The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-29
WOODROW WILSON FOUNDATION TO HONOR A GREAT AMERICAN

Among the great national move ments for public welfare and the benefit of humanity. may be classed the establishment of the Woodrow Wilson foundation, which was under taken by national committee of 25o representative men and women and has now become of nationwide in- terest.
 Mrs. s. l.. Ledbetter, chairman for fthe foundation for Birmingham, where headquarters have been estab- l lished in the Tutwiler.--is working strenuously for the success of this great achievement. of which she says:
 From the income of the founda- 1 ton, the Woodrow Wilson award or awards will be granted in recogni- tion of distinguished public service.
 ITO establish this foundation on a fitting basis, the national committee. i through an organization in each atate. will make an appeal for a pop ular subscription. The amount of the fund sought is S1,00O, 900 or more.
 The appeal will be issued to all who believe in those liberal and democratic principles that Woodrow Wilson has so conspicuously cham 1 pioned, and who wish to perpetuate the influence of Amerioa's great war leader.
 After the fund has been raised a board Of trustees, composed of eml nent Americans, will be entrusted with it's permanent administration. "The active campaign throughout the country began the week of Jan uary 15, Subscriptions however. will be received at any time at na- i tional headquarters. Checks may be made payable to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation,
 Headquarters for the foundation have been established at 150 Nassau street New York city.
 While the foundation is being es- tablished," said Mrs Ledbetter. Ito show appreciation o9 the work done for the world by Woodrow Wilson, le is not to be personally benefited by any funds raised.
 "The awards are to be used in an entirely nonpartsan way and will be given not only to democrats but to republicans or to persons of any na- tionality, where great work has been done for the benefit of the world
 In speaking of people who had given subscriptions to this fund, Mrs. Ledbetter told of MT and Mrs. w. II. i Thompson of North Carolina, who had lost a son in the World war in France, and sent a subscription ot S100 with this message: Sent in honor of Woodrow Wilson. because he kept faith with the-dead."
 "The first subscription which was taken at Birmingham headquarters" said Mrs. Ledbetter, was made by New York man passing through this city and stopping at the Tutwiler. in, safd ba i make subscription, though he was not a democrat and stated that many republicans in New York are sub scribing to this fund.-
 l Among the prominent women who are serving at headquarters are; Mrs. 1 s l.. Ledbetter, Mrs. Glenn Gazzam, Mrs. W s. Lowell. Mrs. Dora Fell, | Mrs. Scale Harris. Mrs Vassar Allen, Mrs. John D. MeNeel Mrs. Alexander London, Mrs. Peyton Eubank Mrs. '. | M. Jackson, Miss Adele Shaw, Miss 1 Willie Allen. Mrs Kenneth Charlton, 1 Mrs. DuPont Thompson, Mrs. Car dener Goodwin, Mrs. IT, l.. Bains, Mrs. l.. D. McCollum and Mrs. E. L.
 In speaking of the beautiful fea- lures of establishing the foundation, Mrs. John D. MeNeel said;
 Tt is the placing of an ideal be- fore the world and especially is it essential to hold up high ideals be- 1 fore people. Woodrow Wilson gave 10 the world vision which will never be lost, and though it may seem temporarily in eclipse, sooner or later we will attain to it." l Mrs. McAdoo told Mrs. McNeel, who has recently returned from New York. that her father is much im- proved In health.
 Mrs. C. T. Randall, another of the workers in thls great undertaking, says "Mr Knight. the state his- torian of Georgia who was student at Princeton and sat 1t the feet Of this great scholar and thinker. ex-