The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
GUS M'NAMARA, LONG SOUGHT, NABBEL
Workers Selected
For Big Hospital
Fund Campaign

The task OF picking 20 team cap
tains and 200 team workers 70 man the
20 teams through which the Baptist
Memorial hospital campaign for ST..
$4,000 will he waged. beginning Mon
day, occupied the meeting OF the cam
patgn executive committee at the Of
flee OF L. X. Salisbury. CHAPMAN 81 the
executive committee. In the Guaranty
bank building Wednesday. The per-
sonnel Of the working force was prac-
tically completed al the session, all
though no names Of the workers are
to be announced until all have been
seen and their acceptance az assign
meuts gtyenF
A meeting X the team captains was
set for Thursday at II 80 am. at Mr,
Salshury's office TO verify the lists and
supply any vacancies on the teams
that may have developed Mr., SAILS
bury and A. II. Jennings. or the eAecu*
tive committee. will assisS any OF thr
team captains who may need any help
In completing their teams II is the
intention OF the executive committee 70
have the entire organization OF work.
ers completed by Thursday right.
Homer Jones, well-knowh aceennt-
ant, with force Of Is stenographers
and clerks, IL preparing all necessary
lists. pledge cards and other require
mentS OF the workers Much ri this
work has been completed, and Il will
all be ready Saturday night when menu
heFs Of the executive committee, team
captains and workers meet for dinner
at the Hotel Chisea, where supplies viii
be distributed and final instructions is
sued.
Those who attended the meeting Of
the executive committee Wednesday
Ncrc enthusiastic ever the prospects for
the success OF the drive, Encouraging
reports from every side Indicate that
the people Of Memphis viii stand 10y.
ally behind the effort TO make the Bap-
fist MEMORIAL the leading institution Of
the kind In the south, aud give Il an
equipment and nurses training school
second to nome
The meeting WAS well attended. prac-
tically all Of the 30 members OF the
executive committee being present
These included 4. =. Jennings, Leslie
NJ. Stratton, Joseph Ne&burger, elias
Porter, r. T.. Carr, o. x Houck, VIII
liam II. FitzHngh a, l., Parker, Me
Kay v. Van Vieet, Bolton Smith, Ed
Barrow, Frank May Mayor J Rowlett
Paine ]. NJ, Goff, Nj. r, Sturdivant,
Frank Crunp, Sam Mcdonald, Commits
sioner j B, Edgar, G, y, Smith. II. g,
Williamson. Robert Ellis, Win Dockery,
G, p. j. Mooney George Morris. +. n
Leech, J. L.. Cooke, n. l.. Carr aud u.
l., Bass,
The publicity committee reported the
voluntary granting of 50 advertising
spaces for eight sheets by &, w. lioE-
ers. representing the Thomas Cusacli
company, and the action OF II, w
Ford. general superintendent OF the
Memphis Street railway, In permitting
banners to be displayed on the front
Of trolley cars throughout the drive
This committee reported also the ready
cooperation Of the Memphis newspa.
pers.O
Superintendent Davidson of the Bsp,
list Memorial h5snital was requested II
prepare data Tor use of the publicity
committee. headquarters WI ne onenak
Saturday at the GFtssa hotel. whef,
daily luncheons are TO be served a
| 1880 PM, during the campaign Al
these lu1cheuns each am captain vii
report his subscriptions for the pre-.
cedlng 2i-hour period