The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
DOWNTOWN DRIVE
 WILL OPEN TODAY.
Committees From Civic Clubs To Solicit For
 MOntevallO College

Tuesday morning membe- of the civic clubs will begin their canvass of Birmingh;. ,. when every man in the business district will be asked to give to the million dollar fur, for Monte vallo college, which is expected to be collected in Alabama by August l.
 Teams from the Rotary, Eiwqnis, Community, Txchang-, American Le- zion, Optimists, Cosmopolitan and Lions clubs will go through the office l id ings, the stores and a1 places of busi- ness.
 Dr. Henry NJ. Edmonds is general chairman of the drive for Jefferson county, assisted by w. E Mitchell as vice chairman, and on captain in charge of the work for each of the clubs.
 Women At Work
 The women's division has been can wasting for several days and has already passed the 5000 mark. Members of the women's division will mee+ Thurs day at 12 80 o'clock at the Tutwiler hotel for luncheon, when reports from the various teams will be made.
 Every Sunday school class for women in the city has been asked to help. The Maybelle Taylor and Wesley Bible classes of the First Methodist church have already responded, the former hay ing reached the $2,000. mark and the Wesley class reporting $500.
 A representative from every wom- ans club in the city has been invited to attend the luncheon Thursday at the Tutwiler when reports on the work of the wOmen's committee will be given,
 Mrs. Crawford Johnson is organizing her special committee to canvass a spe- eial list of possible ioI ors iad will make a report of her work within the next few days.
 The corporations committee which is composed of group of the leading men of the city has been at work for the past week getting out letters preparing the ground to get the larger subscrip- tions from the corporations and will make some interesting reports within the next few days.
 Legion Helps
 Members of the American Legion pledged themselves today to work for the drive, to give both time and money to make it success. James J. Jack son was appointed chairman of the committee from that organization to handle the drive and the committee was given the Jefferson County Bank building to canvas for subscriptions.
 Miss Sallie Black has been appointed chairman of committee tv work among the Council of Jewish Women IF has been making splendid progress but is holding back her report for the luncheon Thursday at 12 80 at the Tutwiler hotel. At this time announcement will be made of the vim ITS fo the three time prizes offered by three of the lead ing merchants of the city to the captains of ladies' teams announcing the $2,OOO goal, the $1 300 goal and the $1 900 goal first. The first of these pries is dress offered by Loyeman, Joseph and Loeb, the second dress offered by Kaufman's and the third a hat O .r.l by the Hirsch Millinery company. It is be- lieved that the subscriptions of some of the teams will have reached those goals before that time. When the drive is over the Bromberg Jewelry ,.ompa:y will give a wrist ,5Itch to the woman reporting the largest amount of sub scriptions through her team and a string of pearls will be given to the woman re- porting the next largest amount.
 Mrs D. F, Bucks predi, that the $15,OOO mark in subscriptions will be passed by the women at their Thursday v meeting.