The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
STATES MEMORIAL
 CAMPAIGN OPENS WITH PROSPECTS
 FOR b|G SUCCESS
Jefferson County's Quota Is $S7,000, But the Commit tee Has Volunteered To Raise S1O0,000 For the
 Fund

Jefferson county officially will begin it's campaign for its quota of the Alabama memorial fund of s5O0,0oO this morning and will attempt to reach S10O,000 before July 4, the closing day of the campaign. Jefferson county headquarters completed final plans for the beginning of the movement Thursday afternoon and Frs Kline Ramsay, director of the campaign. announced that already subscriptions totalling s10,000 had been obtained.
 Twenty-Five hundred and fifty dollars reached the committee from the Birming- ham public schools Thursday morning. Ramsay and Mccormack have contribut- ed S100O for membership in the Hundred Thousand Dollar Memorial club The Pratt Consolidated Coal company has con- tributed $6 for every person who resigned to enter the service of the government. Six Birmingham and Ensley banks have taken the same action and in addition the women have obtained a good amount during their preliminary campaign which began early in the week. It was stated at Jefferson county headquarters Thurs day afternoon that announcement or contributions probably would be made un- til the dinner Monday evening when the work will be gone over by the various campaigners-
 
 A special corporation committee was at work Thursday afternoon and it was stated afterward that it met with great encouragement. Jefferson committeeman declared that the raising of $10,000 before the beginning of the campaign assured them of success in view of the fact that the countys quota is only $S7,000 and the campaign committee has volunteered to raise it to S100,000
 Bob Kennamer, director of the mining division, held another conference with his workers Thursday afternoon and they are prepared to solicit contribution from every working man before the close Of the campaign. Jefferson county's influ- ence will mean much among the indus tries of other counties and MT Kennamer and committee are anxious to complete the canvass of the county long before the close of the campaign.
 An urgent appeal was received Thurs day for w. L. Harrison, associate direc- tor of the memorial campaign and prominent labor leader, to deliver an address at Decatur and Albany and MT. Harrison will make the trip if his work here will permit He desires very much that all laboring men throughout the state, especially union men, show a great interest in the memorial in view of the fact that the memorial commission has decided that a special memorial slab. recognizing the work of labor during the war, will be erected in the building.
 Director Ramsay Thursday evening said the organization in Jefferson county could not be better for the short time It has had to prepare for it's functions. Less than a week ago the organization was incomplete. Since that time every part of Jefferson county has been covered and workers have been selected to cover every foot of territory in the county. Eugene Honeycutt, director for the Bessemer district, has informed the cam paign committee that his organization is fast being perfected and that he will be able to make a good showing. Names or members of the campaign committees for Vivian and Fairfield were delivered to county headuuarters Thursday.