Evening star., 1926-09-30
SECOND DIVISION
PLANS FUND DRIVE
Seeks to Raise $150,000 for
Memorial Here to War
Veterans.

Plans are shaping up rapidly for
great monument here to memor1alize
the famous I'd Division of the
American ExpeditionsEy Forces Of the
World War. an organization in which
$1,000 mon served and which incurred
casualties numbering $4,000 killed and
wounded In the great offenses that
stopped and turned the German ad
vance
The campaign to raise $3.50. 900 with
which to construct the memorial was
officially launched when Mrs. John A.
Le]eune, wife Of Maj. Gen. John A
Lejeune, commandant of the Marine
Corps, presented the first contribution
to Assistant Secretary Of Wa Han
ford MacNider, who is president Of the
I'd Division Association.
Committees have been formed for
various session of the country. and
quotas assigned. and 1t is believed
that both those who we're members OF
this famous division and those who
had relatives or friends in it Will be
prompt to subscFibe, it was said. As
a matter Of fact, promises of some
large contributions were received be-
fore the campaign was officially
launched. 1t is believed that the full
amount will be in hand within a very
short time.
Robertson Is District Chairman
The District Of Columbia is a part
of district in which also are Virginia
and West Virginia, headed by Archi-
bald G.. Robertson of Richmond. This
districts quota in the general fund is
q f,th oh ho MI
there. Similar committees and quotas
to be raised have been allotted in
various parts Of the country to the
full extent Of the $150,O00.
Mai. Gen. James G.. Harbord. re-
tired, was named chairman or The
memorial committee at the recent
convention of the association, and he
was empowered to appoint his own
subcommittee. The convention passed
the resolution for the memorial at It's
last meeting, but aside from author
izing the raising Of the funds. did
nothing more. 1t is the purpose Of
the association, it was said. to first
get the funds in hand. and then take
proper steps for getting design and
a site 1t is probable that II will he
located in one Of the public parks. iri
which event special authority Will
have to be obtained from Congress.
But those directing the movement
want the money in hand first. and II
Is expected that the committee will
be able to report to the convention
next June that it has the money
One thing that has been decided. in
addition to that of having the mem
orial is that whatever design is So
lected. will have provision made on II
for inscribing the names of the 3.343
members of the division who died
during the war.
Maj. Gen. Lejeune commanded the
Marine brigade in this division and
Assistant Secretary MacNider served
In it as a lieutenant colonel. This
was the famous division which re
pulsed the German advance at Cha
teau Thierry and Relleau Wood. in
June of 1918.
Division Plans History.
In addition to planning a memorial.
this division is planning history of
itself that will cover every detail of
its actions. which should be preserved
in history. 1t is not to be rushed out.
but 1t Is expected that it will require
about three years to complete It.
The various divisions laid out for
the collection of the fund, those In
follow:
The present I'd Division. $4,000,
Brig. Gen. Paul b. Malone. Fort Sam
Houston. Tex.
United States Marine Corps. $4,000,
Mai. Gen. W. G. Neville. headquar
ters, Marine Corps. San Francisco.
New England. 10000. Maj. Gen
Preston Brown. L. S. A.. headquar
.ers, 1st Corps Area, Boston
New York and New Jersey. $35 900.
Lieut.. Col. John A. Hughes. l.. s
NJ. G. (retired).
Pennsylvania Delaware and Mary
land, $40 1000. J. ID. Ayres. Bank Of
Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh. Pa.
Virginia. West Virginia, District of
Columbia. $4,000 Archibald G. Robert.
son. Virginia Railway and Power
Building. Richmond.
Georgia. Alabama Florida. North
and South Carolina, $4,000. William
+. Slayton. Grant Building. Atlanta.
Mississippi. Louisiana. Tennessee
and Kentucky. $4,000 Col. IL. b
Myers. headquarters. S7th Division.
New Orleans.
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. $4,000.
John A. IIolabird. 104 South Michigan
avenue, Chicago.
Michigan and Wisconsin. $1,000.
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Mich.
Minnesota Montana. Wyoming
North and South Dakota, $4,000. viii
liam w. Dean. 760 Fairmont avenue.
st. Paul. MINI.
Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska and Colo
RADIO. 10000. Robert B. McGiffort.
city commissioner. Topeka, Kans.
Missouri and Arkansas, $4,000. John
w. Milford. 3l6 Greeley street. Web
Ster Groves. Mo.
Texas Oklahoma. New Mexico and
Arizona. $4,000. Brig. Gen. Paul r.
Malone. Fort Sam Houston. Tex
California. Nevada and Utah.
$40 900, Maj. Gen. W. c. Neville, Head
quarters Marine Corps, San Francisco.
Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
$1,000. Malcolm Douglas, County City
Building, Seattle, Wash.
Medical Personnel, no quota
assigned. DIR. o. f. Van Alyea. 25
East Washington street. Chicago. Ill.
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