial commission, at which was present
my esteemed friend and yours Col Clarence
Douglas OF Tulsa 10 decided to open the
matter to competition to any qualified person
In the state TO submit any plan or design to
the commission AT its next meeting February 3.
So far as giving the matter publicity is CON
cerned the writer has taken pains TO write to
your local post through it's commander John
Rogers, and TO Horace II. Hagan our state com
mander, also a resident Of Tulsa, and to Col.
Clarence Douglas and TO our state adjutant,
Eugene Adkins at MuskoEee and to several
newspapers throughout the state as well as 10
several posts asking them to give this matter
the FULLEST publicity, Also one member of our
commission, Or. Evans charged especially
with placing tho matter before the newspapers
of the state and asking them to carry it, and
the writer feels sure this has been done.
The law does not make provision FOR us TO
spend any money for advertising and we are
compelled to rely upon the patriotism OF the
people OF our state and our newspapers to spread
this matter as far as possible,
Tho writer has just returned from a trip
through the east, which has been extended
somewhat for the purpose OF examining suit
able designs and memorials to Obtain an idea
Tor the Oklahoma commission, all OF this at
his own expense
II your communcant who signs himself n
member OF the American Legion. Is a member
OF the local post ana had been present at the
we'll attended meeting the night OF eDcember
o. or had conferred with the members OF the
post or it's committee, he would know that he
was entirely mistaken In his premises.
| am writing this as an individual member
of the commission witout autority to express
anyone's views except my own. and speaking for
myself will say that would not feel like being
bound by any hard and fast rules in the selec-
lion OF suitable memorial proposed by the
architect advisory board, your correspondent
suggests any other set Of persons The scope
ana plan OF this memorial should meet the spirit
and purposes as nearly as possible, OF all the
people OF the state. and again speaking as a
single member Of the commission and feeling
that / voice the sentiment OF the entire
oody, | say that desire the advice, help and
cooperation Of all the people of the state in
his undertaking Very truly yours