The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
Magnificent Gift Exceeds Euen War Ti,es Generous Acts

physical impossibility to reach every one.
 "As result of the campaigns progress thus far we can point to these accomplishments:
 'The fund raised represents the largest amount ever subscribed in outright gifts in any single campaign in the history of the Birmingham district, including the big war drives.
 Many thousand citizens will share in the maintenance of these 31 charities. philanthropies and welfare agencies, where heretofore this bur den has rested on the shoulders of comparatively few.
 "The 31 beneficiaries which here- tofore have had to divide time be- tween solicitation of funds to meet current expenses and administration work, twill soon be able to devote their entire time to social service in their respective fields.
 "A. community spirit has been in- culcated which has behind it all. of the idealism, self sacrifice and com polling impluse to serve which made Birmingham's great war record pos sible. q
 "A permanent institution has been established to meet the demands of charity in the Birmingham district:
 "The query of the little crippled girl who gazed down on us from the placards and bill boards-'Suppose Nobody Cared?'--has been answered. Opportunity still Open.
 'In the light of what this great constructive movement whose pos abilities we are just beginning to envision, will mean to Birmingham unfor.unates, we hope that every cit izen will feel the urge to carry his and have the satisfaction which comes with recognition of service rendered to his fellow man.
 The opportunity is still open. The dollar given now will do as much work as the dollar given yesterday. Only a few thousand more. and the Community Chest of Birmingham VIII stand on a secure foundation.
 we urge all citizens who have not been solicited to mail, bring or send their contributions to the new head quarters, which will be established Tuesday morning in Room z, Steiner building.
 From President Johnson.
 President Crawford Johnson issued the following statement:
 'The space heretofore so gener- ously furnished to the Comm. unity lN now no longer needed by 1t, ane therefore on next Tuesday the Com munity Chest will be found in It's permanent headquarters, Room ', Steiner building. The campaign for the remainder of the $450,000 fund l will be carried on from this point.
 "The soliciting committees, which | have worked so faithfully during the l last two weeks, will endeavor to see all the prospects still on their lists. but there are many thousands of firms and individuals that for vari- ous reasons have not been seen, and who undoubtedly desire to take part in this greeat work. We confidently hope and believe that any who are not seen by the committees will bring or mail their subscriptions to our l office.
 While the campaign has been a wonderful success, we lack about s4OOoo of reaching our goal, but we | intend to keep up the work until our first Community Chest Is complete success. l Mere words are inadequate to ex- press the credit that is due MT. Car l son Adams, campaign director, for his untiring efforts. For more than l six weeks he has devoted his entire | time to the Community Chest. not only during the day, but frequently ] far into the night. His experience in this type of work, his wide acquaint- ance throughout the city, his repu- 1 tation for interest in and generosity to the different institutions that will participate in the operation of the Chest, and his uptiring energy are