The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24
ALUMNI To RESUME
CAMPAIGN HERE FOR
S35O,OOO T j N D
Reorganization of Committees
and Teams ReviveS Inter-
est in Efforts to Aid
University

Workers in the University of Ala
dftional alumni and reorganized into
six teams entered the final phase of
the Birmingham campaign Monday
to raise the remainder of the quota
of $780, 900. No luncheon of the teams
was held Monday following the reor-
ganization meeting in the morning,
but the workers will gather at 1
o'clock today In the Tutwiler hotel
ball room and will hold daily lunch
cons throughout the week.
The campaign for this week has
been changed. Each of the six teams
pledged itself at the meeting Mon
day morning to raise not less than
$4,000. AS soon as q team has OBJ
tanned this amount In new subscrip-
lions 1t will be given its honorable
discharge" This does not apply,
however, to two special committees,
headed by Hill Ferguson and Judge
William A. Walker, which are ex-
pected to obtain much more than
$40, 900 each and will continue in the
service until their work has been
finished.
Although . number of university
alumni who had not previously taken
an active part in the campaign, vol
unteered their services Monday many
more mon for the teams are needed
and Jelks Cabaniss. Birmingham
chairman, urged every man who
could spare as much time as an hour
day to Join with the other alumni
in completing tho task Birmingham
has undertaken. With $4,000 al
ready subscribed, Mr.. Cabaniss said
he was confident the remainder could
be obtained in a weeks time IL work
ers were available. All alumni are
invited to attend the luncheons this
week and the team captains were au-
thorized to recruit as many addi-
tional workers as they desired.
New Captains Appointed
Bessemer, Fairfield. Ensley, Pratt
City and the other communities sur
rounding Birmingham, will hold their
campaigns this week also. Birmine-
ham alumni will assist in establish
ing the local organizations and large
contributions to the university are
expected from these cities.
number of the men who have
worked faithfully in the campaign
during tho past two weeks agreed 10
serve on the reorganized teams as
further proof of their loyalty. New
captains were appointed, in order
that those who had served in this
capacity might be relieved of the
greater responsibilities of this office
For the remainder of the campaign,
the city has been divided into dis
triots and each of the teams will con-
duct the solicitation In one of these
districts.
The personnel of the reorganized
toams follows:
Special committee No. 1, Hill Fer
guson, captain; Hugo Black, Borden
Burr. Jslks Cabaniss, Robert Jem-
ison. Jr., Hugh Morrow, J. Motion
Smith and Jesse F. Stallhgs
Special committee No. 2. Judge
William A. Walker, captain; Col.
DR.. James s. McLester, DR.. B. L.
Wyman.
Four Teams Working
Team No. 1, Tram Sessions, captain:
Roland G. Mushat, Merrill f. Pratt,
Leslie Fulenwider, Howard Fulen-
wider, J. K. Taylor, ]. r. Oden and
William P. Moore.
Team No. z, John M Bradley, cap
tain: Andrew Thomas, Charles Greer,
Luther Patrick. Armstrong Cory,
Joseph ]. Willett, Brewer Dixon,
Robert Messer, Joseph e. Embry,
Jack Freeman and Chappelle Cory, Jr.
Team No. ., Captain to be Sc
lected), u. B. league. Francis b.
Latady. J. r. r. Steiner. r. P. Nc
David, Jr., DR.. Joseph Leland, Pei
ham H. Anderson, Sidney P. Smith
Joseph p. Walker and Paul Savage
Team No. 4, Anglin White, captain;
DIR. M. M. Nolan, q. Lewis Bales,
Monroe. B. LAnier, James r. Fore
man. Walter F. Brewer. w. M. Spen-
Ger and M NJ Pratt.