The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
BIRMINGHAM MAY REACH S4OO,OOO IN
 RED CROSS DRIVE
Members of Allied Armies Cleaning Up Campaign and Late Contributions
 Are Coming In

< grand total of $36S, ,649 45 was report ed as a result of the second Red Cross rund drive at local headquarters last night and many of the districts have not yet been heard from. It is stated that the total will reach the s4Oo,OOO mark by the time all reports are received.
 The reports of the allied armies is as follows: British, SO4o.13; Belgian, s51,- ss2F; French, s24,14oSS: Italian, s1s,- ss5-s7; Rainbow division $f1, ,O5s. .s5; Besse- Der, sS75OO; Ensley, s24,5sS. 40; Fairfield. SzSo7O.25; Vivian and Pratt City, s1,24s.2o; Woodlawn $22s.SO; mining division, sss,- 7214s; plants division, $s4, ,2s2. .Os; Sunday schools. $2s25.0s; the county at large SIPS. 062.
 The Huffmban district reports, s911 .25; which is double their quota of s425. The district includes Huffman, s352. .52; Ayres 80; Center Point s62. 80; Argo, s5s; Chalkville. $5s.35, and Trussville, s25o. The Jefferson county road camp which is in this district, is 100 per cent. each man having given one days wages.
 CLEANING UP
 The members of the allies armies were
 
 busy yesterday cleaning up their respec- tive territories with splendid results and 1t probably will be several days be- peIore final report can be made. At noon yesterday message was sent to gulf division headquarters at New Or leans that Birmingham had reached $343.- So2, but the fund is steadily increasing. Reports continue to come in at head quar.ers ana Gen Paul Chalifoux, chief casnier, and his assistants are being kept busy posting up these reports and count ing the money turned in by various com nittees. Bert Meadow, assistant to Act ing F1eld Marshal Morris Bush, requests mat all pledge cards be turned in as early as possible, and the generals in charge of the allied armies are urged to advise local headquarters at the Tutwiler list of all 100 per cent firms not yet reported, so cards can be made out for them.
 The reports from all over the state are most encouraging and Alabama has sub scrobed $1.0oo,000, and according to reports at headquarters, the grand total of the state will be largely increased when the final report is made
 COLORED WORKERS
 A partial report from the colored con- mittee has been made and was $794. 75 This, however, does not represent what the negroes of Birmingham have done, as large portion of their subscriptions will come through the corporations and will go up in the thousands This commit tee. under the direction of Dr. A C. Williams, has done splendid work dur ing the drive all over the Birmingham district.
 The committee of which Mrs Henry Dean was chairman realized $651 50 net profit from the sale of chewing gum Sat urday on the streets, and three barrels were returned by the purchasers for the soldiers. This report is based only on sales of chewing gum, and the many do- nations received not counted in the net profits.
 Two barrels were distributed to the sol- diers passing through Birmingham Satur- day and the remaining barrel has been turned over to the local Red Cross can teen workers for distribution among the soldiers The gum was furnished by the American Chicle company and Mrs. Dean and her committee are being congrat- ulated on the splendid success of this sale.