The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-30
WAYS IF RAISING
 FUNDS DISCUSSED Executive Committee of O'ReiIIy Monument Commission Meets SEVERAL PLANS SUGGESTED The Fifty Members of the Commission Will Be Urged to Continue to
 Solicit Funds for the
 Monument.
SEVERAL PLANS SUGGESTED

The executive committee of the Rev Father P. A. o'Reilly monument com mission held a meeting yesterday after noon at 8 o'clock in the office of the mayor The meeting was called for the purpose of discussing ways and means for increasing the monument fund.
 Vice. Chairman w. NJ. Drennen presided at the meeting in the absence of Chair city Joseph L. Meade acted as secre- tary in the absence of Secretary c. C. Engstfeld, who Is at Blount Springs.
 The minutes of the last meeting of the executive committee were approved as read. In calling the meeting to order Chairman Drennen stated that he under stood the original commission of fifty were under the impression that the ex- eeutive committee of eleven had assumed full control of raising the funds for the monument, and ih the future would man. age all affairs of the organization. The mayor was emphatic in declaring that such was not the case, and that the executive committee was only elected for the purpose of reducing the labors of the members of the original com mission. He said that the commission had not changed in the least, and that the fifty commissioners would be ex- pected to continue their labors.
 R. M Godall said that he was also under the impression that the original commission had been dismissed He said that he had been so informed by one of the number MT. Godalt thought that the report should be corrected. and that the commission should be urged to continue their work of soliciting sub scriptlons to the monument fund.
 Acting Secretary Meade reported that something over s22Oo has been subscribed towards the monument fund, and of this amount only $S3l5O has been collected to date. Several suggestions were offered with reference to increasing the fund.
 M. V. Joseph expressed himself as be- ing of the opinion that the necessary amount could be raised with but little trouble If the matter was pushed for ward. The suggestion was made that friends and acquaintances of the late Father o'Reilly residing in Mobile, Mont gomery and other places be given an op- portunity to subscribe to the monument fund.
 Upon motion Of John w. o'Neill, MT. Drennen will employ stenographer to att tend to all of the clerical work and cor respondence of the commission, for such length of time as he may see fit. Let ters are to be sent out to every mem- Der of the commission urging upon them to start to work Immediately in raising funds for the monument. Those who have already contributed will be requested to mall their checks as soon as convenient 0 W. w. Crawford, treasurer of the com misslon at the First National bank. Con trlbutons may also be paid at the office of the city treasurer on the second floor of the city hall. All funds left with MT. Engstfeld will be sent to Treasurer Craw- ford immediately.
 The executive committee at It's next meeting will consider the adyisabillty of issuing a history of the life and work of Father O'Reilly. If published the book will contain half tones of the late priest. of St. Vincent's hospital, the Orphans home at East Lake, and of the proposed monument. Other propositions looking towards raising funds for the monument will also be considered by the commit tee
 The monument is to be erected at St. Vincent's hospital. Subscriptions ranging from 10 cents to $l0 are solicited.