The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
FANS CONTRIBUTE WILLINGLY ID FUND !. FOR ROY ELLAM GIFT Over Seventy-Five Dollars Subscribed to "Ellam
 Day" Fund SUBSCRIPTION LIST IS PLACED AT PLUMLEE'S Chairman Glover Expresses Thanks to Fans for Loyal Support-Stores Contribute to the Fund.
 Collections to Continue
Chairman Glover Expresses Thanks to Fans for Loyal Support-Stores

Excellent progress in collecting funds for the "Ellam day. was made during the past week, Chairman c. E. Glover reporting that total of s75.25 was now in the committees hands. The co1- lection will be continued this week, sew era1 points that have not been reached will be visited and m effort made to raise the fund sufficiently to end the collection by Saturday.
 subscription list will be placed at Pryor H. Plumlee's cigar store on Third avenue and Nineteenth street today. Any one who wishes to contribute to the fund that has not or will not be seen by the committee can make their donation. The list will be in charge of one of the clerks.
 The announcement last Sunday by Chairman Glover of his intention to carry an active canvass over the downtown business district proved to be the reason of the remarkable increase to the fund. In last Sundays Age Herald on the sport ing page there appeared a list of fans that had contributed to the "Ellam Day. fund. It then reached the $35 mark. week of soliciting doubled the mark, and prospects of reaching the mark that it now rests at the $75 mark, with great was set at the beginning of the campaign.
 We continue to receive wonderful sup port from the fans, and now take this opportunity to thank those that have al- ready contributed for their support said Chairman Glover. "Of course there is not the slightest chance of us seeing all the fans in Birmingham as the number is over the 15000 or 10000 mark, but we ,.,11 nf f1,ncn The others will be asked to go to Pryor Plumlee's cigar store and make their contributions there, or if we knew where every fan was we would willingly make a trip there in an effort to raise the fund, no matter how little.
 T am glad to see the fans take the matter in the right light, and are CO., operating in the way they are. We are receiving loyal support from the fans as I have stated before, and 1 hope that those we have not reached as yet will make some effort to help us meet and in- crease the fund. We have a little over two weeks to continue our collections, and in this time we expect to raise the fund ito at least $15o or double our amount at the present time. I think we can do 1t if we work hard enough, and that's what we are going to do
 "A number of business houses contrib uted to the fund during the past week.
 
 they clearly show the spirit of the peo- pie of Birmingham toward Roy Ellam, who consider the best player that ever wore Baron uniform. Almost every player on the 1916 Birmingham team has contributed to the fund, which shows how Ellam stands with the players"
 Monday, May 8, has been officially des- ignated as "Ellam. Day by the Birming ham club, according to President Smith. Tt gives the Birmingham club pleas ure to do all in itss power to make the 'Elan Day a success' said MT. Smith yesterday T hope the fans support the issue loyalty, which I understand they are doing, -and make the day one that will long be remembered by Ellam.'
 Ellam is at the present manager of the Nashville club and playing shortstop. The token will be presented to Ellam on his first appearance here. which will be on May s. The Masonic watch charm is now being designed by the Jobe- Rose Jewelry company. Chairman Glover has the de- slgn and will gladly show it to any of the fans.
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