The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-26
L. T. COOPER TO GIVE
 1000 DRESSES TO POOR
Distinguished Phi1anthropist Directs Secretary to Distribute One Thousand Dresses to
 Poor Women of Birmingham

Following his long estab- lished custom of giving a large part of his income each year to charity, L. T. Coop CT, the celebrated Tanlac man, who is famous through out the country as a practi- cal philanthropist, has di- rected his secretary to dis tribute one thousand (1000) dresses of excellent quality to the poor women of the Birmingham district.
 His decision to perform this service was reached after thorough and care- ful consideration of the great problem of providing for the needs of the in digent poor. He conceived and executed his plans as quietly as he performed his great relief work among the Dayton flood sufferers in 1913.
 As previously stated. MT. Cooper Is a firm believer in practical philanthropy, and it has always been his aim and en- deavor to accomplish the greatest good for the greatest number. As a genuine proof of the interest he Is taking in his wonderful work, he went in person yes terday to the well known wholesale es- tablishment of the Goodall- Brown Dry Goods Company and spent sometime looking over the large and complete Ct an6 f, lyn al al,f1 ish delight in the selection of the large and varied assortment of patterns, and was not satisfied until convinced that q sufficient variety of patterns had been selected to appeal to the taste of every age. both old and young.
 The first distribution of these dresses will be made on next Saturday, July 3l at Jacobs Drug Store. from to 6 p. m. Local charity workers will be on hand to see that only the needy and worthy are provided for. Other distributions will be made here each month; also at Bessemer and Ensley.
 It is indeed doubtful if MT. Coopers donation could have come at a more cpportune time, and these attractive dresses will delight the hearts of hun dreds of poor women and girls who have heretofore been unable to obtain them for lack of employment
 In Chattanooga recently the ladies of that city, representing the various church organizations. actively co-oper- ated with Mir. Cooper in this work.
 In Nashville the distribution was made through the United Charities. One of the above plans may be adopted To- cally before the next distribution is made.
 MAY ESTABLISH BREAD LINE THIS
 WINTER
 It is also understood that Mir. Cooper is considering the advisability of es- tablishing a free bread line here this winter on the order of the one estab- llshed at Louisville last winter, where he distributed 50,000 loaves to the poor ot that city. GOODALL-BROWN DRY GOODS COM
 PANY ACKNOWLEDGE ORDER.
 Birmingham, Ala, July 24, 1915 MT l.. T. Cooper, care G. F. Willis.
 Tutwiler Hotel, City:
 Dear Sir-This is to acknowledge re- ceipt of your esteemed order for ma terial for one thousand C000) dress patterns, six thousand (600o) yards, which you desire to distribute to the poor women of this city.
 We especially note that the material and we recommend them as fast colors and warranted durable and washable.
 It might be pertinent to suggest that the above materials are not to be con fused with the ordinary calicoes or prints which can be obtained at much lower price. Yours truly,
 (Signed)
 GOODALL-BROWN DRY GOODS co,