Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-19
ACTIVITY OF WORKERS
FOR s10O,0OO,0OO FUND
Big Donations to Red Cross Already
of Record in Many
Cities.
Ry the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 19.-From ?.ooo
New Workers the thirty teams of men
and women enlisted in the local cam
paign for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dol
lar Red Cross war fund hope to obtain
the nucleus of the $4O,OOoOOo the quota
allotted to New York. The teams began
canvass of the 5000 potential pledges
today. and after all of those designated
had been visited they will be free to
seek gifts from whom they please.
More than $3.OOO,OoO was contributed
yesterday in personal gifts before
single appeal had been made. making
total of $14.OOO.OOO pledged since the
campaign was announced.
Billy Sundays Donation.
Included in this amount is $5S.oo0 re-
ceived from Rev. William A. Sunday.
who divided between the Red Cross
and the Y. NJ. c. A. the free will
Offering of S116,0UO given to him Sun
day at the close of an evangelistic cam
paign in this city.
Small contributions from the masses
are the aim of the local committee.
In addition to the thirty teams the
committee has enlisted the aid of suf-
In Wall street a huge Red Cross
thermometer indicates by an arrow the
progress of the campaign. while In
Brooklyn one of the largest search
nightly at stated intervals to indi-
cate the amount collected.
Chicago Starts With $1,6oo,Ooo
CHICAGO. June 19.-The campaign to
raise $4,000. 900. Chicagos quota of the
s100, ,OOO, 900 war fund for the Red Cross.
was formally opened today, with the
announcement that s1.600.000 had al
ready been subscribed by nine firms
more has been promised for today.
Five hundred men prominent in busi-
ness compose the. various teams which
will conduct the campaign.
William Wrigley. jr.. of the executive
committee engaged in raising Chicaso's
quota of $s.000.000 has increased the
amount in hand by 100000.
Philadelphia's Whirlwind Canvass.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June 19.-One
hundred and twenty of the city's lead
ing business men and bankers began
a whirlwind canvass to raise Philadel-
phia's quota of $3,000.000 for the Red
Cross war fund.
With-rore than one-sixth of this
am01nt pledged before the campaign
O1lclally OpeneQ, InOSc III CHdTSe Oh tHe
work started out in the belief that this
city would subscribe a great deal more
than it's quota.
More than 1000 men and women will
take part in parade in connection
with the campaign. In this virtually
all the activities of the Red Cross
will be shown, and attention called
to the fact that this branch of service
is one of the most important in any
war. E. T. stotesbury will be grand
marshal.
Two hundred young women, all rep
resentatives of prominent fafnfffes, WIFI
be stationed at the moving picture
theaters to receive and urge contribu-
tions.
Subscriptions amounting to $1S7.042
were obtained in the first day of the cam
paign. making the aggregate total S642,-
042. including the preliminary gift Of
s455.o0o by members Of the executive
committee last night.
Boston to Raise $3,OOO,OOO.
BOSTON, June 1s-with luncheon
for discussion of campaign plans, Bos-
ton started out today to raise s3,-
obtained in New England this week
for the Red Cross war fund. Encourag-
ing reports Of the progress of the cam
paign yesterday in several New Eng
President Taft will be the principal
speaker at patriotic Red Cross mass
meeting tonight.
Frisco subsciber Gives 100000.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1s.-An ini-
|tiaI contribution of 100000 was made
by William II. Crocker at a meeting
ast night to discuss plans for raising
s 900 900 as San Francisco's part of the
500. 900. 900 war fund Of the Red Cross.
Conferences were held in many cities
of the west last night. and reports re-
/ I'D pf1t ~ InnI Inr In,
the movement are confident that all will
contribute their quota.
Louisville Has 100000 Pledged.
LOUISVILLE. KY, June 19.-The Of
fetal beginning of campaign here to-
day to raise Louisvilles quota of $780,
900 of the Red Cross war fund found
the committee in charge with 500, 900
Of the amount in hand. This sum has
been pledged by sixteen business firms
and individuals.
South Answers Call.
ATLANTA, Ga. June 19.-Active cam
paigns for Red Cross funds began this
morning in practically every city. town
and hamlet of the south and generous
responses were reported
Richmond apparently led all southern
cities with a total of approximately
100000 a large portion of which was
subscribed at a mass meeting Sunday.
New Orleans reported $100,500: Savan-
nah. $4,000: Birmingham. $4,000: Mem
phis, nearly $50, 900: while most Of other
southern cities had in hand amounts
ranging from $4,000 to 100000.
In Mobile the drive was not to begin
until tomorrow morning, and in Atlanta
the campaign was postponed until next
week, because Of the Rotary and other
conventions. Macon also postponed it's
campaign until next week.
URUGUAY'S POSITION IN WAR.
Will Regard No American Nation
as Belligerent, President Declares.
MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay, June 10
President Eiera has decided to make
declaration that Uruguay will not re-
gard as a belligerent any American ma
tion at war with nations of another
continent.
Although Uruguay has decided to re-
main neutral in the war between the
United States and Germany, the execu-
tive and Legislative branches of the
government have expressed approval of
The action of the United States. dis
patch from Montevideo last week said
American warships in Uruguay waters
would not be considered as belligerents