The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21
$4,6OO,0O0 FOR
RED CROSS HERE
City Opens Purse to Hundreds
Of Workers on First
Day Of Drive.
TEAM CAPTAINS REJOICE
Mayors Wife and Daughter
Take Subscriptions in
City Hall Park.
TEAM CAPTAINS REJOICE

New York broke out yesterday in an
epidemic Of which the visible manifesto
tions were most charming to the eye.
There was an eruption OF girls. pretty
girls. attractively clad In white. with
white caps perched on their heads. and
somewhere abou& them a red cross re-
iieving the snowy whiteness. Up and
down, to and fro. these spotless maidens
hurried. and one might have thought
that the city had been overtaken by some
great sickness and they were Fastening
to nurse the suffering had It not been
that they were all smiling and happy.
and that they held up every one they
met with a box stuck under his or her
nose. and a pleasant invitation to drop
money into the box for the mcrctful
work Of the Red Cross.
For they werc part. just one part.
Of the mighty drive In which. self-har-
messed for a weeks intensive service.
cooks and corporations. actresses and
automobiles. shoemakers and shipbuild-
ers. dogs and horses. everything and
everybody that can work for the agency
that Is to care for our soldiers when
they need care. have started out to 70
under the wire next Saturday night with
s:5.0oo.ooo Of the t1oo.ooo.ooo Uncle
Sam has vowed to hand over to the Red
Cross. And good record was MADE
Monday. At the gait struck Il seems
sure that New York's allotted quota VIII
be attained, for the result Of yesterday 3
efforts approximatsd $4.S0o.000. with
some divisions yet to hear from.
BELLS ana whistles sound.
Not until this moyning will the exact
total Of the first days receipts be known.
but the reports of the midday luncheon
Of team captains at the Chamber OF
Commerce were enough to send heart
enins volume OF sound from the church
bells and factory whistles which. at
o'clock. announced the progress OF the
drive with a peal or toot from each
for each million contributed.
w. c. Breed. chairman Of the Red
Cross War Fund for New York. was
In high spirits over the prospect that
the total Of S25,ooo.oo0 will be exceeded.
There was temporary drop when II
was discovered that mistake OF the
accountants had reported contribution
Of 3500,o00 from the United States Steel
Corporation twice, thus unduly raising
the financial thermometer. Hut the COR
porations shone out noby, even when
this was corrected. Contributions from
them amounted TO 100000 yesterday
'The President Of the United states
In his march at the head OF our parade,
in. his inspired speech at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House Saturday night, ap-
piled the match to the pile We have been
building" said Mr.. Breed.
Enthssiasm Over Totals.
There was great enthusiasm in the old
Chamber Of Commerce when the gifts
were announced. Applause rang out
when Judge Gary read, on behalf OF the
United States Steel Corporation, a state
ment to the effect that. Its general coun-
sci having rendered an opinion that cor
porations may contribute direct to the
Red Cross Fund without the vote oi
the stockholders. tho corporation would
subscribe S2.O0o.0o0. 35o0,000 Of which Is
to be credited to this district. But that
was nothing to the clapping that re-
sounded when the crack team so far
that Of Mrs. George F. Baker. Jr., gave
it's total-$l. .043, 900. There was lot OF
laughter at the discrepancy between this
and team No. Z, the chairman OF which
Mrs. Fox. announced q contribution Of
81. But Mrs. Fox's team had just begur
work a few minutes before It had &c
knock of for luncheon. and promised &c
roll the total up to-day. John d. Rookie
Teller. Jr.'s, team was next lowest, hav
ing gathered 32.331. 1t also promised tc
get up steam to-day J. p. Morgan,
team was the second most successful
gathering &44s,s79 yesterday.
The largest individual subscription wal
that with which Mrs. George +. Baker
Jr.. boosted her team total so high
George F. Baker gave 100000. J. p
Morgan 4 Co. gave &a26,ooo. II. c
Frick ac50.000. Kuhn, Loeb 4 Co. Sl25.
900. Charles Hayden 100000 and th'
four Gusgenheim brothers, Daniel
Murry, s.. r. and Simon. $4,000 each.
Mrs. Willard D. Straight and Mrs
Russell sagp were tied with the iarges
individual subscriptions from women
Mrs. Straight and Mrs. Sage CAV,
$4,000 apiece.
Meetins at City Hall.