The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-24

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within thr<c years fr.m nov.
,here van BE- hui1s remeohsre ia the
United states a tso.eoo.oe memorial
70 wrr mothers and ! hope n expect
/ o have u built IA Albuquerque. a4id
Major !. n. Touious> last night. when
h. explained 60 members 81 The Dis
zflcd Soldiers ienEet his plan for
ne msmofis, hospital 20 be easit
here.
Ne stated has he had purchased
several Thousand acres Of Ian on
the han eaz. q t~Inuqusroue for the
msmf,rlai hospital for t~ubsrculesis
ihsls. and rnrt Ne o deed this
ovef 10 the league when a was ready
a start work on tbs project.
Major Toulouse also told tile boys
fha he had spoken 20 many OF tbs
~csnen 81 b fasf. rha are figures
In national Affairs. IND tha, they are.
without excsfttoa. enthusiastic about
shs idea. He has also told his plans
CERTAIN thai the project via have
all the money a. VIII need a. zocn
a. Il Eet< STARTED.
''Boy< he said last night. n
wasn't you that served IN the war.
II was youx lnother<. There IL moth
ina that suffered IN The trenches
that equals the an<ietY Of your mother
who stays AT home and waits. MOI
knowing what 70 expect"
He stated that while a number Of
memorials had bsen built 70 com
memosate yarlous events nnS men Of
the war. no one has yet thought Of
n memorial 10 the mothers who mf-
Tered 40 much during the war.
Although the meeting had been
called at the vocational training CEN
Ter last night for the purpose OF
choosing committees 10 assist In stag
Ing the rodeo on the ~. - and - OF
next monfh. nothing was done long
this line. II was fels thar there we're
not enough present for such business.
and another meeting OF b Disabled
soldiers league wns called for eight
o'clock Friday night At the Armory.
Due 10 weather conditions last sight
mere were only abour 80 per cent al
the meeting az the training center.
Major Toulouse was the only speaker.
and no hu.incsn was trana4cted.
fOIsEfoS WAR WITS
APPROVE MEMORIAL PLAN
A resolution approving h plan OF
the Disabled Soldiers league To build
an Aibuouerque a hospital for tho IA
OF Tuberculosis ms q memorial TO war
mothers. was passed AZ a meeting OF
the local post Of Veterans Of Foreign
Wars held last night IL also went on
record as fasorinE the passage OF
amendment 20 the state constitution
the election on september 20.
This Amendment provides .fs~ e1-
emption Of properly Of ex-soldiers. up
10 s1.oe0 In value. from taxstion. On
September "a. the veterans will call
a mass meeting OF all ex-seryice men
IN the city to discuss h matter.
The resoiution adopted in regard 10
the wa mother memorial, reads:
Recognizing the sacrifices made
by the women Of America when the
men OF the nation are AT war. and
realizing the mental anguish OF the
mother IN particular when her son
~ called 70 the defense OF the country;
we the members Of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars believe ~ fitting and
right that some lasting memorial be
erected 20 the yalor. heroism, forti-
tude and patriotism OF the American
mother.
Therefore. be II resolved. that we
heartily endorse the movement start
ed BY the National Disabled soldiers'
league OF the state OF New Mexico TO
erect such a memorial. and
d Il further resolved. that we APP
prove the plan To erect as such a
memorial a national hospital for the
ure and treatment OF tuberculosis.
n we pledge the support Of the
members OF this organization IN tbs
state Of New Mexico 10 help further
this project IN every way. and
BE II further resolved, that we
pledge u Influence and viii in
struct our delegates TO the national
-cncamDment TO work for and secure
national recognition by our society OF
the project. and
BE II further resolved. that a copy
Of hi resolution be spread ON the
minutes Of our meeting and copies
sent To our national commander and
20 the press,
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS.
III BAcKAl. Adjutant."