The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-13
TICKETS ON SALE
BY THE ZOO BOYS
Expect to Get Nice Sum from
Mrs. TolIey'S Entertainment
FUND GRADUALLY GROWING
Boys Now Feel Confident of Having
Money Necessary to the Pur-
chase of An Elephant BY First
of June.
FUND GRADUALLY GROWING

Sam Clabaugh, president of the Chill
dren's Geological Park association, has
distributed enough tickets for the theatre
cal performance to be held on May 20 at
the Jefferson theatre to net the elephant
fund nice round sum.
The boys taking the tickets promise
to sell all they have on hand and they
went to work with a vim yesterday
afternoon. If they sell out they can get
more from the president by turning in
the amounts they have collected.
Tickets were also left at the following
places where they can be purchased for
50 cents: Cigar stand in First National
Bank building. Venable's, stones. Nor
toms drug store, Browns cigar store,
Parlker's drug store, Highland pharmacy,
Adams drug store, Jesse French Piano
company Gable Piano company Dew
berry's drug store, Golfers drug store
and Jacobs pharmacy.
The Entertainment.
This performance is to be given by
the pupils of Mrs. Tolley's school of ex-
preston and will consist of one act
farce, interspersed with musical numbers
and the beautiful cantata "Snow-white
and the Dwarfs.'
While the boys are still hard at work
they expressed confidence yesterday in
being able to raise the $1,000 necessary to
the purchase of an elephant by the first
of June. The little fellows are still in
clined to hold back a certain portion of
the funds they have collected lest some
other boy find out what a task he has
before him. 1t seems that two definite
combinations have been formed and the
three boys composing each of them are
leaving no stone unturned to defeat the
opposition.
A Clever Idea.
President Clabaugh will today address
letters to several of the fraternal lodges
of the city asking that they donate either
money or a certain animal to the zoo.
Sam has conceived the clever idea Of
having the Elks contribute an elk. One
of these beautiful animals can be pur-
chased at from $25 to $40. He also sug-
gests that the Eagles contribute an eagle
and if found possible the Beavers might
furnish a beaver. The association will
await replies TO THESE lelleIS Will
interest.
The boys have proven beyond any doubt
that they are determined to have a zoo
and with that spirit there is no question
but that they will have one.
Money Raised.
1t was estimated by some of the boys
yesterday who claim to know, that $3.50
had been raised and that nearly that
much would be in bank by Saturday af.
ternoon. If the boys turned in all they
had collected at that time it is believed
the amount would go considerably be-
yond the $500 mark
There promises to be a spirited con-
test over the sale of tickets to the the
atrical performance of the 18th, and this
may have an important bearing on the
election of the committee that goes to
New York. Every boy who sells a ticket
gets five votes, just the same as IL the
money had been contributed. The one
selling the most tickets will receive a
prize of fifty extra votes. the second a
prize of thirty votes, and the third a
prize of twenty extra votes. These votes
will be in addition to the ones given for
the regular sale of tickets.