The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17

With s35o000 already in sight and a whole day more in which to solicit sub scriptions. the allied armies will take m1ich needed rest today, assured that Jefferson county will reach the sS75,0 mark, or 50 per cent over her allotment of so50,00O in the united war work cam paign.
 Tomorrow night big jolif1cation din- ner complimentary to the entire army, will be held at the Tutwiler hotel at 6 o'colck and complete reports from all divisions will be made at that time. Congressman W. B. Oliver of Tuscaloosa has consented to be present at the din- ner and deliver the principal address. The public is invited to occupy the bal kconies.
 SPLENDID SERVICE
 The Tennessee companys donation of $124000 to this county fund was the cause for great rejoicing among the workers yesterday, who were spurred on to great CT efforts by this big boost. Other cor porations fell in line throughout the day. and when reports are all in Monday night the total should run very close to $4250O0
 Gen. Eugene Brown has done splendid service on the special corporation com mittee, and is entitled to a great share of the credit for the success of the cam paign, said a prominent member of the general staff last night Following are some of the big subscriptions turned in by MT. Browns committee yesterday:
 Frisco railroad, $500.
 United States Cast Iron Pipe company. 5000.
 Buckeye Cotton Oil company Addition all, $500
 Yolande Coal company, $2O0.
 Drennen Company, $20O
 Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron company s1O,00O
 Harbison- Walker Refractories com pany, 5000 (Fairfeld committee)
 George Gordon Crawford, $25O Qocal committed.
 DeBardeleben Coal and Iron company $500
 Henry T. DeBardeleben, $100
 John F. Fletcher, s10o General Electric company, $125O
 The ladies on the street corners and in front of picture shows collected $3153S in chicken feed" on Friday, and when Saturdays collections are turned in they will almost double this amount, accord ing to their statements This is a remark able showing when it is considered that practically all the collections were quar- ters, dimes, nielSels and pennies
 NOT READY TO REPORT
 The colored women turned in $1OO to headquarters yesterday and are still working. The Syrian women, Mrs. George Joseph. chairman, raised $6375. Mrs Shell of the R. F. D. division of the Rainbow soldiers was not ready to make a complete report last night, but she an- nounced the following subscriptions from few county communities:
 Palos, $42 Trafford $24; Alliance $1I960, and Winona, $3SS. 60 The first sub- scription to the Rainbow division was sent in by Mrs. H. E. Pierce of Boyles.
 The returns from all armies are still very incomplete and the bulk of the min ing, R. F. D., Industrial and Labor di- visions have not as yet reported
 CAMPAIGN TO CLOSE
 In spite of the fact that the rest of the county will continue the campaign until Wednesday Jefferson county and Alabama are going to have their quotas oversubscribed by tomorrow night and will close the drive at that time.
 Additional firms awarded 100 per cent certificates. up to noon, November 16:
 Birmingham Mattress company, Bir- mingham Coca-Cola company, Brownell Auto company, City Delivery and Ice company, Domestic foundry. Birming- ham Paper company. American Bakery, Avenue E. and Twenty ty-eighth street; Salmon-Brice Construction company, Louisville and Nashville machine shop, Steward-Hilty Machine company, B. F. Goodrich Co.,, Goodyear Tire Rubber com- pany, Vanderbilt furnace, American Bolt company, Birmingham steel company, American Casting company, City Paper company, c. c. Snider Cigar and To- bacco company, Thomas Worthington Contracting company, Stockham Pipe and Fittings company, Perfection Mattress company, International Harvester com pany, Reed Bros. Stone works, Hill & Griffith, T. c. I. & R. R. Co.,, Brown Marx building office force. Birmingham Hide and Tallow company, Terminal Ticket office, Donahoo Horse and Mtne company, Birmingham Fertilizer com- pany dactory). Young & vann Supply company.