The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-20
KI[BY To Be GUEST
At LUNCHEON HERE
At NOON SATURDAY
Alabama'S Campaign Now
Stands at $140,93 in City,
With No Sign at Present
of Tagging

With Gov. Thomas e. Kiiby as the
guest of honor. Birmingham alumni
and old grads" of the University of
Alabama from many other cities viii
gather at a luncheon Saturday. mark
ing the close Of the second week of
the university's million dollar cam
paign and the opening barrage of
"Alabama's' cheering cohorts in the
football game against Sewanee. The
combined campaign luncheon and
football rally viii be held in the Tut
wiler hotel ballroom at II o'clock
Saturday.
With subscriptions of s14O,937 al
ready in hand Thursday. the alumni
workers were working with greater
energy than ever before to raise the
total to 100000 before noon Satur-
day.
In addition to the amounts reported
by the teams working in the general
campaign, a considerable amount was
expected to be obtained before Satur-
day by two other organizations which
are conducting separate campaigns
for the university. Women graduates
of the university who have been So
Letting the alumnae were expected to
report at that time and p. D. John
son, chairman of the committee which
is soliciting the employees of the Ala
bama Power company announced
that they would make their first re-
port at the Saturday luncheon.
Resolution for Auburn
Thursdays luncheon of the univer-
sity alumni was marked by the adCp-
tion of resolution commencing Frs
kline Ramsay, Birmingham capitalist,
for his generous support of the cause
of education and congratulating Au-
burn for its good fortuna
One Of the most fortunate results
of this campaign" said Jelks Cab
aniss, chairman. rs the fact that it
has wiped out many of the old differ
ences between the two state institu-
lions. Auburn men and Alabama
men have realized that they have a
common cause in the advancement of
education in our state. 1t has been
gratifying that many Auburn gradu-
ates have contributed to the support
of the university. just as many Cf
our men contributed to their cam
palgn fund"
The resolution BE 1t resolved,
first, that we express our warmest
congratulations to Auburn fer the
gift of 100000. and the hope that
the conditions attached may be
promptly met. Second. that we com
mend most heartily the splendid and
6tiSAOus aCliOH Oh ITSklnt ramsay.
We appreciate through 1t the service
that has been rendered our state and
the opportunity thereby given our
boys and girls to secure tho advan-
tages of a higher education"
sI40,937 For Alabama
New subscriptions reported Thurs
day in the university campaign
amounted to $s,SS75O making the
total obtained to date $140.937.50.
Thursdays report by the teams was
one of the best that has been made
since the campaign started, and was
considered proof that interest in the
movement is increasing rather than
falling off at the end of the second
week of the drive. Tn spite of the
fact that no report was made by the
special committee, which has been re-
sponsible for obtaining many of the
large gifts, subscriptions obtained by
the team workers put the total above
$4,000.
has not fallen below $4,000 daily once
in the past 10 days, and on several
occasions has exceeded that figure.
Teams Are Grouped
Leslie Fulenwider's team reported
the largest total, $2,415. Thursday,
and moved into second place, with
total subscriptions Of 1920. Bob
McDavid's team, the leader. had OBJ
tained s21.145 when Thursdays re-
ports were in. Three teams were
punched in a contest for second place,
Mr.. Fulenwider with s13,2s0, +. b.
Latadys team with St3,f75 and Wal
ter II. Brewers team with $13,145,
less than $3.50 separating them.
Two of the teams Joined the $4,000
class Thursday. Walter Agee's team
raising its total to $10.107.50 and w.
s. Pritchard obtaining a total of $780,
$50. All but two of the teams have
now reported $1,000 or more.
Large subscriptions reported Thurs
ady were 81 600 from Ben Davis and
$500 from Henry II. Cobb.
New Subscriptions
New subscriptions reported Thurs
day by the various teams and their
totals to date:
Team No. 1-Chappelle Cory. cap-
tain, no report; total s3,575.
Team No. Wv. II. Brantley, cap
tain, $25; total 1920.
Team No. 81. b. Latady, captain,
$3.50; total s13.175.
Team No. 4-W. C. Agee, captain,
s957.5O; total s10,107.50.
Team No. 5-Brewer Dixon, captain,
$1.045; total $3.50.
Team No. 6--Leslie Fulenwider