Show Memory Grove Is Still Unfinished 1 9 I Gold Star Mothers in in iny inO Need of Funds y O o Salt Lake Men Are Asked to Assist l' l By Selma Miller Men lend an ear to this his stor story Over Flanders field the have been blowing these fi five ve years and more yet your own Salt take Lake City has not honored those who fought for her and ar are among those who sleep sleen stroner under tInder that crimson coverlet Those Those who never ever n forget the forget the I mothers mothers have have lovingly tried to toI I build bund a 0 lasting monument to their I of ot the sons In their Memory grove mouth of ot City Creek canyon canon but butaU all aU their affection and their devotion devotion devo devo- tion lion will not make a success of It without your support With the announcement yesterday I by Mrs E E. O. O Howard a gold star mother of ot Salt Lake that the gold I star women now wish that the public pub pub- i lie lic Ie would Join them In making malting their Memory grove a lasting tribute every every every ev ev- ev- ev 1 ery one of you have a 0 chance to show that you OU too have not forgot forgot- ten SMALL AMOUNT ASKED When woman needs money in big amounts she turns to man Now that the mothers the wives and sisters sisters sisters sis sis- sis sis- and the sweethearts have done doneall doneall doneall all they can to build Memory grove they turn to you and ask those who wish and can for tor a a. 5 contribution to finish the work they have started Three years ago after Mrs Howard Howard How How- ard Id had returned from visiting How I a a. sacred marked cross-marked mound in France where lies les her soldier son the gold star mothers of Salt Lake Lake Lake- mothers of ot those who fell tell fell assisted by the tho Service Star legion got enough mone money together to plant hardwood tree In the twenty-acre twenty tract at the mouth of ot City Creek can canyon on donated for tor the purpose by bythe bythe bytho the tho city commission To complete the undertaking and to beautify this tract so it will be bo worthy of ot the cause to which it Is dedicated there must yet be done many things Flowering shrubs and lawns must I Ibe be planted gravel walks must be e Installed in installed installed in- in stalled and a a. bronze tablet upon which the names of ot the Immortal will be engraved must be purchased purchased pur pun chased and placed in the center of Memory grove All An this will take mone money LUNCHEON TOO COSTLY Mrs Howard chairman and treasurer of ot the Memory grove committee and ard those working with her first decided to hold a and ana charge 5 a Which men of the city would be Invited as a means of ot raising the necessary funds When It was pointed out to her her her-by by a man that man that much money which should be used In the work would be consumed In the luncheon it was decided to make malte the plea dIrect di direct direct dI- dI for the 5 contribution Lest we Ye forget is the significant signifIcant significant cant Inscription that Mrs Howard has caused to be printed on several hundred cards along with the wor words ls Contribution Five Dollars which she Is sending out to prominent men of the cit city together with a 0 circular letter outlining thoroughly the plans I I for Memory grove Contributions may be sen sent t direct to Mrs Howard as she Is treasurer and those who do not receive a card and circular will be sent one upon request direct to her D. 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G landscape gardener of Salt SaIt Lake formerly of Boston outlined the plans for Memory grove free of ot charge and Is devoting much time and effort In the undertaking Mrs Howards Howard's vision embra embraces embrace e emore more than sentiment She feels that Memory grove should become an object of civic chic pride CHANCE TO BEAUTIFY If It this work ot beautification Is assured at the mouth of City Creek canyon the movement to beautify will sweep up the canyon she said Salt Lake has adopted as Its slogan Salt Lake the Most Beautiful City in the World I have traveled over overmuch overmuch overmuch much of ot the world and I am sure that it is the most beautiful city and there should be an Interest in the grove If it only from a civic view view- o point Sentiment alone has ha been enough to cause the w women nien especially the mothers to work hard and pray praytor for tor the tle success of this expression of tr true e love loe Talking Saturday In her hen home on East South Temple street Mrs Irs Howard revealed that fact You see we gold star mothers do not have much money We gave some teas an and raised some but that thatis is iR nearly all gone now Many of the mothers have laid a a. dollar in my hand and asked wistfully Will this buy a n. tree for my boy Of ot course it wouldn't but I Just had to say yes and trust to Providence to get the rest from another source Already a number of local Jhen men have ha voluntarily pledged themselves to make several Reveral 5 contributions How manY many are willing to make malte one Mrs Howard is anxious to know I |