The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-30

Erskine Ramsay, county director of the Alabama memorial campaign, yes- terday afternoon urged all active work CTS in the campaign for Jefferson coun- trs quota of $S7,000 to gather at the Tutwiler hotel by 7:30 o'clock Monday evening for the dinner. at which final preparations will be made for the can vass of Birmingham and Jefferson county which will begin Tuesday morn- ing.
 Reports received by state headquar- ters show that the counties which De- gan their active work Friday have re- ceived such encouragement as to in- dicate that Alab anna is prepared to give s1,000,00O instead of $500,00O for the memorial" said MT. Ramsay. Reports in this office indicate that there VIII be no trouble in obtaining this countys quota, but the thing we want to im- press upon the people now is that thls campaign should not be long drawn out. We can raise this money in AS hours. Let's do it. Jefferson has been called the imperial county of Alabama. Let us show our greatness by an- nouncing at the close of Wednesday that our quota has been subscribed.
 We want all workers to attend the dinner Monday evening in order that all may understand and in order that there may be no confusion when the canvass begins Tuesday morning. The city will be arranged into districts ana the various workers will be assigned certain territory. Not only Will these plans be completed during Monday evening. but materials for use in the campaign will be furnished those who have not obtained them already.
 5000 CONTRIBUTORS
 And one more appeal is that every person selected for the campaign and every person who can volunteer report at the proper place promptly at the hour set Tuesday morning. Jefferson county and Birmingham stand ready to subscribe it's quota of the state 1uno. The one thing now is to go for 1t. Reports are that announcement of the addition of one or more members 10 ,, the Hundred Thousand Dollar Memorial club will be made at the dinner, though this could not be verified Sunday. It IS known that several Birmingham men have indicated that they will contrub- ute thousand dollars or more and certain large contributions are expected from Birmingham women. The Hun dred Thousand Dollar club, when com pleted will be made up of 100 Alabama citizens who contributed 5000 each to the Alabama memorial.
 Oniy One duultiOH6l- iCP PoA Se~S--~>- state. headquarters Sunday. It came from Dr. J. C. Mcleod. director of Bald win county, who stated that the cam paigners did not begin their work un- til Saturday morning, but that $2oOo or more than one-third of the county quota, was subscribed the first day. w. I s, Stallings, state campaign director. 1 said not one pessimistic report had | reached state headquarters since the campaign opened Friday morning. Director Stallings received informa- 1 tion Sunday that the Alabama Press l association, at it's meeting at Andalu- cia last week, indorsed the memorial campaign by unanimous vote ana adopted resolutions offered by William T. Sheehan of Montgomery pledging l the full support of the organization. Many of the members left Andalusia with the announcement that they would | take a personal part in the campaign l until their counties had gone over the l top.
 FLORENCE GOES OVER I R. C. Williams of Dothan, director of Houston county, has advised state l headuuarters that w. c. Sherman l Houston county lumberman and veteran of the Spanish American war, had de- livered to the committee his check Tor $500 as his contribution to the me 1 morial, This contribution was made be- fore the campaign actually started ir Houston county as the canvass among the business houses and residences VII not begin until this morning.
 State Senator B. A. Rogers of Lau derdale county has wired Governor Kill by that Florence, the chief city of ths county went over the top in the cam lpaign before the hour for the beginning
 of the drive. Unofficial reports als;
 say that the county is over the toI
 but no official information has beeI
 received by state headquarters.
 In a large number of cities of Ala
 bama booths will be opened and vii
 remain open throughout the week fo
 the purpose of receiving contributions from transients who desire to have 1 i, small part in the campaign This |
 true of Birmingham and Montgomery
 where elaborate preparations are beini made by the women's organizations 10
 the maintainence of solicitors at tn : booths throughout the day.
 Only one thing is feared by the stat and county directors, that Is that no enough persons will volunteer for tn canvass during the week. It is know that the people are ready and willin i to contribute the funds with which t
 erect a lasting memorial of Alabama l part in the war but the warm weathe
 may prevent many persons from tax ing part.