The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-01
Legion Is Seeking To Raise Funds
To Purchase Old Bridger's House

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our boys and girls in our own or
ganization. These reports have
been presented to the Legion and
thoroughly discussed, and the unan-
imous vote of the Legion on two
recent occasions has been Buy
home"
Your House and Grounds Com
nittee Investigated several loca-
tions and the best proposition of
all in our opinion is the Brid3ers
home on the southwest corner of
Third and Dock Streets. containing
IA rooms, 6 baths, ball room and
basement. This home was built in
1905 at a cost of $108, 10000 on a
lot that cost at that time $12, 500. 90.
We reported to the Post that this
property could be bought for $685.
600, which price includes taxes
in the amount of $4,770.94, which
we assume and which we believe
we will not have to pay, which
will bring the purchase price down
to $40, 229.06, which is about one
sixth of the actual cost when built.
We contacted the builder and ne
says it would cost $3.50, 100000 to
duplicate this property to-day.
Your committee would like to
spend about 100000 in renovation
and probably 100000 in furnish
ing, which totals about $35, 900. 90
without taxes. In our opinion this
would give to our Post the finest
home IN the south land perhaps
the finest in the country. After re-
ceiving our report, the Legion vot.
ed unanimously to purchase this
property, and told our committee
to proceed with the necessary fl
nancing, and that brings us to the
point Of this letter to you.
A number of Legionnaires have
stated that they would contribute
varying amounts toward the p,1r-
chase of this home. Quite a few
have agreed to pay $4,000 each
and others have agreed to pay
more, but regardless of the amount
we hope every one will give some
thing. Several outside friends who
are not eligible to become men,
bers have promised to contribute
substantial amounts, but feeling
that we should raise all possible
from within our own organization.
we are sending this letter to each
member with a pledge card at
tached, asking to know just what
each one can and will do. Any
amount given is deductable from
your. income tax.
In fixing the amount of your
pledge, please keep this thought
in mind. You are doing something
worth while for those boys and
girls who are now in service and
giving everything they have for all
of us. If you have no child in serv-
ice, then give for the benefit of
your neighbor's child. They deserve
the best that we can give them and
club where they can meet their
buddies, renew old acquaintance.
fight their battles over again, tell
the tallest story perhaps and
through this association help to
ease their transition back to civil
ian life. They are your buddies and
ours. Let's do this for them.
Sincerely yours,
W. X. Rhodes, j..
Wilbur D. Jones
H. E. Fales
w. D. Hughes
j. R. Hollis
House and Grounds Committee
WILMINGTON, N. c.
| 1914
AS an expression of my apprecia-
ton to the boys and girls of World
War No. 2 for the splendid job
they are doing, make this dona-
ton to Wilmington, N. c. Post No.
10, American Legion, to assist in
the purchase, renovation and fur
nishing of the Bridgers home as
Legion home and Club, so that
these Veterans OF World War No
u may rest and relax from their
labors from a job well done, and
for which I for one am deeply
grateful.
I pledge the sum of 81, pay
able as follows:
s. payable in cash
s. payable in February
March-- April-- 1914.
Please make all checks payable
to:
Wilmington Post No. 10, Ameri-
can Legion Building Fund.
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