Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-27
70 CHA|RMEN To
RAISE FUND FOR
OGLETHORPE
Ivan Allen Is Named to Assist
Captain English in Directing
General Campaign.

Twenty chairmen to head as many
subcommittee in the campaign for
$3.50, 900 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 j. 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.
1t 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-
tary of the general committee, outlined
a plan of campaign which would in
volve the division of the city into
twenty districts and the appointment
OF one of the subcommittees to each
district
Increase Is Expected.
The aggregate of the old subscrlp-
lions was in the neighborhood of
$4,000, according to DR.. Jacobs, and
1t 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 1t
would not be necessary to go far be-
yond the original subscribers to raise
the bonus Of $250,0 which Is asked
OF Atlanta.
Il am certain that Il 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 K.
Gray. In most OF the cases 1t 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 1925 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 1t was project which
was Of the utmost Importance to the
city and the South.
Now that we have this movement
under way" he said, I'VE must go
through with 1t, and see that it is
completed in Il 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.
1--WE all know what he war did 10
the South Now we are trying to
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-
ple they believed to be right. The
descendants Of these noble women are
with US to-day. 1t is up to them 20
display the patriotism and loyalty
shown by their mothers.
I'VE should not be obliged to send
our children to other States for an
education. We should have it right
here for them, and 1t should be so th2t
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 Bottenfiel1,
T. c. dimes, DR.. Gertner, John K.
Ottley, Charles p, Graham. Frank
Inman, w. G. Cooper, F.. R. DuBose.
r, II. Hobson, Henry Shaul ]. BAD
bage c. D. Montgomery, Ivan E. Al
len, Fred Houser. Fred Lewis, VIII
liam II, Parkhurst, Stewart McGinty,
CAPTAIN J. 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