The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-30
Committees Will Work Re- mainder of Week-Offi-
 cials Appreciate Spirit
FINAL LUNCHEON TO
 BE HELD SATURDAY
About Twenty Committees Have Re- ported and There Are as Many More Unheard From--Dr.
 Phillips on the Library

In a ronsng meeting of the downtown committees at luncheon at the Southern club yesterday, the total in tho three days public library campaign was brought up to s15,oO0 Practically all of the committeeman pledged themselves to continue their work during the remainder be held at the Gold Lion Saturday. whom all downtown committees and the subur- ran committees also will report. By this time it Is believed a grand total of s25,oao will have been reached.
 Chairman Donnelly of the library cam paign and Library Director Milan stated yesterday that never in their lives had they seen spirit of loyalty and eo-eper- alton expressed as 1t has been in this public lihrary campaign. Although all of the usiness men had heSn asked to sign pledge cards to work bpi for three days to get subscriptions. practically every one of them volunteered with en- tlsnaiasm at the .lunchaon ycsteiday ta continue their work the remainder of the week. Every man of then,,' said Mir. Donnelly has expressedN the view that they are doing great work fn- the library in an advertising way asidc from the fnancia, phase of tho campaign. We al- ways find some class of men or group Of mon enthusiastic over q charity cam paign. but never in my life nave I seen tho universal loyalty ard cooperation for the cause as in this library work.
 Public Greatly Interested
 And what's more, the public in gem eral feels the same way We never have to approach a man and ntloduce our selves and explain what w are asking for. Just as soon as we mention the H. prary he knows who VIC are and what we want moaey for and le generally gives as much as he thinks he can spare. As d whole, | leeI greatly pleased over the Although i, may not appear proper for mo to say so 1 think it is great thing for a group of citizens like those constituting the working teams in this campaign to get out and in three days raise $l5,O0o for the public library. want to congratulate every man who worked and every man and woman who subscribed" 7"
 Today .i.tle circulars will he distributed in all of the public schools to the ehildien to be taken home to the parents. asking the parent sto subscribe to the library fund if they have hot already done so The library is for everybody and the H. brary campaign committee believes that by this means they will reach ios of peo- pie who can give but small amounts, but who nevertheless will be glad |" give to ihe institution and the library board will he glad to accept their donations no mat ter how small.
 pr J. II. Phillips. superintendent of the city publ!c schools and the founder or the original public library h this city. yesterday had this to say about the li- brary campaign.
 Dr. Phillips on Library
 Some years ago | heard that great James Bryce. then British ambassador to the United States, say that what impressed him more than any thing else in this country was a group of ragged little newsooys reading the magazines in one of New Yorks great public libraries That to me- he
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