Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-11
crown the good work.
Oklahoma Raised $4,000
For Tribute to Wilson
Takes First Place Among States
Participating in Million Dollar
Campaign For Public
Service Awards.

New York, Peb. 10 oklahoma las
taken the lead among the states IN the
movement to establish the Wrodrow,
Wilson Foundation, it was announced
from national headquarters here TO-
dav, Judge Charles B.. Ames, eXecu-
tive director, today, that his .dlstrlcs
had completed Ct per cent Of its WORK.
Mr.. Holt announced that contributions
from Oklahoma alone to the fund OF
81 600, 900 or more now being raised
to endow the Woodrow Wilson Awards
for public service are aopproxlmate!?
$4,000 and that the state committee
is going ahead rapidly in the CHI
deavor to have Oklahoma the Inst
state to complete its quota.
The District of Columbia is now
in second place, it was announced, IN
spite of the fact that the theater
disaster at the national capital has
held up all activities of a social char
actor. Robert F. Foolcy, former
member of the Interstate Commits
sion, chairman of. the committee for
Washington, has filed a claim for one
of the places near the top of the state
honor roll.
Third place is held by the, state of
Minnesota, Mr.. Hois said. Over Oh
per ceut.- of. the. quota of that state
has been raised, though the work has
been held up here:foE. q few days
because of weather conditions North
Carolina stands fourth. A total of
S21, 500 was reported by Mrs. Jose
plus Daniels, chairman, as contrib
uted by that state, making the North
Carolina record 81 per cent. Ken
tucy is one point behind with three
fifths of the allotment raised.
Edwin 7 Meredith, Secretary OF
Agriculture in the Cabinet Of Mr..
Wilson, reported to national headquar-
tiers in this city today that Iowa had
already raised $500 in 81 counties
with 62 counties still to be heard from.
The first report from New Hamp-
shire was also received to day. Five
per cent. of the towns in that state
have contributed eight per cent. of
the quota, according to the chair
man, Robert Jackson, of Concord.
It was announced by the chairman
of the New York State Founders
Committee, Judge Martin, that Mrs.
Charles L. Tiffany has accepted an
invitation to speak at the Foundation
Dinner to be held at the Hotel Com
modore on February Is. Mrs. Tiff
fanny has just returned from Eu-
rope. She was, with Mrs. Charles +.
Simonson, the originator of the plan
to pay a tribute to Mr.. Wilson. through
awards for distinguished service to
public welfare, democracy, and peace.
A man 96 years old, believed to
be the oldest contributor to the Foun-
dation, today sent his subscription to
the offices of the women's committee.
He is the Rev. Giles Buckingham, of
Chicago, an uncle of Mrs. William
G.. Wilcox, chairman of the Founda-
ton for Staten Island. He wrote:
II am a Republican, but ] am glad
to Join the Foundation as testimo-
NAL of my admiration for the ideals
of Presi6mt Wilson"
Another Republican subscriber OF
today was Prof. Charles f. Chandler,
who was for 46 years member of the
department of chemistry at Columbia
University. He stated that though he
has been a lifelong Republican, he
was glad to express his belief in
Mr.. Wilson.
Offices where contributions to the
Foundation are being received in this
city are at $50 Nassau street, fifth
floor; 126 East 59th street, and IL
East 42nd street, Room 504.