Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1916 — GOV. HAIRSTON'S PROCLAMATION OX INDIANA STATE PARKS [ARTICLE]

GOV. HAIRSTON'S PROCLAMATION OX INDIANA STATE PARKS

People of the State Asked to Con-j tribute to Popular Fund During ■ the Week of April 21. Whereas, The Indiana Historical I commission, an organization duly: authorized by the legislature to devise ways of celebrating the centen- i nial of Indiana statehood, has ad-j vanced the plan of providing state 1 parks as the permanent forrrr of the 1 centennial memorial, and Whereas, The said commission, through its state park memorial committee, proposes to create a fund by means of public subscriptions, the purpose of which fund is to acquire scenic and historic spots in various parts of Indiana, and thus lay the foundation for a state wide park system, and dedicate them to perpetual use of all the people as state parks. Now, therefore, I, Samuel M. Ralston, governor of Indiana, believing in the great civic values that in present and succeeding generations will come to the people of In | diana through the proposed system 'of state parks, do urge upon our : people to give of their means to this; public park fund, and I do hereby j designate as an appropriate time for j the giving of subscriptions to this . cause the WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY. APRIL 24. 1 . And through their giving the people will not only show their civic patriotism in most substantial and last- j ing form in this centennial year, but I will enable the creation of thisj j splendid state park heirloom which may be handed down to oncoming> generations as evidence of our ap-1 ! predation of what the Hoosier pioj neers wrought for the people of the 'present day, and in Indiana cen-! jtennial years that are to come give; evidence of our forethought by our ( foreaction on the 100th birthday of our state. j In Witness Whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and caused to he affixed the Great Seal of the State of Indiana, at the capitol. in the City es Indianapolis, this 15 th day of April. 1916; SAMUEL M. RALSTON, ' Governor.