The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
LOGAN NAMES RELIEF DRIVE
 LEADERS HERE
Col. T. 0. Smith Appointed As
 Head Of Alabama Red Cross ASe ny Committee To Han- Z Campaign For Japanese
ssR INGRAM DISTRICTS FOR TEAMS ARE ASSIGNED
Subscription List Through Late Friday Shows Less Than $500 Contributed By Citizens Of Birmingham

Appointment of an Alabama Red Cross advisory committee, to direct the campaign for $250,0O0 for the re- lief of the Japanese. rendered help less by recent earthquakes. tidal waves and conflagrations, was made Friday by Joseph c. Logan, southern division manager of the American Red Cross Col. T. o. Smith of Bir- mingham has been named chairman. The membership includes, Gov. w. w. Brandon, Thomas Kilby, Dr. Guy Snavely, Victor Hanson. Paul Fuller, J. C. Persons. Ray Rushton, Taylor Peck and Henry Forscheimer. Henry Upsom Sims, chairman of the Jeffer- son county chapter of the Red Cross, received a telegram from MT. Logan Friday, in which he was rendered place on the body. He wired his acceptance.
 MT. Logan stated in his telegram to MT. Sims that the disaster made urgent need for the organization of the committee to assist in obtaining fullest response to needy sufferers ir Japan. With the announcement, the campaign for Alabama's quota is un- der way, Birmingham having already responded to the plea for funds to
 
 nation of the Far East. According to figures compiled Friday, voluntary subscriptions totaling s4S0.45 have been received, including a check for $1O0, sent by James Bowron, chair man of the board of directors of the Gulf States Steel company.
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 BOwrOn Sends Check.
 In letter accompanying the check, MT. Bowron declared T have only been awaiting the announcement by the papers as to whom was the local officer in charge of the Red Cross organization to send a check n aid of the dreadful calamity that has be fallen our neighbors in Japan. think. however,. that the proposed amount of $l0,000 is pitifully small"
 Many other communications have been received. with checks, commend ing the Red Cross for its work in ob- taining relief for the stricken na- tion
 Birmingham Districted.
 Friday morning, the districts, to which the various civic clubs have been assigned, were laid out. The districts are as follows:
 Kiwanis Club-East of Twentieth street, south, from south side of First avenue, north.
 Community Club-West of Twen- tieth street, soutR, from south side of First avenue, north.
 Civitan Club-West of Twentieth to limits of old Birmingham on west between north side of Third avenue, north. and limits of old Birmingham on north.
 Exchange Club--West of Twentieth street to limit of old Birmingham between north side of Firsr avenue, north. to south side of Third avenue, north.
 Rotary Club--North of First ave- nue and west Lf Twentieth street excepting the solid block bounded by Second avenue and Third avenue and Twentieth and Twenty first streets, north, excepting also the Title Guarantee building and the court house.
 Optimist Club-The block bounded by Second and Third avenues and Twentieth and Twenty first streets, north.
 Lion't Club-Title Guaranty build- ing, Farley building and court house.
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 Subscriptions to Date.
 The subscription list up until late H,.if1 ic fAl1 fxxyc