Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-07-07

lyear 1918 the campaign to raise the
money for the monument was push
ed and the opportunity was extend
ed to every man, woman and child
in the county to contribute. The
Public Schools were appealed to and
many of them responded by securing
contributions from their pupils, con-
tributing for themselves, or holding
entertainments in the school houses,
the proceeds being turned over to
the monument fund. Early in the
year 1914, the plan of publishing the
names of persons, schools, teachers
and organizations contributing to
the fund in "Roll of Honor" which
appeared in the Fulton County Tri-
bune, and other papers of the county
was adopted and the fund kept grow
ing.
The Woman's Relief Corps of Wau-
seon and Fayette entered into the
work of raising funds and gave lib
orally themselves. In this connec-
tion the names of Mrs. Idell Nc
cullough Vine of Fayette, Mrs. I. E.
Bayes and Mrs. Pauline Isbell Strong
are deserving of mention as faithful
and efficient workers in this cam
paign.
At the Annual Meeting of the As
sociation held Feb. 18th 1915 The
Board of Trustees announced the in
corporation of the association under
the laws of the State of Ohio.
On April End, 1915 Hon. John c.
Rorick, who was another tireless
worker and faithful officer of this
Association from it's beginning to
the time of his decease, received a
telegram from F. H. Reighard, then
Representative in the Ohio Legisla-
ture from Fulton County, that a bill
introduced by himself, authorizing
Boards of County Commissioners to
appropriate not to exceed $500 from
the general fund of the county for
the purpose of erecting or assisting
to erect upon county property a
monument or other suitable memor-
ial to perpetuate the memory of SOL
diers of such county who served in
the Union Army during the late re-
belllon had passed the House and
was sure. of passing the Senate. The
bill did pass the senate, became
law with the signature of Governor
Frank B. Willis, April 29th, 1915;
and assured the completion of the
necessary funds with which to place
here in our county the memorial
which today we dedicate.
The work of collecting compiling
and correcting the list of names of
the soldiers and sailors of Fulton
County; the names that appear cast
in bronze on the base of the monu-
ment was long and tedious one and
the officers who have been patient
and faithful; they had in the MAORI
ty OF cases to rely upon information
given by friends and if that informa
tion was inaccurate it will account
for any errors that may appear.
After the Trustees had placed the
order for the monument came DELAYS
occasioned by the World War which
continued until the United States
declared war and made the fuIfilment
of the contract by the Monumental
Bronze Co. impossible until the close
of the War. But the money was col
lected and safe in the bank and the
trustees and officers were good
walters.
There are many details in the
history of this Association which
we have not time to mention in this
brief review. Many names that
are worthy of mention that we must
leave unmentioned.
Many of those who contributed to
the fund have passed on the the Life
Beyond. The Association has held
their contributions in trust and with
the completion of this monument it
has faithfully discharged that trust.
1t can truthfully be said that this
monument is the gift of the people
of Fulton County to the sacred mem
ory of the soldiers whose names are
inscribed thereon, Young and old,
rich and poor alike have contributed
to it and The Fulton County Sol
dlers and Sailors Monumental Asso-
citation has been the medium through
which this has been ACCOMPLISHED.
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Mr.. Harding has such a real concern
for the honor of the United States