Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-25

at the way the COIN came out!
And among these favored places is
Harrisburg. Pa. where the record
for United States towns of $4,000
population in the matter of Red
Cross subscriptions was smashed last
| week.
Red Cross publicity matter issued
from Washington to-day holds up
Harrisburg as a shining example of
what city can do If its people or
ganiZe in the effort to do something.
Organization won for Harrisburg in
the Liberty Loan campaign; and II
won again last week.
County Co-opcrated Splcndidly
Can Harrisburg? It cam" said
And while we are patting ourselves
on the back let us not forget the
towns in upper Dauphin and across
the river which so ably seconded our
efforts. Steelton with its large con-
tribution deserves all the credit in
the world. When the final count is
made you will find that last week
Dauphin county contributed nearly
$175, 900 to the Red Cross fund. And
l doubt whether there is another
county the same size in the country
which can point with pride to such
record. The executive committee
is certainly glad that it was able
to work with so fine 4 body of men
end women as that which canvassed
the county for funds; and so fine
body of men, women and children as
that which willingly gave its dollars
as an investment in ultimate vic
tory"
The following totals show the
amounts collected during the three
days by the various divisions:
Division A. Arthur H.
Bailey. commander, =. S10,193.23
Division B. ]. William
Bowman, commander. 1S,S19.11
Division C. George S.
Reinoehl, commander. 1s,372.66
Division d, John f.
Sweeney. commander 6,556.95
Division E. Mrs. Marlin
Z. Olmsted, commander 20,23S.72
Executive committee. w.
T. Hildrup, Jr., chair
man ........... 3,43S.OO
Auxiliary towns. Mrs. Ly-
man D. Gilbert. chair
man .... 14.7S7.55
Grand total S137, ,406.22
While there were a large number
of subscriptions of $1,000 and over,
the number of smaller subscriptions
vas a surprise to the executive COM
mittee. Totals show that altogether
13.54S persons co-operated too make
up Harrisburg's total of $137, ,406.22.
Large Contributors Many
The following large contributions
were received by the Red Cross dur
ing the campaign:
June 21-Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert,
SIS 900: Mrs. NJ Z. Olmsted, $4,000;
Miss Anne Mccormick. $4,000; Vance
c. Mccormick. $4,000; w. P. Starkey,
81, 900; Il. u. Wallower, $2,500; Robert
Mccormick, $4,000; Mrs. John Y. Boyd.
81 900; Mrs. Helen Boyd Dull. $1,000;
Mrs. Henry Mccormick. $1,000; Mrs.
II. B. Mccormick. $1,000: Donald Nc
Cormick, $1,000; Bowman and Com
pany, $1,000; f. ]. Stackpole, 1000;
Henry b. Mccormick, $1,000; Spencer
C. Gilbert, 81 900.
June 22-Miss Mary Cameron. ST.
OOO Mrs. John H. Weiss. $1,000; Mrs.
Henry B. Mccormick, $1,000; James T.
Cameron, $1,000 Mrs. w. T. Hildrup
Jr.. $4,000: w. T. Hildrup Jr., 1000;
H. Mccormick Jr., $1,000; David E.
Tracy. $4,000.
June 2S-Mrs. John Y. Bold. 81 1000;
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending
Company, 100000
The TELEGRAPH has already
various auxiliary towns. To this list
must be added $50 given by Berrys-
burg.
Headquarters this morning was in
the throes of renewed activity. not
for the collection of money, but for
the acknowledgements of that re-
celved last week. Receipts are sent
to all contributors except those who
placed their money in the tin collec.
| t1ynd hky x4rnrlEnrc SnHarnI
stenographers began this work to-
day and will continue the balance or
| the week
Wage-earners Contribute
Nothing impressed the campaign
ers more, as they secured the city
| for contributions, than the cheerful
| Willingness of the wage earners and
those in humble circumstances to aid
! in the great cause. Many touching
| incidents are related of those who
wanted to give of their small store
for the Good Samaritan work. Also,
| there was wonderful feeling Of
comradeship throughout the cam
paign. Men and women learned TO
know each other better and suspic-
ion and distrust disappeared in the
conservation to noble cause.
George w. Reilly, local treasurer,
whose big job 1t was to take charge
of the subscriptions and cash, work
ed with six clerks of the Harrisburg
Trust Company through Friday night
and 1t was daybreak when the tabu-
lation and recording of the reports
of the various teams was completed
1t was announced by Chairman Hill
drup that the president of the trust
company had himself paid the ex-
| penses of the clerks who assisted
Mr.. Reilly, to the end that the fund
might not be depleted.
Mrs. John Y. Boyd, who was act
! i've in the campaign, announced at
the Saturday luncheon meeting that
Mrs. Marlin f. Olmsted, head of the
! Woman's division, had cheered the
| four teams when they started the
final charge that morning by con-
! tributing as a nest-egg $500 for each
team. 1t was such incidents as this
that made the roundup an impress
| sive occasion.
Vance C. Mccormick read two tel
egrams of special interest to illus
trate his thought that a community
which had done its best could do no
more. These kilograms were con-
| gratulations from the Red Cross
headquarters in Washington.
Resume Regular Hours
! With the completion of the cam
paign regular working hours will be
resumed at Ded Cross Headquarters.
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