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J Newsletter No. Northwest Headquarters A AUN January 1 22 909 Fourth Ave,, Seattle 4, Wash. 1 9 5 2 This is to wish you HAPPY NEW YEAR and to remind you of 1. the dedication date of FREEDOM FOUNTAIN during the week of June 15-21, 1952; 2. the need of a replica of your state seal for the dedication plaque; J, the necessity of all states completing their share of the project at the earliest possible date. to give you the reports on CaLifornia, Ohio, and New Jersey (attached). "I am sure you will be proud to have had a part in it long after you have grown to manhood and womanhoodi 11 (Governor Earl Warren to the youth of California). to inform you_ We are endeavoring to secure a gift of funds from outside sources sufficient to bring a youth representative from each state to the dedication of Freedom Fountain, to visit the UN, to meet UN leaders, and to spend a day in Wash ington, D,C, (You will remember we fi•rst sought to secure free transportation via national airlines, but CAB regulations prohibited granting the request.) A resume of the cost of air fares is attached, To this should be added in cidental expenses for the week in New York and Washington. (The State Depart ment has written that it will be happy to receive these young people in Washington.) to share with you a letter received last fall "Dear Mrs . Price: The text of your paper "Dedication plague for UN Center Fountairi1 has come to :my attention. On behalf of the cause we all cherish, I thank you for your high service, and that of the many others associated with this beautiful and inspiring expression of freedom-loving Americans. Bringing home to our dear young people the significance of their contribution is of even greater importance, Th~ necijg9iiy for deeds, not words, is being increasingly emphasized in our service here, and when I learned that three-fifths of the goal had already been turned in, it seemed to me an encouraging example of p~tting this into practice. With gratitude and best wishes, I am, (signed) WARREN G.. AUSTIN United States Representative dated October 1, 1951 to the United Nations (The article referred to,~attached to this Newsletter,~-appeared in many ed ucational journals and magazines throughout the United States.) 11 FREEDOM FOUNTAIN. GIVEN TO THE UNITED NATIONS BY THE CHILDREN OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES, IN COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE GOVERNORS' WIVES COMMITTEE. JUNE 1252, 11 .,, CALIFORNIA "FOUNTAIN FUND" OVER THE TOP Governor Earl Warren to the children of California: 11 1 am sure that you will be proud to have had a part in it long aft er you have grown to manhood and w:imanhood ! " On November 30, 1951., James E. Sh elton, President of the Security First National Bank of Los Angeles, Treasurer for the California Committee for the Central Fountain Fund, forwarded California's r eport to Governor Earl Warren, and to Clark Eichelberger, national director, American Association for the United Nations. Mr. Shelton's r eport showed contributions from California's children aggregating ~3,144,18. This, together with supplemental checks which had been received, and one previously sent to the national office ( ➔~) brought the contribution of the children to ~3,224.94 as of December 8, 1951. Mrs. George P. Taubman, Jr., crairman of the Southwest Regional Council of the American Association for the United Nations, servE:d as chairman for California, on appointment of Governor Wa rren. The drive was held October 21-27, 1951, ¥.trs. Taubman wrot e: 11 1 am most gratified that we went so far ahead of our quota. The inter est was wid espread, and r epr0scntcd not only the public schools, but privat e and parochial schools. Th ey range from Chandler Tripp Schools for Cerebral Palsied Children at S~n Jose to tho City College at Long Beach, and the Qlilounts contributed r ange from 35¢ to $45 ,95 for individunl schools. "The Long Beach School District, in which there are forty-eight schools in the Public School System, is the only district from which I have heard that has 100% participation from every school. The total contribution from this district .'