Evening star., 1927-04-27
SCHOOLS To HELP
MEMORIAL DRIVE
Or. BaIIou Permits Children
to Aid with Program for
War Tribute.

Believing that the erection by the
people of Washington of a memorial
To their 535 soldier dead is a civic
and patriotic enterprise which deserves
the participation of the school chill
dren of Washington, DIR. Frank w.
Ballou. Superintendent of schools, has
made preparations. with the consent
of members of the Board of Education,
formally to bring to the attention of
the 10000 public school children Of
Washington the purposes of the me
mortal campaign, which starts Mon
day. May 2, and lasts for one week.
Through bulletins from school head
quarters DIR. Ballou has informed the
teachers of the campaign and sug-
gested that it's opening next Monday
be called to the attention of the chill
dren in their class rooms and assem-
blies. Wednesday of the same week
a one-minute period of silence will be
observed in all the public schools, at
a time later to be specified, as mark
of respect to those for whom the me-
mortal is to be erected. Thursday,
the day following, each child Will be
allowed to contribute 5 cents toward
building this memorial, the money
thus collected to be sent to campaign
headquarters at the New Willard Ho-
tel, through the office of Harry O..
ETine. secretary of the Board Of Edu-
cation.
Buttons for Children.
The money received will be noted
according to the schools from which
it comes. and interest is being aroused
among the students in the schools to
discover which one will turn in the
largest per capita contribution. All
of the children who contribute their
5 cents will be given buttons bearing
the number '535" of the Districts war
dead and a small sketch of the Doric
temple in West Potomac Park which
is to be the memorial. These buttons,
thousands Of which are being sent out
for distribution in Washington next
week, win identify the wearer as a
builder through his subscription, no
matter how small, of the memorial to
the Districts war dead.
While contributions from school
children usually are discouraged, it is
pointed out by school officials that in
this case the school children should
be acquainted with the purposes of the
memorial as a part of their education
as future citizens of the nation. In
years to come they will remember
their participation in a movement
which has for its purpose, it was
pointed out, the perpetual commemo-
ration of patriotic men and women
who gave their lives for their country.
Completing Drive Teams.
Organization of the women of
Washington for the campaign went
forward rapidly today as the result
of an enthusiastic luncheon given by
Mrs. James +. Curtis, executive secre-
tary of the women's committee of the
memorial association, yesterday at her
home Active participation in the
campaign by hundreds of women was
promised by representatives Of ID
large womens organizations, each of
whom pledges the support of the
membership for which she spoke.
Declaring that if Washington should
show itself ungrateful at this time in
failing to build the proposed memorial
it would constitute a blot upon her
citizens, Mrs William Corcoran Eus
tbs, vice chairman of woman's com.
mittee of the Memorial Commission,
who presided, urged that the women
workers endeavor to bring back to
Washington it's spirit of 1917, 1918 and
1919, when the city gave it's men and
women unstintingly to the service of
the 4NdIlOH, Inc 0OfEEIiIlellIf tHut-
viduals and the Red Cross are caring
for the living she said. There is
nothing we can do for the dead but to
bear record for what they died"
Speaking as representative Of the
Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs.
Virginia White Speel. president of that
organization, declared that Washing
ton should not show itself ungrateful
for the sacrifices made by her men
and women in the World War, and it
is up to us to make good the promises