Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 23, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Ebee March Imperial daughters of o r b e r the Empi Sage to men livery now and then when some out standing some Concrete accomplishment comes to Public the men of our country Are brought face to face with a realization of the unselfish the supreme sacrifice and the unerring instinct of method which the motherhood of woman brings to the fulfilment of a Noble and inspired to took the mothers and wives and Sisters and daughters of this country to really teach us what winning the War meant that it was not a but a United move ment to a definite accomplished through constant but at the Price of unremitting and uncounted struggle with read zionism and the Hundred and one other isms that threaten and confuse our social and political Structure our with their sure intuition have Cut to the seat of the cause and touched the impulse of Phe end of the War brought the problems of peace and to the solution of the great est peace problem we Canad Aniza by the distribution of Bools for Ilie Chil Leam those institutions and ideals Wlinich the believe to be necessary to the peace and Progress of the propose to Plant the seed of Canadian patriotism in the hearts of the children of the foreign born and As their memorial to those who to see that the children of these dead Are Given a Birthright of Educa to the end that they May grow to under preserve and carry Forward those ideals for which their fathers ipod carry out their Noble these fifty thousand women Are by their gifts and sacrifices and through this Appeal for general an endowment to Start with an initial half million dollars this for the following uses National inculcation of patriotism through the children of the new can Tion of heart of the Mother has gone direct through the verbiage of debate to the Crux and Fountainhead of a the fifty thousand women of Canada associated in the Imperial order daughters of the Empire have undertaken As their memorial to the men and women who died in the cause of a tribute that will be and con instead of monuments to false Pride wrought in Bronze and while we to place before the titular by the new every school Complete pictorial record of Canadas part in the pictures and stereo Ticon views illustrating the history of our libraries for the children of the new Cana comprised of British historical written in simple language for the child that they May share with us our traditions and these booklets Are intended to be read by the children at their to carry the message of National patriotism and inculcate some the ideals of British University education for the sons daughters of our fallen and to offer free University education to every son and daughter of a Canadian Soldier or Sailor who fell or was disabled in the great postgraduate scholarship to Oxford and in addition to the the will provide one postgraduate years scholarship in Oxford or Cam Bridge University to one student from each province each Competition for this scholarship will be open to All University Imperial of a metre rational Eter memorial Colin president and Campaign Lin honorary the Bank of Royal Trust readers of this message in Saskatchewan and Alberta Are likewise appealed to for subscriptions from these provinces will be remitted in total to their respective organizations for the National War memorial secure their proportion of the National endowment the daughters of Empire in Manitoba will carry on a province wide canvass during the fourth week in tuesday and wednesday being set apart for the canvass by each with All their Effort and these few women cannot possibly see every citizen during those 2 to give the sons and daughters of our fal Len heroes those educational advantages which their had they Mould have gladly sacrificed them selves to obtain for to award one scholarship each from each to an English they cannot even attempt a thorough can this Appeal is written on their behalf by the mens advisory whose help they have it is directed Canadian in the Prairie West today is the Day fifty thousand dollars is the objective of the women of it can be secured Only through the generous and uns tinted gifts of the no nobler cause has Ever Bee i put before a Canadian the impulse do not wait to Bel called or Cut out subscription form while your mine is on sign it and slip it into an envelope with a Bill or a Cheque attached and mail it at once to its your gift duly gratefully received and properly accredited to the District organization of the order in which you to the Imperial order daughters of the Empire Manitoba provincial 304 Scott i herewith subscribe and enclose my contribution of the National War memorial 1920 name address chapter if any to be ;