The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-24
Jemison and Crawford Talk OF Gorgas Memorial Plans
Both Say They Feel Honored Aid Proposed Institute of Tropical Diseases and Gorgas School of Sanitation-Think Project of Enor-
 nous Benefit to South

George Gordon Crawford and Rob- srt Jemison, Sr.. yesterday issued statements on the importance of the Alabama campaign for the Gorgas Memorial fund. MT. Jemison has ac- cepted the chairmanship for Alabama and MT. Crawford has accepted the chairmanship of the executive com mittee. MT. Jemisons statement reads:
 Tt Is high honor and a personal privilege for me to give direction to the plans for Alabama's participation in the memorial to Gen. William Crawford Gorgas. It has been my pleasure to be associated with the family of Gorgas for many years, and aside from my appreciation of the in- ternational services renderd by pr. Gorgas in his work in healing throughout the world, there Is to me the personal tie of a genuine friend ship.
 T am glad that the nations of the earth are recognizing the great abil- ity of General Gorgas and the bene- fits he rendered the peoples of tho world through his ministrations In the field of health and sanitation. However, Alabama sustains a rela- tionship to the movement different from any other state or country since Gorgas was born in Mobile and is recognized as Alabama's most dis tingulshed contributor to the nation and humanity.
 Tn accepting the chairmanship of this important movement In our state know that I will have a generous response from our people from every part of Alabama and that they will aid me through plans of intensive organization in having Alabama do It's full part in the establishment of the International Institute of Trop- ical Diseases at Panama where tho work of medical research will be car ried on. and the practical extension of tho work at Tuscaloosa where the Gorgas School of Health and Sani- tation will be located. I am cog nizant of the fact that the attention, not only of all the states of our ooun- try. but also the countries of the Western Hemisphere will through the Gorgas Memorial have their atten- tion focused upon Tuscaloosa and Alabama.
 Tn consultation with Mir. George Gordon Crawford, the chairman of our State executive committee, and with Dr. & W. Welch of Montgomery. HNehto lcalln I WILL Wiluln A few days make public announcement of all officials and committees ap- pointed to aid in this work" Crawford Statement
 Mir. Crawford's statement is as foi- lows:
 When this splendid memorial to William Crawford Gorgas was pro- posed to me some time ago, I saw within it wonderful opportunity to establish memorial to a truly great man, differing from memorials which have taken form of statues or mon umental edifices, in that it would continue the work which General Gorgas lived for-the eradication of disease among the people of the world. What could be a greater me- morial than to keep alive through all the years that are to come-for- ever--the spirit of service which this beloved son of Alabama taught and exempiified7
 Therefore. have accepted an of- cial connection with the Alabama state campaign, which is but one of 47 other state campaigns all de-