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THIS 13 TC INFORM THE MEM3EhSHIP OF THE HANCOCK COUNTY HI^TO? ICAL SOCIETY THAT THE CITY OF 3AY ST. LOUIS, THROUGH THE MAYOR Hu DECEIVED A COMMITTMENT FROM DR. RICHMOND BARTHE? STATING i'HAT HE DOES ">JJCTE" " PLAN TO DO THE
3RONZE FIGURE OF 3T LOUIS FOR THE BAY, fl i .3 SHC.VN A SPOT IN FRONT OF THE CITY HALL A/HICH I FEEL .VCULD 3E A V..HY GOOD SPOT FOR IT." E.SD OF -JJOTE.
THIS IS A CITY, COUNTY AND NATION PROJECT . AS .VE ALL KNO'.V THIS COMMITTMENT JAS MADE TO THE CITY OF 3AY ST. LOUIS IN X.l%XX.1956.
THE Hancock historical SOCIETY RECOGNIZED THIS MOST IMPORTANT HISTORIC
PROJECT AND TOOK IT UPON THE.1SELVES TO PROMOTE THE MONUMENT.
A COMMITTEE ,VA 3 FORME J 3Y THE SOCIETY TO INV .3TIGATE ALL P0SSI3LE GRANTS? FUNDING, ETC. , /MICF ?v3 A LOT OF ..OrK, TIME AND MONEY ?ELL SPENT 3Y THE
COMMITTEE. IT HAS PROGRESS ED TO THE POINT /.HERE THE CITY OF BAY ST LOUIS
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HAS A WRITTEN COMMITTMENT FROi-. Dk. BARTHE*.
MAYOR BENNETT RECOGNIZING THE INTE.iEoT OF THE HOoTCRIC SOCIETY, HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO APPOINT THE 3-iME COMMITTEE ACTING FOR THE CITY CF BAY ST LOUIS.
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