Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-25
Hundred Million Can Be Spent
in Six Months, Red Cross
Chairman Says Allies Need
Help.
OFFICIAL. CANVASS
WILL END TODAY
Some Cities, However, viii
Continue to Work Most Of
Week; Pershing Wires Ex-
hortation; Cleveland Leads,


Washington, June 24,--New de-
mands on the American Red Cross
disclosed today by Elliott Wadsworth,
acting chairman, show that the hun
dred million dollar fund, $lS,000,000
of which remains TO be subscribed in
the final campaign roundup tomor-
row, may not last longer than six
months.
"The need for Red Cross work in
nearly all the allied countries is be-
coming so big" said Mr.. Wadsworth,
that our 100000, 900 easily can be
spent within six month, even though
the Red Cross practice every economy
and give aid only to the most worthy
causes"
For this reason Red Cross officials
are hoping earnestly that the fund
will be largely over-subscribed in the
final hours.
Special Church Collections.
Special collections in thousands of
Sunday school and church services to-
day are believed to have raised about
SO, 900, 600. though few definite reports
were received. The addition of this
estimate made the total fund tabu-
lated at headquarters about $50, ,000,-
600. ..G.
Tomorrow is "Pershing day."
This message to the American peoI
pie, cabled from France by Major
General Pershing was made public
by Red Cross headquarters tonight.
Americans can show their colorf
in no better way than by subscribing
generously to the Red Cross
Committees Are Busy.
From sunrise tomorrow to mid
night committees in virtually every
city, town and village in the United
States are expected to work strenu-
ously to collect the dollars that will
mean fe-saving for American sol
diers and sailors and mercy for mill
lions of civilian war victims in Eu-
rope.
Tomorrow the campaign will close
officially, but few cities expect ia
continue the work most of the week.
Even those which end the active can
vass tomorrow probably will not re.
| port in full until Tuesday and the
| grand total may not be ascertainee
until Tuesday night.
| Corps to Rumania,
! 1t was announced by the Red Cross
today that corps of physicians anc
nurses will be sent shortly to Ru'
mania to fight disease, which has de
veloped among the thousands of wal
fugitives crowded into that portion
of the country still held against the
central powers armies,
Chairman Wadsworth disclosed also
that the committee in charge of Rec
Cross work in France recently cablet
that every cent of the 100000, ,00t
mercy fund could be spent to good ad
vantage in France Immediately ant
urging that as large a proportion o
the sum as possible be allotted to thu
French war zone.
There are million reasons VIII,
this Red Cross fund should be over
subscribed tomorrow" said Mr.. Wads
worth. II think ! am not wrong il
believing the last minute response o
the American people will equal IL
generosity displayed by reports dur
| lHB the StEtHuOu5 luS
week"
Cleveland Most Generous.
Figures made public by Red Cros
headquarters showed that the highes
per capita contributions among cite
of more than 100000 population cam
from Cleveland, whose record for tn
!, campaign is not likely to be challeng
ed Cleveland's collections so ia
make a per capita donation of $500
New York city is second with 1884.
other cities, with their per capt.
gifts, were announced as follows:
Salt Lake City, s2.31; Denver, $2.1s
st. Louis, s2,1S; Minneapolis, $1.9t
st. Paul, $1.S2; Chicago, s1.6s; Sa
Francisco, s1.61; Des Moines, $1.5S
I. Los Angeles, $1.43; Spokane, 80 cents
!. Portland. Ore, 79 cents; Seattle, 6
cents; Tacoma, Al cents; Oakland
$ Calf, 36 cents, and Fort Worth, l
cents.