Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
70 CHA|RMEN To
RAISE FUND FOR
GLETHORPE
Ivan Allen Is Named to Assist
Captain English in Directing
General Campaign.

Twenty chairmen TO head as many
subcommittee in the campaign for
S250,0 for Oglethorpe University
| were appointed Wednesday at rous-
| ing meeting of prominent Atlantans
| in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
They will organize their committees
at once and set to work to see every
one Of the original subscribers still
living in the city.
Ivan Allen was elected vice chair
man Of the general committee to re-
/ lieve Captain ] w. English of the
more arduous part of the work of or
ganizing the campaign work
A list of 100 names was submit
ted to Mr.. Allen, and from these he
selected the chairmen for the twenty
subcommittee.
It was announced that fully 100
of the 5000 original subscribers to
Oglethorpe University are still living
in Atlanta and their addresses are
known. Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, secre-
a plan OF campaign which would in
volve the division of the city into
twenty districts and the appointment
of one of the subcommittee to each
district,
increase Is Expected.
The aggregate of the old subscrip-
lions was In the neighborhood of
$4,000, according to DR.. Jacobs and
it was to be supposed that many of
the old subscribers, after the lapse of
years. would desire to Increase their
contributions materially
Confidence was expressed that ii
would not be necessary to go far be-
yond the original subscribers to raise
the bonus of $250,000 which is asked
of Atlanta.
Il am certain that 1t will require
nothing more than a visit to 80 per
cent of the former subscribers to per-
suade them to transfer their subscrip-
tons to the new fund.-" said James R.
Gray. I'm most OF the cases it will be
an increase.
LAS an illustration of this, Daniel
Bros, who were subscribers to the old
fund, raised the amount considerably
on the new subscription. Joel Hun
ter, who subscribed $125 to the old
fund, now gives a plot of ground
whose worth is conservatively esti-
mated at $1,000. And this is the way
it is going with the others"
Captain English made a strong plea
for the support of the movement, de-
claring that it was a project which
was of the utmost Importance to the
city and the South.
l,o+ tl,g ant
under way" he said, we must 60
through with it, and see that it is
completed in manner worthy of our
city. Atlanta can't fail to fail IN
raising such a comparatively small
amount. 1t is to the interest of the
city, the State and the entire South.
Should Keep Tradition.
I'VE all know what he war did to
the South. Now we are trying 70
build this section up again. One of
the best ways is to give it efficient
, educational institutions. In the fall
of 1865 l saw women of the best fam
lilies in the South tramp into town
and then take back home with them
on their backs meal and meat and
sugar for their family.
They were the wives of men who
had sacrificed their lives for a prinCi-
nile they believed to be right. The
descendants of these noble women are
with us o-day. 1t is up to them 20
display the patriotism and loyalty
shown by their mothers.
we should not be obliged to send
our children to other States for an
education. We should have it right
here for them, and it should be so that
the children of the poor may attend
as well as the children of the rich
Among those at the meeting were
Harris G. White. Frank Galloway
DR.. William Owens, L. P, BottenfielI,
T. c.. dimes, DR.. Gertner, John X
Ottley, Charles P. Graham, Frank
Tnman, w. G. Cooper, E. R. DuBose
r, II. Hobson. Henry Shaul, j. Bah
bage c. D. Montgomery, Ivan E. Al
len. Fred Houser, Fred Lewis, VIII
liam H. Parkhurst Stewart McGinty,
CAPTAIN ]. w. English, DR.. Thornwell
Jacobs and James r. Gray.
Henry Shaul subscribed an addi-
tional $3.50 at the meeting. Captain
English announced that another
meeting of the general committee