The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
NEED VOLUNTEERST ID WORK IN SALVATION ARMY FUND DRIVE
New Organizations Enlisted in Campaign Give New Im- petus and Long Step To-
 ward Goal Taken

Many organizations will take a hand in the Salvation Army Home Service fund campaign today in Greater Birmingham and by night it is confidently expected that greater step towards the goal of S1100 GOO will have been taken than on any previous day of the campaign.
 The Dokeys will gather in force on several trucks at campaign headquarters at , o'clock this evening at the northeHs. corner of Fourth avenue and Twentieth street, north and from this point will proceed in full force, wearing their fez, through the down town district, in a thorough cleanup canvass.
 These huStlers among the Knights ot Pythias ranks will be led by an executive committee, composed of Graham Perdue. chairman, and Thomas F. Patterson, M. T. Oval1, J. Nat Jones, Roy Dillon, E. J. Reed H. N. Taylor and Harry P. Lesher. Mail carriers of Birmingham have also taken a hand In the campaign, following r a meeting held Friday afternoon, and they will give two hours each day in aid ing the canvass, after being released from their duties, and will leave pledge cards at the residences where they can be filled out and mailAl to J. Knox flemlnE' zone treasurer, First National bank This work is being done by the rtail carriers on their own time as a contribution to the Salvation Army Home Service fund campaign.
 GENEROUS SUBSCRIPTIONS
 The largest individual contribution thus far received in the Birmingham zone IS reported from Jasper, where l.. B. Mus grove has subscribed $500 to the campaign.
 Among subscriptions of $25 and over re Jur Lrid First National bank, $20O; Continental Gin company, $l0o; Crawford Johnson, $l00; Mrs Robert Jem. ison, $50; Adams Rowe and Norman, Soo; P. B. Bowers, $50; H. E. Kaufman, $2o' eli-Rogers Produce company, S25; Fat ton-Pope Drug company. s25; Bessie Brown Caldwell, s25; s. Y. Caldwell, $2o; B. B. Conner, $25; Dr. c. w. Shropshire S25.
 o. R. Berney and his committee at Ensley are doing yeomen work and handsome total is expected to be added to Greater Birmingham fund from this source.
 Federal Judge w. I. Grubb, Frank F. Glass and Major w. $. Pritchard are at the head of the special committee on cor porations and are actively at work in en- listing the coopera tion of the various ln- dustrial plants in the district as well as inc various corporation officials in bring ing Greater Birmingham over the top.
 WOMEN DOING GOOD WORK
 "The women at the booths and at theie various features for the benefit of this drive are the very backbone of this cam paign," said zone director Ben l. Rapport in a statement issued Friday night, ana the leaders of this work owe great deot to Mrs S. L. Ledbetter. city chairman or the woman's division, and her ald, Mrs H. E. Pearce, as well as to the ladies O. the Eastern Star, especially at Ensiey' under the leadership of Mrs. J. F. Carie and all the enthusiastic workers stationed at the various booths
 Miss Olivia O'Neal and associates who were in charge of the booth at the Tut wiler hotel during Friday continued tne good work started by Miss Hattie Cui- iom and Miss Margaret Moore at that station with remarkable success and the visiting Kiwnians and others continues their liberal contributions at this point.
 Zone chairman Arthur C. Crowder as well as County Chairman Claud l.. Hagan and City Chairman James J. Jackson are determined to have the remainder or the camreign put over in intensive fashion