Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-29
WH|R[W|ND
CAMP A|CN FOR
OCLETHORPE
Committee of 100 Meets to Dr.
vide Work-VoIuntary Sub
sCritpions Pour In.


The committee of one hundred ap-
pointed by Captain j. w. English to
make the campaign to raise a quar-
ter of million dollars in Atlanta for
Oglethorpe University, was asked to
meet at II o'clock Saturday morning
in the rooms of the Chamber Of Com
merce to divide itself into a number
of sub committees, which will begin
work Monday morning
With that organization, 100 Of the
best business men in Atlanta will be
ready for a wnirlwind campaign, in
which it is hoped to realize the nee
essary S25O,OO0 within a fortnight,
1t was reported at Oglethorpe
headquarters Saturday morning that
the manner in which voluntary and
unsolicited subscriptions were pour
ing in made even the short limit of
two weeks look ample for the work
but it isn't to stop there, if any de-
lay is experienced.
MANY donations rTlu6y
As an example of the rush of sup
port to the cause, the list Of vluntary
subscriptions received Friday is given
as follows:
H. q. Hastings & Co, $500, renew
ing $780, Willie E. Raglan, 5000, re-
newal. Joseph Hirsch, 500 for him
self and 500 for the Southern Paint
and Narnsh Works, making 5000 to-
tai, renewing $25; w. A. Speer re-
newal $3.50; Charlton Barrett, 81 900;
German & Ryder. $1,000; c. r. Wor-
nick, S25. NJ G. Carroll, $50; G. Nj.
Carroll, $50. J. W. Purcell, 500; j. l..
and n -. Wallace, $3.50; T. p. Grant,
$50: j. G. Grant. $50; Miss Lima Eli
lott. S25 r. +. Rudasll, 500; Cham
blee Realty and Improvement Com
pany. 81 1000.
one striking instance of the eX
PeCtancy stirred by the project is to
be found in the little community of
thamblee, a dozen miles from Atlanta
on PeaChtrec road.
There are 100 persons in Chamblee,
counting verybody-men, women and
children. Chamblee already has sub
scribed $500 to the fund-$32 apiece
lOi every man. woman ana Chilli
and there is more forthcoming.
4 four hours canvass of the lit
tie town by DR. II. j. Gaertner. IN
which not a single man he approach
ed refused to subscribe. realized that
proportionately handsome sum, and
if Atlanta subscribed in proportion
TO the population, the fund would
amount to more than s6,00,000.
Revive Old Subscriptions.
But Atlanta has to raise only one
twenty fourth Of that, and success is
certain, the workers believe.
One of the earliest activities Of the
committee is to be the effort to re-
vive the subscriptions made nine
Years ago to a university fund that
never was called for, owing to cir
cumstances over which Atlanta and
Atlantans had no control. A number
of these subscribers have come to the
front with the statement that their
subscriptions would stand for the
new project and some have increased
the amount
The men whose names appear on
that old list really do not require
any additional solicitation. They are
invited to call by telephone any Of
the Atlanta newspapers and convey
the infor nation that their former
Creas or doubled, or whatever it it,
A fair example of the interest and
appreciation with which the cause
is meeting outside OF Atlanta is to be
found in a letter from DR. l. S. Nc
Elroy, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain Church, of Columbus. Ga,
whose church gave $4,000 to the fund
Pastors Highly Pleased.
DIR McElroy writes:
1T affords me pleasure to hear
that the promised canvass for $3.50
600 in Atlanta for the re-estabish-
ment of Oglethorpe University is now
about to be made. II the earnest in
terest in this great movement as
witnessed by the enthusiastic in
dorsement of the Synod of Georgia
and by the splendid generosity OF the
people to whom the cause has been
presented in this and adjoining States
is duly appreciated by the citizens of
Atlanta they will. on this. as on 9TH
er occasions. do all that Is expected
of them and more
Rev Joseph r. Dendy. pastor of
Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, at
Rock Hill s. c., who will be mem
her OF the Oglethorpe Board of Trus-
tees as the result of a contribution
of $1,000 by John J. Steele. a wealthy
farmer OF his congregation, says
In my opinion. nothing of such
vital importance has been before our
church in many years. The proof
Of the interest my people feel in this
great undertaking is seen in the sub
scription they made to It, You only
asked for $1,000, and they subscribed
$1,000. averaging $40 per member.
! sincerely trust Atlanta win be
abundantly successful in the canvass
she has IynIgrfa ken for hill n =
ing Oglethorpe"