The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
Yesterdays Subscriptions Bring Total Amount Se-
 cured Up to S63, ,191.31
INSPIRING SPEECHES
 HEARD AT LUNCHEON
Enthusiasm Now Runs High Among "Y" Campaign Workers and Grand Drive for City's
 Quota Is Now On

The Young Mems Christian association campaign subscriptions have so far reached the sum of s63, ,19l.31, it was re- ported at the luncheon yesterday at O clock at the Tutwiler, by the forces of ,, the allied armies of the city operating under Field Marshal J. Frank Rushton, in the interests of the Young Mems Christian association war fund, and upon his suggestion, the men who are working for the fund are to remain organized as a permanent organization for simi- lar duty till the end of the present war. Features of yesterdays work were the subscriptions secured from the American 1 Steel and Wire Co.,, amounting to $2500; i sdI00 from the Semet-Solvay Co. at Ensley; $1000 from the Republic Steel and Iron Co.,; 5000 secured by the ladies'
 committee; $500 from the Continental Gin O., and $50 subscribed by the employees
 of the Partisan Co.,, every employe of
 the Parisian subscribing to the fund
 The luncheon yesterday at the Tut wier was addressed by Rev. w. B. l Holmes, prominent local minister, who | spoke interestingly and feelingly of the ! work the Young Mems Christian asso- citation is doing for the war camps and | told of his observations in the various camps, stating that the soldiers were
 putting faith in the 'Y' to do the things
 that it is planning to do and is doing,
 and added that he knew that Birming-
 ham was going to do it's full share. | Rev. George Lang, president of the
 Presbyterian college at Anniston, said: l The time is past when anybody asks l why we are in this war; the world l knows that we went into this war only
 after every possible means of maintain 1 ing peace had failed, and we are in it 1 to stay, though not seeking one inch 1 or territory, or one penny of indemnity, but seeking to make the world safe for democracy After the speeches, good humor prevailed as the reports were read and witticisms worthy honorable
 mention" passed among those present.
 RIVALRY BECOMES KEEN 1 Quite bit of rivalry has been in- l Jected into the campaign between the | French and British armies, the Rotar- | ians representing the French army, and
 the Kiwanis club representing the Brit ish army. The teams are now only a
 few hundred dollars apart in their to- tals, with the Kiwanis club slightly in
 the lead. The Kiwanis bunch say that | they are going to put it over the Ro- i tarians, as revenge for the defeat in the recent baseball game that the Ro- 1 1 It was momentous occasion yester- 1 day at the luncheon when the armies were formed into a permanent body for 1 this and future similar work. The gen. ! erals, colonels and captains present. l about 175 in number-had listened to l the speeches of Dr. Holmes and Dr. | Lang, and enthusiasm and patriotism were at white heat when Field Mar l shal Rushton rose and asked simply: l nf 1 tained to do this and future work of | this kind for the entire period of the present war;" Many shouts of approval were heard and finally a motion was | made that all in favor of maintaining ] 1t permanently stand, and the entire | assemblage arose to a man. A list of l the members of the organizations was | immediately started with General J. D. ! Rosenberger and Paul Chalifoux lead- l ing the list.
 Enthusiasm is running high among 1 the "Y workers and 1t Is planned to
 make herculean effort to obtain the 1 city's quota today. Small boxes for the receiving of coin contributions will be placed in the important downtown drug stores and other prominent places ] this morning and the four-minute men of the city will again be active in the | theatres and elsewhere.
 Field Marshal Rushton's latest gen. eral order follows:
 General order No. 47. The pa- 1 trotism of the colored people de- serves special mention. They are giving freely and gladly, their per cent being around 100. Birmingham l is to be congratulated upon the l spirit of her colored citizens.
 1 FRANK RUSHTON,
 Field Marshal"