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Show THE BEE 7 Just a moment, I)o you ever read the Somerville Journal? Now, don't say you never heard of Somerville! Somerville Is a suburb of Heston youve heard of Iloston? Is a city In size, Is over fifty years 1oeta that old, has improvements," ami, It has poets. have grown up In the shadow of Hunker Hill monument, so are war-Is- tied is to be expended for the adindividuals. The money thus ministration building of the I'nhendty. The committee wisin'! to arouse as much public Intercut ns possible among the youth of the country, that the future patronage of the I'nherslty might be assured. They decided, therefore, to ask the school children to gic small sums have breathed from babyhood the Inspired air of our literary Mec- for the Washington Memorial building, to be dedicated one hundred so think In numbers, and send the results to the certainly obliging eurs after Washingtons death. ca, to lnterhw tho editor of the Somerville Journal. The Utah committc'o appoint! Here is a stanza or two from half a dozen addressed to "Treacherarious school officials of the States, with a view to securing thdr apous Spain": proval of collecting th money, which Utah should give from children We'll give her warning, and If she dare In tho schools. Mrs. E. H. Wells, Mrs. Bamberger, ami Mrs. Kingsbury To Insult ono of Incle Sam's gray hair, secured the Interest of the Governor of tho State and the SuperintendWoIl drive her off the earth complete, ent of Public Instruction. Mrs. Fabian, Mrs. ltowney and Mrs. WoodAnd make beg to our countrys lleet. ward were assigned the University of Utah. Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Fisher and Miss Monroe were a committee on prlvato college's ami schools. Mrs. Kinney and Mrs. Margaret A. Caine were a committee whoso She was once the pride of all the world, Hut now sho hns her hands full duty It was to secure the Interest of tho Board of Education, Salt Igiko To whip the Cubans, who for years City. Have made that land shed cheerless tears. In IOgan Mrs. George Thatcher and Mrs. Lent her Foster interviewed the hoards of instructions in that city. In Provo Miss Josephine Kellogg. Mrs. Electa Bullock and Mrs. Surely the ghosts of Ixmgfellow', Lowell and Holmes wherever they are must have their "hands full" If they do not wring them In Annie Gray acted in a similar capacity Mrs. T. H. Whalen had charge of tho collection in Ogden, and Mrs. anguish over the Somerville editor's tasto In poetry. To be sure, he does not himself state specifically that It is poetry, but he "begins each ! W. Hoyt in Park City. line with a capital." The work done by those committees was most efficient. Somo opposition in the schools was encountered, but tho objection, for the most part, was not against the object of the collection, but more from a fear GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL. that to take any collection might establish a bad precedent. Those who Hy Corinne M. Allen. encountered this objection replied that a national cause, should not he Ono of the most marked characteristics of tho great Washington In tho same category with local or private enterprises, and that was his Interest in popular education. Ho believed In democratic gov- placed the exceptional nature of this collection would preclude Its making a ernment. but saw with his prophetic vision that tho people who govern must be educated. Tho public utterances of Washington refer often to precedent. Mrs. Kinney and Mrs. Caine deservo much credit for the able preshis belief with regard to tho necessity of the best education for tho entation of tho subject which they mado to individuals upon tho school people. His farewell address contains this significant sentence: "Probeforo tho matter came up for action. vide then, as a subject of primary importance, institutions for the board, Tho consent of tho school officials having been obtained, tho comgeneral diffusion of knowledge." tho work of informing superintendents and teachers with Washington showed his practical interest in education by a be- mittee began to tho collection. quest of $23,000 (a large sum in his time) to bo expended in founding a regard Tho preparation of necessary letters of instruction to County Suuniversity. It was his hope that tho general government would assist amount of labor. Tho such an enterprise by gifts and endowments. The money thus left perintendents and teachers involved a large two patriotic young was lost, and Washingtons wise forethought for his countrys welfare typewriting and dictation was contributed by was not taken advantage of. A number of efforts have been made to ladies, Miss Caine and Miss Mitchell. To much praise cannot be given to the press work, which was in bring the matter beforo the country, but they have not been successful. all most generous In the spring of 1S97 a number of earnest women determined to charge of Mrs. E. B. Wells. Tho newspapers were take the matter up and push it to a successful issue. A national com- in helping the cause. To raise the money needed for local expenses, a colonial tea was mittee was formed, at whose head stands Mrs. Ellen A. Richardson of at the house of Mrs. George M. Downey, which was a great sucPoston, one of the foremost women of the country in brilliancy of in- ghen tellect and executive ability. Most of tho leaders of womens organiza- cess financially and socially. February 22nd had boon set as tho day for general contribution, tions gave their cordial support. The historical and patriotic orders, but as the schools had a holiday upon that date most o? the schools in particular, gave enthusiastic encouragement. on the 21st. Since February 22nd the contribuThe Utah branch of the National Memorial committee was organ- took their collection counties have been slowly coming in. The ized in November, 1898. The officers were are follows: Mrs. Margaret tions from the different Utah committee has been exceedingly gratified with the result. Not Ulaine Salisbury, chairman; Mrs. Corinne M. Allen, amount realized has been a cause for congratulation, but the Mrs. E. B. Wells, press representative; Miss Hester Harkness, secretary; only the which the small gifts have been made. The children have all Mrs. F. J. Fabian, treasurer. The National committee at their meeting spirit in recommended collecting small sums of money from a large number of continued on page nine up-to-da- tu h; sub-committ- '? vice-chairma- n; R. K. 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