The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
PRELIMINARY RALLY
FOR THE D|SPENSARY
DR.. Denny Will Speak at
Luncheon Today
MEETING YESTERDAY
Exum Is Assured by Pastors TirEt
They Are in Hearty Sympathy
With Enlarged Facili-
ties Here

Tile biggest rally meeting of the
preliminary campaign for the -Univer-
sity Free Dispensary held so far will
occur at 1890 o'clock today at a lunch
con at the Hotel Hillman when DR..
George Denny president of the Uni
versity of Alabama. win explain the
dispensary work and the approaching
campaign to the business men of Bir-
mingham. DR.. Denny will be treasurer
of the campaign for a fund of sl25,000
to build a new dispensary, which will
be started November IL and will last
eight days.
Invitations to some of the most
prominent business and professional
men of the city were sent out Mon
day and acceptances to the luncheon
kept coming in all day yesterday. 1t is
expected there will be about 80 men
present.
Sterling A. Wood will preside as
POSTMASTER. and DR.. Denny will be
the principal speaker; DR.. W. G. Har-
rison will probably speak briefly, ex
planning the dispensary work. Dr. Den
ny will come up from Tuscaloosa es-
pecially to attend the luncheon and
tell those present what he has already
stated he believes to be "the greatest
need in Birmingham"
The purpose of the luncheon, it is
stated. will be totally educational 1t
is intended to place before the bust
ness and professional men of the city
just what the dispensary is and what
it hopes to be and then let them de-
eide for themselves as to whether or
not they desire to contribute funds to
It, Indications at present are that the
campaign will go through like a whlrl-
wind, in the usual approved Birming-
ham style.
One of the most enthusiastic meet
ings yet held in behalf of the dispen-
sary was that yesterday at the y NJ
c. A. when Chairman Culpepper Exum
of the executive campaign committet
addressed the ministers of the city on
the needs of dispensary and gave an
explanation. of its work The occasion
was luncheon for the ministers at
which Mr.. Exum was the main speaker.
Several of the pastors spoke warmly.
indorsing the dispensary movement.
There were S5 or 40 present
we want to tell you all the details OF
this campaign and what the dispensary is
and what we want to make it," said Mr.
Exum, 'and then If you think ii is worthy
of support you may see fit to make a plea
Tor it from your pulpits." DIR. l.. C. Brans-
comb, presiding elder of the Birmingham
district of the Methodist Episcopal church,
stated that he believed the dispensary was
concrete example of practical Chris
tianity, and that he hoped it would be
| given enthusiastic support. Dr. George
Eayes, secretary of the Jefferson County
Anti-Tuberculosis association, made one
of the most enthusiastic speeches of the
meeting. DIR. Eaves stated that he be-
lieved the dispensary was "the very
greatest agency contributing to that feat
| ure of the kingdom of God which tells
us that finally there shall be no pain -
The Rev. j. A. Bryan, pastor of the Third
Presbyterian church, told of his visits to
the poor and stated that he believed the
i free dispensary would be the biggest Cod
send the people of Birmingham could
give to the poor sick and helpless of the
city.
Dr. J. A. McLester told of some of his
experiences in treating children in the
public schools, stating that many of the
diseases SO prevalent among the poor
children who came to school could easily
be prevented.
A feature of all the addresses was that
the dispensary will be educational in
its scope and will teach the less for
tunate classes of the citizenship how to
take proper care of themselves and their
families and stay well instead of having
to be cured after they get sick. Dr. w.
G. Harrison told of some of the work
now being done at the present university
free dispensary. its crowded condition and
the need of a new and modernly equipped
building.
Headquarters for the campaign were Of
ficially established in the banquet room
of the Hotel Hillman yesterday, tele-
phone was installed and two stem
ographers were placed at work filing lists
of names for the workers to select when
the active campaign begins.