The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
ALABAMA GIFTS ID GO VIA NEW ORLEANS Decision Reached at Meeting
 Belgian Relief Committee
 $2OoO RAISED HERE
ED HERE
$2000 RAIS
Cash Donated . Fund Will Be Used to Purchase Alabama Products Where Possible Instead of Being
 Sent to Central Committee

A meeting of the Birmingham members og the Alabama Belgian relaf fund conl- mittee was held in the office of ex-Gov. William D. Jelks yesterday afternoon at s:3o o'clock. Present were James Bow ron. state chairman: Governor Jeiks. NJ. V. Joseph, Mrs. c. P. Orr and John Spar row. state secretary.
 Chairman Bowron read several circu- lars from the American commission for relief in Belgium and said they raised two points for the consideration of the Alabama committee:
 1. Whether the Alabama connnittee be governed by the request of the Ainerican commission and send shipments of focd- stuffs and new clothing contributed in Alabama to New Orleans for shipment to Europe in conjunction with contribu- tions from Louisiana.
 Abandon Shipment Through Mobile
 The chairman stated that this plan meant the abandonment of the idea of sending Alabama's shipment from Mo- bile but it was more feasible, and he was advised that John c. O'Connell oc Mobile and Governor Henderson of the Alabama committee. who were spon- sors of the Alabama ship" were will ing for the change to be made, and it was probable that it would be ascept- able to other members of the Alabama committee not represented at the meet ing
 motion then prevailed that it was the sense of the Alabama committee p-es- ept that all contributions of foodstuffs and new clothing from Alabama should he shipped to New Orleans, and that members of the state committee not present be requested to forward ship ments assembled in their localities to New Orleans; and that local relief com mittees in Alabama be requested to do likewise.
 Where to Send Shipments
 Shipments should be conveyed through to A. B. C. relief ship, New Orleans, send ing all papers to Norton. Lilly & Co, I'll Whitney Central building, New Orleans.
 The second matter for consideration, said Chairman Bowron. was whether the money collected In Alabama for Belgian relief should be expended in the purchase of foodstuffs and new clothing and new blankets, or whether it should be for warded to the American commission with the request that it be expended in such purchases.
 After some discussion motion was adopted recommending that Alabama money should be expended by Alabamian ms in the purchase of foodstuffs and new clothing and that things grown or pro. duced in Alabama should be bought il they come within the specifications oi goods most needed. which are wheat, rice flour, coffee, canned goods. cured or salt ed meats, dried apples, all nonperishablt foodstuffs. new clothes and new blank cts. Members of the state committee and all local committees who have money in hand which they had intended to for ward to the treasurer of the state com Tmittee are requested to make this use of it
 Money Raised Here
 Birmingham's shipment to New Or leans will aggregate handsomely as local merchants here contributed new goods generously, and upward of S200O will be distributed from this city for foodstuffs and new clothing This sum represents cash contributions made by the citizens of Birmingham and checks sent to the treasurer of the state com mittee from other cities and towns in the state
 In Birmingham, as at other points ir the state. there are quantities of used clothing donated for the relief of the Belgian sufferers. None of this can be shipped into Belgium, and 1t cannot be received in the shipments to New Or leans. This clothing, however, will meet a pressing need of Belgian refugees ir Holland, England, France and other nearby countries. It is recommended that the collection of this clothing pro- ceed, as the state committee will be able 1 in a short time to give specific instruc- tions as to how it may be forwarded. Mrs. c. P. Orr stated that the female students of the Tuskegee institute had volunteered to give several days sew | ing to the Belgium relief cause. if they were supplied with materials Mrs. Orr was requested to take the matter in hand.
 Reports submitted showed that Ala bama is contributing quite generously | to Belgian relief, and that the showing made by this state will compare favor. ably with that made by any otker state in the cotton belt.