Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-26
UNWILLING IS SET
FOR NOV.
ALL VOLUNTARY
Campaign Opens Today,
To Continue Ten
DAYS

Sumter county remembers. And SO,
Sumter county will erect a beautiful
and fitting memorial to her sons who
offered, and some who gave, their
lives for their country in the Great
War The unwilling is planned for
ArmMtice Day, November H.
Quietly a campaign for making
the memorial possible has been or
ganized and today is is launched. 1t
will continue ten days, closing on
Sunday September A. No funds will
be sociiited. 1t was felt that it would
be inappropriate for such monu-
mcnt to be built by other than purely
voluntary contributions offerings
Of love and devotion coming from the
hearts of a grateful people.
The movement took form few
daSs ago when local civic organiza-
tions named committees to meet to-
gether to lay plans. After some time
had been spent in the selection of
suitable chairman Stephen Pace con-
sented to act in that capacity, and he
is the active head of the camuaign,
assisted bv numerous other citizens,
men and women, interested in this
movement. H. +. Allen is secretary
of the committed aud sharing the
burdens Of the detail work with Mr..
Pace. w. M. Fumber s treasurer and
will receive all contributions.
The names Of the contributors
vii be published daily in the Times
Recorder. These are exnected to be
numberous and for widely varying
amounts, corresponding with the
pivers' means and sentiment exist
ing in the hearts Of the people.
For Whole Couaty
The memorial is to be to every
service man in Sumter county, white
and colored alike, and not confined
to Americus Therefore the people
of the other towns and the rural dis
tricts of Sumter county are not only
invited to share in the campaign but
expected to participate heartily. To
assigt in spreading information ana
otherwise promoting the campaign,
to bring it to a quick and successful
close. ladies' executive committee,
embracing names from every section
of the county as well as Americus,
has been named to cooperate with
the mems executive committee, also
representing the entire county.
The completed monumnt will cost
from $1,000 to $4,000, depending
upon whether it is decided to place
on the tablets the names cof all serv-
ice men, or only the names of those
who gave their lives. This will be de-
termined by interest ard sentiment
as the campaign develops--the com.
mittees in charge will do whatever
public sentiment appears to demand.
The ccpleted memorial as it WI
appt ar is reproduced on this page
from the designers drawink. A de-
tailed description by the designer, 3.
NJ. Viouesney, also appears IN an
ether column on this page. The names
| of the executive committees handling
the campaign also apear here, as we'll
aa details as to where and how to
| send or bring contributions.
Chairman Gives Details
Further information about the
| campaign, the sentiments which in
spired it, and the plans and purposes
are outlined by Chairman Pace in
the following statement:
when, on November IL, 1918,
the Germans lay down their guns, adj
mitted defeat, and signed an arms
tice agreement dictated by Marshall
Foch, a cry of 10y and prayer Of
thanks went uu from. the people Of
| America, glad that the ruthless kill
ing of men had ended and thankful
that our arms had triumphed; prais
ing our own boys. who had so mater
tally aided in the victory. And though
some were left to sleep in the fields
Of Flanders, it was with jovou
hearts that we welcomed home thos.
| who survived the conflict.
"Since then it has been fhequentl,