The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03

Jefferson county IS not re- spending to the call for funds to build the $500,O00 state me morial with the spirit of en- thusiasm as was anticipated is the announcement made at the county campaign headquarters in the Tutwiler hotel yester- day. At first it was freely pre- dicted that a whirlwind cam paign would bring the drive to a finish in a few days with an amount possibly doubling lief ferson quota of little less than $9O,OOO.
 Today's drive will begin with re- newed interest and committees will put forth every effort to put Jeffer- son over the top in the speedfest time 1 possible. There will be no Iet-up until 1 every dollar of the quota is raised and that our workers will give their best time to this end was the announcement made by Erskine Ramsay, county campaign chairman.
 Ut is the time for everybody to go ] forward and let nothing interfere with ] the waging of a spirited campaign fnr | the erection of a creditable and last
 ing monument to the heroes of Aia- | bama," said Mir Ramsay. With new zeal and enthusiasm at the present time the supporters should come for | ward, giving as generously as possible l to put Alabama on record as the first
 state in the union to build memorial l to her sons and daughters"
 WOMAN'S COMMITTEE Mrs. H. F. Pearce. director of the
 woman's committee for the state. ad- vises that they are going forth with
 the determination to endeavor to put | the quota over the top by tonight, but | if it should take longer every worker 1 has pledged themselves to stay in the
 field until the funds are subscribed. From indications, it is probable that the campaign will go through the Fourth of July, when every effort will
 be put forward to send the quota as far above the amount asked as pos
 sible.
 Efforts are being made to organize 1000 One Hundred Dollar clubs in the
 state by the women's division. Cash
 or pledge of s100 entities any woman
 to membership. Mrs. Frank Stolen
 werck, ST., Mrs. l.. B. Whitfield, Mrs. Joseph Nachman, Mrs. Leopold Strauss, Mrs. Algernon Blair and Mrs. Charles A. Thigpen of Montgomery have all
 ready become members of the club. W. S. Stallings, state director, re- ports that Dallas county campaign workers are endeavoring to be the nv,d xxrft h. scriptions of 5000 at Selma it has a good start.
 CALL TO SOLDIERS
 special call has been made to sol diers in uniform to report to Lieuten-
 ant Colonel Burr Ferguson at county
 campaign headquarters to aid in the
 booths and other places. He is anxious
 for every soldier who can to report
 to him today and receive instructions
 as to his duties. Colonel Fergusc n
 said the boys who have already re-
 sponded to the call have aided the
 other workers materially but he de-
 sired many more to give their support.
 The campaign is being waged frcm house to house by the women work CTS and their reports are very encour- aging according to officials of the al- lied armies. Booths are open for money in the downtown district and | memorial campaign.
 "We honor our heroes" the inscri2- tion on the button issued, may be seen on many people passing along tre
 street. and if you haven't got but ton or one of the ribbons it will be
 next to impossible to get by these workers during the next few days which officials hope to King the cam paign to a successful end.
 | RECEIPTS SHOW GAINS | It is reported that more than $500( | has already been raised by women o1 l Birmingham and the booth receipts
 showed considerable gains yesterday
 Mrs Andrew Ramsey, Mrs. CulpepEel Exum and Mrs. Pascal Shook wer' among the first women to join tht l One Hundred Dollar Birmingham club l., Men from both the army and navy hav' shown great interest in the campaign ant have been valuable assets to all tn | workers and the call is out for more ant just as many as will give some of thei time to a cause which will not only b. an honor to their comrades who hav' paid the supreme sacrifice. brt will be ; | credit to the state of AlaSama, accordin, II to officials.
 H Birmingham has never Jagged in a sin H gle campaign she has waged to suppor II America in this great world war whicl