Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-30
WORKERS FOR
! CITY FUND ON
LAST ROUNDS
"Ginger Talk" by Mr.. Mccar-
ter Marks Final Dash for
! Contributions.
500, 900 MARK SET,
THOUGH MORE Is NEEDED
Many Big Corporations Are Ex-
/ pected to Make Eleventh.
NJ Hour Gifts.


With a total of $1S1, $3.50 to be
raised today to reach the $3.50, 900
mark set by the Committee of One
Hundred, for the celebration of New
ark's 250th birthday anniversary next
year, members of the various sub
committees who are collecting the
fund plunged out into the rain this
morning to tackle their task ON the
fourth and final day of the cam
pafgn.
A check for $3.50 was received at
campaign headquarters from p. T.
Powers. for the Newark Federal
League Baseball Club.
Before they left the Palace ball
room, at Bleecker and Washington
streets, which is the headquarters of
the committeeman who are collecting
the money, Uzaf H. McCarter. chair
man of the executive committee of
the Committee of One Hundred, gave
another of his stimulating addresses
and urged the volunteer workers to
renewed efforts
There is now little doubt but that
some of the heavier contributions will
not be received until some time next
week, but to assure the raising of
$250,000 fund, the men at the head of
liC CClGDl dIlOI u6SlTe u
get at least 100000 today.
"Ginger Talk" by Mr.. McCarter.
Now. gentlemen" said Chairman
McCarter, as he mounted the plat
form, there are great many people
who are waiting to be asked to sub
scribe who have not been called upon.
There are a great many solicitors on
other peoples cards and they have
not been called upon for subscrip-
tions I don't know who have these
cards, but it is up to you to get busy.
We don't want to miss man who is
willing to subscribe, while we are
chasing others.
Some of the solicitors have asked
me what to do today, the last day of
the campaign, if people called upon
are not at home. Leave the, cards.
Those corporations or persons who
have to consult others before con-
tributing may be on your cards. If
that be the case return the cards to
us and we will take the matter up
from headquarters.
when I left you yesterday a, man
came in to my Office and said that
his business hadn't been good and
that when the solicitor called and
said he had his name down for a $25
contribution, that he had given the
committeeman $40. He told me. gen.
tlemen-yes, with tears in his eyes,
that he felt like a thief not to have
given more and that if the commits
teeman would return he would ar
range to give him an additional SIS,
as he wanted to feel like a decent man
who had tried to do his best for the
city that had done so much for him.
~ ask you today to use every en-
in, Tn rajSn the
naming amount needed to swell the
fund to $250,000 ] appeal to your
civic pride, to your love and affection
for your city, to your regard for the
chairman of the committee, former
Governor Murphy, and I ask you be-
cause of any regard you may have
for me to go out and get 100000 as
a total for today's work.
"Those who are not going out like
you are will be working in other
channels. Now, remember, it is not
1895, 600 we want from you today, not
$999,50 but s100,0 that we want you
men to secure for the city that has
made you what you are. Now go,
everyone of you, quick"
Mr.. McCarter's injunction to go
was needed by every man present,
and in a few minutes the hall was
cleared and the collectors had started
OH on IIl6 last Qudi tCi VI tiSiA AHsSS
for a $250,000 prize.
May Extend Time.
That it may be necessary to extend
the time of the collection campaign a
few days was apparent to most OF the
workers this morning, as many COM
mitteemen reported that they had
been unable to see all the persons on
their lists in the time allotted for the
purpose. In some instances return
calls must be made. In other cases
there are corporations to be heard
from that cannot contribute until ac-
tion has been taken by the boards OF
directors.
It is regarded as certain today that
the entire $250,000 will be raised, but
that a few days more will be needed
in which to raise 1t. This, it is felt,
will give tt = collectors an oppor-
tunity to go after persons who may
be personal friends and acquaint-
ances, but have not been on the lists,
Then. there are many pleople who
have not felt able to give the entire
amount assessed against them. In
the closing days of the campaign
they will be asked to contribute what
they can. 1t Is improbable that the
collectors will go out tomorrow, but
they may work Monday and Tuesday
of next week.
Former Senator James Smith, jr.,
is chairman of committee No. 80,
which is seeking contributions from
the railroads. Thomas N. McCarter
heads committee No. 100, which is
soliciting funds from the insurance
compan MES, and Henry Doremus Is
looking after the savings banks.
Final reports from all three commit
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