The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-29
Reports Will be Made to Mass Meet
ing at Night.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM MANIFEST
Several Voluntary Subscriptions Hand
ed in at Meeting Expected More
Than Necessary Amount
Will Be Raised.

Preparations for the reception and enter
tainment of Rear Admiral Schley who will
visit Birmingham November and have
begun in earnest and will be perfected at
mass meeting to be held tomorrow night
at Elks' hall.
An informal meeting of citizens in which
all calsses we're represented, was held yes
terday afternoon In the headquarters of the
State Fair association and preliminary steps
taken towards raising the necessary fund,
estimated at 5000. .....
Committees were appointed to visit the
various interests tomorrow to solicit SUBJ
scriptions and to outline plans and 1t Is
believed that the necessary funds will be
well in hand when the mass meeting Is
called to order tomorrow night.
These various committees will meet at
State Fair headquarters at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning prepared to begin work and
will at once start out to canvass the city
The committee on plans will outline
complete programme with the estimated
cost of CARRYING out same and with the en-
corrapement which has already been given
in financial way will leave nothing un-
done to make the celebration the most
brilliant and elaborate ever attempted IN
the confines of the state.
The Meeting Yesterday
The meeting yesterday afternoon was
lot; Nav PilrCp
a large number of prominent citizens pres
ent. General Charles M. Shelley was called
to the chair, and James L. Tanner elected
secretary.
The object of the meeting was brieny
stated. and a general discussion followed, in
which various suggestions were offered.
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed, and 1t
was clearly evident that the people were
thoroughly aroused to the situation ana
were prepared to meet it.
Suggestions were offered by Messrs. P. G.
Bowman, J. J. Banks, NJ. v. Joseph, Robert
Jemlson, Frank s. White, Acting Mayor
Pearce, E. w. Barrett and Others
Mr.. Bowman expressed Doubt as to an
appropriation of the city council, and sug-
sested THAT the fund be raised by private
subscription, regardless of public appro-
priation.
Judge Banks urged the necessity of TAX
ing immediate action without waiting for
the mass meeting to act, and suggested that
committees be appointed ITO take up the
work at once, to report to the mass meet
Ing.
Railroad Men Enthusiastic
At this juncture the secretary read the
following communication which was handed
him by Mr.. Bowman:
Mr. p G. Bowman, Dear Sir: Please say
ITO the gentlemen at your meeting this aft
ernoon that as meAbers of an intelligent,
and think the largest number of working
men in this district. we are heartily in SYM
pathy with the moveMent ito entertain Ad-
uiral Scfiley royalty. We expect to call
special meeting of our club early next
ter. Yours truly,
r. L. vARNELL,
= A. N. EARP,
Executive Committee Railroad Mems Po-
iftjcal Club
1t was finally decided to open the lists at
once and several liberal subscriptions were
volunteered.
Vice-President Robert Jemison lead Off
with subscription of $500 and offered to
become one of twenty men to raise fund
of 5000. Other subscriptions were volun-
teered and before the committee realized
1t a neat sum was in hand.
On motion the chair was authorized to
; appoint a committee on plans and scope, in
addition to the committees on subscriptions
and the meeting adjourned with instruc-