The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
Former Ambassador Mor- genthau to Make Opening Address at the First
 Methodist Church
SUBSCRIBERS ASKED
 TO MAKE DONATION
 TO GENERAL FUNDS
United States Steel Corporation Makes Donation of Five Million Dollars. Hut in France May Be
 Named Alabama

allied armies under General James Bonnyman, will report l in full force at a dinner at the Tutwiler hotel tonight, where instructions and information
 regarding the united war work
 drive next week will be given
 them by Field Marshal Frank Rusllton, General w. c. Bon
 ham and others of the general
 staff. The dinner will start
 promptly at 7 o'clock and ev-
 cry mine worker who has af-
 filiated with the allied armies
 is urged to be on hand.
 A great deal of interest is being
 manifested in the approaching cam Ipaign by the miners and labofing men
 of the district, whose valiant service in the fourth Liberty Loan drive was an important factor in Jefferson lcounty's success. In the present cam- lpaign the industrial sections of the
 county will be thoroughly canvassed
 and not foot of ground left uncov-
 cred by next Saturday.
 l The formal inauguration of the drive l here will take place in the First Meth odist church Monday night at o'clock
 when Ambassador Henry Morgenthau
 will deliver an address to all members I of the allied armies and other war work organizations. The former am- l bassador will arrive in Birmingham | shortly after 1 o'clock, and is sched-
 uled to speak three times during his I short stay here.
 l COMMUNITY SING
 The community sing at the BiJou I theatre Sunday will be featured by 1 addresses from speakers on the war
 work drive. A big peace demonstIa- 1 tion at o'clock will, Of course, sup plant any other contemplated gather l ings should authoritative news of an armistice having been signed be con-
 veyed here during the interim.
 1 Tomorrow at all the Jewish syna- l ScSueS ana temples III Ine Sldte SCT- vices will be held in connection with | discussions over the coming drive and 1 the congregations will be asked not l to designate any particular cause in I making their subscriptions, but to do- 1 nate to the general fund in accord ance with the expressed wishes of the 1 government. Many Protestant churches will hold similar services. In fact the | unanimous sentiment here is that l everyone will donate to the seven | causes instead of 'single-shottinS. Vote the straight ticket" urges Frank l Rushton. Don't scratch single bal lot The government has figured all 1 this out for us we are expected to | raise so much money Its method of
 distribution among the seven agencies | was settled by the war board before we started and Uncle Sam wants us
 to subscribe to all of these institu- | tions."
 1 Last night in the Sunday school room 1 of the First Methodist church, the
 working boys and girls were addressed l by H. c. Buckelew, state director of 1 the Y. M. c. A., who showed how work | ing boys and girls in other cities had
 responded to the appeal.
 ALLIED CONFERENCE | The British division of the allied l armies held conference yesterday
 and named A. J. Arrant as the gen. 1 eral to lead that famous gang into 1 battle. All other branches of the army are fully equipped and organized The 1 auditing forces under the command oi 1 Col. w. C.. Caldwell are composed of
 H. B. Strong, Fred Larkin, c. w. I Stockhard, w. H. Hoover and w. H. 1 Cahoon An auditor will handle the 1 records of each army as heretofore 1 The negroes, as usual, are taking an active interest in this campaign and l ha1 ci ,cti Sixteenth Street Baptist church last l night. They have organized an al- 1 lied army of their own with oscar ! Adams as commander and separate di- I visions under the guidance of the fo.-
 lowing: British, Rev. W. l.. Boyd; 1 French; Rev. I. B. Kigh; Belgian, H. | Strawbridge; Italian, Dr. G. L. Thorn
 ton; insurance army. Col J. B. Butts. B. A. Brown has been named chairman
 of the speakers committee.
 I The government has ruled that con- l tributions to the united war work fund | can be made by firms or corporations l and charged to expense, advertising or good will. This will preclude the pos sibility of corporation heads refusing to 1 subscribe for their companies on the l ground that they have no right to vote 1 their stockholders money away, said Dave Holt, director of publicity for the state of Alabama. Judge Ebert H. Gary. | l tion, announced last night that his con cern would give s5,000,O00 to the cause. l An excerpt from his telegram to State 1 Chairman w. c. Adams follows:
 FIVE MILLIONS
 l ''The United States Steel corporation will contribute $5.OO0,000. We are of the opinion that these seven organizations, l together with the American Red Cross, are furnishing to the soldiers what they
 need above everything else to secure physical and moral health, strength and comfort This cannot be provided in any other way than by voluntary con-
 tributions of money and labor. Even though the war should immediately be
 brought to a conclusion the necessities of our soldiers will not be diminished
 for many months Since receiving the
 opinion of our counsel that such appro-
 priations are legal and proper we do not hesitate to make them
 ] Dr. John R. Mott, director general of
 the whole campaign. announces that Il
 huts in France will be named for the
 Il states that subscribe the largest per | Un %bot