The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22


With ever $4,000 more subscribed
than first asked for, with probably
that much more in sight and with a
large volunteer committee of some of
the most prominent men in the city
working on delinquent subscriptions in
former campaigns to the amount of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, the 10 COM
mittees organized the first of this
week TO raise $4,000 for the local
Young Women's Christian association.
made their last reports at o'clock
yesterday.
The campaign began Tuesday and
active work ceased at the luncheon
yesterday after one of the most sue
cessful campaigns in the history of the
city.
Officially Reported $30,310
The total officially reported amount
of subscriptions secured by the 10
mems committees and several smaller
ladies' committees as it stood yester-
day at 1 o'clock was $3O,S10. Several
of the committees had negotiations un-
der way with certain citizens which
Will be carried on to a conclusion and
within the next day or two the sub
scriptions thus secured it is expected
by the leaders of the campaign will
bring the grand total up to near
$4,000.
1t developed at the luncheon yester-
day that the greatest trouble to over
come when citizens were approached
by the committees in this campaign
was the complaint SO often made that
such and such man had subscribed
several hundred dollars in the previous
campaign but had never paid up. 1t
was stated that many who made the
smaller subscriptions of $100 or 5000
and less complained that they made
small subscriptions and paid but that
some of the Weather men made large
subscriptions and did not pay and these
smaller subscribers did not want to
subscribe again until the donations of
these Weather individuals had been
collected.
This point was brought out by Henry
Badbam and aroused considerable discus
sion. Mrs. Randall, the treasurer of the
Young Women's Christian association,
stated that this uncolected fund amount
ed to between $4,000 and $4,000. The fight
ing blood of the campaigners Lad been
aroused during the short term of solicit
ine. and they seized the idea with vigor
Speeches were made by Badham,
Walker Percy, S. j. Bowie and others, and
the result was that after the luncheon
was concluded these gentlemen with many
others who answered the call for volun-
teerS met in a corner of the downtown
headquarters of the Berney
building and made plans looking to the
of as much as possible of this
delinquent fund.
Mrs. Randall stated that every conceiv-
able means known to the ladies of the as
sociation had been used in the effort to
collect this money. She said circular let
ters had been frequently mailed and finally
personal letters had been resorted to.
Then a collector was secured and at last
scme of the Young Women's Christian as
soCiation lady officials made personal
calla upon the subscribers in question but
meme of these methods met with much
success. 1t was then that Mr.. Bowie and
Mr.. Percy and others determined to assist
the ladies in collecting this delinquent
fund.- and the results from this voluntary
committees work in this line is expected
to greatly swell the grand total of this
weeks campaign.
Bowie to Entertain Chairmen
No more luncheons will be held at the
downtown headquarters, but today in
the Gold Lion tea rooms at o'clock the
chairmen of the committees will be the
guests of Campaign Committeeman Bowie
at luncheon and any further reports which
they nave to make on this collection work
or on securing subscription which are
now under negotiations will be made
there.
The committee, headed by Culpepper
Exum, president of the city commission,
carried off the honors of the three days
campaign by securing total of S3s75 up
until l O'Clock yesterday. Two commit
tees which had consolidated under the
Joint leadership of Solon Jacobs and Oscar
{. Turner secured $3952. They we're ruled
out of the first place in the contest how
ever, on account of this consolidation
The amount raised by the committees at
the time of reporting at o'clock yester-
day is as follows;
Captains. Amounts.
Soon Jacobs and Oscar Turner. $3, ,952. %
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