| Show STARTS FUND FOR BUILDING indianapolis chamber of commerce heads movement for memorial and permanent headquarters the indianapolis chamber ot of commerce Is raising a fund for the erection of a war memorial building to be the permanent national headquarters of I 1 the american legion which with appropriations by the city county and state promises to run to several million dollars every citizen of the city of indianapolis di and every organization owes a debt of appreciation and gratitude to the men who so fo ably and persistently and skillfully carried on the campaign tor for indianapolis said charles F coffin president of the indianapolis diana di polls cham chamber berof of commerce which aich contributed to a fund to send a large delegation to the minneapolis convex colvea tion there la Is now an obligation as well as an opportunity upon the citizens of indianapolis to show that they all appreciate pre preci clate ate the significance of the fact that the headquarters of the great organization are to be permanently located in indianapolis it Is not enough simply to have obtained them I 1 think you will agree with me that the least the city of indianapolis can do Is to supply the legion ample grounds free of charge upon which they will arec erect t one of the handsomest buildings that indianapolis has ever had bringing the headquarters of this organization to indianapolis Is not like bringing a factory or industrial plant to the city with this organization comes a power from which will go in fluentes fluen ces for law and order and civilization the fund started by the chamber of commerce grew quickly the county commissioners shortly took steps looking to a half million dollar bond issue the countes coun tys contribution to the fund the stati legislature Is expected to make appropriation for the memorial and the legion posts mill canvass the state for contributions 0 o what will probably be a or i memorial fund A plan Is now under consideration to purchase two city blocks lying between two parks which would clear a plaza between the city post office on the south and the city library on the north which the new memorial building would face |
