New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
Two Weeks Drive for
S5,OOO,OOO Ends With
Oversubscription
Schif Swells Total
BY Gift of $4,000
S6O0,OO0 Has Already Been
Sent to Aid Starving
Jews in Europe

The drive for S5.tCO.ooo FOR Jew sh
war relief. which has ben in progress
in this city FOR two week.. has been
won. and tho fuad viii be far over
subscribed when final returns are rc-
ceived. Jacob II. SchiT. chairman Of
the campaign committee. made this an
nouuccment last nigh; &, a meeting
Of the workers at the Berkeley Build
ing. It meant that the workers had
attained tho goal they Sc. out 20 reach
fortnight EGO, and had also made
successl-l the national drive TO raj e
$10.00o.00J for the relief Of Jews in
war-ridlcu countries an accomplishe j
fact.
When nr. Sch.f was reporting on
the grand total, the local drive WAS
some $4,000 short and he said it was
a great privilege for him personally 90
contribute that amount 10 get over
the top" lie had already given 5000
900 TO the fund. Mr.. Schif character
ized the waginc Of the campaign "as
the Growing achievement OF his life
and declared that the support Of poor
people and those Of moderate means
had brought success.
More Donations Expected
Many teams Of solicitors expect
large additional donations, it is said,
which will bring the New York total
well over the 100000 mark, which
does not include the pledge Of Jewish
labor 10 turn over S1.25O,O0O 20 the re-
lief fund on February % Nor does
the national aggregate include the
promise OF Julius Roscnwald, Of Chi
csgo. to give an additional 81 100000 If
the Jews Of the nation were able to
collect S1OOO0.OOO 10 rehsbilitate their
co-roliEionists abroad.
The ffty-four teams which were
charged with raising the local allot-
ment developed a sharp rivalry among
themselves for honors as the leading
recruiters 6f money. With a total col
lection for the day Of S1OO,711. rec
ord sum in the campaign. and two
weeks aggregate of SS29,l27. the team
led by II. B. Rosen, took first place.
William Fox was an important member
or this team. His contributions camo
principally from the motion picture
ind theatrical field
The second team was captained by
Mortimer =. ochif, and had a grand
total Of S293,376. Mr.. Schif. 10 stim-
ulate keen team rivalry. requested that
his fathers donation Of 100000 be ex-
cluGed from the teams record, SO the
announced total represents contribu-
tions from other persons. 5. G. Rosen-
baum's team was third. with a two
weeks total of $285,39S The group
led by William Goldman took fourth
place. Il had corralled S277646. Among
the fourteen woman teams. which col
lecivcly raised between S25O0O0 and
100000 the one headed by Mrs. Alex
ander Marcuse got pledges Of S27,767,
all from women, and stood at the top
of the list. With total of S26,06j,
Mrs. S. T. De Lees team was second.
StrduS Leaves Tor Coast
After it was announced that Nathan
Straus, who was called the grand
old man Of Jewry," had given $4,000
10 the fund, and WAS going out TO the
Pacific Coast 10 stir up enthusiasm
FOR next years drive, Louis Marshall
proposed chat Mr.. Straus be maGe
Ambassador Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotontiary 20 represent us in
the Pacific Coast and outlying ISLANDS
in the 1918 campaign"
"What is SlO.O0O.OO0." Mr. Straus
asked. "wth 100000 Jews starving?
Next year we are going TO make it $780,
100000. ] lay awake nights with the
thought of people in Europe crying for
bread. and here We are in wealth and
luxury. We want 10 make two kinds
Of rolls. First, an honor roll Of those
who give; and second. a dishonr roll
Of those who don't give. or don't give
enough,
Felix Warburg. chairman of the
Joint distributing committee, an
nounced that 100000 more was cabled
abroad yesterday for the relief Of
Jews In Poland and Lifhuania, making
S6OO,OoO within the last three weeks.
The money was sent through the State
Department 20 the Dutch government.
WhiNn viii turn u over 20 DR.. borlS
Bergen and Max Senior, who are rep
resentatiyes Of the American Fund
abroad.
United Action Won
Though the 100000 mark has al
ready been oyerlapped, the committee
members announced last night that the
campaign was not yet over Many of
the teams still have many promises 10
redeem, IL was said. and hundreds Of
letters Of appeals which have not vet
been answered are expected 70 bring
responses.
After praising Jacob Billikof. the
executive director Of the national cam
paign, David A. Brown. the managing
director of the New York campaign.
and the hundreds Of solicitors who had
wrestled the dollars from the pockets
OF thousands Mr. Schif said. IN an
nouncing 20 the campaign workers that
they had gone over the top: 81 have
never witnessed anything like this be-
fore. Fitty-two years ago, when came
20 this country, don't believe the total
wealth Of American Jewry reached So
100000. See how we have progressed
Il don't believe this could have been