The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
ALL ALABAMA ID BE REPRESENTED
 AT MEETING HERE
I Final Conference to Be Held Be- fore Work Starts of Raising Money for the Starving
 Children in Europe

Practically every city of inn portance in Alabama will be represented at the Tutwiler hotel at l o'clock this afternoon when state committee members in charge of the European Re- lief councils appeal for the Alabama quota to help save the lives of millions of children in Euorpe meet to receive final instructions from Erskine Ramsay, director of the Ala bama division.
 mittee members the entire Birming- ham committee, representing practi- cally every organization in the Magic City will be on hand
 At this meeting final plans are to be outlined for compile ting the state organization as rapidly as possible and the dates of the active canvas will be announced.
 It is believed that with the pre- liminary work that already has been completed, it will require but short time to complete the organiza ton that is to place a worker in personal touch with practically every man and woman in Alabama. giving them theis person. al opportunity to do their bit' toward phildrau from death
 ALL INTERESTED
 The number of persons in every call ing who have volunteered to aid in this work is more than pleasing, Chairman Ramsay declares, and points out that this makes plain the attitude of Ala bama men and women when they fully understand just what this appeal means. In emphasizing this point, Chairman Ramsay called attention to the telGgrams sent out by the national organizations of the Kiwanis club, the Rotary club and the American Red Cross.
 J. Mercer Barnett. president of Xii wanis International, sent the follow ing telegram to Herbert Hoover, na- tional chairman of the relief council:
 Your telegram to Kiwanian Erskine Ramsay, Alabama chairman has been called to my attention by him, and as international president of Kiwanis I assure you of our nationwide support. International Kiwanis comments you in your great work for this most worthy cause. l am wiring. interna- tional headquarters in Chicago di- recting that every Kiwanis club in America be asked by wire to activeiy help and cooperate with your local organization in each locality"
 ORGANIZED WORK
 Chesley R. Perry of the national Rotary organization sent this telegram to every club in the United States and Canada:
 President Snedcor asks all Amer ican Rotary clubs and Rotarians to help the committee set up by Herbert Hoover in each state and community to conduct campaign of European Re- lief council to furnish food for starv- ing European children. Please urge clubs in your district to make certain that campaign is going on properly and, if not. do everything they can to help it succeed"
 The American Red Cross has sent this message to all state ehairmen:
 The American Red Cross has de- cided that it will be proper for it's chapters to contribute surplus funds to the appeal of the European coun- cil.
 surplus funds are construed by the tsed cross to mean funds available aft er such funds as may reasonably ba neeoed to meet unforeseen or emer- gent needs within the chapter ter ritory has been reserved.
 Alter such appropriation is ap proved, Red Cross chapters win be in- structed to send their contributions to the treasurer of your state committea or to such local committee acting for the state committee of the European Relief council as may exist.
 The above procedure. if is .ap nounced here. applies to all Red cross chapters"