The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
UNIVERSITY ENDS
TWO WEEKS WORK
|. WITH S189,4l7.5
Alumni Crowd LunCheonRoom
as Gifts of $4,000 and
$4,000 Are
Announced

Announcement of s41,555 in new
subscriptions Saturday, total of
s1S9,41750 for Birmingham, and
s496,605 as the entire amount OBJ
dsined throughout the state, closed
the second week of the University of
Alabama million-dollar campaign.
Alumni from all PARTS ,nf the state
crowded the Tutwiler ballroom at
the luncheon Saturday and cheered
themselves hoarse when announce
ment was made of contributions OF
$4,000 from Alabama Power COM
pany and $4,000 from G. b. Nc
Cormack. president of the Pratt Con-
solidated Coal company. Mr.. Me
Cormacll is not an alumnus OF the
university, but two of his sons, Harry
/ J. Mccormack and Perry r. McCor
mack, are graduates OF the uni
versity to which he made his gen
i erous contribution. Subscriptions of
$4,000 from Robert r. Meyer and
| 81 900 from L. i. Stevenson were also
announced.
| An alumni reunion and a celebrs-
ton on the university campus at Tus-
ca1oosa on November 10 has been ar
ranged as the closing event OF the
| campaign, and every effort will be
concentrated upon reaching the goal
of 100000 before that date. The
celebration will be in connection
with the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. state
football game and a large crowd of
visitors is expected.
s3s,OO0 in Montgomery
i Reports upon the progress OF cam
paign in other communities over the
state. which were received at Bir-
Caf n "
from the university, were that Mont
xomery had raised it's total to $685.
900, and more than $4,000 in new
subscriptions had been obtained dur
sing the week by other committees.
Montgomery drive was being
pushed by a group OF leading men
IN that city, and they have set $780,
600 as the mark they expect to reach
be fore the end of the coming week.
MANY of the smaller cities expect to
/ obtain the remainder of their quotas
and complete their campaigns this
week.
Birmingham's campaign will con-
4fnue throughout the coming week
with new team captains and workers.
Saturday ended the first phase of
the campaign in this city, and re-
organization is being effected. Many
s of the team captains who served dur
ing the past two weeks and were re-
sponsible for Birmingham's present
large total have volunteered to con-
-inue as workers this week. A re-
organization meeting is to be held
at $3.50 o'clock Monday morning in
the Tutwiler ballroom.
The campaign will be broadened
to Include the cities surrounding Biz
mingham this week and local alumni
will visit the various communities to
assist in forming local organizations.
Fairfield and Ensley have already
heen organized under the leadership
of NJ. w. Pratt. mayor of Fal field,
and an alumnus of the university.
Besseiner's committee is already at
work under the leadership of Judge
j. C. l.. Gwin, and other commune
ties will start their drives within
Few days.
Among the enthusiastic speakers
al yesterdays luncheon were Col.
Alex NJ. CARRIER. one of the staunchest
OF the universities friends. and Col.
Jesse i. Stallings, a graduate of the
class of rs.
s Colonel CARRIER, wearing the colors
g of his alma mater on the day OF the
classic with Sewanee. urged the
alumni to bring every other alumnus
ito tho reorganization luncheon Mon
day morning, saying that IL the ac-
tive work of those who had already
subscribed could be enlisted, there
would be comparatively little diff
Guilty In raising the amount needed
TO fulfill the quota.
Colonel Stallings plead earnestly
for the alumni to pay in part the