| Show BOYS AND OWN batall B although th the e scheme to present tile the government with a substitute for the maine mail jeff is still in its infancy over has been raised young W rankin goods patriotic idea developing into the mini ot of a boy ot of the middle TI d d I 1 went betit last february there came an idea dea 1 the arcs had hardly finished flashing over both continents the news of tho ilia destruction delt ruction ot of the battleship mairle SI alne public feeling not yet crystallized was at f ver ever heat it was a historic hour I 1 the elme time tor for the tle birth of oc a great project I 1 this be boy lilt hit upon one while the country was still halt bait stunned at tills awful loss in time ot of peace 0 of one of its t inest ships of 0 war lio lie proposed that the boys and girls of 0 america out 0 of their own money should replace it down even to the last hangings hannings hang ings of 0 the cabin the last gun later having further evolved his plan and seeing that A struck a i lar note and could be carried to success uc he suggested that the new net battleship 8 to be presented outright to the lovern government ment as the tribute ot of its youth should be called the american coy boy lum idom if ever has a project of this in III iltrude for several millions mIIli onH of dol laj lre ire involved at least three tile hie maine having been a battleship of th tb iad cle aroused such commendation mend men dation atlon it the boys boya and oils enn con do it admirable has been the one cry it was teen seen that here was a superb chance tor for the youngsters 0 of america to display their patriotism and to show the interest they felt in th fill nation and from rom here there and there here rom from every corner of the united states the word came go ahead arh boy front from whose mind caroe cam this idea was W rankin good a anwen year old high school youth r cincinnati and so BO well has lie d that already Is banked and in hundreds hundred or of schools throughout the country active canvassing tor for funds Is constantly going on OIL and as yet the movement Is only in its infancy the real work Js is hardly stated stained DeBi designing gning this to be a na HL lional araje a fund to which every child in the union could contribute rankin nankin good ham haa been hard at work all the spring and summer eu romer every hour he could spare when out of school founding all ail organization that should reach into every state he lias has visited the chief cities of the west and the east interviewing the mayors of these cities the tha presidents L ants of the various ex hang and the leading men of ench ach tho ill school lol ii superintendents and the presidents 0 f the boards of 0 education explaining cepl expounding and apking for indorsements endorsements Indor in addition to this thin lie went to washington called on the president vice president and all of 0 the cabinet willi one exception secured letters of approbation from them and now Is 13 back in cincinnati handling dally daily hat Is probably the largest moll mall that any boy in this country has ever 1 ece elved ived tle the hen heal and it shoulders boulders ot of the amerlean loy battleship fund la in this oils young man indeed d and yet to uch such proportion has it sprung that ho he Is now only MY 1 e a part anti and portion of oc M it even in cincinnati cin nati but one of the battleship boys boya and girls there im 1 a national committee its headri headquarters barters at everett cincinnati cin nati natt with nearly all lia its members member cincinnati your q people tills this national committee Js Is the home branch 0 of f the battleship society which goes by tile name of if the american coy boy association soc lation and has already tlona lions in deiy many mail cities of the united states of this national committee 11 frankln good la Is president and ana his colleagues are edward A B asinger vice pre president harry I 1 price second vice president louis V F dunkman recording secretary MISS abble abbot 0 of o I 1 hamilton 0 miss adele william 10 dark jeremiah B Mc Mack kr eft press coi respondents and AL A good s pending secretary very quite im as if 1 they vere mere five business men and women have these thebo boys boya and rills gifts gone about the building up p of their association it la their beir debian to have it if possible an organization in every school district of the united states certainly several organizations in every town and city and and to this ahl end they are bending every energy writing nd and directing it I 1 in one e thing thine these battleship girls and b boys ayn s reallie rc allye to pet get indo Indor endorsements indorsements rae ments and letters of oc commendation from public men another filing to actually raise in money from thousands ot or sources to accomplish this object bat halt the iho children in the con country try I 1 contribute tile the money must come I 1 in n in drib driblets lets of 0 quarters qu artere dimes and even pennies no child in america Is so sa poor pool that lie ho or she he can not t contribute at least a penny to the battless batt battleship lesh ani american ric boy anil and the bat battleship b p national committee proposes that it shall halt bo be done arrangements arrangements havo have