The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
OSCAR UNDERWOOD
AND DENNY TOSPEAK
FOR THE D|SPENSARY
Educational Mass Meeting
to Be Held Next Wednes-
day Night at the JEFF
ferson Theatre

At public mass meeting Wednesday
evening for educationas purposes in be-
half OF the campaign for $125,0OO to erect
new building for the University Free
dispensary, Oscar w Underwood. DIR.
George II. Denny and other well known
Alabamians will make addresses. The
meeting is to be held at the Jefferson
theatre and Mr.. Underwoods topic will
be Good Citizenship"
The meeting is to be entirely educa-
tional, 1t is stated by the campaign COM
mittee, and not a man will be asked
for subscriptions nor for aid in the cam
paign IN any way. 1t is hoped through
the meeting TO inform the public at large
of the aims and purposes OF the Uni
versity Free dispensary, why the city
needs IT. why the dlspensary needs n
larger building and why the citizens
should give 1t their support.
To Explain Purposes of Campaign
The executive campaign committee, of
which Culpepper Exum is chairman, hopes
that no worker in the eight-day cam
paign, when it starts November II, can
ask a man for money for the dispen-
he is giving his money for or refusing
Il for. For this reason exceptionally
hard work is being done in this prellmi-
nary educational campaign. another phase
of which is to be a meeting next week
of the alumnus of the university. All
the Birmingham alumni are to be or
ganized into band Of missionaries" to
20 about the city telling people what
the dispensary is and what the cam
paign is. The leaders of the campaign
are SO sure that IL they can make the
public realize what the dispensary means
to the city, that their work will be prac-
tically done and that there will be no
trouble in raising the desired $125,OoO, that
they are making special efforts along this
line.
The selection of captains is progressing
very well and the entire list will be an
nounced within the near future. 1t is
stated that the class of 1896 has organ
lied into a team to take part in the
campaign, with the intention of beating
all other teams and they have issued
a challenge to all other captains. Hill
Ferguson and DR.. J. A. McLester are
leading the '96 boys. Other classes of
alumni are expected to organize in the
same way.
Women Meet
A large number of prominent women
of the city met at the headquarters of
the campaign in the Hillman hotel yes
terday morning, in answer to a call from
Mrs. w. S. Lowell DR.. w. G.. Harrison
Sydney j. Movie and others made add
dresses discussing the features of the cam
paign and much enthusiasm was man.
Tested by the women. These women ex-
pect TO organize several women's cam
paign teams. 1t is probable that Mrs.
Lowell will lead the women workers.
The campaign headquarters at the Hill
man present very busy scene with
the half dozen stenographers compiling
lists for the teams to work with and
getting out the subscription and pledge
cards. The pledge cards will be as fol-
lows:
s. Birmingham, Ala. ,---------1913
For the purpose of purchasing a lot
erecting and equipping a building at Bir-
mingham, Ala. to be known as the Uni
versity Free Dispensary, and in consid-
Grafton of the subscriptions of Others
promise to pay to DR.. George II. Denny
Treasurer, at the First National bank,
the sum of
-----------Dollars same to be
payable one-eighth of amount on each
of the following dates: December l, 1913,
February 1. 1914, April l. 1914, June l,
1914, August /, 1914, October 1, 1914, De-
l. 1914, February l. 1915.
signed