.l.lllounts to $418.54, which is the largest from any area of the sto.t e . 11 Thank you, children of sunny California ; Governor Earl Warren; Mrs. George P. Taubman, Jr., chairman; James E. Sh~lton, treasurer; and and the school authorities of California, who so ably and whole-heartedly cooperated to mak e possible California 's representation in the gift of Freedom Fountain to the United Nations~ (-:~) Harry Ells Junior High School, Richmond, California , was first school to participate, through its UN 6lub, having s0nt in its check for ~P 54,18 June, 1951, KANSAS CONTRIBUTIONS STILL CONE IN! Grateful thanks to the :3t,ud ~l!itB of Rural High School, Welda, Kansas Planeview High School, Wichita, Kansas and to Mrs. Edward Arn, First Lady of Kansas, for th8 additional contri butions to "Freedom Fo'Ulltain'I ! OHIO CHILDREN'S CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY "Ohio I s youth will pc!.rticipate with America I s thirty million grade and high school children in the public and private schools of the 48 states, the District of Columbia, and the t erritories of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, to give to the United Nations, as a token of love, the beautiful reflecting pool and the Central Fount o..in. " from official news r elease from the Governor's Office of the Sto..tc of Ohio Mrs. Ruth Mougey Worrell, 1968 Coventry Road, Columbus 12, Ohio, is state chairmnn of the Ohio Committee for the "Children I s Fountain of Faith in the United Nations". Ohio's campaign is sponsored by the Ohio Council of Church Women, in cooperation with the Ohio Catholic and J 0wish Women's Organizations. Tho drive is now ir;. progress, and tho total gifts of the "peace pennies" are to be in the hands of Mrs. Worrell <'.'.S state chairm::m before February ;1.,1952. CHILDREN OF NEW JERSEY HELPING Under the leadership of Delbert E. Replogle, Chairman of the Committee on UN Week for New Jersey, the school children of New Jersey la.\l.Ilcli!~d their campaign on UN Day 1951 to raise their quota of $2,000 toward the building of Freedom Fountain. Aiding Mr. Replogle (from Ridgewood, N.J.) is Dr. Charles E. Philhower (Wee~fie.:d); Miss Grace Freeman (East Orange); Dr. Will iam R. Ward (Newark); Mrs. Horace K. Freeman (West Orange), arrl Mrs. Homer van Buren Joy (Montclair). "We are sure of New Jersey's full participation" said Mr. Replogle. HOW TO SEND IN YOUR STATE REHITTANCE Nake all checks payable to "UNITED NATIONS CENTRAL FOUNTAIN FUND", and mail to United Nations Central Fountain Fund, c/o Clark li:, Eichelberger, national director, American Association for the United Nations, 45 East 65th Street, New York City, New York, t' via airlines Exhibit in connection with "Freedom Fountain" project -- Fnr e,/ as of October ,1951 from the StQt e Capitols t o New York City and r eturn via Washington. To this should be added the cost of Ill1lintD.ining the student at the w0ek's institute at Finch College, and a day's expenses in Washington, D.C. City ·,-. Fare Tax Montgomery, Al.abJJM 115.30 17,30 Phoenix, Arizona 264.00 39.60 Little Rock, Arkansas 134.80 20,22 S~cramento, California 300.00 45,00 Denver, Colorado 192.30 28,85 Hartford, Connecticut 36,30 5,45 Dover, Delaware 33,30 5.00 Atlanta, Georgia 95.20 14.28 Boise,Idaho 271.7$ 40.76 Springfield, Illinois 105,30 15,80 Indianapolis, Indinna 78.40 ll.76 Des Moines, Iowa 120.60 18.09 Topeka, Kansas 138.60 20.79 Frankfort, Kentucky 75,50 n.33 Baton Roug e , Louisiana. 152 ._70 22,91 Augusta, Maine 67,30 10.!DO Annnpolis, Maryland 25,50 3.83 Boston, Massachusetts 46.70 7,01 Lansing, Michigan 79;.35 ll,90 St. Paul, Minnesota. 123.40 18.51 Jackson, Mississippi 133.00 19.95 Jefferson City, Mo, 105,30 15.80 Helena, Montana 241. 10 36.17 Lincoln, Nebraska 141.-00 21.15 Carson City, Nevada 298. 10 44,72 Concord, New Hampshire 55,50 8,33 Trenton, New Jersey 25,55 3,83 Santa Fe, New Mexico 221.15 33,17 Albany, New York 41.lO 6,23 Raleigh, North Carolina 53.00 7,95 Bismarck, North Dakot a 169.00 25.44 Columbus, Ohio 57.90 8,69 Oklahoma 8ity, Oklahoma 159.70 23,96 Salem, Oregon J00.00 45.00 Harrisburg, Pa.