The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-30
u. S. Contributions To
Red Cross Fund Ex-
ceeds $l00,OO0,O0O
Headquarters Report Shows
That The Mark Set Has
Been Passed and Much
More Is Coming

Washington, June 26 (Tuesday)
-Tabulation at Red Cross head
quarters at 1880 o'clock this morn.
ing showed $1OO,313,000 in report.
ed pledges of which $35,993, ZOO
was from New York City and 1884,
100000 from the remainder Of the
country. Reports later Tuesday are
expected to swell the total at least
$5,OOO,O00 campaign managers
said.
Red Cross officials said they had
no doubt the totals will show that
American generosity has responded
in the same spirit as for the Liberty
Loan, with millions more than ask
ed.
All through the week additions
will be made to the fund, for cam
paign committees in a number of
cities gathered 50 much momentum
that they insisted on continuing in
the canvass beyond the fixed time.
Ten million dollars of apparent
over-subscription may be necessary,
it was announced, to make the actual
collections equal $1OO,OOGOOO, ow-
ing to the possibility of duplicate
recording of some corporation Red
Cross dividends at their source and,
also in the locality where stock
holders live. The next two or three
weeks will be devoted to gathering
in the money promised in individual
pledges.
Meanwhile Red Cross officials will
try to formulate plans for the mos
efficient expenditure Of the millions,
large portions. of which already are
sought by humanitarian interests in
France, England, Russia, Rumania
and other European waf-stricken
countries as well as here in Ameri-
ca.
Just as he canraign was closin,,
tonight the first actual money
reached the Red Cross treasury by
aerial messenger. Miss Katherine
Stinson, a young air-woman, de-
scending upon the capital at the end
Of q two-day flying trip from Buff
alo, Albany. New York, and Phila-
delphia, carried to Secretary Nc
Adoo, treasurer of the Red Cross,
money and pledges gathered from
the cities she visited.
Alighting near the Washington
monument at dusk, Miss Stinson was
taken in an automobile by q WASH
ington women's Red Cross motor
corps to the south steps Of the treas
ury. where Secretary McAdoo and
! CREST throng Of sightseers were
waiting. 4
You have made q remarkable |
and daring trip" said the secretary,
- he took the envelope containing !
checks and pledges. "You have typi-
lied BY your act the spirit of the
Red Gross, which is to dare anything |
sven death itself, for the sake Of
bringing relief to suffering human
H."
The rivalries among cities, which
Aas been q distinct feature Of the
weeks campaign, were emphasized
ut night by the scores Of messages
national headquarters here
md saying tomorrow's reports
eould show gratifying totals. Cities
vhieh had not Jet reached their APP
Environments reported their Canvass
g ccmmittees were working until
Midnight and would resume early to-
sorrow in IN effort to, equal or
Txceed their allotments before re-
|orting. Cities with more than 100
~ cent pledged sent word they
kould exert themselves to the ut
most to boost their total higher.
Itreet meatings, appeals to theater
xowds, torchlight parades, and
vsning calls on wealthy citizens,
vere features Of the roundup to-
light. Funds were sought today in
NJ name Of Major General PERISH /
" and the American forces in
rance, for it was designated "Per-
hing Day" I,
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