The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-26

 cial deposits subject to the
 check of your Financial
 Agent. amounting to .. .... 5.5S5.oo Making total collected and ss-
 cured, .. .$45,545.0o Leaving a balance yet to be
 collected Of .. .. ......... 6.457.0o Thus making a total 4 .. ....$50 .000.oo "While I regret very much my in- ability to report to you the collection of the entire amount, it is my privilege to state at the uncollected balancc of $6.457 has been subscribed by good and solvent citizens who will respond to the call for this amount of money so soon as conditions will permit. and I believe that the amount necessary to complete the total subscr-. tion of $5o.- 900 will bc collected or secured on or before January l, next. , This evidence of the good will and cooperation of the people Of Mont gomery in the noble cause which you have espoused should lend much en- couragement to your efforts in giving Alabama its greatest educational insti- tution. "very respectfully,
 "A G. Forbes. President
 Terms of Donation.
 The generous offer of the Flowers heirs was made in the following let- ter to Rev. J. M. Dannelly. the Fi- nancial Agent of the College:
 Montgomery. Ala. Nov. 2S. 1907. "Rev. J. M. Danelly, Financial Agent
 for the Commission for building
 the woman's College. at Montgom-
 cry, Ala, for the two Alabama
 Conferences, Montgomery. Ala: Dear Sir--Mrs. Jonn J. Flowers and the children of Mir. John J. Flowers, have carefully considered your com munication of recent date, as well as the conversations regarding the pro- posed subscriptions to the Woman's College, and we understand your prop osition to us to be as follows On or before December 1. 1908,
 ..First-You will collect from the citizens of Montgomery the sum of fifty thousand ($50,0oo.oo) dollars in cash; that
 '.Second-In addition thereto you will secure from each of the Alabama Con- ferences the sum of twenty-five thous- and ($25, ,000.o0) dollars.
 "The above one hundred thousand (s100, ,0oo.00) dollars to be used for building purposes. and.
 "Third--In addition, each of the Ala bama Conferences will pledge. for the support of the Woman's College. the sum of three thousand ($3,0o0.o0) dol lars annually, and
 Tnat, LnereupOH, MfS. CiUWcIe anu the children. of Mir. John J. Flowers agree to build the Administration Building of the woman's College, to cost not exceeding fifty thousand ($5o-. 000.00) dollars. which is to be known as the 'John J. Flowers Memorial said building to be paid for by us as the work progresses. This donation to take the place of former subscriptions made by the family. s.,,--- we desire to express to you our assent to this proposition and to say that we shall be delighted to carry out our part of 1t, upon the conditions named by you being complied with.
 |'Yours very truly,
 "Mrs. Lizzie H. Flowers.
 Mrs. May Steiner.
 Mrs. Sallie Steiner,
 "E P. Flowers,
 "W. H. Flowers.
 Brooks Flowers.
 "Jno. J. Flowers,
 Arthur Flowers.
 "Jes. D. Flowers" ! Letter of Appreciation.
 Tn response MT. Danneliy wrote the following letter of appreciation
 Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 25. 1907. Mrs. John J Flowers and Children oi .. Mir. John J. Flowers. Montgom-
 cry, Alabama. Dear Friends:-I have yours of the 23rd conveying the information that you have made a conditional donation