Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-04-18
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IN GIVING TO FUND

Marked success is being met with
In the public appeal for the American
Legion S5000,000 endowment fund for
the disabled and the orphans OF tbs
World war. Legionnaires and the gen
erai pusic are giving generously OF
time, effort and money to the fund.
Many posts are raising their local
quotas for the fund in day or two of
effort. AT Cory,ton, Ind. Commander
G. A, Keller and HIS post service officer
raised the quota Of $3.50 in two after
moons by their own efforts. Evansville,
/ Ind. home Of State Chairman Marcus
1 5. Sonntag, raised nearly its entire
quota of more than $4,000 in three
days.
Indiana was the first state TO make
the public appeal The mine disaster
at Sullivan, Ind, in which 81 men lost
their lives shortly before the campaign.
drove close home 10 the people Of that
state the need of such work for the
disabled and the orphans as the Lee
gion is doing and rs the fund Is in
tended TO maintain Kentucky was the
second state to start the campaign,
following three-nlght radio barrage.
Westiield, Ind, resorted TO an inter-
esting device In raising It's quota
of $3.50. Legionnalre remembered
that there were precisely 250 pockets
In the machine gun belts used by the
Germans In the war The belt was
placed conSpicuously in "A store win
dow, As contributions came IN, the
pockets were stuffed with dollar bills
The quota was quickly completed
Senator William B. Mckinley Of Illi-
nois was the first person to make
large individual contribution TO the
fund. Lieut. Wayland Brooks, D. S. c.,
and Michael j. Cullen, D. S. G.. pre-
sented The appeal for the endowment
to the senator. They suggested that
/ he contribute $1,000 He handed them
check for $1,000 Brooks and Cul-
+ len are members of the Combat Medal
/ Mems association of Chicago. which
was the first organization in Illinois to
i contribute
A Chicago newspaper feature col
umn recently ran this:
L believe says the 4 Believe card
Of the American Legion in It's drive
for a S5000000 endowment fund, That
the orphan children of those who made
the supreme sacrifice for America are
entitled to the same chance In life
which they would have received had
not their fathers given their lives to
the nation That's pretty easy 20 he
lieve. But believing isn't enough We
want 10 do something besides just be-
Iieving Therefore now watch Us
closely American Legion-we do here
and now eedunk 500 into said endow-
ment fund Splash
Tennessee's first contribution came
from Canada It was check for $50
from Philip ~ Libby Of Lemiskamlng,
/ Province Of Quebec Libby IS a for
mer member of Hammond post, Kings
port Tenn.
Many governors and former gov
errors are interesting themselves ac-
lively In the endowment movement In
their respective states Among the
honorary chairmen chosen are: Gov.
I Austin Peay, Tennessee Gov. Henry
l.. Fuqua, Louisiana; former Gov
Thomas G. McRae, Arkansas; Coy. w.
i w, Brandon, Alabama Gov. Clifford
81 Walker Georgia, joint honorary
chairman with Chancellor David g.
Barrow. University Of Georgia. Among
the active chairmen are: Gov Il, w.
Morgan, West Virginia; former Gov.
/ Thomas r. Kilby, Arkansas; former
/ COY. Hugh VI. Dorsey. Georgia.