The sun., 1917-12-03
JEWS WAR FUND
GETS $1,039,O00
AS DRIVE BEGINS
Presidents Letter Gives I'M
petus to Campaign for
$5yO0O,O 900 Fund.
500 AT NOTABLE BANQUET
Jacob H. Schiff Starts Ball
Rolling With 100000 and
Others Add Goodly Sums.

Tho biggest private" dinner party
this town. or maybe the cosmos. ever
saw resulted last night in = like out
pouring Of money contributions when
Jacob II. schif was personal host In the
grand ballroom Of the Hotel Astor to 500
workers who this morning will begin the
big two weeks drive to raise $4,000
IN New York city TO complete the Jewish
war reiiers contemplated fund OF
$10,00O,000
Amid applause that shook the Astor
to the roof the announcement was made
that Mr. schiff, on top Of setting din
ner check for the 500 men and women
diners. then and there contributed his
personal check for 100000 to the fund
When the dust had settled temporarily
only to be kicked up again Is Mr.. Schifi
arose to ask his coreligionists present
also to do their bit. the host. who also
had been toastfnaster during the oratory
which had preceded tho beginning Of the
collection, asked II there wasn't some
one present willing to chip in at least q
check for $4,000.
70 rose William Fox. movie king
''I>shall be glad to give $4,000" said
Mr.. Fox, in modest tones. and again thu
rafters Of the Astor began to shake.
And who will add another $4,000 te
Mr.. Fox's contribution inquired Mr.
Schif when q semblance Of quiet hat
again been obtained.
Movie Man Doubles Donation.
WELL" announced Mr.. Fox. after onl.
the slightest thought. 'I'll give another
an mn In, oA tn Aea an> -
$50 o.00o." tEcstatic detonationa)
Now Mr.. Fox had the habit. Th'
habit slipped back and forth across IN,
great dining hall BY SIS o'clock. o.
less than three-quarters Of an hour afte
Jacob Billikopf had electrified the as
semblaGe by announcing Mr.. Schiff!
initial gift Of $500. 900. the total ccllec
tion for the dinner party had reached tn,
sum Of ssS7.ooO
BY II 80 p. M. the total passed tn
u .oes. zoe mark. and there was pande
uponium. Nathan Straus. who sat at tn
yuest table. quietly handed over hi
Mortimer L. Schin. seated in humble
seats some place down In the hall, passe'
| along their checks for $4,000 each.
From Adofph Zukor. Jacob Werthein
and Arthur Lehman then came quickl!
contributions Of s20.000 each. H. p
Rosen. who was one OF the eight seate,
at the table where William Fox sat
passed along his check for 1000, an,
/, before that particular table had go
through the eight men gathered aroun,
| 1t had made contributions which brough
! the total of the table to 500. 900. An,
/ there were nearby tables which poole,
totals Of &35.0o0 TO the table Of eiRf
I or sums almost as great.
$4,000 Gift Winds Up Nisht.
The final total for the night wa
Sl.0a9,o00 when the dinner party wa
disbanded just before midnight. As
grand slam windup for the night q
patriotism. ecstasy and dollars. wiliiar
Fox announced a fnal contribution fror
his table OF $4,000. and then every
body hurried home to snatch of som
sleep 30 that each would get up brigh
and early this morning to show the ma
tion what the Jews Of New York ca
do In n two weeks drive.
The lateness Of the hour preclude
completeness In the list Of the great cor
tributions that steadily streamed In. bu
amid the enthusiasm II was possible
Jot down the names Of at least som
Of the more notable OF the donations fo
the Jewish war relief work. Here ar
some Of the big individual gifts, Il
gether with the names of the cor
tributors: