The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-21
Gatherings Being Arranged So All Can Hear Gypsy Smith, Borden Burr, Miss George and Cap
 tain Dingle LIMITED CAPACITY OF THEATRE CALLS FOR EXTRA MEETINGS Every Organization in Uni fled Campaign to Have Representative on Pro-
 gramme of Great
 Conference

the Jefferson theatre in connection with the Alabama state convention first united war work campaign. This is the only means by which the thou sands of Birmingham people and visitors who wish to hear Gypsy Smith, Borden Burr, Miss Katy Boyd George and Capt. George s. Dingie might hope to do so. The executive committee preparing for the drive of November HIS has arranged to make up for the limited capacity of the meeting place with additional meet Eings.
 Admission to the rallies at 3:S0
 o'clock Monday, for ladies only,
 and al 7;3O p. m. the same day Tor
 men only, will be by ticket. But
 at the same hours Tuesday no
 tickets will be required, although
 the meeting in the afternoon again
 will be reserved for ladies and the
 one at night exclusively for
 men. Definite announcement will
 he made today of the places
 
 visitors and others for the Tues-
 day meetings.
 At the morning session of the state conference to be held in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel, beginning Mon day at 10 o'clock, R. H. King, campaign director of the southeastern department, executive cabinet, will tell of the new basis whereby the seven recognized war
 .l.. t,n first united war work campaign to raise SIC, ,5O0, 600 in the one drive. The impera tive reasons that led President Wilson to this decision will form an important and interesting chapter in the war work record.
 MOTIFS REPRESENTATIVE
 The campaign, with special reference to the '. M. c. A., will be outlined by J. M. Clinton, one of the secretaries of the committee, who is the per sonal representative in this campaign ot Dr. John R. Mott, chairman of the na- tional campaign executive cabinet, army and navy Y. M. C. A Miss Elizabeth Hughes, who will speak of the Y. w. C. A., is a member of the national board of that organization and has had ex- tensive experience in association work. Miss Hughes served as a field secretary for Ohio and West Virginia, and is now member of the department executive cabinet.
 War camp community service, which is to receive $15, 5,0OO,OOO, is one of the agencies of which the public, outside the camp cities, has very little information. It's work and purpose will be explained at the initial session by T. B. Setue Dr. M l.. Raney will tell of the library service, and Bishop Edward F. Allen, of the Catholic diocese of Mobile Will
 rf <niQhtS of Columbus
 RABBI NEWFIELD SPEAKS
 At the afternoon session Rabbi Nor ris Newfield of Birmingham will speak of the Jewish Welfare work and Capt. G. B. Abrams, on the Salvation Army. The principles and methods of campaign will be explained py state Campaign Director w. s. Stalllngs. L. Porter Moore, publicity executive secre- tary for the southeastern department, will outline the vast publicity worh necessary in the campaign. An aodress will be delivered by Miss Amy Sneisoh and the first day of the conference al the Tutwiler will close with reports ol committees and district meeting.
 The address of Miss Snelson should pc of particular interest to the peopie oi for she is from Birming- ham, England, where she has been en- gagged in Y. w. C. A. Work. MISS ohci son is a native of London and recent ly visited that city. While she was there the enemy made an air raid, anu her accounts of the Hun outrage are graphic and interesting in the highest 1egree She is on her way to take ,harge of the Y. w. c. A. activities in Australia, for which position she has shown herself amply fitted, as she was general secretary of the ". w in Melbourne, Australia, for several years.
 MISS GEORGES ADDRESS
 Miss Katy Boyd George. who Will speak at the Jefferson theatre meetings, is a granddaughter of the late United states Senator J. Z George, who solved for the south the problem of obtaining an intelligent electorate without viola tion of the fourteenth amendment. Miss George recently has returned rom France. where she worked for more than nine months, helping to bring hope and cheer into the lives of French girls and women working in munition factories and other war industries, as well as into the lives of American nurses Miss George has been speak ing with great success and power III the united war work campaign through