The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
GAINS REPORTED
 IN CAMPA|GNF FOR
 STATE MEMORIAL
Four-Minute Speakers Gave Message Yesterday to All Public Assemblies With
 Good Results

Jefferson county's quota ot
 the state memorial fund was
 greatly boosted yesterday fol
 lowing speeches delivered be-
 fore picnic parties, public gath
 erings and theaters, but 1t Will
 be necessary to continue the
 campaign in order to send the
 county over the top in the drive according to county campaign
 officials.
 i It was n dny of speech-making fol- lowed by generous responses fro peo- pIe of the Birmingham district and of- | ffcials are confident the workers will 1 be able to bring the drive to sue cexxfuI close within the next few days | according to nm announcement by Ers- | kiue Ramsey, county campaign mana ger yesterday.
 Frank Willis Barnett and Miss Freda Avant spoke to the fight fans at the Jefferson treatre before the calling or | the Willard Dempsey matinee yester- | day and received a large collection l from the audience. Culpepper EXum,
 Erskine Ramsey, Murray Brown and | Karl Landgrebe, chairman of the En- sley forces sitting in a box at the theatre opened the subscriptions by contributing $100.
 GAINS REPORTED | With the gains reported sufficient funds are not yet in sight to close the | campaign as was planned for last nrght and an indefinite period has been nam | ed until the job goes over the top ana | Jefferson put in her class according to | the reputation it has built during war | times.
 l It is, the intention of the campaign | workers>to carry the fight for Jef1er- | son county's quota of $S75OO until the | full amount is raised, if it takes all
 summer is the expressions issued from | both the womens division and the men. l Soldiers sailors and marines accom- | panied speakers upon every platform upon which they appeared yesterday and their wishes that the people re- | spond to the cause of erecting monu- ment not only to their comrades who have paid the sacrifice in lifes blood, but to all the men. women and chil- dren of the state who have served Ala | bama in times of cricises was clearly visible by their determined efforts.
 TALKS AT THEATRES ' Last night short talks were made at l all the local picture houses and thea | tres by prominent speakers, who were l assisted by two Red Cross canteen workers at each place. The object of l the campaign was put before the peo- | pie yesterday as it never has been | throughout the drive and the results were very beneficial, according to off, | ficials but it will be necessary to ex- tend the time of the campaign to send Jefferson over the top.
 Birmingham and Jefferson county | have always been leaders in going l over in all war drives and measures called for, but yesterday a surprise was hurled into the local camp, when | the announcement came from Mont gomery that they had gone over the top by more than $10,000 and the cam paign was working with greater en- thusiasm than when it opened. Albert c. Davis a member of the Alabama memorial commission and campaign director for Montgomery county re- ports that efforts are being made to ripple their quota and send the county | funds above the $50,00O mark.
 Gov. Thomas F. Kilby has thrown his Influence into the campaign supporting the other members of the commission who have been assisting MT. Davis. Hon. J. O. Smith, attorney general and pr. Thomas M. Owen, members of the com mission expressed great appreciation al the success being attained by workers and supporters of the memorial. The women of Montgomery, under the leader ship of Mrs. Charles A. Thigpen, are working stringently in an effort to tripple their countys quota,
 WOMAN'S DIVISION
 The woman's division, headed by Mrs H. E. Pearce, reported greatly increased returns yesterday, and pledged their SUD- port to the campaign until the entire amount had been raised, saying every ef- fort would be made to send Jefferson over the top with it's full quota and more if necessary.
 A few days like yesterday and the coun- ty memorial campaign will come to a sue cessful close, according to county cam paign officials. They say the real ef- feet of the day will not be felt until to- days returns begin to come in, for many people who were not familiar with the lcampaign learned of the efforts to erect a marble memorial to the sons and daughters of Alabama.
 The Eastern Star ladies will have full
 charge of the downtown booths today Mrs. A. Erickson as chairman is lead ing a house to house campaign for funds for the state memorial. Fifty members of the Eastern Star are assisting Mrs
 Erickson.
 With celebrations in every section oi 1.-the state yesterday and the memorial ex plained from every platform encourag ing reports are being received by stat, Campaign Manager w. S. Stallings. Bor den Burr spoke to an immense Fourtf of July gathering in Anniston yesterday while Joseph O. Thompson appeared be fore a large picnic crowd at C1anton 1T behalf of the Alabama memorial. Re ports from both these places indicat, that the counties will go over the top ant oyersubscribing probably.
 COLONEL SCREWS SPEAKS | Former Gov Emmet O'Neal and Col w. F. Screws of the old Fourth Ala hama spoke for the memorial campaign