The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
S524,515 IS TOTAL OF UNIVERSITY FUND.-; ROTARY CLUB GETS INTO FIGHT WITH VIM Less Than 72 Hours Remain Before Commission Meets to Decide Location
 of College S15,0O0 IS RAISED IN A FEW MINUTES
 BY THE ROTARIANS Only About One Third of Members Have Been Seen and Committees From Club Will Be Active
 Today-Mrs. McDavid
 Gives $5000

Including the subscriptions from the Rotary club the campaign to secure a million dollars for the purpose of bringing here the Methodist university has reached a grand total of $524.5l5. which includes also the Birmingham college property. valued at sS5o,oo0.
 The reports of the committees yes- terday follow
 R. S Munger. 5000 from Mrs. N. R. McDavid.
 pr. L. C. Branscomb. s2o25, of which s2000 came from pr. c. E. Zuber.
 Russell Hunt, s112o.
 l. B. Cobb, sf165
 Borden Burr, $500.
 A. B. Tanner, s555.
 B. F. Crabbe, s40o.
 A. M. Taylor, s1SSP
 F. B. Fowlkes, s365o.
 ]. w Sibley, s1220.
 William Hood, $530.
 West End, S170.
 R. E. Chadwick, S1335.
 Chairman Shook read letter from Bishop Candler of Atlanta, saving that the Methodist commissions subcommit- tee would meet in that city Tuesday next. The letter also stated that the entire commission would meet in At lanta on Wednesday of next week and make it's decision as to which city will get the university. It was pointed out that the commission would like to have report from all cities making applica ton for the university by Mon day night
 Campaign Will Not End Monday
 This does not mean, however, that the campaign in Birmingham will cease Monday It is believed that the fund will near the million mark by Monday night, but the committees and districts will be kept as they are, hard at work, until the decision of the com mission is announced. The offer from Birmingham will include all the money that has been pledged up to and in cluding Monday and the prospects for other donations Tuesday and Wednes- day.
 From o'clock yesterday afternoon the committees had only 72 hours in which to complete the securing of the fund This means that much work must be done in very short time and large area covered thoroughly. Chair man Shook urges that all who intend to contribute do so without awaiting the approach of a committee.
 Ut Is urgent that every citizen of Birmingham contribute to this fund" said MT. Shook last night. Everyone knows and should realize what a great thing for Birmingham this would be and should act accordingly. The can wasting teams will see everyone in the city if it is possible. But Birmingham | Af fa1 it will be impossible to see some peo- pie Therefore, the central committee requests that every citizen of Birming- ham who has the good of the city at heart, come forward and make pledge. The Chamber of Commerce offices are open always and there are many teams working throughout the city" With only 72 hours left, the Rotary club at ? o'clock yesterday afternoon secured from less than third of it's membership subs criptions amounting to Sl2,70o. This was immediately following the luncheon of the campaign committed at which the Rotarians were guests. During the art ernoon, the Rotary club had four two men teams working and secured little more than 5000, which brings the total subscriptions of the club up to $1o, 7Uo Lunch With Central Committee At the invitation of Chairman P G. Shook of the central Committe the Ro- tarians had lunch with the campaign committee yesterday and immediately fol- lowing this held a short business session to determine what could be done by tue l club to aid in securing the needed $l ,000, 00o President Shelby succintly stated the facts in the case. sh owing the need of Bimir. gham for the university and asked MT Shook. who also is Rotarian, to tell what had been done by the teams of the campaign committee. | Following MT. Sh ook's talk. MT Shelby | said he thought every Rotarian present would immediately make a donation, and ! that the entire club should meet at the |. Chamber of Commerce, organize itself l into committees and get to work and se- l cure the money The response was inn mediate and generous. Crawford Johnson arose and Said that already he had con | tributed as much as he thought he could | afford, but if the club would raise s1o,- coo he would increase his subscription by $500
 l Some one then subscribed 5000. A dona- tion of $2c0o followed immediately and ther