The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
COMMITTEES ID SOLICIT FUNDS FOR
 STORM SUFFERERS
Col. T. o. Smith, Chairman of Disaster Relief Com mittee, Tells of Pitiful
 Conditions Found

Jefferson county will do her part gladly and cheerfully in contributing to the re- lief of the tornado victims in Marion and Franklin counties. Col T. O. Smith, state chairman of the disaster relief committee, predicted at luncheon held yesterday at noon at the Southern Club. inaugural ing the campaign locally.
 Chairmen of the twenty mine commit tees which started work soliciting funds yesterday afternoon heard Colonel Smith describe his visit to the regions devas- tated by storm and the opinion was gen. orally expressed that with such a cause behind their appeal, the canvassers would have little difficulty in securing the $19,- l25 fund designated as Jefferson county 8 quota.
 Colonel Smith explained that the other counties of the state which suffered from the cyclone were able to help themselves and did not ask for outside assistance, but in Marion and Franklin counties the destruction was so great that the people were overwhelmed by the calamity.
 Colonel Smith told how he had seen eighteen injured persons in one room of courthouse which had been converted into d hospital A Red Cross nurse who was caring for these unfortunates, he said cooked three meals day for them on a little oil stove.
 X pathetic feature of the conditions in the storm-swept area, to which Colonel Smith called attention, is the fact that a great number of the destitute survivors are little children under fourteen years of age.
 Several counties have already told me that their quotas ill the state rehel campaign were assured, said Colonei Smith We are so near to the counties where this disaster occurred that we can almost hear the cry of distress that comes from them, and l am sure the peo- pie of Birmingham and Jefferson county will be moved to contribute our part of the fund very readily,
 Jay Smith, campaign manager for Jeff ferson county, presided at the luncheon. He urged all soliciting committees to be- gin work at once ill an endeavor to wind lip the campaign within two or three days.
 The following are serving as chairmen of committees, each having from five to ten men on his team.
 SOuTtnOuSSs O l1. NitA~ShuOf' National Bank Building, Frank Domi- nick; American Trust Building, Russell Hunt: Jefferson County Bank Building, Fulton Clark; Empire Building, W. H. Slattery.
 ~ Corporation Committee-Ed s. Rowe, J. w. Donnelly, Frank B. Fowlkes, Charles DeRardeieben.
 Retail Lumber-Thornton Estes. J. Mer- cer Barnett; Lumbermen's Club, J. k. Thames.
 Chamber of Commerce, WA. Stead man; Kiwanis Club, Lew Salter; Civitan Club. W. $. Scott.
 Banks and bankers and building and ican associations, Frank Rushton, E. L. Brown. Donald Conner.
 Woodlawn and East Lake, Guy McI<n- ley; Ensley, Sam King.
 Brown-Marx Building, H. w., Matthews; Government Building, F. H. Dryer; Com rnunity Club, Wadsworth Wood; Civic Association, E. c. Robinson, Fairfield, J. M. F. Otts: Rotary Club, Fred Under wood: Chamber of Commerce Building, J A. Lyle.
 Real Estate Exchange. A. c. Montgom- cry.
 City schools. c. B. Glenn. Tennessee Company schools, J. c. Blackwelll; coun- ty schools, N. R. Baker
 Woodward Building, A. J. Ribe: Title Guarantee Building. B. Manly; Farley Building Henry Going.