The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
|$SS,1OO is RAISED
IN BOYS CAMPAIGN
Business Men Start on Ten
Day Task Of Raising $780,
600 for Association.
RUTH ST. DENIS TO HELP

The ten day campaign OF the Boys
Club Association to raise $500. 900 began
yesterday with q luncheon at the head
quarters. 81 Chambers street. where II
was %nounc tina sSs.l00 had been
contributed. About 100 business men.
composing the teams Of workers. heard
Dudley Field Malone speak IN Pre-
paredness and the Boy" and then
trooped out into the rain 10 scour the
city for more contributions for more
and better buildings which Is the slogan
Of the campaign.
Charles II. Sheriff. announced the first
contribution. a check for $4,000 from NJ.
G~ugsenheim's Sons. The name Of Thomas
w. Lamont vas on the next check, which
was for a like amount. and thereafter
the contributions came in steadily.
The association is composed OF two
clubs. tho Boys CLUB. NJ Avenue A and
Tenth street. and the Sewsooys Home.
Second avenue and Eleventh street. The
$500 900 when raised will be divided
equally between them for extension and
endowment. The Newsboys Home Club
will broaden the scope Of It's work, taxi
ing IN not only newsboys but all other
boys as we'll. ard will hereafter be
Known as The Boys Club OF the West
Side" II will change its location to pre-
vent duplication OF the work Of the Boys
Club.
Richard g. Grumpy Of the Boys Club
OF the West side has prepared a list
~ cE ma " uvhtrh u-tit ha On N.a gaed
by thirty-hve teans. a composed OF
eight business men who are giving their
time to the work. The teams are under
the direction OF Joseph p. Day.
The executive committee of tho cam
paign In headed by Martin w Littleton,
chairman. and Is composed OF Charles IL
Sabin. William NJ. Kingsley, w W.
Sklddy. Joseph = Day and William
Shillaber, Jr. Z y. Potter Is treasurer
and Emil NJ. Scholz secretary.
Ruth -. Denis. the dancer. has agreed
10 give a benefit performance for the
campaign und at the GAMBLER Theatre
on SUNDAY night. Assisted by Ted
shawn and her company % California
dancing girls and Hindu assistants. she
will give the same dances which are
being given at Four special matness thts
week at the Gambler Theatre Manager
Bloom is giving the theatre with its
working STAFF FOR the boys cause. Seats
are now on sale for the performance.
Some attraction has been provided for
every evening of The campaign AT the
Boys Club. where they Will gather TO
learn tho results of the days canvass in
their behalf. Chaunc~y Olcott has been
asked to sing for the boys on Friday
night Martin W. ldttleton will be the
speaker at the luncheon for the workers
at the campaign headquarters to-day at
IL 30 o'clock.
Following Is a list 81 yesterdays con
tributions:
ss.ooo-Ralph Pulitzer. Mr.. and Mrs. j
T. Morgan.
f.aoo-Mr AMI MIS- II = DAWSON NJ
GuGgeuh"im's sons. Thomas " Lamont
~l,00o-Ninc.ut hsinr. George + BAKE.
Jr. Joseph y Dsv. Ebert ". GARY. i.
Horace Harding T. Trovb bridge Hal otto
u. Kahn, George ", Perkins. Eliphalet y.
Potter. Publishers Association uf New
York city. ogden Mil's Reid, = :. Rookie
teller. Charles II sahin Frcdrick strauss
Samuel Untermyer.
ssOc-William T. Corey.
S0O-F. u Adams. / l.. lhnrue.
Il n. Cui'irg. Mr. and Mrs Dean E.m"rs,
q. H. Kiunicutt Joseph l. Knapp Aio'ph
lewi.ohn Allan M,c"i'oh. John II Ryan,
Jacob Schin.