The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-28
ARMY STARTS DRIVE
FOR $4,000 WITH
GREAT ENTHUSIASM
Total Receipts of $5,819.15
Announced at Beginning
of the Campaign at
Luncheon
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE

Amid the most enthusiastic ap-
plause and the best of good feeling
and encouragement. the Salvation
Army campaign for $4,000 was
opened yesterday with luncheon at
tho Tutwiler with scores of men and
women eager and ready to do their
part in this great cause.
DR.. Percy H woodall. president of
the advisory board presided. and Mt
the speakers table" were DR.. George
R. Stuart Brig. Josephine Albright
Adjt. Jacques Nathan. Col. r. o.
Smith, John W. Sibley. Coleman Blach,
Judge W. E. Fort, Mrs. Jacques Ma
than, Ensign Peter Crispell and Miss
Edith Core.
DIR. Stuart Speaks
DR.. George r. Stuart, pastor of the
First Methodist church. who is a
staunch friend and loyal admirer Of
the Salvation Army. made an appeal
Ing address to the assemblage. and
Brigadier Albright told in her bright
and happy way the great need for
funds to carry on the work of the
spiritual relief. rescue home and the
emergency home work of the Saliva
ton Army
Adjt, Jacques Nathan also made an
interesting talk, and then the various
teams were called upon to tell what
they had accomplished in the matter
of raising funds preliminary to the
starting of the campaign.
Women Commended
As each team captain among the
men gave In his report there was
loud and enthusiastic applause, and
when this was done and the women
present, heads of various committees,
who were the guests at the lunch
con of the Salvation Army. DR.. Wood
all facetiously remarking that the
rest was Dutch treat" were asked
what amount they had raised, and
they answered. Two thousand one
hundred and eighty-eight dollars and
fifty cents (s2.1ss.50)." there was
loud and continued applause from the
entire assemblage.
Starts Well
Under these suspicious circum-
stances, with total of S5.895.15
raised before the campaign opened
yesterday, it is felt by the team
captains' that by November 4.
when the campaign will close. that
the quota will certainly be reached.
Birmingham no doubt will show
her usual generosity when 1t comes
to subscribing to such an admirable
and Christian like work as the Saliva
ton Army is doing, and DR., Woodall
and all the team captains" feel much
gratified at the successful inaugura-
ton yesterday of the campaign.
The mems committees, following
those published in The Age-Herald
Friday of tho womens committees.
for the campaign include as the heads
of the committees. as well as the
committees themselves. the names of
many OF Birmingham's most promi-
nent and public-spirited citizens.
DR.. Percy II. Woodali leads the list
of tho men workers as general chair
man of the homo service appeal and
president of the advisory board.
Thomas Bowron. vice president OF the
First National bank, Is the treasurer
for the campaign.
Team No. i. American Legion. has
for its captain George Lewis Bales;
team No. ., W. D. Nesbitt. captain;
team No. ., w. e. Mitchell, captain;
team No. 4, John G. Henley. captain;
team No. s. Clarence Lloyd, captain;
team No. 6. J. C. O'Dell. captain;
team No. 7, Reese Adamson. captain;
team No. s. w. s. Pritchard, captain;
team No. 9, r. L. McMeans, captain;
team No. 10. William Holiner, cap
tain; team No. IL. George McCleery,
captain; team No. IL, C. T. Allen. cap
tain; team No. IA, w B. Smith, cap
tain; Ensley team, Charles A. Stew
art, captain; Fairfield team, DR.. C.
W. Shackelford, captain; Salvation
Army team, Ensign Crispell, captain;
Industrial division. Adjutant Schein-
faldt Percy Gearing and Jesse Wood.