The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03
RED CROSS STILL
RAISING MONIES
FOR WAR PURPOSE
Returns Show the Big Drive
Now Ended Was a Great
Success.

Red Cross for war funds is over there
are still hundreds of money raising
Red Cross campaigns being conduct
ed throughout the country. Numer-
Gus towns and cities were prevented
for one reason or another from stag
ing their drives last week. The sta
| tistical department Of the Red Cross
is still busy tabulating the daily re-
turns. Two hundred cities were heard
from today. Their contribution to
the War Fund amounted to over five
hundred thousand dollars.
The whole state of Maryland is in
the thick of campaign. Two hun
dred of the most prominent citizens
of the state have dropped their bust
ness for the present to collect a mil
lion and a half dollars.
Nashville, GTenn., is also carrying on
a money-getting campaign for the
Red Cross. Two hundred and sixty
thousand dollars have been collected
by the southern city. : The allotment
for Nashville was $4,000. Atlanta,
Ca, and Syracuse, N. Y, are two 9TH
er large cities of the country raising
money for the Red Cross this week.
The state Of South Carolina has In
creased her subscription to the War
Fund from $367,055 to. $393,522 dur
ing the past rev days. Inc SOUTH
had not reached its goal on Monday
,, evening the end of the campaign per-
! iod but has kept right on going and
undoubtedly will go over apportion-
ment.
| There was some doubt at the begin
ming of this week as to whether New
York City would be able to carry the
large brunt Of the War Fund that
had been netted out of her. Her to-
tai on Monday night showed her sew
era1 million dollars short of her ap-
portionment of forty million dollars.
The campaign committee of the me-
tropolis was determined, however,
that New York should do her share
and has set out to make up the def
cit and from rumors will have her to-
tai up to what was asked Of her in
a few days.
| That any section of the country is
apathetic to the present crisis has
been entirely disproved by the re-
Spouse of every state to the patriotic
appeal of the Red Cross. The people
of the country were asked for one
hundred million dollars and gave one
/ hundred and fifteen millions and re-
piled in almost every instance you
can rely on this section for more If
there be need for it," The Finance
Committee of the War Council
thought it was asking great deal OF
the country outside of New York city
when it apportioned it sixty million
dollars. The total outside New York
City tonight reads over seventy-fou1
million dollars and there is no telling
how much further it will be Increased
when the full reports are. in.
With the exception of the south ev-
cry section of the country has over
subscribed it's allotment. The North
Central section which at times has
been falsely accused of being apathet-
ic to the present crisis made the lar,
gest subscription of any section o.
the War Fund The North Contra
states have already reported twenty
six million dollars. Although the
North Central state received the cred
i it for the largest total the New Eng
Hand district shows relatively the bes
record The Down East sector
/ has already given two million ove1
it's apportionment of eight million
The middle Atlantic division with al
lapportionment of $20,750,000 has re-
ported $21,564,825; the westN was al
lotted s10,375,00o and has reported
81 rs, 013; while the south is a hall
a million dollars away from it's goa
of five million.
Statistics show that the largest pei
lcapita contribution was in the New
England section. The average gift o.
the New Englanders to the War Funt
was $1.41. The per capita contribu
ton in the west was $50; IN the mid
die Atlantic division Sill; in the
South S.22; and in the North Contra
section $.96.
OF the cities of a population o.
fhnnSand KqnSa.
City, Missouri, shows the highest per
\ centara figures. Apportioned goa
of 100000 she has reported $1,000,
600 or 262 per cent. of her goal. Kan
sas City's apportionment was rather
low. Worcester, Mass, secured Is!
per cent of the goal she originally Sc
lout after. Asked to collect $4,000
the Massachusetts city turned in {
grand total of $638,451 after a foul
day whirlwind campaign. Her con
i tribution per capita was 1891.
| Although Chicago did not repor
but 62 per cent, of her goal hel
grand total was the second largest o,
any city in the country. New Yorl
had the largest subscription. Chicago
reported $4,966.620.
For her population and wealth
Cleveland probably handed in thu
best record of any city in the coun
try. The statistical department of thu
War Council at Washington appor
toned Cleveland two and a half mil
/ lion dollars but there were few mem
bers of the body who thought Cleve
Hand would reach this amount. Cleve
laid not only raised her goal blu
came very close to doubling it ant
led Chicago a merry chase. Pitts
burgh also came very close to doub
ling her apportionment of two million
dollars. Philadelphia went a hundred
thousand dollars over her goal o
three million dollars.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, goal. $4,000
amount, $352,700; population, 121,
579; percentage of goal, 275 pc
cent; per capita contribution, $3.50
Some of the congressman deny tina
they are grabbing for munitlon
plant, as they will be perfectly salts
! fed with some officer appointments