Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
LEADERS FEEL SURE
Of REACHING GOAL
Red Cross Subscriptions To-
day Reported to Be in Excess
of s75,000,000.
AWAITING FINAL REPORTS

One hundred millions raised for Red
Cross service in the greatest mobili-
ration for humanitarian work that the
world has ever known will be the rec
ord when the final reports on Red
Cross week are in. This statement
was confidently made today by mem
been directing 1000 American cities IN
their strivings to reach the s1oo.ooo.ooo
goal.
With returns well over SIS. ooo. 900.
the three-quarter mark this afteroon.
the war council officers were confident
that by the close Of the day the big war
tain. they said, that the days reports
would reach the $i0o. 0oo. 900 mark for
tho reason that the closing day of the
campaign was one of intense activity
turns would not be made In hundreds Of
instances until after tho big round-ups
tonight.
Time Taken Up With Work.
kilograms to headquarters told the
story that the local committees were
doing more working than reporting.
reported since Friday and. with the
exception OF n straggling lot Of returns.
the war council was without definite
information on which to base an ofiicial
estimate.
The directors of the campaign were
free in stating. however. that they were
not at all doubtful that the complete
81 90, 900. 900 would be raised. 1t would
take until Tuesday night. they said. to
tell the whole story.
The situation today was this: This
whole country had contributed and re.
ported more than nifty million dollars.
port Friday. reported more than $32.--
10000 From this amount the national
campaign leaders have deducted &c.
100000 to take care Of a possible dupli-
cation in counting returns from divi-
dends.
The tide of the returns has been ris-
ing constantly. All the committees
have warned the headquarters officers
that they need not e, ,p mai. until 'ntn
of official figures on which to base au-
thoritative estimates this afternoon.
there was no note Of encouragement
among those In charge.
Not Afraid Of Duplications.
The directors Of the national campaign
reports from New York city that
dividends from large corporations with
headquarters there had been counted
twice. once at the source and again
the dividends turned them In as con-
tributionA The New York city commit
tee thoroughly understood the situa-
ton. said the directors, and had already
e Dosss. on @upOssc the New York
committee announced that 1t expected
to raise an additional ten million to
cover any possible duplication that
might develop.
An announcement that gave hope that
the 500. 100000 might even be exceeded
was one which came from the divi-
sional directors today to the effect that
while Red Cross week" formally closes
tonight, the campaigns will go right on
all over the country. The campaign
can't stop" said H. ]. Hill. executive
director Of the national campaign. 1T
has such start that It is impossible
though Rcd Cross week closes tonight
Money will be coming in right along.
Some OF the cities did not get organ
their campaigns this week, The whole
country IL in q giving spirit, and the
thousands will continue to roll In"
Middle Atlantic Still Behind
"Pershing day" the last in tho rush
for the hundred-mi11ion-d dollar Red
Cross fund. opened with the middle At
cent of its allotment and only $500, 900
to go. This money must be raised out
side of New York city, and some OF the
men in charge feel o little anxiety.
Red Bank, n. J., originally apportion-
ed $1,000. was not satisfied with dou.
bling and TRIPPING its amount The
total today is more than fourteen times
the allotment. Montclair has passed
$3.50, 900. and estimates give many towns
Of that size records that are just an
good.
country with the exception of New
York city in the per capita contribu-
ton to the Red Cross war fund. Omcial
figures show that the average contri-
button per person in the New England
states is 81 cents. The per capita con-
tribution Of the entire country 10 81
The New England states are second
only to New York city. also In their
proximity to their goal: They have
raised 81 per cent Of their goal OF
eight million. Several dozen New Eng
land cities had passed their goal yes
terday noon.