The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-10
ABOUT $4,000 is
STILL NEEDED FOR
SANA TOR|UM FUND
Chairman Brown Announces
Several Substantial Sub
SCrlptions Made

With approximately $4,000 yet to
be raised in the tuberculosis sanato-
rum campaign for 100000. workers
Thursday are to enter the final
stretch with redoubled efforts to
raise the money and close the drive
by Saturday night. At the close Of
solicitations Wednesday night, Off
Gals of the drive announced that the
$4,000 mark had been passed, and
subscriptions still were being re-
ceived, Added to the S15O.000 will be
the estimated $40, 600 to $4,000 raised
by workers in suburban communities
which has not been reported yet.
The $1,000 contribution of the
Pratt Consolidated Coal copany was
announced late Wednesday afternoon
by General Chairman r. A. Brown,
and also $1,000 contributed by the
employees of the American Cast Iron
Pipe company, most of whom are ne
groes. Chairman Brown announced
that the employees of the latter com
pany had contributed 100 per cent on
the basis of days wages to the
campaign.
Other large subscriptions during
the day were Stockham Pipe and
Fitting company $1,000; Southern
Bell Telephone company. $1,000;
southern w neel company, SoUU, Slu-
ney Hart, $500.
Chairman Brown declared that he
was highly pleased with the results
which were being obtained In the
campaign, and expressed the hope
that the drive might be closed by
Saturday night. However, he said
that officials and workmen alike
were united in the determination to
continue the campaign until the full
100000 was raised.
Volunteers Still Coming.
Zone thing which is gratifying is
the fact that SO many of the former
subscribers are voluntarily coming
to campaign headquarters and in
creasing, and in many cases redou-
bling their subscriptions" Chairman
Brown told the Age-Herald Wednes-
dav night I'VE have had large
stream of small subscriptions which
have come in steadily throughout the
day, and have number of good pros
poets for large subscriptions which
may be ANNOUNCED in the course or
the next day or so. Employees of a
number of downtown stores and COM
mercial organizations are getting to-
gether on the proposition of contrib
uting a days wages to the campaign.
and we are expecting to realize some
substantial revenues from this source.
another element in the campaign
which is just getting into fullswing,
Chairman Brown continued. lis the
solicitations which are coming from
the negro element of Birmingham
population. We have two $500 pros
poets, five $3.50 prospects, and
number of 500 prospects among the
negroes. and many smaller subscrip-
tions The fact that the employees
of the American Cast Iron Pope COM
pany, comprising mostly negroes
supported the drive so well indicates
that the negro population OF the city
is Fundamentally behind the drive
From $40 Club.
Chairman Brown also announced
that excellent results were being OBJ
tanned from the call for 5000 SUP
scriptions of $40 each. Those max
ing such subscriptions Wednesday
Mr.. Brown said, were: c. NJ. Green
Unknown Friend. Rev. James 2.
DOYLE. Mrs f. Hammel, j. c. Is M
ball, r. f. Lovelady. j. w. Cunning
ham, Mrs. p, G. Edmonds. L S. smith
Frank w. Smith, Irene Hagin. l.. ..
Nesbit, Il. 4. Glass. j. Bonfelt, George
NJ. Morrow, Mrs. George NJ. Morrow,
Mrs. Leila F. Lager, C. W. Blocketon'
Pauline Echols, Edgar l.. Getting, .
NJ. Levin. Carl Steiner }. ID: McGiii'
e. A. Nichols, Mrs. Amelia Fen
beimer. e. Fl. Newsome, Mrs. 7. ..
Smith. Gerald Small, Mrs. T. II. john
son. F.. f. Hooper, A. P. Long, VIII
liam Dessler. Stella G.. Hawkins, f. A.
Robertson, r. C. Middleton, Dolcita
lodge. No. SOC; w. F. DeShazo, Eliza
beth f. Beecraft, L. NJ. Porter, +. r.
stockton, Miss Smith, j. g. vance NJ
p. Messer. Hattie NJ. Gerald, T., d,
Bowers, Sherec & Kessler, Mrs. Fred
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