The evening world., 1920-09-30
BAYS
/. SOLDIER MEMORIAL
GETS FINE START
Great Enthusiasm at Mass
Meeting and Land and
Money Are Pledged.

ITO Vou from failing hands zoe thro,o
The torch. Be yours to hold % high;
n ye break foith tCiih US ioho die
We shan not sleep. though popptes
Oroto
IN Flanders Relds"
Grasping the torch firmly In both
hands, residents OF sheepshead bay
and, in fact, from every part Of Brook
Ign town, last night carried on"
toward the goal, which means tho
erection Of monster memorial to
perpotuato the memory Of those lying
In Flanders fields.
Under the auspices Of a Citizens
Committee Of $50 persons, headed by
J. Drscoll Tucker. prominent lawyer
and civic worker Of Brooklyn, and as
sisted by the Bill Brown Post No.
5O7, American Legion, a reception ard
entertainment was held last evening ln
the Bayside Casino. sheopshead Bay.
The affair marked the opening Of a
drive TO raise, by popular subscription,
money TO build a memorial hau and
community club house In the Sleeps
head Bay section In COmmemOratiOn OF
the sixteen men who died In France
and the remaining hundreds who
fought but through good fortune, re-
turned to their homes
Letters nllcd with cheer and patriotic
utterances were read by Mr. Dnscou to
the great audience.
They came from every part OF the
al A
Cmblegram assured the committee
that success was already theirs II
the spirit OF the ShCcpshcad Bay ties
was running as high now as during
the World War And 10 was. Pres
idCnt Wilson. French, Italian and
representative Of all allied coun-
tries were represented IA the great
bulk OF NAL received.
The rafters OF the old dancing pa
viliOn shook when cheer after cheer
went up following the announcement
that Edward J. McKeever and his
brother stephen Mckeeyer had do
mated Fan amount OF land necessary
for the erection OF this memorial"
| The land 8 located In the Sheepshead
Bay section.
The most impressive sight attend
| ing the AFFAIR was the assembling OF
| the Gold star Committee. cOmprls-
upon the floor and presenting TO each
| OF them a programme with the sig
nature OF every member Of BIZ
| Brown Post, American Legion.
Besides the signatures the pictur-
asque programme contained the pic
/ lures OF those who had died. names
| OF the Gold star Committee, mem
| beers OF each committee assisting IN
! the conduct OF the memorial drive
those who contributed their services
for the evening in entertaining the
great crowd. and the prominent cit
izens who attended.
Edward McKeever was called from
his box TO make this presentation.
Father Daniel Mccarthy, rector OF
! ~. Marks r. c. Church, ouereu
prayer for the success OF inc AIaiI
and for those who made the Supreule
sacrifice. - ..,.4
In thia ceremony Following the sing
ing of the "Star Spangled banneI
ana the French. Belgian and ltallah
lanthems, taps was SOUNDED py bubIol
james DoOley
Miss Anita Stewart, movie star at
the head OF forty pretty girls drew
Inn in military formation on the dance
floor. Turning TO the people Mo
stewart urged them 30 put Sheeps-
lbcod nav again on the map. Build q
Great btg beautiful memorial 70 thoa,
bovs. Don't forget the dead.
Mrs. John Winters, well known
Uorker OF the Bay section, donated q
$3.50 pearl necklace 70 the most pop.
MAR young lady attending the affair
Mrs. richard II. Brown. mother O
"Bnl" Brown, killed oct !, lslo, VIM,
serving with the 1929 Ammunltlor
TRAIN. and IN whose memory nh'
LEGION post was named. donated Sc
; OF colors 70 the organization
An announcement to the effect tina
a Drominent property owner OF th'
Shecpshead Bay district had made
the ofrer that II the residents sh0wel
as much enthusiasm over the rals,Ill
OF the fund that was shown dnrh;
the bond drives, he would make th'
+ financial foundation Of the War Me
mer1al Han certainty, started
guessing contest as to his Identity
I II In this section Is land owned by IN
Hardness estate, Nanderbllts, Bel
, monts and many others or New York
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