Show ME MEMORIAL I 0 RIAL Public Interest in Fund Increases and Many States Contribute S CLEVELAND 0 O. O Feb 19 Tat That That public interest in the McKinley memo- memo vial lial is on the increase is evidenced by bythe bythe bythe the ever growing volume of letters leters and telegrams received at the headquarters of the national association in this thi city Richard C. C Kerens of Missouri says that State will give 2500 to the fund In Kansas Kansa City an effort efort is being made to g get gt t a contribution from every resident resident resi resl dent ranging from 1 cent up Cincinnati Cincinnat will ivill wi not erect a monument there as a the fund is not large nob-large large enough The funds raised for the local monument monument ment meat will wl be given to the national memorial fund Gov Gov John G. G Brady is Alaska Alaska including the Klondike The Governor is distributing lists through the Territory from Dawson to Nome The endless chain letters leters keep com com- corn com ing Treasurer Myrn Myron Mon T. T Herrick of the association received two two- two bushel bags Of f these these- thee chain contributions contributions contributions toda today New York State hopes hope to report raised for the memorial by the meeting February |