The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-15
INTEREST MARKS ADVANCE EFFORT
 IN CHEST DRIVE
Several Additional Sub- scriptions Received At
 Headquarters

Enthusiasm was manifest throughout Friday at headquarters of the second annual appeal of the Community Chest 2020 Fourth avenue, north, as result of the many advance subscriptions be- ing brought in voluntarily by many of Birnhingham leading citizens. as well as the many assurances of support and cooperation coming from all classes. Among the additional subscriptions received during the day were: MT. ann1 Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr., $1, 1,35O; Jemison and company, and Jemlson- Seibels Insurance agency, S1,Zoo; Horace Hammond, $1, ,250; W. M. Cos by, $1,200; G. B. Mccormack, $l,0oo, and others. .. Alfred M. Shook, Jr., chairman of the second annual appeal activities, feels especially encouraged on account of the fact that in most cases the vol untary subscriptions this year exceed those of the previous year. Thus a well-known member of local real estate firm walked into headquarters Friday noon and left his check for five times the amount he subscribed last year. while a number of others doubled and trebled their previous sub scriptions.
 Women Are Enthusiastic
 More than 150 women leaders of the various women's clubs and organlza- lions in Greater Birmingham, as well as the chairmen of the 33 agencies of social welfare andSrelief affiliated with tbe Community Chest, assembled Friday morning at the private dining room on the mezzaine floor of the Tutwiler hotel, to perfect their plans for active partlcl- patton in the appeal, which opens Ines- day morning.
 Mrs. G. NJ. Lathem, chairman or the tornen's division. and Mrs Joseph n,olian. vice chairman of the advisory bard. both expressed themselves as ehly pleased with the fine enthusiasm snlsyed by the large host Of women nresentatives, all of whom took over
 assignments of territory and other ,rk giye4 them by Mrs Lathem.
 Acknowledgement was made that Mrs. rnest IePointe had accepted the
 irmanship of the women's division Of
 kt Lake and was busy perfecting
 organization.
 Rotary Club Organized
 a Rotary club is completely or
 .d for the second annual appeal
 raodv to take the field Tuesday
 9c The Rotary forces will be
 br E. F. Linthicum as chair
 nd Walter E. Bare as vice chalr-
 man Linthicum announces that
 nittees have been lined up
 work and every member of the
 serve in some capacity.
 nber have been pressed into
 special committees and as aa while about 1zJ ssrve~ SSA reg lar committees and a reserve 1orce ] ilI be maintained in addition:
 The following have been appointed as ptains of Rotary teams: K. II. An rews, l.. E. Bashinski, W. H. Blaney' Vi. G. Brabston, w. L. Brown. Luther ii, Doty. John W. Sibley, J. R. Flen- her, c. B. Glenn. Horace Hammond D;nq. hing Crawford Johnson, Jr., Lloyd W. Josselyn, T. A. LaPage, P. Nj. Smith, John McCleary, Jr, Willard J. Wheel er. George McCleery, pr. Morris New field, Charles J. Perry, A. l.. Smith, sF. V. Underwood, R. J. Williams and R. H. Woodrow.
 c. E. Porter, Jr., with the Adam son Motor company, has organized three teams of Georgia Tech alumni who Will also work with the Rotary club.
 To Speak At Theaters
 MT. Percy H. Woodall chairman of s the speakers bureau, among other ap- Apointments for Saturday announces the Following: Phillip Afford will speak at the Royal. Capitol, Odeon and Prin- cess, at the night perfC. ances. Harry o. Amos has been assigned to the Ca lax and will speak at 7:1O and 9 :lO. Dr. James S. McLester will address the audience at Loew's Bijou at 6 :33 and A be followed by Miss Rosa Y. Strickland M zoo. At the Lyric theater. w. II. antley will be the speaker at 40 H :10. Chester Sandman will ad- Tess the audiences at the Tianon at %the night performances at [ :25 and V9 10, and W. NJ. V. Robertson. Jr., will talk at the Strand theater at 9 :25. R. V. Allgood will be heard at the Rialto at ' :55 and :25.
 A. G. Dobbins has charge of the speakers in the various negro theaters and organizations, and was scheduled himself to talk at the Champion thea ter Saturday afternoon at 8 80 and 6:30.