The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-25
BOYS ASSURED
 IF AN ELEPHANT Loo Company VIII be Organ-
 ized This Afternoon MEETING AT TIE CITY HALL 
Boys and Girls of Birmingham Will Have Geological Garden of Their Own Prominent Citizens
 Agree to Contribute to Fund
The geological garden is a surety.

The boys and girls of Birmingham want It and The Age-Herald has determined that they shall have It. They are to buy the elephant themselves and the older people are to help them and see that they have camels, and monkeys, and lions, and tigers, and bears and all sorts of animals. A coon trained to do tricks was donated yesterday and a prominent which the children can ride, and give 1t to the zoo.
 The boys of Birmingham-all of them 16 years old and under-are to meet at the city hall building at 4 o'clock this af- ternoon to organize the Children's Zoolog- ieal Park company. They are to perfect an organization and begin work to raise the fund with which to buy the elephant, which is to be the nucleus of the animal collection They must elect a president, several vice-presidents, secretary, treasurer and board of twelve directors.
 Mayor VIII Take Part.
 Mayor Drennen and many members of
 
 will promise the boys the city's aid Sew eral of the ministers of the city will be there. Messrs. B. M Allen, John w. Tomlinson and Nathan L. Miller will be present to act as legal advisors to the boys and instruct them in parliamentary law and the organization of their com pany. Col. T. c. Bush and MT. James Bowron will be present to advise with them about how to raise funds and talk to them on the subject of animals, how to buy them and care for them,
 MT. A. L. Fulenwider will speak for the Birmingham Realty company, which is to build and donate free all the animal houses. MT. Robert Jemson will speak for the street railway company. and will promise the financial aid of his company to buy the animals and in maintaining the zoo. Mayor Drennen, Aldermen Gray, Thach, Heidt. Harry Jones. John ONeill, Forney and, indeed nearly all the alder men. City Engineer Kendrick. Street Commissioner McCartin and other city officials who love the young people and want something of Birmingham to be for their pleasure will be present to promise the city governments aid, and their per sonal influence in the organization and maintenance of the zoo.
 s15o Already Subscribed.
 The boys have $50 already subscribed to the fund to buy the elephant. Fifty dollar each has been subscribed by The Age-Herald MT. Jemson and MT. Fulen- wider The balance will be easily raised by the boys and girls of Birmingham. committee of three boys are to be select ed after the fund to buy the elephant shall have been raised to go to New York, select and buy the elephant. The ex- penses of this committee to New York and return is to be paid by The Age Herald. Ii will not cost any of the boys a cent. They to go in Pullman car and live at one of the best hotels in New York. They are to spend several days there studying the good points of the elephants offered and select the best. While there they will be taken to the zoo at Central Park and to other animal ex- hibits and to have an opportunity to see all of New York.
 Every Giver Gets a Vote.
 This committee is to be selected by the subscribers to the elephant fund. Every subscriber Is to be allowed one vote for every ten cents he subscribes. Boys or girls who callect subscriptions are entitled to vote the subscriptions they get up- one vote for every ten cents The contest ought to be a lively one. No boys over 16 can enter It, but all under that age Is or under-are eligible. When a thous- and dollars is raised the voting will con- mence. Then the committee selected will go to New York and buy the elephant at once. In the meantime efforts will be made to get donations of other animals
 Every boy in Birmingham should be present this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the city hall buildng-the armory-to aid in organizing the Zoo company.
 Mayor Drennen said yesterday that he was heartily in favor of this move- ment. Everybody, he said, would feel an interest In 1t and there should be no trouble in raising the necessary funds Colonel Bush MT. Jemison, MT. Bowron and indeed scores of prominent citizens have expressed themselves enthusastical- ly on the subject. The fact is this pro- ject is an exceptionally popular one, and a big meeting of boys this afternoon will accentuate it's popularity.