The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-13
AMERICAN LEGION
TO BUILD COM
MUN|TY HOME
Three Sites Have Already Been OF.
fered.-Entire County Behind
Movement,
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPRO.
PIRATE $1,000 FOR MEMORIAL
BUILDING

A meeting was held at the County
Court House Monday afternoon to lay
before the County Commissioners a
proposal to appropriate $4,000 from
the county towards erecting a me-
mortal building in Blackfoot in honor
OF the ex-servfce men. ALI Of the var
tous organizations in the county in
terested in this proposal were repre-
sented at the meeting.
Mark Touhy, commander of the
Blackfoot legion first explained why
the meeting was called at this time
and the character Of the memorial.
The state some time ago had appro-
prlated $1,000 to each of the counties
OF Idaho to be used in the construc-
tion of some kind of a memorial to
the ex-service men, provided not less
than this amount was raised by each
Of the counties. The time to secure
this appropriation expired very short
ly so action must be taken at once
Appropriations had been made in a
very many places for this purpose
and some of the memorials took the
form Of statues or other ornamental
structures, but for this county it was
proposed to construct a memorial
building that would be useful as we'll
as ornamental, and to be used by the
people Of the whole county, COM
munity building. Very large sums
had been expended in many places,
but only very reasonable appropria-
tion $4,000 was asked from this coun-
ty. He then called upon Mr.. Peck of
the Rotary Club.
Mr.. Peck said the Club was very
much in favor Of q memorial building
As 1t would be great benefit to the
town and county at large. He did not
believe the taxpayers would reprim-
and the commissioners for such an
appropriation and thought it should
be given serious consideration.
Supt. Bloom said the Kiwanis Club
gave the proposition unanimous ap-
proval. To the rising generations the
memorial would be a constant re-
minder of the services and sacrifices
our boys made for high ideals and an
inspiration to American spirit and
American patriotism.
Mrs. Cherry representing the War
Mothers, said they were heartily in
favor Of the plan and that they would
do all they could to help it.
Mrs. Parkinson, of the Auxiliary,
said her organization was in favor of
the proposal. Too often we wait un-
til our heroes were dead before we
honored them, but here was a pro-
fn h@t 1{Vyiv A.
dead in building that would be for
the use Of the entire community.
Mr.. Ludi Of the Commercial Club,
said that at meeting of the directors
of the club they had declared them
selves strongly in favor of 1t and
would stand back of it in every way.
H. Harold, commander of the Shell
ley Post, said at a recent meeting of
the legion there, every one had ex-
pressed themselves warmly in favor
OF a memorial building at Blackfoot
1t would belong to and be open to the
use Of the people Of the whole county,
He had talked with a large number
OF representative men at Shelley and
only two had expressed an unfavor-
dDle opinion.
Lee jenkins commander of the Le-
gion Post at Aberdeen said his people
were all in favor of a memorial build
ing at Blackfoot which would be ac-
cessable to all the people.
Mr.. Anderson Of the Red Cross said
the directors Of his organization were
in favor Of the proposal and he en-
dorsed all that the other speakers
had said.
Mrs. Touhy said the town was lack
ing for any place where the Young
people could find recreation and a.
musement, and she thought such a
community building as was proposed
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