New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Fund Now Amount. l.
$4,O69, ,542, With Sub.cr;,,
tions Still Coming In
Members of All Greed.
Liberal Giyer.
Carnegie Foundation Add.
to Total With Gift of
$250,OO0

The momentum gained in the eiss,
day Catholic drive for $4,000 900 w.,
fund sent the grand total beyona -.
S4,OOO,000 mark in a belated finish W,
terday. With contributions still com
ing in, the fund last night was ~,
nounced as amounting to $4,O69,542. ~
this amount the parishes collected %
100000.
Rivalry among teams seems to h,v.
stimulated rivalry among foundations
Following the announcement Mond.v
of the receipt of 100000 from the
Rockefeller Foundation came BY far
the biggest gift to the fund-s25oooo
from the Carnegie Foundation.
The Carnegie contribution CANA
largely through the efforts of Elbu
Root, and was turned in to the team
of which Morgan ]. O'Brien is chair.
man. The announcement at the final
luncheon of the downtown committee
at the Bankers Club yesterday made
fitting climax to the campaign in the
financial district. Yesterdays total Of
$500,464 brings the downtown collec.
tions to s1,563,542.
Altman Company Aids
Through B. Altman e. Co. the driva
realized in all about $4,000. In keen.
ing with an earnest support Of all war
charities under the leadership of Major
Michael Friedsam, president, B. Alt.
man d Co. contributed to this cause
through numerous channels, sending
checks to various parishes and to in.
dividuals, customers and friends who
represented special committees. Sev.
eral of the Altman employees made q
systematic solicitation among the per.
sonnel for gifts, and a very substantial
sum was realized in this way. During
the campaign space was allotted in the
store for the reception Of contributions
from the shopping public.
In the name of the New York Catholic
War Fund, Mr.. O'Brien sent the fol.
lowing telegram to President Wilson
"The Catholics of the Archdiocese Of
New York, assisted by their fellow citi.
zens of all faiths and nationaities,
completed their campaign to-day by
raising a grand total Of over four mill
ion dollars, which is pledged to help
America in the war"
In brief address after the luncheon
of the downtown workers, Monsignor
Mooney said:
"This is, indeed. a red-leter day in
the history of the Catholic Church. The
results obtained by the drive to raise
money for our soldiers and sailors have
been simply astounding. 1t only shows
what we can do when inspired by such
cause. It. shows also that our fellow
citizens of the Jewish and Protestant
faiths are generously willing to join US
in our march toward the goal OF com.
mon democracy and a common worlo
freedom"
The downtown committee moved a
vote of thanks to William Fox and TO
the Jews of New York for their splen-
did efforts for the Catholic War Fund
At the close of the luncheon Morgan
j. O'Brien delivered an address 10
which he said in part.
All Creeds Helped
protestant and Jew have We'd with
each other in friendly rivalry as to
which would do the most to render sue
cessfu, a great patriotic movement,
which will bring SO much cheer ana
comfort to all our boys in the army
| without distinction as to race, color OF
creed. :.
"Our success will DO much more "
will serve to obliterate religious PREV.
dice, to unite more closely in bonds ol
loyalty and goodwill citizens OF every
race and creed. and it will furnish 70
the world the spectacle of twenty m'l'.
ions of free American Catholics VINO "
the last man and to the last dollar arg
prepared to sacrifice all in defence Of
their flag and country and to MAINTAIN
the priceless liberties which In this ~,
vored and beloved land we, in common
with all fellow citizens, enjoy.
"If this drive had failed, Prusslaa
militarism would have thought that om
beloved country was lukewarm IN ls
support of the war, and the Ieu.oa
propaganda would have continued VIVA
Increasing violence and ingenuity wv
now we feel that we have given noIe
to the world where we stand and whsl. sl
we shall continue to stand until u.
, victory of right against might has Oe''
g.oriously Won"
Among the large contributions ~. ~
nounccd yesterday were: Mr.. ana ais
Francis p. Garvan, $4,000; ";
Grace G. Co., $4,000; Standard OIL Con'
pany of New Jersey. $4,000; No',0I,
Lilly & Co., $500; Ingersoll, ksna soo.
Co., $4,000; .Arbuckle Bros, SsovV.s
Daniel Reid, $4,000; Literary DIses.
$4,000; George F. Baker, $500; GsvIss ,ar
F. Baker, jr., s2,50O; C. F. hs,,soS sa sso
$4,000; Mrs. James II. Wallace, q wv WV
United States Cast Iron Pipe wv
pany, $500. r.,.
In the theatrical district. the NV
Cross Church, in West Forty-see04sSi u
Street. has exceeded its quota =
$24, 900 in spite of the few parishio,n';.s !.
1t had to appeal to. st. Maiacfy I,
" = Forty-ninth Street, passed =: i
quota S14 900 by $4,000, and ia sosI
tion gave $1,000 10 st. Benedict Chu:sI
ir West Fiftv-thir Street. the paIs,, p,,
toner's of which are mainly seg'''