Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-01
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With articles of incorporation of
the American Legion Building Asso.
citation scheduled to be filed with the
secretary of state some time the lat
ter part Of the week, and the CAM
paign to raise $4,000 with which to
begin actual building operations
slated to begin with the whoop and a
bang Immediately, the Alfred Will
lam Leach Post of the American Lee
gion is ready to jump off in it's prof.
ect of erecting IA $4,000 auditorium
in Olympia.
The committee on ways and means.
of which c. Fl. Bowen is chairman
and 'Si' Raymond Holcomb and Ros-
coe r. Fullerton are the other mem
bers. will have full command Of the
ticket selling campaign, and promise
big things, but do not want to have
the general membership of the Legion
take things too much for granted.
They insist that there is plenty Of
work for every man who belongs, and
who wants to see the project go OVER
big"
1t is planned to raise $1,000
through the sale of IS tickets to a
big inaugural or dedication ball, to
be staged Immediately after the com.
pletion of the building, which will
be shortly before the converting Of
the legislature. 1t Is not at all un-
likely that the affair will be made a
welcoming ball for the legislature. as
we'll as an event in dedication Of the
building. No pains will be spared to
make the affair the biggest social
blowout the city has seen, say mem
bers of the committee. "If we can
not sell 1000 five-dollar tickets to
this event, we ought to be court
martialed," said a committee mem.
Der.
In order to stimulate competition
in the sale of tickets, the committed
has announced that a list of ten
prizes, valued at from SIS to SIS
each, will be put up, and will be given
to those selling the largest number
Of tickets.
In addition to the IS tickets, there
will be q special $25 season ticket
sold, by means Of which the commit.
tee expects to subscribe another
another $1,000 towards the cost Of
the building. These tickets will en-
title holders to attend an entire sea-
sons bill Of events and, according tn
Virgil Baker. Legion commander
will give holders of the same at least
800 per cent on money invested. pro-
viding they attend all functions anil
compare the price Of the ticket with
the combined single admission prices
for the same period.
Relative to the building plans
which are under the direct supervi
sion Of Edward c. Dohmn, Merritt
McCully, and DR.. F. A. Longaker. the
Legion members are equally optim'
. istic. The committee has site In
view which will accommodate q
building about 100 by 100 feet. In
the central part Of the city. IncorpO
ration by filing Of papers. naming
officers of the Legion as officers OF
the building association, will be fol-
lowed by immediate construction
work. Architect Joseph Wohleb has
offered his services to the Legion and
has virtually completed plans for the
building, which he has outlined to
the committee. They call for a sub
stantial. though not over-elaborate
structure, the aggregate cost Of which
will be $4,000. The total cost as
announced will be reduced very ma
terially. however. through the com
mittee's plan of calling for volunteer
labor from American Legion mem
bers and also from business men
many of whom have already volun
tarily offered to donate the services
of laborers as their contribution
Legion men have offered to knock of
their regular jobs for few days and
assist in getting the rougher work
such as excavation and rough car
pentry work, done, leaving the fin
ished work for the skilled artisans
Any man who can drive a nail or iii
a pick or shovel is asked to donate
day or even several days to the cause
Construction work will not await
the results of the ticket selling cam
paign, for so confident Is the com
mittee of its success in raising the
initial funds that the erection of the