The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-29
'$116,00 IS TOTAL
REACHED IN DRIVE
BY BROWNS FORCE
Subscriptions From Large
Concerns Are Expected To
Come This Week

with the WomenS division of the
tuberculosis sanatorium campai ign for
100000 working full force Saturday,
greater results were achieved during
the day than for any day during the
last week of campaigning. At a late
hour Saturday night, official reports
stated that subscriptions totaling in
the close neighbC rhood of $4,000 had
been obtained and $4,000 more was
in sight, making the total for the
weeks work at unofficial figures of
slightly over S115,000 out of a goal, of
100000 set at the beginning of the
campaign last Monday. Few of the
teams working in the campaign Sat
urday had made their reports, ac-
cordng to Chairman r. A. Brown,
and indications are that unreported
subscriptions will swell the totals
appreciably. Many of the industrial
concerns of Birmingham which will
turn in large subscriptions are first
required to make reports and ar
rangements with New York offices
before they can make definite an
nouncements. and it is thought that
several of those which must go
thrC ugh this routine will report by
the first of next week.
Women Are Busy.
During the campaigning Saturday,
the women's division had teams from
various women's organizations in the
city working at various corners of
the business district all day. Tags
were being sold by the ladies', and
they We're reported to have been
highly successful in their efforts.
Tags all sold for 81 and up. 81 being
the minimum accepted.
Mrs. II. E. Pearce was chairman of
the wCmens division. and reported
that subscriptions and money col
lected by the division at the close of
work S2fnrdaV njp-ht tota1e1 50 36D.
while sufficient sources were in sight
to bring the ladies' total up to the
$4,000 mark These extra sources are
to be worked Monday and Tuesday
as the womens division is planning
to continue its activities On through
the first half of the week. More than
100 women volunteered their serv-
ices for the work of selling tags in
the business district Saturday.
During the day Saturday, it was
reported that Southern railway en-
ployes have contributed s1,S65 as
Newsboys on the streets of downtown
Birmingham. turned in S7.35 in nickles
as their contribution to the cam
paign for a tuberculosis sanatorium
for Birmingham.
Brown Optimistic.
In discussing the success of the
campaign Saturday night. General
Chairman r. A. Brown declared that
things We're going fine. and that cam
paign efforts would be continued
over into next week until the desired
goal of 100000 had been reached.
Mr.. Brown expressed himself as
being highly gratifed with the re-
suits obtained and the progress
checked up during the week. More
than 900 single subscriptions were
turned in Saturday, indicating wide
interest in the project on the part
of the people of Birmingham, Mr..
Brown said
at is going over, and we are going
to give jefferson county a great in
stitution," Mr.. Brown declared. The
educational feature of the campaign
also has been we'll worth while, even
| though not so productive Of results"
Reports from Pratt City, Ensley,
Fairfield and Bessemer were not
| available Saturday night, but 1t was
unofficially announced that the cam
paign of the women in these districts
had been productive of great results.
+. b. Thursman, chairman of the
| Travellers luncheon club committee.
| reported at meeting of the club
| Saturday at the Morris hotel that
| during the first three days the com
mittee worked, approximately Sl,724
| had been collected in cash and
! pledges. President S. NJ. Cox added
| that THIS amount Wouid pe supPie
| mented before final reports We're
made by $500 pledged by various
| companies.
| A hat collection was taken up at
the Lyric theatre Saturday night,
| following an address by w. V. Nj.
| Robertson, Jr.. chairman of the
speakers bureau. and S'4O.14 re-
| ceived. Speakers in the other
| theatres were Roderick Beddow, f..
| NJ. Dominick, Birge Horton, w. II.
| Wolverton and Lucian c. Brewer.