The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-02
People Urged to Forward Checks at Once to Cam paign Headquarters, as Workers Will Be Unable to See Everyone-Quota Based on Number of Men in Service

An urgent appeal has been addressed to the people of lief ferson county in behalf of the Alabama memorial campaign by Erskine Ramsay, county campaign manager, who plain ly states that Jefferson coun- tvs quota of $87,678 cannot be raised unless the people of tn :, entire county contribute ac- cording to their means and ability to do so. MT. Ramsay said:
 "To the people of Jefferson County:
 ''But three days remain in which to raise the remainder of Jefferson coun- tvs quota of ss7,67s for the Alabama memorial building that is to stand as monument to the soldiers, sailors, marines and all others in and of Ala bamn who contributed to the winning of the world war, provided this county is to be included among those conn pieting their work in the allotted time.
 ''The full amount will be raised in this county if it takes all summer. but it would be an embarrassing and hu- initiating spectacle if this great coup- ty should prove tagging, hesitant and unwilling when called upon to join with a nf n a ment having for it's purpose a simp ple act of appreciation and gratitude for those who gave their lives, their time and labor. or their money as con- trbution to the glory of the state and the saving of the nation.
 EVERYONE CONTRIBUTE
 "Committees are at work through out the city and county and there will he not let-up in their labors until the last dollar of the quota shall be raised, but it becomes painfully apparent tkat these workers will not be able to see everyone in the county who should be- come contributor to this fund before the time arrives when totals must ce footed up and report made showing whether this county has gone over or Jagged behind.
 Therefore, it is doubly important that those persons, firms and corpora liChS that nave Hot gwen HlOHey to this cause should do so at once, with out waiting to be called on by the campaign committees, but should send in their checks to Jefferson county memorial campaign headquarters, Rotary club rooms. or to J. Kirk Jack son, treasurer, American Trust and Savings bank. Birmingham.
 CORPORATIONS QUOTA
 'The contribution expected from corporations is a minimum of $6 for each person who left the employ of such corporation to enter any kind of service or war work for the United States during the world war; provided this sum is not less than s100, which has been fixed as the smallest total gift to be expected from any indus trial or commercial firm or corpora tion, except the very smallest.
 'Towns and communities reaching their quota should notify county head quarters that the fact may be noted town and community is based on the number of men therefrom who entered federal service during the war, at $6 for each man.
 USE ANYTHING
 Workers are requested not to allow little thing like shortage of the regular receipt blanks and pledge cards to interfere with their work. If they run out of the regular blanks and cards, use commercial receipts. making an original and a carbon copy preserving the original and giving the carbon copy to the contributor. Full records must be kept of the name, amount and address of each contrib utor. that this may be filed with the permanent records in the memorial building at Montgomery.
 Again let me urge the workers in the campaign to renewed zeal and the men, women and children who should become supporters of this cause to greater generosity, that the work this state and county have undertaken to honor Alabamas heroes shall achieve abundant success.
 "ERSKINE RAMSAY,
 Campaign Manager"