Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-29
PLAN WH|R[W|ND
CAMP A|GN FOR
ETHORPE
Committee of 100 Meets to Di-
vide Work-VoIuntary Sub
scriptions Pour In,

The committee of one hundred. APP
pointed by Captain j. W. English to
make the campaign to raise a quar-
ter of a 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 subcommittee, which will begin
work Monday morning
With that organization, 100 OF the
best business men in Atlanta will be
ready for a wnirlwlnd campaign, in
which it Is hoped to realize the nee
essary s250,000 within 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 ii isn't to stop there, if any de-
lay is experienced
Many Donations Friday.
port of the cause, the list Of voluntary
subscriptions received Friday is given
as follows
II. G. Hastings x Co, $500, renew
ing $500; Willie f. Raglan. 5000 re-
newal; Joseph Hirsch. 500 for him
self and 800 for the Southern Paint
and Narnish Works, making 5000 to-
tai, renewing $25; W. A. Speer re-
newal, $3.50; Charlton Barrett. $1,000;
German & Ryder, 81 900; c. p Wor-
nick, $25; NJ. c. Carroll. $50; c. NJ.
Carroll $50; J. w Purcell 500; j. l..
and n. D. Wallace. $3.50; T. p Grant,
500; j. G. Grant $50; Miss Lima Eli
lott. $25, r. F. Rudasill, 800; Cham
blee Realty and Improvement Com
pany. $1,000.
one striking instance OF the ex
pectanCy stirred by the project is to
be found i'm the little community OF
Chamblee. dozen miles from Atlanta
on PeaChtree road.
There are 100 persons In Chamblee,
counting eVerybody-men. women and
children. Chamblee already has sub
scribed $4,000 to the fund-s32 apiece
for every man, woman and child
and there is more forthcoming
A four hours canvass of the lit
tie town by DR. H. j. Gaertner, in
which not single man he approach
cd refused to subscribe, realized that
proportionately handsome sum, and
If Atlanta subscribed in proportion
10 the population. the fund would
amount to more than $4,000 900.
Revive Old Subscriptions.
But Atlanta les 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 information that their former
subscriptions will stand or Is in
creased, or doubled. or whatever It Ia.
A fair example of the interest and
appreciation with which the cause
is meeting outside of Atlanta liz to be
found In a letter from DR.. l. s. Nc
Elroy pastor of the First Presby-
terrain Church Of Columbus. Ca,
whose church gave IS, 900 to the fund
Pastors Highly Pleased.
DR.. McFlroy writes:
1T affords me pleasure to hear
that the promised canvass for $3.50
600 in Atlanta for the re-establish-
nent OF Oglethorpe University is now
about 10 be made. IL 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
Der 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
scriptiou they made To it. You only
asked for $1,000, and they subscribed
$4,000, averaging $40 per member.
J sincerely trust Atlanta viii be
abundantly successful in the canvass
she has undertaken for re- tahlish-
ing Oglethorpe."