The Public Ledger

Won By Mason County in Illiteracy Campaign Last Summer, Has Arrived and Will Be Presented to Maysville High School.

Maysville, K., January 4, 1918.

The Public Ledger.
Gentlemen:

I enclose you copy of a letter received today from Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, which refers to the contribution made by Mason county last summer for the education of the 30,000 illiterate men who registered for army service.

You will recall that Mason county made, at that time, a very liberal contribution for this work and it seems that it was the largest in proportion to allotment of any county in the State.

The silk flag to which Mrs. Stewart refers will be on exhibition at the office of the Chamber of Commerce, and I shall be glad to have everyone who contributed to this fund see it.

Inasmuch as the contribution had to do with educational matters, I have decided to present the flag to the Maysville High School, and trust my action will have the approval of all contributors.

Yours very truly,
S. P. BROWNING.

Mrs. Stewart's letter follows:

Frankfort, Ky., January 3, 1918.

Mr. S. P. Browning,
Maysville, Ky.

My Dear Mr. Browning:

The silk flag won by Mason county in the Thirty Thousand Campaign was forwarded to you to reach you on New Year's Day. I had left orders, if it came in my absence, to be sent without delay.

I trust that it arrived in good order, and again wish to congratulate you and your Lieutenants upon having surpassed all the counties in the State in this campaign and to express my hearty appreciation of your splendid efforts.

I note that Mason county also led the State in the matter of pledges of co-operation with the Food Administration. I congratulate you also upon this.

We have come to look upon Mason county as the most efficient and patriotic in the State, and it certainly has a record in which its citizens have a right to pride.

Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year, I am

Yours sincerely,
(Signed) CORA WILSON STEWART.

President Kentucky Illiteracy Commission.