Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-28
S77O,95I.62
Is Raised For
Emory Fund
Campaign Brought to GIori-
ouSIy Successful Close With
S270,051,62 More Than
S5OO,OOO Fund Which At
Ianta Promised

| Now that Atlanta has raised her
promised 100000 for Emory university,
with S27O95l.62 thrown in for good
measure. the campaign for additional
funds will shortly De launched through
out the south.
AtIanta's campaign was brought to a
gloriously successful close Friday night
at the chamber of commerce with a gen.
eral meeting, at which a total of S34S,-
IS1S20 i'm new subscriptions was report
ed by the campaign workers.
These new subscriptions, added to the
$422, 1892 previously reported, brought
the grand total of the campaign to
ST70. 9O5l.62, or more than so per cent
greater than the fund Atlanta promised
to give the university if it was located
here
Bishop Warren A. Gambler. chancellor
of the university, announced at the
meeting Friday night that plans are be-
ing laid for launching a campaign at
an early date to raise 100000 for the
university in Georgia outside of At
lanta. He further announced that Ala
bama has already launched campaign
with an initial subscription of $4,000
secured in one town, and that Missis-
sippfs campaign was launched last
week with an initial subscription of
SIS, 600 secured at one meeting in the
town of Jackson.
Bishop Gambler declared that Allan
ta's magnificent campaign has stirred
the whole south and made the universe
ty famous throughout the country, with
the result that communities all over
the territory which Emory will serve
are ready and waiting to contribute
their share toward the building of En-
DRY with the same spirit of ltberality
and public spirit which Atlanta has
displayed.
MEETING A LOVE FEAST
The meeting Friday night, which was
largely attended by campaign workers,
ministers and others, was a veritable
of the campaign.
Every one of the division commanders
made a splendid report. Forrest Adair
reported S1,132 for his division. Albert
S. Adams reported 81, 204 for his divi-
sion President Arkwright reported
S5,S4O.7O for his division. Alex c.
Kings division reported $10,610. The
town of Decatur reported S737.3O, which
was additional to $4,000 previously
raised in that enterprising and public
spirited little city. Victor II. Kriegsha-
ber's division reported S3,535.40.
Then DR.. A. M Hughlett, presiding ell
der of the Atlanta district Of the North
Georgia Methodist conference, reported
$4,000 additional by Samuel c. Dobbs.
over and above his previous subscrip-
ton Of $50, 900 Furthermore DIR. Hughlett
reported that his division had raised
s4O, 644.30 in new subscriptions.
And last and biggest OF all, Preston
S. Arkwright, general chairman of the
campaign, announced a gift of 100000
by the Atlanta Medical college.
wherf the figures were written on the
blackboard by Henry Robertson, assist
ant secretary of the chamber of COM
merce, and the total new subscriptions
were added to the total previous sub
scriptions, making a grand total of
$770, 951.62 for the campaign, the meet
ing went wild with enthusiasm.
Introducing Bishop Gambler as thel
first speaker. DR.. Hughlett said, "WeI
will now hear few words from Bishop
Gambler, chancellor of the university"
BISHOP GAMBLER HAPPY.
Rising amidst an outburst of APP
plaues Bishop Gambler smiling said:
81 cannot say a few words. This is
no occasion for brevity. 1 have never
known a happier moment in my life.
Never was so proud of my community
and my people. 1 don't know of any
other city in the south that could have
done what Atlanta has done.
do you realize that fund for Emory
makes a total of s2,5OO.OOo which At
lanta has raised within five years for
higher education? Atlanta was gen.
erous to Agnes Scott, generous to Ogle-
thorpe university, generous to Georgia
Tech. And now Atlanta mas come along,
after those great achievements in the
| immediate past, and achieved a glorious
success for Emory:
This hour marks a new era in the
south. America has become the educa-
tor Of he uUnrld hannpfnrfb
our southern people are to nave their
part in the great work.
This Atlanta campaign has stirred
the whole south. Already ii is planned
to raise $1,000, 900 for Emory in Geor-
gia outside of Atlanta. Mississippi
launched her campaign last week with
$1,000 raised at one meeting at the
town of Jackson. Alabama has started
with $4,000 raised in one town.
do not be in hurry for US to build.
We are building as rapidly as our re-
sources permit, but building a great
university is not the work of day or
year. Emory will nave nothing shod-
dy. She will open no department until
it is absolutely first class.
81 appreciate with all my heart the
magnificent work you gentlemen and
forth in behalf of the university And
I congratulate you upon the success !
which means so much for Atlanta, for
the south and for the world"
OVATION TO ARKWRIGHT.
Another ovation greeted Preston s.
Arkwright, president of Emory Found |
ers' club and general chairman Of the
campaign, when he rose in response to
calls for a speech. First he was APP
plauded, then the assembly rose and
gave MIN three rousing cheers.
With deep feeling Mr.. Arkwright ex-
pressed his thanks to each and every !
worker in the campaign, expressed his
special thanks to DR.. Hughlett and
President Victor II. Kriegshaber, of the |
chamber of commerce. expressed his |
special thanks to the wone nof Allan |
IA for their splendid weeks work which !
secured $4,000. and expressed his APP
probation for the liberal and loyal sup +
port given the campaign by the news
papers.
mo other city in the south would
have undertaken this campaign" Mr.. |
Arkwright continued. mo other city |
in the south or in the world has more
generous people than Atlanta. No 9TH |
er city has people who give such liber-
ality to every good cause, who rally
with such perfectly magnificent public |
spirit to every constructive enterprise
Here Mr.. Arkwright paused.
"And not only has Atlanta the most
liberal peopel in the world" he went