Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-21
POOR RICHARD HEAD
CONFIDENT OF RAISING
BIG FUND FOR AID MEN
Richard A. Foley Undaunted by
City Solicitors Objection
to Councils $4,000
Appropriation
PHILADELPHIA NO PIKER'

II do not believe that the city Of PhIlas
delphla will go on record as being q
'piker'; l don't believe the city officials
will allow It, and don't believe the cti-
yens will allow It." This was the state-
ment of Richard A. Foley at the POOR
Richard Club today, in referring to the
action of City Solicitor Connolly in advis-
ing City Controller Walton not TO counter-I
sign the warrant providing for the ex-l
penditure of $4,000 from the city treasury
toward the financing of the big ad convn-l
ton to be held in Philadelphia In June.
Other speakers. including Richard II.
Durbn. president of the oPor Richard
Club, expressed their Indignation at the
holding up of the fund appropriated by
Councils They declared that the Poor
Richard Club would put the convention
through" no matter if the city withheld
its aid. other items held up by Com
nelly's decision are one Of $4,000 for the
golden Jubilee of the Patriotic order Sons
of America, and S2500 for the annual con-
ference of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church.
IF the city refuses to help" said Mr..
Foley, philadelphia may lose, the great
est opportunity of It's history for world
wide advertising. 1t Is up to every mem-
ber of the Poor Richard Club to go after
the men of political influence and have
this item put through. 1 don't believe the
city will go back on its pledge, but if It
does we will ge the money without the
aid of Councils"
Mr.. Durbin declared that he hoped that
the legal obstacles" at City Hall would
soon be removed. He said: ut is to be
hoped that the convention of the Ad-
vertising Clubs of the World will not be
put In the same class as conference of
the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
If the legal obstacles are not removed,
and we don't get the money, we will put
the convention through anyway. 1t will
then be squarely UP to the businessmen
Of Philadelphia.
This convention could be easily
financed II every one of the city's 1.500.-
900 population would contribute 2 cents
n head. This convention has received the
Endorsement of City Councils. the Mayor
mad all of the big business organizations.
While we were trying to secure contri-
buttons w. Atlee Burpee and Cyrus II.
X. Curtis were the only men who went
beyond promises. Others made promises
and we are now trying to collect on these
promises"
1t was decided TO continue indefinitely
the campaign for the raising of funds 1or
the financing of the convention. The to-
tai collected today amounted to $1,000.
That makes a grand total of $14,317. The
Blues today collected 1885, and the Reds,
$505. Richard A. Foley resigned as cap-
tain of the Blues and r! II. Rohnbaugh
was elected to the vacancy.
Contributors of 5000 today followa A. 3.
Kirschbaum and Gmbel Bros. $3.50,
Presbrey Advertising Agency; contrlbu-
tors of 800, Richard A. Foley Advertise
ing Agency Theodore Il. Ash, w. Atlee
Burpee & Co., Commercial Trust Com
pany. Philadelphia Trust Company and
the Brewsters: contributors of $50 each.
Winton Motorcar Company. Henry
Michel & Co., Stephen Green & Co.,
Mclean. Hadden & Shippers Company,
C. Kind & Sons, G. A. Pfeiffer and r.
ostendorf, through Lewis II. Schmidt,
manager; S25, Quaker City Advertising
Agency.