CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —The Centennial Memorial to me seems a senseless waste of money, more especially now that a great part of the world is affected by e terrible war. Monuments and statues erected in prominent parts of the city are always reminders of the persons to whom they l have been erected, apart from being city ornaments. I am sure if the pioneers were still with us they would strongly object to such a proposal. Could not a wing be added to the Hospital or a building erected, part of it for crippled children and part, for disabled, soldiers, which will be required if this war continues. There are parts of the city where unsightly houses should be demolished and replaced with a handsome building. We boast of our. beautiful city. Why not beautify it to a greater extent and have a building to stand- as a fitting memorial for au time to our pioneers who sacrificed so much and endured such great hardships to smooth our, paths for us, so that we now live in luxury?—l am, etc., M.O. February 9.
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Evening Star, Issue 23497, 10 February 1940, Page 20
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