The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02
MISSOURI ASKED
To GIVE TOWARDS
THE Marine STATUE
GOVERNOR GARDNER APPROVES
APPEAL FOR AMERICAS GIFT
TO FRANCE AND INVITES.
AID.
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+ WHAT AND HOW. =

:. $4,000 Statue, Reciprocating ;:
= Frances Gift TO America, the !
= Statue of Liberty. :!
!. Gift Week: March 1927. J.
= Missouri asked for $4,000 by =
! Committee of which Governor :.
+ Gardner i" Honorary Chairman; :
!. J. Lionberger Davis Chairman; ::
! Il. Lansing Ray, Associate Chair !
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= w. r. Compton, president of =
:. American Trust Company, st. =
!. Louis, is Treasurer. \
= There are no solicitors Mayors !
j. of towns, Chambers Of Commerce !:
/ i and similar organizations, school i
= superintendent and teachers, are :
+ authorized to receive offerings of ::
!. the people. All Missouri banks !.
+ are depositaries. !
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! Missourians will have an opportunity
! to share in Americas Gift to France,
which is to he the $250,000 statue to
| commemorate the Battle Of the Marine.
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ganization, Missourians in common
with their felow-Americans, will be
! given the beautiful opportunity TO do
/ for France what France did for the
| United States in 1879 when the French
people, by popular subscriptions, erect
ed the Statue of Liberty in New York
/ Harbor.
| What is asked of every man, woman
! and child in Missouri is simply the UNI
| solicited and free-will offering prompt
ed by pure American patriotism and
, appreciation for Frances heroic de-
Tense of civilization for an everlasting
monument to be designed by the world
| famous sculptor, Frederick MacMon-
MES, and situated on or near the spot
where the Hun tide was turned back
| in 1914. Not single penny contrsbut-
| ed by Missourians will be spent for
any other purpose than the statue. as
| the entire cost of the campaign, eX-
pense has already been met by Gener-
| GUS friends. Any cOntributions,,tF0m
a peIinyup will be gladly accepted;ennd
every Missouri bank has been desig-
mated as a depository for the funds.
The one essential idea of the Offering
is small donations from every citizen,
rather than large ones from n few
| rich. Just as everybody In France gave
toward the Statue of Liberty, so
everybody in America Is asked to
give towards the imposing Marine
Statue.
Governor Frederick d. Gardner of
Missouri has accepted the honorary
craftsmanship of The Missouri State
Committee and he hopes every Mis-
sourlan will participate in the nation
wide subscription. u.
The Missouri State Committee is
headed by the following public
spirited citizens: J. Lionberger Dayis,
| chairman; Il. Lansing Ray, president
| of the st. Louis Globe-Democrat, as
sociate chairman; William ISIy412plp,'
ton, president of the American Trust
Company, treasurer; William NJ. Led
better. former editor Of the st. Louis
Republic, SECRETARY.
The idea of a memorial gift from
America, to commemorate the first
great Allied victory, on September 9,
| 1914, originated with a group Of
Americans, who have formed Nation
al Committee, with Thomas w. Lamont
as chairman and Myron T.. Herrick,
former ambassador to France. as
chairman of the executive committee.
| The statue will be placed in a posi-
ton overlooking the Marine River near
the village of Meaux, less than twenty
miles from Paris where civilization
triumphed over barharism. ~.
The educational work Isl 10 he con-,
Quoted through the common schools of
Missouri, through Chambers OF Com
merce, through. social, civic and other
clubs. yt b., ,sg'
The method of subscription is pop
ular one. Mayors of cities have been
invited to form committee Of three,
including himself, an editor and bank
err. In the rural sections Of the state
county superintendent of schools,
teachers and school board directors
have been designated to accept funds.
Parents are asked to let the children
bring free-will. patriotic offering, no
matter how small, to the. country
school house. Teachers will turn these
offerings over to principals, and; prifiii.
cipals are asked to turn, the total over
to the county superintendent, who m
turn will deliver the funds to bank,
which shall remit to the state conn
mittee,s depository, the Aaieftcan
Trust Company Of. st. Louis. ,Hfessogy'
desirfflg to remit checks Sotfer wiz,
may send the saiie to w. Il. CShHtpb,
Treasurer, American Trust ComHany.
St Louis. Mr.. G0npten Is president
Of the. trust company;
y, In the smaller towns the plan is for
the Mayors Committee to designate
collection places in the school, banks,
stores, postoffices or any other public
| place. and clear all collections through
/ the local banker.
The announced date OF the collec-
ton week iss March 22-27. giving citi-
zens Of Missouri six days time to come
forward With earlvsinatary contssbu-
y tsea4l; E,e1ssa \