Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-24
RAIN PUT CRIMP IN
CONFEDERATE FUND
stormy Weather Kept Workers In
door- only $50 600 Raised the
Iirst Day Of Cllnvss-.
COMMITTEE FINISHES TODAY
Mtg Task seems Now to Bc Easy
Committee ~ Encouraged. Hut
All Must Help Make the Coal

More than $40 ooo of tho fund
Tulsa is raising FOR the expenses OF
tho Confederate veterans reunion
was subscribed yesterday and tho
goal of 100000 is expected 10 be
raised today
lu spite of tho rain Of Yesterday
morning the 800 600 reunion fund
Eot away 90 "a fair start Splendid
work of tho womcus teams. who
worked ln tho rain WAS tho out.
standing feature ~ reports made at
iur MONDAY luncheon az Hotel
Tulsa Yesterday Al Farmers
executive team reported 5000 and
another team reported total Of
1900 from three subscriptions
10 viii hc necessary 90 continue
tho campaign today and IS n klng.
lr announced az tho meeting yes.
trrIay that be- expected tho fund to
h" oyorubscribcd after reports are
turned ln today
Yesterdays reports represented
only ono or two hours work on
part Of iho teams. aa tho rain inter
forcl with street subscriptions and
tho greater part NJ the morning was
spent by ihc mems teams I'm or
Utn'ging fur tho canvass of tho city.
Rlg subscriptions Encouraging
Tho few large subscriptions were
encouraging To tho committee In
rrtrgc of the campaign and II ia
believed that tho total sum will be
raised without any difficulty after
the workers INT their stride
Tho attendance at tho luncheon
yesterday was large and the few
captains unable 10 attend sent word
that they wcrc too busy soliciting
funds" 20 he thore but promised
20 come today with a big amount
iu report
" r Brady spoke briefly AZ the
luncheon and spoke Of tho neceH.
s'ty before Tulm % 'ralsinE tho fund
asked Carl McGoe. Tulsnn who
drove an ambulance on the French
front before America entered the
war. gave nm interesting deHcrip-
lion ~ some experiences he had in
80 Mans Land Mrs Ora tIghtner
Frost. In charge ~ the women's
teams. and W. II Moss member of
the campaign committee, were also
ON ihe program.
RNA'h NNNk WI NNfNNNa
Tho fact that more than 81 600
was collected in less than two
hours work Tuesday morning with
weather conditions very unfavor-
able. Var taken ns AN indication
that ttcre will he little difficulty
100 passing tho mark today
There were many reasons given In
explanation NJ why tho entire fund
wlH not mhscrIhed ln tho first day
of the campaign Many mon who
would subscribe 10 the fund are
ont ~ tho city and their coutrlbu-
lona viii be wired I'm today or to-
morrow business firms ~ tho city
not Lnowing how much they were
Ln give. viii Increase their
first donations II rs understood
A meeting OF wholesalers has been
called FOR today and they will ron
'or with s. ~ King ir director
M the campaign. as 10 the sire OF
.hoir donations
An entertainment In tho lobby of
N0trl Tulsa hy the women of Mrs
Ruth Dcweys team raised an on
'ourlg.ng sum for the fund Tho
program was ln charge OF Mrs ORA
IAghtnrr Frost md Included songs
Jy Mrs Dewey and ArtcIlg Dick
ion. Miss Nettlo Dwyer. ten year.
'.i Url sang several selections and
iNuDcd and won the hearts Of the
crowd ua we'll ar their dollars Tor
lr fund
Glenn rondou viii hefihe prlu' /
'.pBI speaker lf tho luncheon Of the I
workers Bf Hotel Tulsa today Gen
.u' Uodfor1 Forrest and j Burr
'AporH viii also speak