The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
RELIEF COMMITTEE IS OPERATING AT
 ! PER CENT COST
And Some of Money Ex- pended Has Helped Bring Working Capital,
 Say Members

The emergency relief committee
 has on hand approximately $1o,000
 balance for relief work and some
 contributions are still being re-
 ceived.
 In addition, there is about $1,000
 in deferred payments promised.
 These facts were revealed in de- tailed financial statement of the re- ceipts and disbursements of the com mittee submitted to Col T. 0. Smith general chairman, by Boyce Edens, executive secretary. The report was
 then presented to the members of the executive committee by Colonel Smith.
 The report showed that the total expense of all kinds in connection with the raising of the money the benefit baseball game, the investj- gation of probably 20o0 cases throughout the county and the office supplies. stationery and all printing amounted to $S19.72. 1t was pointed
 out by Colonel Smith that this in- expense of raising the fund as well as the disbursement.
 s1.0O0 Profit Although the committee made a net profit from the benefit baseball game of approximately $1,o00. there
 was an expense of something like Sl00 which forms part of this $8l9. Tho committee had 1000 tickets printed. and wrote and sent out 1,5o0 letters which formed a considerable part of the items for postage, sta ticnery and printing. Other expenses included in connection with the base ball game were the hire of street car to bring the Boys Industrial school timo to play through the city, ban ners and other forms of advertis- ing.
 Small checks are still coming in with almost every mail and yester- Gay a cheek for $100 was received from the Greek commission and an- other check for $100 from the Hell 1enic American association. two or- Ganizations of local Greeks. Some money is also coming in from the teams, being collections which could not be made during the canvass be- cause of the absence of men from tho city
 | The report submitted by Colonel Smith was up to Friday, July 22, and showed total collections at that time of $14.sSS.27 and total disbursements of $i,952.42 The collections have now passed the s15,000 mark. The disbursements were divided as fol- lows: All expeIises incident to colec- ton of funds. organization. salaries, investigation of cases, printing, off, ! flee supplies, stationery ball game
 expense. etc. ss19.72; disbursements
 for food and other aid given needy families, s4,132.70.
 Itemized Account Auto rent .....5........,..,.$ 1000 Rent on cars for making in- vestigations ........... 2S.55 Salvation Army for oil and
 gas ...,,............... 7.35 Stationery, supplies, printing, etc. ,...,.... ....,,......... 3l3.15 | Postage ................. 41.00 l Salaries .,...,.......... 210.50 | Miscellaneous, advertising, waterworks, telegrams, etc. 209.17 Total .................... S19.72
 Food ...............,..-. s3,746.56
 Railroad fare to families
 having jobs elsewhere ... 7455 Rent to avoid eviction .... $500
 Miscellaneous aid, release of vol king tools, license to
 run jitney. loan for buying
 tools and similar aid .. 12S.59 Revolving fund ........... 10000 Total ........,...,...s... .s4132.7O Grand total S4,952.42 In speaking of the work Colonel
 Smith said:
 "I estimate that the total overhead expense of raising the money, inves-
 tigating all cases, perfecting the or- ganization and distributing the sup plies will be about ' per cent of the total. By expending this small par.
 of the fund. we have been able to do the work efficiently, not encour- age nanneriZatinn and have really