The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-13
Hornady Will Be General Chairman of Movement to Aid in Fight on Illiteracy in Alabama
EVERY CITIZEN IS
 SHOWING SPIRIT OF
 FINE COOPERATION
Women's Clubs Will Take Active Part and Young Ladies Will Also Assist in the Work

City Commissioner J. R. Hornady is general chairman of Button Day, which will be observed here Saturday when Birmingham joins in the statewide campaign to remove illiteracy from Alabama.
 The members of the central committee were announced last night, as were also the names of the ladies who will assist in the work by selling the buttons in the different parts of the city.
 Spright DoweIl of the state depart ment of education, Miss Esther Foster, field agent of the department in the illiteracy work, Commissioner Hornady, pr. J. H. Phillips and number of oth- CTS have been busy for several days arranging all the details of the cam paign, and it is expected that Birming- ham will render liberal aid to the cause Saturday. The buttons will be sold from 10 a. m. until p. m
 ALL ARE INTERESTED
 ''The most striking thing about the Button Day campaign is the catholicity of the movement said Spright Dowell Jews and gentiles, suffragists and an ti-suffragists, native born and foreign born, grown folks, and children, men and women, married and single, young and old. fair and homely, rich and poor, learned and un1earned, democrats and republicans, prohibitionists and anti prohibitionists, preachers and lawyers, doctors and working men; in fact, every man, woman and child in Bir mingham are participating in the to help the Alabama Hitter acy commission in the Button Day cam paign.
 "Never before have so many persons in the various walks of life-more par ticularly those who are prominent in social circles, including a number who have never before been willing to en- list in movement for soliciting funds banded together to lend their aid and influence to the successful con- clusion of an undertaking for social betterment It is safe to say that when Button Day is over Saturday, thou sands of Birmingham people will be wearing the button carrying the slo gan, Illiteracy in Alabama-Let's Re- move It.
 PERSONNEL OF WORKERS
 Button Day in Birmingham will be in charge of a central committee, of which J. R. Hornady, commissioner of education, is chairman, and Governor w. D. Jelks, Dr. J. H. Phillips, s. J. Bowie, c. B. Glenn, Mrs D. A. Echols. Mrs S. J. Cole, Mrs. DuPont Thompson. Mrs. Frank Clark and Mrs. L. J. Haley are members.
 The committees follow:
 Nineteenth Street and First Avenue Morris hotel corner will be in charge of the Crescendo and Fenelon clubs, Mrs. Arthur L. Brown, chairman, as- sisted by Mrs. John Hanlin, Mrs. S. R. Caffee Mrs. J. E. Davis and Mrs. Frank Griswold of the Crescendo club, and Mrs. H. F. Davis, Mrs. r. Hecker, Mrs. E. l.. Martin and Mrs. D. M. Dickson of the Fenelon club
 Chamber of Commerce Corner-In charge of the Present Day club Mrs. E. E. Smith. chairman, assisted by Mrs. J. M. Hill, Jr., Mrs. E. A. Miller Mrs. w. H. Mcintyre and Mrs. M. A. Standi- fer
 Sak's corner will be in charge of the Council of Jewish Women, Mrs. Joseph Gerson, charman, assisted by Miss Ethel Burger, Miss Natalie Lenll, Miss Violet Semon. Miss Mildred Fox, Miss Hazel Holberg, Miss Elsie Cohen Miss Mildred Kahn and Miss Phillis Ash.
 Pizitz's corner will be in charge of the Edgewood club and Eleanor Hord club, Mrs. H. Fl. Shell, chairman assisted by Mrs. Arthur McWayne. Mrs. W. A. Brown and Mrs. T. A. Burbridge of the Edgewood, and Mrs. Miles Bradford, Mrs. Eugene Newsom, Mrs. H. J. Gillian and Mrs. R. l.. Newsom of the Eleanor Hord club.
 Adams Drug store corner will be in charge of Powell School Improvement as- sociation, Mrs R. A. Moody, chairman, assisted by Mrs. Neil Birch, Mrs. A. c. Stephenson, Mrs. J. T. Phifer Mrs. W. H. Hulsey and Miss Rosa Strickland, Miss Annie bowman. Miss Helen Neill, Miss Christine Henry and Miss Mary Wood- ruff
 Vaudette theatre corner will be in charge of the Barker School Improve ment association, Mrs. s. J. Cole. chair man, assisted by Mrs R. B. Watts, Mrs. J. A. Scholl, Mrs. J. R. Hornady. Mrs. J. N. Cornelius and Mrs. F. M. Vernon.
 The postoffice will be in charge of the Modern Study club. Mrs. H. P. Richard, chairman, assisted by group of workers from that club.
 Loveman, Joseph & Loeb's corner will
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