Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-20
SUBSCRIPTIONS RY CITIES

Totals ............,si.71O, 900 50 203 4G3 50
e. G.. Michener, State organizer. predicted
today that Pennsylvanas subscription
would pass the s5,500,OOO mark. The ex-
tent of the increase Of cities over al
1otments plainly can be seen from the
above figures
Special announcement was made today
Of "A contribution Of $500 from the McClel-
Ian School Thompson street and Indiana
avenue The children are all young and of
families IN very moderate circumstances
Yet they pledged themselves to give twenty
fve cents a week until the sum has been
raised. The principal of the school is Miss
Annie O. Engell. The children speak eleven
different languages at the institution, their
parents having come from many different
parts Of the world
With s347G pledged by the members of
the committee Of $50 solicitors alone, an
active campus campaign began today at
the University Though no limit has been
set, 1t is hoped that the University will con-
tribute $4,000 to the sl,000,0O0 to be con-
tributed by the educational institutions OF
the country.
The campaign will last til Friday night.
Its chief features will be an aI-Cnlversity
chapel service every day I'm Houston Hall,
where prominent speakers will urge the
students to greater generosity, inspirational
ta'ks to and by members of the soliciting
committee and classroom talks by the stu
dent members of the committee.
AMfRl'iN Al 1. J..
The campaign was launched at a meet
ing last night in Houston Hall, where the
principal speakers were Dr. George u.
McCleland dean Of Wharton School; A.
C. Hart, chairman Of the campaign COM
mittee David Porter. national secretary
of the y. NJ. g. a. the Rev. John T. Hart,
chapel secretary of the Christian Associa-
tion, and Wilbur I. Newsletter, a member
of last years track team and Y. NJ. G.
A. worker At Camp Mcclellan, Admission,
Ala.
The committee is conducting an extern
sive poster campaign IN which the students
are not only urged to give generously but
are told means Of raising money for the
campaign, Pledge cards are being issued
the students being given until the first Of
March to fulhll their pledges II is Sug-
Eested that they take their old books to
the secondhand man, that they sell useless
pieces OF jewelry that they go without des-
serts for luncheon, and that they take
every advantage OF earning money IN a
thousand-aud-one different ways.
Members Of Boy Scout Troop No 125
presented a cigar box containing sI54 at
the Y. NJ c. A. headquarters at the Ritz.
Carlton at noon today. This money was
collected on Market street between Broad
and Eighths streets on Saturday night be-
tween and 10 O'Clock The boys, with
their scuutmaster. Clarence 81 Williams
and bugler, stationed themselves at points
of vantage and obtained the collection in
small change. Their .abors were purely
voluntary.
Members of Troop No. 1876 worked a sisni-
lar method OF collecting during the Red
Cross drive They turned over to that
ganization sl5l.35. At the time OF the last
Liberty Bond sale the troop oIsposed ~
5000 worth OF the securities. They meet
In the Parish House OF st. Timothy's
church. Eighth street, south of Reed.
While last nights banquet took the form
of a jubilee soon as the results We're
announced. statements commencing the
work of the team captains. the teams
Philadelphia society women and men, Red
Triangle workers Merton Boy Scouts and
Philadelphians as whole were forthcom-
ing today.
George II. McFadden. general chairman,
said while unquestionably all the workers
were elated over the result. those who per-
haps had most cause to rejoice were the
boys in khaki and in blue who are preparing
10 defend the nation with the last drop
q their life's blood.
y "It Is for the happiness, comfort and
health of those boys that the campaign has
been wagsd." Mr. McFadden said "The
snccess OF the campaign is topped only by
the worthlness of the cause"
Putting a more personal note to the
question. Mr. McFadden said that devot-
ing his time to the drive and such a cause
had proved to be one OF the greatest events
81 hiHl life.
Horatio q. Lloyd. of the execptive COM
mittss, spok9 In the highest praise Of the
~ of nportsmanshib OF the teams and
n1~H ~x1o1 could not have done more"
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