The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
HORNADY AND BROWN AND MRS. ROBERTSON
 DELIVER ADDRESSES
Eastern Section Makes Elo- quent Appeal to Western Section of City to Aid
 Them on May 6
Mass Meeting for Today
 in Interest of Schools
Ensiey High school auditorium 2;30 p. m.
 Eiyton school, 2 D. m. seventeenth avenue school, 3 p. m. NSiam school, 2 D. m.


 Three meetings will be held today in the interest of the $1 1,o0O. GOO bond issue for nigh school purposes and the 3-mill dis trict school tax. Chief among these will be a big joint meeting at the Ensiey High school, under the auspices of the school Improvement associations of the Bush Moore, Fairfield and Ensley High schools The speakers will include Mrs Robertson of the Ensley High School association, Commission Hornady and Commissioner Brown. Music will be fur nished by the High School band. a musi- cal organization that is close to the hearts of the people of Ensley The meeting win be held in the high school auditorium and a full house is expected.
 An eloquent appeal has gone forth from the eastern section of Birmingham ask. ing the help of the western section in getting high school facilities. and the east looks forward to hearty response from the west on May 6. The appeal which comes from the School Improve ment associations of Woodawn and East Lake and the Woodlawn Civic associa- iton, is as follows.
 EAST APPEALS TO WEST
 We, the citizens of the eastern divis- ion of Birmingham. congmtulate you of the western division, upon the fact that your children enjoy excellent high school facilities. You have an institution of which you are justly proud, and we re- Joice with you over this fact.
 Having splendid high school, and enjoying it's benefits, you are in a posi- uon to sympathize with our desire to have a similar school in the eastern di- vision so that our boys and girls may enjoy the same advantages now enjoyed by your children. For years our children or high school age have had to go all the way to the Central High school, riding or crowded ears and having to transfer in the city or walk a long distance after leaving the cars. This has been and Is now great inconvenience and has caused many children to be taken out of school who otherwise would have gone through.
 The board of education and city com missioners have recognized our need and have purchased beautiful and ample site for our high school, but the funds for erecting the school are not available.
 You may ask: How can I help?' And the answer is: By doing what you can to carry the high school bond issue and the special school tax on May G. This bond issue will not only replace the Gen. tral High school recently destroyed, but will provide the high school we need so badly Please help us get it and in talking of it mention the fact that the 3-mill tax does not impose any additional burden upon the people, as the city com mission has reduced the sinking fund tax 3 mills to offset the increase of 5 mills for school purposes.
 "Your cordial cooperation in obtaining foa our children and for all Birmingham children. the advantages your children enjoy, will be appreciated more than we can say.''
 Tomorrow's meetings will be held as follows
 Gate City school, 2:20 p. m. speaker. S. J. Bowie.
 Woodlawn school 3 D. m.. speaker, Pro e E. Glenn.
 Pratt City. city hall. 2:30 p. m, speaker, Commissioner Burruss.
 Union school, 2:30 D. m., speaker. Com missioner Hornady.
 Lakeview school. 3 ?. m. speaker, pr. J. H. Phillips.
 Ten meetings are scheduled for Thurs day and four for Friday