The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
HOUSING MEETING
 IN SUPPORT OF THE
 MEMORIAL DRIVE
Contribution by the School Children Announced and Pledges Made to Raise
 COunty's Quota

Added impetus was given to the Ala bama state memorial campaign when soldiers and sailors agreed to support the campaign at a dinner meeting at the Tutwiler hotel last night. Many inspirational talks were made by prominent citizens of Brmin gh m, pledging sheir support to the campaign being waged for Jefferson county's S90,000 quota by Erskine Ramsay, Jeff ferson county director of the cam paign.
 Borden Burr told in the opening talk of Alabama being the first state In the union to go on record in pre- pairing to build a monument commem- orating the deeds of soldiers, sailors and marines who served from the state or Alabama He told of the plans for an all-Alabama building in which al1 plans. materials and fixtures were to be products of this state. The building is to be constructed of Ala bama marble.
 Director general for the city of Bir- mingham, Colonel Burr Ferguson, said that the campaign would be waged from house to house and every energy would be put forth. He stated ne firmly believed Birmingham would hiOi tudn 50 over the top III COI1meTl- orating the deeds of the men from this state Colonel Ferguson told of the American forces in France being the best equipped troops the world had ever had and without doubt Alabama would give and do it gladly to a cause that will be lasting.
 THE PRICE PAID
 Dr. M. c. Barnwell, pastor of the Church of the Advent, said the war was won by the concerted efforts of all and in So doing the world has been made a decent place in which to live. The price paid marks the difference between sad homes and happy homes, and 1t is our small duty to leave the records of heroism, of sacrifices and the things we went through. not only in living hearts but in a monument which will be forever lasting in the minds of those who enter the proposed building" said Dr. Barnwell.
 Hedging the support of the work CTS of the Belgian forces, George Hob- son, general of the Belgian armies during the bond campaigns, told of the willingness of his committee to serve. He prophesied that the allot- ment for Birmingham could be raised within two days and that every effort would be nut forth to attain this end.
 No marble can add lustre to tine
 
 Alabama in the late war and a last ing and fitting tribute should be made In the form of this memorial said pr Percy Woodall
 The school children of Birmingham district have already subscribed s25EO for this memorial building and if the people of Birmingham respond with as much enthusiasm as the children, it is success from the start, according .o Charlie Brown. Drincinal of fha Gan. tral high school.
 ALL INDoRsE IT
 Culpepper Exum indorsed the cam paign, at the same time pledging his support.
 No matter what the suffering oe people in Europe, they always recall the memory of the past in monuments" said Dick Johnston
 Robert JeInison said that he did not believe the job completed until the monument had been erected to com memorate the records of the world War veterans.
 With every shoulder to the wheel. there is every reason to believe Bir- mingham will make it $150,o0o or s20o.000," said Louis Pizitz.
 Liberty Bonds, War Savings Stamps and money in any form will be ao- cepted, was the announcement made by J. Kirk Jackson, acting as treas urer in the campaign.
 My part is working, not taking" said pr. J. W. Johnson
 Major Ali Walker enumerated the experiences of the members of the American expeditionary forces, con- cluding by heartily indorsing the can.- paign.
 Never have I met a more patriotic spirit or a warmer welcome and recep- tion than in the city of Birmingha m and l indorse every move toward tke erection of this monument" said Cap tain Hemphill. Engineers, United States army