Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
DONORS BOOST
QCLETHORPE
CAMP A|CN
Three Men>Who Give $1,000 to
Fund Express Belief Atlanta
VIII "Make Good"

Many encouraging letters from
leading men outside OF Atlanta who
have contributed 81 900 or more to
the establishment Of Oglethorpe Uni
versity IN this city have come to DR.,
Thornwell Jacobs, who has taken a
leading part in the movement.
These men write that they are
glad Atlanta has undertaken this
work and express their belief in the
success of the movement
E. s. Mcdowell, real estate and
insurance man of Griffin. who gave
81 900 to the University and who will
be on it's board of trustees, says:
81 am glad to know that your are
going to start a campaign at once
in Atlanta to raise s250,000 to re-
establish Oglethorpe, our little Pres
byterian Church here in Griffin is
highly interested in the success of
my own knowledge. ! am confident
the Atlanta people will do their part"
Says Atlanta Will make Good"
James O. Narnedoe, postmaster of
valdosta, and an alumnus of Ogle-
thorpe, where he was a roommate OF
Sidney Lanier. the South's greatest
poet, who has given Oglethorpe $1,000
says:
II note YOU are on the eve or
campaign to raise $250,000 as a bonus
from Atlanta for the re-establish
ment of Oglethorpe University there
The eyes of all Georgia's Presbyte-
rians and, may add of a large part
of the Presbyterians from other
Southern states, will be upon you
through this campaign.
Many. doubtless, are fearful and
doubling, but | am not Such an un-
dertakins in any other city would
make me share these doubts, but |
indulge an abiding confidence and
foresight in the generosity of your
magnificent city
ITO use IA popular phrase. Atlanta
has always had the acumen TO know
a good thing when she sees It. She
bless you in this EFFORT"
Will Lend Every Aid.
James T. Anderson, of Anderson
Brothers Company, prominent mer-
chant of Marietta, who also has Civ
en- 81 600 to Oglethorpe University
and who will be a member of its
board of trustees, says:
Il am deeply interested in the
cause and am willing to lend every
aid in my power to see the work
carried through and the great uni
versity rebuilt
'If IL is possible when you call a
meeting in Atlanta, to advise me a
few days beforehand so that | may
have due notice and arrange to be
present, | will greatly appreciate your
doing so; for while | may not be able
to offer any suggestions except such
as can be given by others, | am only
too glad to lend my hearty support
and energies to the good work of re-
building Oglethorpe University in At
lanta."
ChsmbIee's Wonderful Record.
The village of Chamblee is going
yonder" at a regular whirlwind gait
in the Oglethorpe University cam
paign. Chamblee has only 100 in
>habtants. and already has given a
total averaging s32 for each man.
woman and child in the community.
And there is more coming.
The most remarkable feature OF the
Chamblee donation is that DIR. II. j.
Gaertner, who has been at work on
the Chamblee subscriptions. spent
only four hours in the canvass of the
town. and was not turned down by a
single man whom he approached.
Dr. Gaertner, who formerly was a
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Industrial College, is doing some
magnificent work for new Ogle-
thorpe, and is directly responsible
for some OF the largest donations
made
Here is what was done at Cham
blee: r p. Rudasill, 500. Miss l..
Elliot, $s5; j. T, Adams, $50: l. M.
Roberts. $50: F, A, McCorkle, $50;
A. J. Morris, $3.50; ]. C. Grant $50;
T. p. Grant, $50 j. l., and n. d. Wal
lace $3.50; j. w Purcell, s100; c. NJ.
Carroll, $50; NJ c. Carroll, $50: Cor
man & Ryder, $1,000 w. NJ. Hutch
inson. 1900. Total $4,000.
Now Is Time to Dnonate.
II Atlanta reached the same aver
age of $40 per person. according TO
her population. Atlanta's subscrip-
ton would run to total of over
$4,000. 00o But Atlanta has only to
raise s25O.0oo. and even that task
is simplified by the willingness OF
scores of subscribers to the old uni
Versity fund to renew and in many
cases double their former subscrip-
tons
II YOU are on that old list the most
effective time to renew or double
your subscription. by the way is
right now. Don't wait until next
week when the rush of the big cam
paign will be on Don't walt for any
body to call on you, Phone your
subscription in now. to any one OF
the Atlanta daily papers
The general committee which will
have next weeks campaign In charge
viii meet Saturday morning at II
o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce
to outline the details
Captain ] w English Will head
the executive committee, and will be
chairman Of the general committee
while Ivan f. Allen win have direct
supervision OF the subscription ant
canvass work
The II. G. Hastings Company Fri
day renewed its subscription 10 Tn,
former college fund. Of $500, addins
another $200 Willis L. Raglan alst
made a 5000 subscription. w A
Speer nine years ago promised $3.50
and renewed the old subscription. 10
semi Hfrscb gave S1n0 for him &c