The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20
REALTORS WILL AID IN RAISING FUNDS
 FOR MEMORIAL ID
 ALABAMA HEROES
Jefferson County Commit. tee Assured of $5500 and Four Other Counties Guarantee Their Full
 Quotas

The Birmingham Rea, Estate ex- change has indorsed the Alabama memorial campaign. pledged the sup port of its members and it's organ!za- tion to the movement to honor Ala bama heroes, and will furnish work CTS to assist in making canvass of city and county during the week Of June 27-July 4.
 All this was done at a luncheon meeting held at the Southern club yes terday afternoon, when Culpepper Exum assistant campaign manager for Jefferson county, as the guest CT the exchange, made an address in favor of full participation by Birming- ham and the county in this memorial movement
 Mir Exum told the Realtors that he was present to represent MT. Ramsay, campaign manager. He explained the plan of action In this city, which con- templates the active assistance and cooperation of all civic and commer- cial organizations, to raise the sum of sS7,67S as Jefferson county's contribu- ton to a state memorial building to cost not less than $500,000. which will be erected largely through popular subscription, at the state capital
 At the conclusion of MT. Exums 3 speech, H. Key Milner. who presided at the meeting, gave his personal in- dorsement to what MT. Exum had pro- posed and on motion of G. w. Yancey resolutions were adopted placing the exchange on record as giving it's hearty support to the campaign. Mir Milner called attention to the fact that many members of the exchange were in the service of the country during the war and that practically all of them have taken active part in all of the war activities that are to be pre- served within the proposed memorial building.
 Four counties have notified w. s. Stallings, state director of the Ala bama memorial campaign, that their full quotas. have been provided or guaranteed and could be sent in at once if this was desired This is taken to indicate that the campaign of June 27-July 4 is well organized at many points and that there is a weight oe enthusiasm behind the movement in the opinion of state headquarters.
 Three citizens have offered 5000 each, and at luncheon given at the Tutwiler hotel Wednesday, the Jefferson county campaign manager. Erskine Ramsay, made the statement that he had been that moment advised by member of the Rotary club that Inere IS a IunQ or SZoUU waiting to De delivered to the county campaigncrs from one source, not mentioned, on de- mand.
 John H.. Wallace, state game and fish commissioner, an enthusiastic supporter of the memorial idea. made a rousing address to a gathering of Bullock county citizens at Union Springs Wednesday and will make other speeches throughout the state during the remainder of the pre- cam paign period and thereafter, including the Fourth of July l.. H. Martin, dis- trict organizer for the memorial has notified state h haadquarters that MT. Wa1lace's address made profound impression and that Bullock county is alive with enthusiasm for the cause k The American Legion. which will organize in all counties of the stale not already organized at the various county seats. on June 2S, has been re- queSted to turn it's attention at al posts to the campaign whereby Ala bama proposes to honor her heroes, that the comrades who served and those who fell may be remembered and their sacrifices appreciated through out the ages to come. Assurances havs been given that this appeal to tn {. members of the legion and to those who are eligible to membership ty reason of an honorable discharge from the service has not been made in vain.