been made with dozens of f b banks aks to serve as aa decosi d I 1 post baries olo 0 the arund and tho the money collected coli I 1 Is a to bo be forwarded in sums ot of 11 WOO 63 0 o 1 tho ho united states treasury th this ill I 1 tal tail 1 having been settled with tho the in washington little could be done in tile tho spring except the mere inere forming of the ionic home organization and the spreading of 0 the project over the land during the summer bummer the boys boy and girls have been too widely scattered to work together tot rether but now new that the be school bools have reassembled news comes from everywhere ot I 1 effi efforts irla that will be con concentrated and 0 f a money raisin 9 future that looks exceedingly bright st loum Is ii among the chief strong holds ot of the boy battleship movement and here Is one of 0 the mont moat enthusiastic branchi branches s of 0 the association this branch has recently been riving tor for the be benefit of tile the und fund a series or 0 ama leour leovir dramatic performances a a spec alicle america past a and nd presort hundreds ol of the young p people 0 of nt st louis appeared in it and much money for the battleship la is assured from tills this source the school hoys boys anil and girls of 0 st loula louis are not stopping slopping here however they have begun to issue a paper to be published twice a month the first number appeared september iso the orran organ of 0 the st louis ioula I oula society young america it Is a well amateur sheet t ot of eight pages and the of this local branch responsible tor for its existence axe are 13 val putnam president lit laura u ra mason burt burl vice preil dent C M herrington Herrin slon secretary chaales corresponding secre tary john K putter butler treasurer furer chen ter assistant treasurer something of hat Is being done in f 10 N r 1 arx 61 fe M k XI 7 ol 01 J rogel q ju 14 it r J 4 ill I 1 TV 0 0 0 1 rl k 1 4 A I 1 K k 7 af Y ppe national lonAl committee of the american Ama rican boy association 0 oiher lt i t r localities may bo be judged from rom t these h e i 5 e three paragraphs from young A america erca athe the pupils in one room ot of a wheel ing inc W V Vs va school made up a collection of 0 13 for the fund several business men ot of baltimore have formed aa a committee with the mayor M byor as chairman and propose to As aa ysl ohp girla and boys of oc that city to 25 iMO I 1 tho jh pupils 0 of f tos los T os angeles cal schools wele th the it farst to take up 1 the he e all re and have aldei already ady contributed 1 b 20 the state board of education of california Ind oried ored the american hoy boy association and took steps to bring the matter maller before the he children or 0 the public schools tho the teachers rii and pupils of north bond bend 0 only number wl 02 but they rala baited ov over r ka what jf all schools school did that well ivell there are arc of public schools schoola in the united stites it woula meen mean the home branch of 0 the lits has ayo allo ignited a paper this hut but a min aln gle number it Is 1 reproduced here the old and historic boton bonton gazette gaiotto of the issue ot of march 12 19 1770 giving the first drat news lowb of the boston maccre mati ma iacre acre the first mutterings rings of the revolution precisely reproduced occupies ell the center of 0 cadi cacti of 0 the four our pages ot f this paper albund t this his old print in 0 modern I 1 type are extracts letters lettera ond and announcements noun cements on the first parc page in big biff letters one may read reprinted for the lh Blene benefit fit of the fund l uarl to build the battleship american boy by the school boys and girl f th united states designed to replace the waine on one side of the gazette gazett reproduction is a statement as to the american can revolution Kevo lutton on oil the elie other the arda ot of senator Gaill Ker as to the Cuban Revolution in bold attractive type do those words stand out tho the paper on oil its last page rna malca ca an appese for or old postage stamps to be sold for or the funds benefit this it calls the american stamp act of 0 osos front from tile the circular of 0 the association these words word are taken it la Is designed as IL floating monument of facet teel to commemorate the herock ot of the destroyed vessel and will adso form it a protection for the living and will carry and command com majid respect for or our lair flag in every port in the world by such a vesil bessi the boys and girls ot of the united states state would show the world that not nl only arp are the men of 0 our country patriotic bi but t that tam Is burn in the th ileah flesh anil bred in the bone of every american youth no mo yi X ol 01 MOL LA monument it nor bust nor storied urn vm III tell with halt half tile force that tills this our vessel ulli hill tile the atory of 0 the sailors dead remember nem aber the maine like from out nut the wave of 0 indignation dIg nation malch followed the dest destruction c of the great warrior jn in ila bai bor shall arise the american doy tile the furnishings of 0 the american boy are to display the invaluable assistance and go got t judgment ol of I 1 the girls 0 of 0 our ur country 11 CROMWELL copyright IM hy th taft international literary news service |
