The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-12
Senator White Heads Com mittee to Secure Funds
 for Howard and Juds0n
MASS MEETING TO BE
 HELD AT EARLY DATE
Money Raised Here to Be Part of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars to Be Secured in State for
 Two Institutions

Definite plans for campaign
 for s1OO.OO0 from the Birmingham
 district for Howard and JudsOn
 colleges will be mapped out by
 committee headed by Capt. Frank
 $. White and the plans will be
 laid before mass meeting of
 friends of the two institutions to
 be called in the next two weeks.
 Authority for the operation of
 this committee was given at
 meeting of Baptist ministers and
 laymen at the central Y. M. c. A.
 last night. Fifty men were fin att
 tendance.
 Captain White has called his com- mittee to meet in his office in the Jefferson County bank building at 8 o'clock next Tuesday night. Other members of the committee are as fol- lows
 Dr. J. D. Heacock, Culpepper Exum, Judge J. c. B. Gwin. T. M. Steen, George Connors. J. L. Campbell, R. R. Darden. Dr. N. A. Barrett. Morris ". Bush and Hudmon Hopson
 We want this committe to go over the situation in the Birmingham dis trict in a thorough way and be pre- pared to present complete plans at our next meeting. which the committee shall be authorized to call" said Dr. Preston Blake. who moved the ap- pointment of such committee. "Bir- mingham is ready to do something big for our colleges, and the time is ripe for the work. Our colleges are needing additional equipment to take care of their growing student bodies and both institutions have large fol- lowings in our city and district"
 TRUSTEES TO ASSIST
 The special committee is authorized to solicit the interest of the Birming- other civic organizations of the city in the movement. The next meeting of the friends of the two institutions probably will be held at the central Y. M. c. A. also. Local trustees of Judson and Howard and the presidents of the two institutions are author ized to act with the special commit tee in laying plans.
 The appointment of the committee was made at the close of three hour meeting called with view to laying preliminary plans for the launching of the campaign. In the raising of the $100,000 it was stated that this is to be the first unit of $300,000 for the two schools, the re- mainder of the state being expected to be called upon at the close of the local campaign. It is planned now to begin the Birmingham campaign about February 1, making it operative in all sections of the city at. once and all lowing it to extend over not more than one or two weeks.
 BIRMINGHAM IS READY
 Birmingham Is ready for such n move, in the opinion of most of us," said President James M Shelburne of Howard college. This city has many students in both schools Out at How ard we have more than 50 college stu dents from Birmingham, whereas four years ago that number would have been more than half of our total num- Der of college students. Birmingham is patronizing Howard college and we be- lieve the business and professional men of the city are ready to do, some thing big toward promoting our work"
 Dr. c. Ross Baker, pastor of the F'ifty-sixth Street Baptist church, made one of the most striking ad- dresses of the evening, dealing with Christian education, it's place and the place Howard occupies in Birmingham and Alabama. Dr. w H. Smith, edu- cational secretary of the Baptist state convention, laid the matter before the meeting formally. declaring that the time was ripe for a large undertake ing. T. T. Huey of Bessemer and pr. M K. Thornton, pastor of the Bes- semer Baptist church. said their dis trict would do it's part and were the first to suggest that $100.00O be the figure. pr. Preston Blake. Senator White and pr. H. H. Hibbs, pastor of Ruhama Baptist church. were the other speakers.
 T have presided over the United States Senate" said Captain White. but tell you. gentlemen I consider 1t greater honor to be permitted to preside at this meeting tonight and De allowed to help in leading toward this great work