The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-27
WOMAN'S CLUB
PLANS Big DRIVEFOR
SOLDIERS MEMORIAL
Mason County WOman's Club An
nOunces the Plan of Campaign for
Soldiers MemOrlal-Church
Building Is Wanted.


The week of March 29th to April 4th
is the week set apart by the State Cit
izens Committee of Kentucky. A. T.
Hert, of Louisville, Chairman. to So
licit funds for the support of the
American Legion.
In statement on the subject, Mr..
Hert said: "It is essentially cam
paign of citizens in behalf of the Le-
gion, not campaign of the Legion
men themselves. The Legion
stands today as bulwark against rad
icalism of a revolutionary character,
not only in Kentucky, but throughout
the world. The Citizens Committee ex-
poets every loyal Kentuckian, and
every man who is a 1009o American, to
do his duty in this campaign"
In view of the fact that Mason coun-
ty has. ever since the war ended, had
in contemplation a memorial of some
kind for her soldiers, and the local
branch, the Leslie H. Arthur Post of
the American Legion has decided that
they want, and for some time mas had,
an option on the Central Presbyterion
Church building, it has seemed to the
Woman's Club that some one should
take the initiative at once. as the op-
tion will soon expire.
At their meeting on March goth,
vote was taken and they decided to un-
dertake to start the good work, believ-
ing that the hearts of Maysville and
Mason county people are in this mat
ter, and that it would gather strength
from every source.
The Woman's Club fully realizes it
has undertaken big thing and can do
nothing alone. And it feels its mex
perience in attempting to handle so
serious an undertaking, but we feel ii
a privilege and duty and we shall not
fail We ask every man, woman and
child in Mason county to assist in this
scored duty.
We have selected an advisory COM
mittee and precinct chairman from
among the most substantial men of the
city and county. Those public spirited
citizens, Mr.. T. NJ. Russell and Mr.. ].
Barbour Russell, have consented to let
us have the use of the Opera House for
mass meeting on Easter Sunday af-
ternoon. and that the Boys Band will
play.
The banks have consented to receive
and take charge of subscriptions and
subscription lists will be found in
charge of Mr.. Winslow Ball, at the
State National, and Mr.. Sudduth Cal
houn, at the Bank of Maysville. Sub
stantial subscriptions have already
been volunteered.
We especially ask the big whole
hearted men who time after time put
over the Red Cross, the Liberty Loan,
/ the War Savings, the Y. NJ c. A, etc..
| to come out once more and help put
| this over, and we ask the patriotic
i 100% Americans from all over the
county to go into those banks and put
their names down for all they can af-
\ ford without waiting to be called on
and thus save time of other busy men.
We ask the consecrated preachers
and teachers who have so faithfully
promulgated and promoted every good
work, to help to promote this.
We ask the untiring women war
workers and the war mothers, who
heard that call, and with brave faces,
but cry in the heart, rose calmly to
such heroic heights, to help make this
a thank offering for the living, as-well
as a memorial to the dead.
And we ask that Youth and Beauty
who so freely gave their services dur
ing the war for Youth and Valor, once
more give\thei services for this.
Our purpose is, as soon as the first
ten thousand is subscribed to turn II
over Immediately to the Trustees OF
the Central Presbyterian Church and
secure the building for our boys, so
that plans may be Immediately begun
for remodeling it.
Arrangements have been made with
the State Citizens Committee that all
funds collected here should be used in
this county, inasmuch as we have un-
dertaken our memorial building.
MRS. GEORGE R. LONGNECKER,
President
MRS. STANLEY r. REED,
MISS LOTTIE BERRY,
MISS GRACE BIERBOWER.
| MRS. T. M. RUSSELL.
MRS. ]. B. ROSS, Pres-elect
MRS. LESLIE BRAND.
MRS. GEO. BARBOUR.
MRS. r. b. Lowell.
MRS, M. M. CALAMITY,
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