The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
WAR RELIEF WORK : REACHES S20,O0O;;
 S1OO,OOO NEEDED
Meanwhile Plague Stalks Unchecked Through Des- titute Communities of
 Central Europe

Greater Birmingham's Jewish war rehef campaign will continue into next week. according to decision of the team workers reached at their lunch con yesterday afternoon in the men sflll room of the Tutwiler hotel when 1t was reported that up to that tune total of approximately s2S.00 in round numbers, had been turned into feauquarters with a number Of teams still to be heard from. Of this amount riore than $11,Oo0 was raised yesterday by the augmented teams.
 Among the larger additional subscrip- tons reported at the luncheon to pr. J. H. Phillips, general chairman, who presided, were the following:
 Morris Adler, s1,000 Louis Pizitz, s75o; MT. and Mrs. R. Blumberg, $500;
 Birmingham Age Herald, s25o; Bir- ningham News, s25o; Ramsay & Me Cormack and Bank of Ensley. s2oo: fratt Consolidated Coal company stoo. "eodward Iron company. s1co; Ala '"hia company, S100; Sam Adler. s10o. american Trust Company, s1oo; south eiL coupon Company, s100; Empire Soal Company, $100; Ennsire Jewe.rv company. S1oo; Collins Grocery Com pany s1oo; Oscar Wells, $50; InraIIs iron Works $50; Hardie- -Tynes Man uiacturing Company. $50.
 Henry Key for the Knights of Pythias reported total of s330 from that source. while the committeee under tack caldwell working the "'Masonic Aohe In TWO hours work Friday morn- lg succeeded in collecting sa,166.
 notary Club teams reported having mus Tar collected d total of sI.s76 and Mrs. A. Blumfeld. for the "Daughters or lsrael' reported collections aggre- gatlng thus far s1,263.
 Employes of Saks' store have thus Tar contributed a total of s253. and em- pioyes of J. Blach & Sons. s493
 BESSEMER HELPS
 From Bessemer II. B. Morton, chair man of the committee sent word that 5. coo had been raised in that city and they were still at it. and he was fol- lowed by Henry Keller. who heads the committee at Ensley, and reported that Sl,0O0 had been raised and more is on the way.
 Robert Jemison. Jr., chairman of the special corporations committee, made a partial report which included the corporation contributions repoi ted, and paid special tribute to the work done by Erskine Ramsay in aiding the com mlttee. Others also reported good progress, and presented their partial re- ports.
 Among the speakers of the occasion )r Morris NnWfie1d xyn n a continuance of the campaign and com plmented the teams for the good work done during the preceding twenty-four ohurs. He was followed by pr. Phil- lips, who announced that the next iurcE con of the workers would be held next Tuesday at the same place, while John R. Hornady urged the need of r'ore volunteers and especially women volunteers.
 pr. J. E. Dillard, pastor of the South side Baptist Church, also pledged him self to renewed effort. and in accord ance sent out another letter to the va rious pastors. Senator Frank S. White as well as M. " Joseph, honorary state clairman all spoke with confidence of the ultimate success of the campaign in Birmingham, the latter especially emphasizing the sentiment of the great poet, of the west: All we can take with us is what we have given away.
 SALESMEN INTERESTED
 Mrs. Ii. Wise, chairman of q commit tee at Eutaw. Ala, wired that she had raised $202, while Morris. Karepeles, ,ccal travelling man, not only sent his own check of $25, but also $20.50, which he had collected at Millport and Berry, and promised to continue the work in every town he makes in Alabama.
 Late reports from central Europe re- iterate the stories of women and chil- dren dying by hundreds. In some cases just a Cake of coap and little medi- cine and food would have saved a life.