The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
Rev. w. B. Holmes Stirs Workers to Highest Pitch of Enthusiasm by Ad-
 dress Yesterday
NO LUNCH TODAY, BUT FINAL REPORTS
 WILL COME MONDAY
At 6 O'Clock Last Night the Amount Pledged for Y. M.C A. Work Totaled
 S75,599.54


 son cotlnty's quota of the fund for the Young Mems Christian associations work in the war camps was reached with over $500 mar gin yesterday afternoon by 6 o'clock, and Field Marshal Rushton said that he antlcl- pated that at least $9O,OOO or S1OO,O0O would be raised be- fore the campaign was closed at noon next Monday.
 Rev. w. B. Holmes was the speaker at yesterdays luncheon at the Tut wiler, which was better attended than any of the preceding luncheons: Mr. Holmes made patriotic, virile and -blooded speech, and at it's close those present were so overcome with enthusiasm that they jumped upon chairs and yelled like a crowd of boys at ball game.
 MT. Holmes arraignment of the Ger man record of barbarities and his vivid perturbation of the American troops in fighting held the big crowd ali most spelFbound, and he was given ev- t,, ha nf n that those present possessed.
 This is no time for soft words or feelings" he said, "but a time when every man must take his place in the fight and put every ounce of energy that he possesses behind his gun and bayonet or in other work that he is called upon to do and when the vic torious American troops finally enl- bark again for their homes, then will be time enough for mercy and peace talk"
 The rivalry between the Rotary club, representing the French army, and the Kiwanis, representing the British army, is gaining in warth and a lively time
 is expected between them. Yesterday reports coming into headquarters about every half hour showed that part of the time the Rotarians were leading and succeeding report would put the Kiwanis ahead. and at one time there was difference of only 35 cents be- tween the two amounts. At the close of the day, however, the Rotarians led by about $600.
 i STANDING OF ARMIES
 The standing of the different armies yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock was as follows Ladies committee, $24,010; French army. s14,51o.62; British army. s1s,S53S5; Belgian army, s75o4.s5; Italian army, s3S5s.95; Ensley sector of the American army, $11,351.50; Pratt City sector of the American army $23S; woodlawn sector. s274.27; total, $75,- 59954
 The East Lake, Bessemer. Leeds and other districts over the county have not been heard from and it is safe
 to say that MT. Rushton's estimate of grand total of $so,ooo to s1oo.ooa for Jefferson county is not only possible
 but very probable
 YESTERDAYS SUBSCRIPTIONS A feature of yesterdays work was the large amount of cash contributions in small silver and dollar bills re- ceived. This amounted to $54S4.20. The larger subscriptions. yesterday were $500 subscribed to Colonel Dupuy by l the employees of the bi-product plant at Ensley; $500 subscribed to Colonel Hamilton by the Pratt Coal and Coke company; $24S subscribed by employees of the Semet- -Solvay plant to Colonel Hilleke $23625 subscribed by em- ployes of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Ensley to Col. Karl Langrebe; $325. for Harbison- Walker company to General Meade; { $500 by Crane company and $500 by southern Wheel company to General R.. A. Porter; $104.50 to General Shell by employees. of Southern Bell Tele- phone and Telegraph company; $5Oo l from American Cast Iron Pipe com l.pany; $100 from w. B. Leedy by Col 1 nel Jack Adams.
 l The statement that s2500 had been sup 1 scribed by employees of the American Steel and Wire mill was incorrect. The l.subscription was made by the company Iitself. At the luncheon yesterday muster sheets were passed around and practical | ly every person signed as a permanent member of the organization and 1t was QeclQeQ that all IutuTe DuSlIeSS ol tiO organization would be decided by an adj visory board to be named at the lunch 1 con Monday at the Tutwiler l The armies and committees will. con-. | ltinue work today. No luncheon will be held at the Tutwiler today but the big | gest of the series of luncheons Is I planned for Monday, at which final re- ports will be read.
 RUSHTON'S STATEMENT At o'clock last night Field Marshal \ Rushton said, Figures by our auditors 1 leave no doubt that Birmingham and Jeff fersoon county have already exceeded their quota. This has been done in four days. but the campaign will be main | tained today and the books will be kept { open till noon of Monday. We expect the total amount in our territory, when
 the final figures are all in. to be around 1 $90, 900 or $l00.000.
 "In this campaign the city has lived | up to the records made by the Red Cross
 and liberty loan campaigns, and we have
 indeed people with a magnificent spir- I 1t. We are proud of them
 l ''The general staff feel that special
 mention should be made of the sho wing
 made by Ensley steel plant employees
 These men contributed an amount ag- gregating nearly $400o and in mentioning them, we should mention Colonel Lam grebe, who rendered such splendid serv- ice in this and the Red Cross work Few men in the district have shown higher
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