The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-01
MOST LAUDABLE UNDERTAKING

Great praise is due the Women'S Auxiliary
OF the local post of the American Legion, for
the great undertaking they are endeavoring to
carry through to the most successful culmina-
ton, the undertaking which was started 50
auspiciously with the Military Carnival" Just
closed.
For long time now, practically from the
moment the armiStice was signed down to the
present hour, the people of this community have
been talking, talking, talking about erecting some
sort Of a memorial in Ardmore to commemor-
ate the deeds of daring of the Carter county
boys who went over the top in the far away
overseas lands, to perpetuate the memories of
those who went vest and sleep today, that
endless sleep beneath the poppies which bloom
on Flanders field.
First thing, right hot off the reel, the usual
mass meetings We're held and the usual number
of speeches were made and the usual number
OF resolutions were passed and the usual num-
ber of good Intentions destined to pave the
usual place were conceived, generated and born.
First it was decided to build a memorial
hall, which could be used as an assembly place
for the legionnaires.
Then, opining that such structure would
require too many big, round, hard iron men. it
was decided to build memorial arch thing
of beauty which should prove Joy forever
Then, after the arch had suffered still
BIRTH the attention of the memorial commit
tees centered upon monument. a shaft of
granite to be located and erected in Central
Park there to stand eternal as the sun in high
heaven, pointing in slender gracefulness toward
the ethereal blue of Gods fair skies. its base
and shaft bearing, deep caryen and indestruct-
ible, the names of those who had barred their
breasts to German steel and made the supreme
sacrifice that this country might live as the
greatest democracy known to history.
But the revolutions of the cycles of time
continued, the SHOWS Of winter gave way before
the balmy breath of spring; the buds and flow
ers ripened and developed beneath the efrulgent
rays of the midsummer SUM- the harvest time
came and passed and the seer and somber leaf
Of autumn supplanted the gladsomeness of sum-
mers matured truitings; the chill winds of
winter came again, followed by spring. by
summer, by autumn, by still another winter
now merging into another springtime and the
shaft OF granite rests in the Quarres of Yer
mont, while the memorial arch crumbles.
dream creation, beside the disintegrating walls
Of the memorial hall, another patriotic idea
which died in child bed
At last, apprecating the fact that every.
thing must start from something tangible, that
the most beautiful and towering superstruc-
lures are ever builded upon foundations which
must be laid with the cement of well-directed
effort, the Women'S Auxiliary of George Ander-
son Post, American Legion have taken up the
work and, with systematized industry has begun
the work of laying the foundation in the mortar
of love for those gone west, the foundation
upon which will be erected superstructure. a
memorial hail. to stand for years monument
to the patriotism of Ardmores women. the
women whose husbands, whose fathers, whose
brothers, whose sweethearts, renounced their
all for country's veal
The Military Carnival, Just closed after
most successful three days tenure, may be
styled the opening wedge which will be used
upon the pocketbooks of the citizens of this
community until sufficient funds have been
raised. funds to be used in building Memorial
Hall, memorial hall which shall be used by