Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-21
WILLIS IS CHOSEN
To DIRECT GREAT
MEMORIAL DRIVE.
SIS, 900, 900 Will Be Sought
to Complete Tribute to
Confederacy

A campaign to raise $4,000 600 to
carry to completion the Stone Noun
tain Confederate Memorial will be
launched in the near future under
the direction of G.. +. Willis, proml-
nent Atlanta capitalist and civic
leader, as general chairman of fl
nance.
The election of Mr.. Willis to this
position by the executive committee
of the Stone Mountain Confederate
Monumental association, of wilicn
committee he is a member. was an
nounced Saturday by HollinsN. Ran
dOlph, president of the association.
Coincident with this announcement,
Mr.. Willis gave out a statement OUT.
lining plans for raising $5,000,000 to
carry out in full the great plan OF
Gutzon Borglum to carve on the
north side of Stone Mountain a stu
pendous panorama portraying the
military forces of the Confederacy.
In announcing the election of Mr.
Willis as general chairman of fl
nance, Mr.. Randolph said:
con account of his great interest
in the memorial and his signal abil-
ity as an organizer and financial eX-
ecutive, Mr.. Willis was the unani-
nous choice of our executive COM
naittee, and he accepted the work
in spite of the fact that his personal
affairs at this time are making heavy
demands upon his time and energy.
We feel that we could not select a
man better fitted for this department
of the memorial than Mr.. Willis. He
is a man of wonderful enthusiasm
and public spirit and has led sue
cessfully a number of movements
for upbuilding the city and state.
He is and has been ever since his re-
turn from New York last year tre-
mendously interested in the memoir
ial, and is one of the largest con-
trbutOrs to the fund the association
is raising
Is Outstanding Leader
"Mr Willis is one of the outstand
ing business leaders of Atlanta. He
has made large and profitable in
vestments in Atlanta real estate and
has successfully conducted several
big enterprises outside of Atlanta. In
the midst of his manifold business
activities he has found time to take
an active part in civic affairs and
has made generous contributions to
all worthy public movements.
"When the annual reunion of the
United Confederate veterans was
held in Atlanta in 1919, Mr.. Willis
was chairman of the finance commit
tee and raised a substantial fund
4 =
one of the largest contributors there
to.
I'm the campaign to laise two mil.
lion dollars to build a greater Geor-
gia Tech, Mr.. Willis was chairman
of the committee in charge of raising
Atlanta quota. He not only rem
dered "a very valuable service in that
capacity, but also took an active part
in the success of the campaign out
side Of Atlanta. This will be remem-
bered as one of the most thoroughly
organized and vigorously conducted
campaigns in Atlanta's history.
HE was also prominently identi-
fled with the various war drives in
Atlanta.
Confident of Success
"Under the leadership of Mr.. Will
lis as general chairman of finance,
our executive committee feel assured
that the money to carry to compile
ton the great plans of Mr.. Bor9lum
is certain to be raised. He will have
the whole-hearted support of the
committee and we bespeak for him
the support of the public. 1T is hard
ly necessary to add that Mr.. Willis
will give his time to the financial cam
paign without compensation of any
kind. as a further contribution to
the memorial"